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Just thought I would introduce myself. My name is Sheila, middle name Marie - they mean 'blind' and 'bitter' , isn't that nice.  In my mother's defense they didn't have baby name books much back then. I think I'm somewhat older than most of the members of this community - I'm 42 - most of you seem like you are just having children or are looking forward to it sometime in the future. I've always been interested in names though so here I am. I have three children, 20, 17 and 15. They are

Cassandra Meghan Grace - she hates being called Cassie (if she had been a boy - Evan Lyle Brady)

Daniel Elliot Marcus - he lets people call him Dan which I really don't like, only Daniel for me

Gina May Rhiannon - she thinks her first name is too plain, doesn't really love Rhiannon and oddly thinks that May is the best one

If I were just starting to have kids now there's a very good chance I would go with completely different names. A few of my favorites just off the top of my head right now for boys - Julian, Isaac, Emmerson - and for girls - Calliope, Anikka, Lydia

Cassandra, my 20 year old is expecting a baby at the end of this month. She doesn't know the gender as yet but everyone, including myself, is convinced it's a boy. She's pretty much decided on the name Caleb for a boy which I love. Possibly going with Everett for the middle name. For a girl the only one she had picked out at one time was Mina. I like it but no one else did so I don't think she will go with it if somehow we are all wrong about the baby's sex.

That's my story so far. Comments welcome.