What did you call that baby??

Navigation: Main page » Baby

 Print this page Submit article

Acne Free In 3 Days!
All Natural Cure For Stopping Acne In 3 Days. Suffer no more!

Author: Catherine G

Article source: http://www.articledeshboard.com/. Used with author's permission.

When I had my oldest daughter, 16 years ago, giving children unusual names was, well, unusual. During my pregnancy, I looked through baby name books, listened to what every shopper in the grocery store called their kids, and could not find a name that I liked. I wanted my baby girl (the wonders of ultra sound) to have a unique name to help guide her toward a personality all her own. I had for some forgotten reason chosen K as the letter sound that I wanted, but none of the traditional K names caught my attention. Then one night, lying on my aching and suddenly extremely wide back in bed, while putting random names together, I came up with Kelyn. It was a sound I liked. It seemed elegant and strong to me. Traits that a girl should have.

Little did I realize what I would putting her in store for. When she was little, people would ask her name, and either she or I would say it, "KELYN", then it would begin, "Kevin? No, KELYN, Helen? No KEL-YN, and on and on, until my little 3 year old would simply spell it out for everyone who asked.

I had chosen that name, thinking that it was one of a kind. I was wrong, years later I discovered that there were other Kelyn's in the world, even some with the same spelling. It was unique enough that I could never give her all those nifty things like personalized license plates for her bike, or refrigerator magnets of her name. I did find ways to improvise though, like making a t-shirt with her name stenciled on it. Up until a couple of years ago, she tried every year to get me to let her change it to something "normal, please Mom!" Now she takes pride in her name, and appreciates that her name sets her apart just a little bit.

Catherine is a mother of three and staff writer/blogger at LikeThatName.com. LikeThatName provides a fast and fun way to discover thousands of interesting baby names, along with a supportive community and information for new parents. To read the latest articles and join our community, visit us online today!