Celebrity Influence?

[magcnurserybaby.livejournal.com]

My hubby and I rarely agree on girl names but we had long ago agreed on Erica........then Erica Christensen got big. Yes, that is also our last name, spelled exactly the same.

So am I right, would it be cheesy to use Erica now??

And I know I'm gonna get alot of "if you like it use it" but won't that be the first thought that comes to mind upon hearing it, in which case I don't want to use it?

Comments

[invisiblepet.livejournal.com]

Remember MIchael Bolton in Office Space!! He probably would've killed his parents.

Use it as a middle name. Or if enough people really don't know her, don't worry. Is she honestly still around?

There's an Xavier Roberts in second grade at my school. There's also a Stephen King in first grade (he has no middle name). Most people wouldn't understand the Roberts' one, but the Stephen King one....I'm hoping the parent is a diehard fan.

I used to LOVE the name Bryan, swore to myself I would name my first son that and nothing would stop me!! Well I married a guy whose last name is Bryant, and I just am not going to be that kind of parent..."Bryan Bryant." Blech.

[magcnurserybaby.livejournal.com]

How funny, I always wanted to use Christian but now I can't. Christian Christensen, how mean!!

[krosp.livejournal.com]

But I think that's a good thing actually... if you like a name (e.g Bryan, Christian) and then end up marrying someone whose last name is too close to it (Bryant, Christiensen etc)... then chances are, you ended up with a last name that you love, and even though your son can't have that as his first name anymore, he still has it in his last name. There are some really unfortunate last names out there...