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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Marienne?  Kind of a twist and pretty. [/quote]

It doesn’t need a twist. Good lord. This is how we end up with Khaitelynne.[/quote] glad some of you not only have absolutely no originality but also actively put down others who do….[/quote]

Originality isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.  My mom (whose name was common for her generation) gave me an unusual, “original” name.  People don’t know how to pronounce it or spell it.  Even when I spell it out for them (which I have to do for every business interaction), they tend to get it wrong, sometimes changing my name completely to any one of several more common names.  My medical and pharmacy records have been lost multiple times over the years.

Parents who prioritize originality need to remember thar their child is going to have to actively use that name every day of their hopefully long lives.  If you give them a name that has to be explained, they will have to explain it to every person they meet.  Imagine repeating the same script thousands of times to try and minimize the confusion that will still result from your original name.

FWIW, I gave my kids extremely conventional names that leant themselves to a variety of nicknames in case they wanted something a little different. 
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