mollyL wrote:
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I'm in agreement with Just. Names for kids are so important, and I think it has alot to do with how they become adults (I'm sorry about that poor kid named Aladdin, Just!)
Our son was named Joshua because I found it to be a poetic and strong name. We picked Joshua at the time where there weren't any other kids named Joshua. If I had known how common name it would become I probably would have thought up another name.
Of course, the Joshua in the Old Testament was a powerful and just warrior. Our son isn't into physical fighting, even though he adores a good hard game of basketball. But, Joshua has a warrior's soul in two very good ways. He cannot stand to see people being bullied, and will come to the aid of anyone who is being bullied. Also, he can't be shaken from faith and conviction. He would never change his mind on a belief in order to go with the crowd.
Molly, I think names have a way of taking on a life of their own. I also wanted to choose strong names for my children. We wanted something that they could feel comfortable with and something that couldn't be easily shortened. Our first daughter was named Emily, unfortunately the name suddenly became very popular and when she got to senior school there were three Emily's in her class so she became Emily J. That soon became MJ and now (she is nearly 20) all her friends call her MJ.
When we decided on Laura for our second daughter, we were convinced that people would not be able to shorten it. Unfortunately they lengthened it instead and she was called Laura Lou, I really disliked it but it is very hard to stop it happening. Now most of her friends call her Lou.
When our son was born we chose a name that could be shortened but still sound nice. We called him Samuel, we liked the fact that it was a biblical name and we felt it was a strong name. It worked quite well in the early years, but throughout his life he has gone from one obsession to the next, (dinosaurs, spies, Dennis the Menace, James Bond, Superman) and during his spy phase he changed his name to Flash! He even changed it on his school books and he had battles with his class teachers about it. It has taken a long time for the nickname Flash to be entirely forgotten, but now it is Sam when he's good and Samuel when he's in trouble!
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