A long time ago, we did a “mini-posts in the comments section” thing, where people who had small\/short\/quick baby-naming questions could post them in the comments section, and other commenters could scroll through and answer any they had opinions on. Recently several people asked if we could do that again, and okay!<\/p>\n
This is perfect for the kind of question where you might feel silly sending in a whole letter for one single thing (not that you SHOULD feel silly! just that you MIGHT). Maybe you just want reactions to one particular name you’re considering; or you’d like to know which of two names people prefer; or you want to ask if a name is weird with your surname; or you want to know if people think a name will get more popular; or you want to know if people associate a name with a particular person\/event; or whatever. Nice quick tidy little snack-size questions without much backstory.<\/p>\n
And for the commenters who answer: a reminder for us all to answer kindly, as if we had been asked our opinion by a dear friend; as well as with the understanding that the goal is to find parents a name that works well for THEIR style and not for our own. (I have never quite gotten over the times I went to the baby-name discussion area of a major baby\/pregnancy website and it was like some sort of giant wild-animal fight, all snarling and tail-whipping and rabies and teeth.) Okay, I think we’re ready! You may go ahead and ask\/answer!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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