The 8 Dos and Don'ts of Baby Naming

The 8 Dos and Don'ts of Baby Naming
Picking the name of another human being is serious business. There's some pretty basic baby-naming advice floating around, and it seems no one really totally agrees on the Dos and Don'ts of baby naming. So I've compiled some of the most common "rules" and I'm wondering: Are these rules tried and true? Or does anything go when it comes to naming your baby? Check out 8 baby-naming rules: - By Aela Mass

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Consider Potential Bullying Nicknames
While you'll never think of every possible way your future kid's name will turn into a bully-target, surely you can avoid the obvious ones. For instance, I'm drawn to the name Mitchell, but paired with our last name of Mass, we had to cross it off the list - Mitch Mass would have been cursed with a life as B*tch A**.
Related: 18 celebs who named their kids after places
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Consider Potential Bullying Nicknames
While you'll never think of every possible way your future kid's name will turn into a bully-target, surely you can avoid the obvious ones. For instance, I'm drawn to the name Mitchell, but paired with our last name of Mass, we had to cross it off the list - Mitch Mass would have been cursed with a life as B*tch A**.
Related: 18 celebs who named their kids after places

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