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<DIV>In the July 2009 Reader's Digest there is an article "You Named Your Kid
What?!" Welcome to the latest extreme sport: baby naming.</DIV>
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<DIV>Sue Steward</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, June 18, 2009 8:12
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [or-roots] How we name
children</DIV>
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<DIV>In this morning's Register-Guard, there is a story about naming a child
that somewhat illustrates what this list has been going through for the past
week or so.</DIV>
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<DIV>To summarize the first part, the couple lost a son, Ethan, in a freak
accident a year ago and were having a hard time coping, thinking that their
lives would always be in winter - no summer. To make a long story short,
another child was on the way to be born on Mother's Day but was a few
days late. We pick up the story there (and I will not use their correct names,
only the child's).</DIV>
<DIV> "John and Jane's daughter was born about 3 a.m.
Her middle name Elexis, was purposely spelled with an "E" -- not the more
traditional "A" -- in honor of Ethan. And her first name was purposely chosen
to offset what Jane calls the "dark, desolate place" they've been:</DIV>
<DIV> Summer. As in Summer Elexis (last name
omitted).</DIV>
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<DIV>You can read the story in Bob Welch's column at <A
href="http://www.registerguard.com">www.registerguard.com</A>.</DIV>
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<DIV>Linda VanOrden</DIV>
<DIV>Junction City, OR</DIV></FONT>
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