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[quote=Anonymous]I am ambivalent about my name in terms of the way it looks and sounds. It's fine, whatever.

But I think it really suits me and so I'm kind of fond of it. It's a name that used to be masculine, had become gender neutral by the time my parents gave it to me, and is pretty solidly feminine now. It's simple--easy to spell and pronounce--but is not commonly used, and so I never knew another person with my name until I went to college and in a 30+ year career, I've never had a colleague with my name. None of my kids' friends' parents have ever had my name. In every social circle I've ever been in, I'm the only person with my name. I honestly love that.

When I named my own kids, I tried hard to find a similar type of name--well-known but not well used. I succeeded with DC2, but wildly missed with DC1, whose name became very popular over the course of his childhood. But no regrets--I still love both of their names. DC2's name in particular is terrific and suits them perfectly.[/quote]

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