By any other name would smell as sweet."
William Shakespeare, Romeo & Juliet
What's in a name? Quite a bit, as it turns out.
Recall this, from an earlier post:
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| The birth notice my parents mailed to my Great-Grandmother |
At birth, my parents chose the name "Sharon Kay" for me, and for the first 16 months of my life my mother called me "Sharon."
I think most reasonable people would agree that 16 months is long enough for a child to become accustomed to and associate him/herself with a name. Right?
Right!
