How To Avoid A Baby Name You Dislike
 
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Use tact. That's what Jim did.

Jim's wife, Jennifer, said, "If the baby is a girl, I'd like to call her Shauna."

Jim hated that name but didn't want to argue. "Great!" he said. "The first girl I ever dated was named Shauna. She was beautiful, intelligent, and sexy. I've always liked that name."

Jennifer was silent for a moment, then said, "Of course there are other nice names. What do you think of Marie, or Claudette, or Melanie?"

Hook, J. N. The Book of Names, A Celebration of Mainly American Names: People, Places, and Things. Franklin Watts, 1983.