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Choosing a Baby Name- Part 2

April 16, 2013 by Leanne Sowul 1 Comment

In my last post, Choosing a Baby Name- Part 1, I told the story of how my son was named Edwin Michael Sowul. I explained our thought process over weeks and months until the day of his birth, and cited many reasons for choosing that exact name, including multiple family ties and letter symmetry. In short, […]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: children's names, conservative, feminine, freakonomics, harsh sounds, liberal, masculine, political values, societal influences, soft sounds, traditional

Choosing a Baby Name- Part 1

April 14, 2013 by Leanne Sowul Leave a Comment

This week, on the Freakonomics podcast, there was an episode titled How Much Does Your Name Matter? It got me thinking about everything my husband and I went through when choosing our son’s name. Here’s the story: In the past, I’d wondered at parents who chose their child’s name and broadcast it to the world before he/she […]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: children's names, edwin, freakonomics, grandfather, inherit, naming, nickname, pregnant

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