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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Be Prepared for Nicknames
You May Not Want So you love the name Elizabeth, but don't care for any of its nicknames. It's impossible to stop others from calling her one of them. Sure, you can correct people for the first, say, 12 years of her life. But at some point, a nickname will emerge - and possibly from her own doing. If you can't live with the nicknames, don't pick that name.
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Be Prepared for Nicknames
You May Not Want So you love the name Elizabeth, but don't care for any of its nicknames. It's impossible to stop others from calling her one of them. Sure, you can correct people for the first, say, 12 years of her life. But at some point, a nickname will emerge - and possibly from her own doing. If you can't live with the nicknames, don't pick that name.
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