Sign of the times. People started giving their kids surnames for first names (Tyler, Taylor, Madison, etc.). What started out as a possible quest to be original ended up becoming a bit passe. Now traditional names like Anne, Mary, etc. seem rarer. Each to his/her own, I suppose.

Do you think some of these kids take on the spirit of their name, like Feather? Is she lighthearted? Do you think Queen Victoria is a prude or Shardonnay a wine lover? Maybe Rocket will become an astronaut!

My middle name is Erin, which, in 1963, was not common. It apparently became an "it" name in the 1970s. As a second-generation Irish-American, I can't help but cringe when I hear someone named Erin Kwazaloski, Erin Schmidt, etc. Seems like sacrilege to a Mick like myself. LOL. We had to be named after Saints, so while there were plenty 'o pickings from which Mom and Dad could choose, there was no St. Britany or St. Paris. Thank goodness.