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@lamariniere: We had the same criteria, that we had to be able to easily pronounce the names in two languages.

I think simple is better, this coming from someone that has an ethnic first name, a middle name that is my former ethnic maiden and a rather simple married last name. My first name is 3 syllables, the middle is 4 and the last is 2. You wouldn't believe how many people stumble on it and call me random names.

@pui: I LOVE STFU Parents, haha. I get some parenting advice (what NOT to post on FB) from there.

@Danizaur: I have a Luna in my family!

DH and I have a naming rule that our kids need to be able to go to a tourist shop and get a souvenir already on the shelf with their name on it. We actually picked S's name at a tourist shop in Daytona.

So the answer to "who wins the name game" is basically....white men, lol.

I read a similar article that discussed a man named Kim X. And he had a hard time getting a job until he put "Mr. Kim X" on his resume. Then the calls came flying in.

@Danizaur: haha, I dig Ts name too. It reminds me of a romance novel hero. (Not in a bad way)

@beaker: You know my situation is similar. My husband has both a first and last name that doesn't really exist in English and it hasn't hurt his career or social life at all. But I think the key in this article was "all other qualifications being the same...".

Just a good reason to make sure you (your kids) are MORE qualified than the next Joe Smith. When you are more qualified, you don't have to worry so much.

I never would have thought "Marissa" is a powerful name, but look at Marissa Meyer. Same for Oprah Winfrey. Indra Nooyi is the CEO of PepsiCo. Cisco's PTO is Padmasee Warrior...that's a name you won't see often. Ertharin Cousin is the World Food Programme Executive Director...and Ertharin is not a name I've ever even seen before.

@mediagirl: I have the same name as your lo (spelled the same). When I was a baby someone gifted my parents an ornament that said "___'s First Christmas. " I guess they weren't sure how to spell it, because It has all sorts of extra letters-e, a, h, y....

Like if you weren't sure why not go with the most common spelling? Why invent your own? 30 years later and it still baffles me.

@MediaNaranja: It's my name too, same spelling. Can confirm, no one spells it right. Everyone wants to add the h

@Danizaur: My daughter is Luna I love her name and everyone seems to like it, though it is a little tiring to hear "ooh do you know that means moon in Spanish/Italian/Russian/everyfreakinlanguage" lol as if I named my kid not knowing what her name means.

I think he has a good point about not being able to make an immediate connection with someone by not being able to pronounce their name. That's why "alternative" spellings bother me. If you have changed the spelling of the name so much that's it's unreadable to a stranger, you should reconsider. I love "unusual" names that you don't hear often (my son has one!), but the spelling thing really irks me.

@Bluemasonjar: We are from the south but not chick fil a fans or fans of the owner. When we named Truett I found out that was his name. Just an unfortunate coincidence. Lol!

@loveisstrange: um, all the names on her list are equally fugly.

We used an Arabic name but we made sure to spell it as simple as possible and not use excessive letters as to not draw more attention to it's foreignness.

This sometimes goes the other way as well. A lot of companies want to "add diversity" when hiring, and would be pretty surprised if an applicant named Jamal Jefferson turned out to be white.

@Anagram: Good point