Thursday, June 9, 2011

What's in a Name?

When I was growing up the most common names in school were Biblical i.e. Peter - Andrew - James - John - Mary - Ann. Then during WWII many boys were named Roosevelt. In 2010 The Social Security Agency indicates the following most popular names currently are:
Male - Jacob - Ethan - Michael - Jayden - William.
Female - Isabella - Sophia - Emma - Olivia - Ava.
The only reason I mention these statistics is that I noticed at our parish last week four babies were baptized with the following first names - Addison - Cardin - Nori - Preston. There was a time when some babies were given the maiden names of a wealthy grandmother, but these current "monikers" will drive their teachers crazy. I read recently that one of the Schwarzenegger boys wants to change his surname to Shriver. Can you blame him? If you plan on becoming famous it helps to have a name that will fit neatly on the marquee.
tjs
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