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WHO WOULD DARE NAME THEIR CHILD SUCH A WIERD NAME?

How many of you have stuck with a name that just drives you crazy... or at least use to drive you crazy when you were growing toward to adulthood.  Yup... you know exactly what I am talking about.  Like old Johnny Cash being named "Sue" years ago in his multi-million selling album...a name that the song said caused him a WHOLE BUNCH of problems... You have a name or know of a name a friend has that simply ended up labeling them in a way they did not  prefer.  Then it  may have  caused pain from the first day they began k'garten or grade school until they were able to either change it or adapt it. Let see..... what are a couple of examples?  Name a boy Francis, and it won't be long until he becomes Frank.  Alfred becomes Al. Although I am cool with the name Alfred now.  After all it means "Wise noble counselor."  Mom must have known the future better than I. Throughout my life, I have known things that have been life changing in others and myself that I