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Weird names may encourage better self-control:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/11/science/11tier.html

And seriously? That article makes my name look normal.

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Matthew McConahey (I know I spelled that wrong) apparently wants to name his child after his favorite beer. Like his brother, who named his child Miller Lyte. Miller Lyte.

Also, I am familiar with being the disapproving woman -- V. and I had an ongoing argument about naming our (future) daughters Ace and Scout. (Ace, as it turns out, would have been for a Dr. Who Companion, which, I might have softened a little, only he was morally opposed to Rose, which is a name I actually like.)

In related news, I think one of Paula Yates' daughters (Fifi Trixibelle?) has spoken publicly on the subject of "please don't name your children stupid things."

In conclusion, I'd be interested in a study that tracked what people with common names do re: their kids. I share a first name with probably every fourth girl born between 1965 and 1985, and I'm not passing it on to my kids (if I ever have any).