Naming Babies

Exactly.

Aside from actually creating your kid, arguably the next most powerful thing you will do is give it a name. To label is to own, to define, to frame. (Ask that comet guy.) People treat picking out a baby name like it's as fun and easy as scheduling a C-section, but it is, in fact, fraught the fuck with complete mayhem. It is about as easy as curating an art collection in the dark - to say nothing of the great potential for namer's remorse.

There's so much to consider, from the tone, to the syllabic presentation to the rhythm, to whether it has been shown in studies to actually prevent your son or daughter from ever being made a CEO.

Then, there are are issues of precedent — is there a family legacy at stake? Do you want your baby to sound cool? Artistic? Nice? Traditional? Fearless? To name is to aspire in absentia, and you have only at your disposal this measly string of letters... that will precede your child throughout its entire life.

Last, but most certainly not least, is whether or not your chosen name seems to "suit" this person you are naming. But how can anyone actually figure this out pre-birth, much less in the typically allotted six weeks post-birth, is a mystery to me. A baby blob is just a blobby blob. You can't be all, "This is so obviously a Jennifer."

Because the thing about a baby name is that it really needs to do only one thing, and it's got to have traction over the course of an ENTIRE LIFETIME.

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