"What's in a Name?" (New York Times)

paying3tuitions
Wed, 31 Oct 2007 01:06:09 +0000

Egbert, yes kind of rough, but it must mean a lot to that family. Maybe the kids will nickname him “bert” or “gb”

I had a female student aged 11 who changed the spelling of her unusual name from the “y” to an “i” so she could dot it with a heart. Awwww.