# Why would you name your child this??? I don't get it...

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**Created:** [April 17, 2002, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-you-name-your-child-this-i-dont-get-it/104070 "2002-04-17T03:16:35Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 19, 2002, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-you-name-your-child-this-i-dont-get-it/104070/201 "2002-05-19T01:43:25Z")

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I have a lady friend named Kevan. Lest there be any doubt as to her gender, her folks gave her the middle name of Lee.

I have a daughter named Tasman Elizabeth and a son named Keegan Strickler, so I’m in no position to pick on people who give their kids odd names. But after naming the first one “Tasman”, we could hardly go with “Bob” the next time around…

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