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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We named our daughter Astrid after my wonderful, warm Danish grandmother who died shortly before our child was born. I thought it was a beautiful name, and sweet nod to the woman who helped raise me and our family's heritage. Many friends seemed somewhat tepid about the name initially, but I didn't regret my choice until about eight months later when The Office had an episode full of crass jokes about a baby Astrid. Everyone, everyone, everyone seemed to bring it up to me. Maybe it was postpartum depression or an overreaction, but that sent me into a tailspin. I was embarrassed of our choice for months, and even explored how to change her name before deciding to just shut out the jokes and detractors and move on. It's twelve years ago now, but I still remember the sting. The name really suits my daughter now and she likes it, but I wish that I had navigated those early years more smoothly. [/quote]

Oooh I love the name Astrid!  I lived in a Scandinavian country for a while as a kid an had a friend with that name who was the best, and Astrid Lindgren wrote Pippi Longstocking. Your daughter is lucky![/quote]

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