Self-appointed baby name guru, Bruce Lansky has released another
column to Strollerderby, giving us his wisdom for baby naming in
difficult economic times. Parents should name their children more
conservatively in a troubled economy, says Lansky. Why? Here's an
excerpt from his latest email-circulated "column":
"whimsical,
flip, silly, quirky, or unconventional names that seem to have been
picked out of a hat won’t impress employers when your child is applying
for a job...Probably the best overall guidance for selecting a solid
name is to picture it on your child’s resume. Does the name convey the
image of someone who’s stable, reliable, and to be taken seriously?"
He then goes on to list your basic, middle-class white names as good bets, giving the thumbs down to names
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