I thought I was done talking about names, but this weekend I met a mother whose four-year-old daughter (whom I also met) is named Helen. A very formal name, I thought, but did not say. A grandmother’s name. The mother said she wanted a strong name, a name that would guide the daughter in her life.
Then she looked at her daughter and said, “she’s strong all right. We call her Hell for short. It’s usually quite appropriate.”
Be careful what you name for?
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