Daniel and Kendra were lying in bed discussing the major ins and outs of their lives. Having a child was going to change everything. “How about Axl for a boy?” asked Kendra, turning to gauge her husband’s response. Daniel had always thought a strong Irish name like Patrick or Sean would carry his family title.
“Axl?” he questioned; “is that even a name?”
“Yeah, like the singer from Guns and Roses.” Daniel sighed. Kendra could sense some opposition to the suggestion. “Ok then: Orlando?” she offered.
“Was there an Orlando in the good book?”
“No, he was an actor in ‘Lord of the Rings.’ I think he was in the ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ too.”
“How do these famous people make us think their names are normal?” asked Daniel. “If you say them in their entirety they sound perfectly fine – Whoopi Goldberg, Sigourney Weaver, Winona Ryder – but when you sit down and think about it, what kind of name is Whoopi?”
“We have to go with Sigourney if it’s a girl,” asserted Kendra.
“Axl?” he questioned; “is that even a name?”
“Yeah, like the singer from Guns and Roses.” Daniel sighed. Kendra could sense some opposition to the suggestion. “Ok then: Orlando?” she offered.
“Was there an Orlando in the good book?”
“No, he was an actor in ‘Lord of the Rings.’ I think he was in the ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ too.”
“How do these famous people make us think their names are normal?” asked Daniel. “If you say them in their entirety they sound perfectly fine – Whoopi Goldberg, Sigourney Weaver, Winona Ryder – but when you sit down and think about it, what kind of name is Whoopi?”
“We have to go with Sigourney if it’s a girl,” asserted Kendra.