Naming children can be a complex decision, especially when balancing personal preferences with family expectations. The choice of unisex names like Kyle and Cameran for daughters, and Brooks for a son, arose from a desire to break traditional naming conventions. Family opinions, especially from a Sicilian grandmother, added pressure to conform to norms, highlighting the significance of a name's perceived gender. Although the unique names have prompted confusion and challenges, there is satisfaction in the individuality they provide.
Naming a tiny human is difficult because it's a name they'll wear for their entire lives, and everyone has an opinion.
Several months later, despite my grandmother's protests and warnings, we sat in the hospital room and informed the woman who came to fill out the birth certificate of our child's name.
While I adore my daughters' names, Cameran and Kyle, they have not come without consequence.
I understood what really bothered her was not the origin of the name we'd chosen, but the traditional gender associated with it.
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