What's In a Name

your name is extremely important. it's how you identify yourself. it's how other people identify you.
so how do parents make one of the most importantdecisions od their children's live - giving them a name?

in the past, parents named their children after important family relatives. but people are changing.nowadays, parents don't want to name their little princess Ethel Gertude after her grandmother.

it's fashionable to choose names of places for children's names. forexample,
Madonna named her daugther Lourdes after the town in france. david and victoria beckham named their first
child Brooklyn after an area in new york.however, it isn't a good idea to follow this trend if your
favorite place is your local pizza restaurant or shopping mall!

some people name their children afterfamous people. for example, leonardo dicaprio's parents named him
after the famous italian painter. a few years ago, the names beyoncé and britney were verypopular.

some names have a special meaning. have your ever heard of anyone named sky, rain, or river? these names
come from nature and you know that actor keanureeves' name means "cool breeze over the mountain" in hawaiian?

a recent surveyshowed that people with unusual or original names feel special.
i wonder if thisis true for bruce willis and demi moore's children: rumer glenn, scout laRue, and tallulah belle.

i've chosen the name i want for a daugther. i'm going to nameher lauren. why?
simply because i like the name. my mother liked the name lauren too, but unfortunately she named me
Ethel Gertude after my grandmother.