Analyzing Laura Wattenberg's 'The Name Wizard'
A. Main Point #1: First, you need to think about how the name sounds when hearing it aloud.
i. Sub-point sentence: In order to avoid any questions, when deciding on a name, think about your child’s point of view and imagine how he or she will have to live with it throughout their life.
Supporting material: Laura Wattenberg, a writer, researcher, and software designer, wrote in her 2013 book, The Baby Name Wizard, “we may see baby naming as an opportunity for personal expression. Use whatever criteria you like to narrow your name choices, but give the name this final test: if you were starting life today, knowing everything you know about this world, is this the name you would want to represent you?” Wattenberg describes how it does not matter the process of picking the babies name, but before you make it official, you should question whether if you would be okay with being called that. ii. Sub-point sentence: As your child gets older, the name will reflect on him or her.
Supporting material: The bestselling baby-naming experts, Satran and Rosenkrantz, wrote in their 2007 book, The Baby Name Bible, how “it’s important to keep in mind that your child is the one who’s going to live with your name choice- not just when he’s a baby, but in job interviews. The point is, it [does not] matter whether your …show more content…
Some names are much more [neutral] than they once were, and others have been created that are more or less sexless. Think carefully about how you want to make use of it. Would you like to have a name that leaves people in doubt whether you are a woman or a man?” Tavakol clarifies how using certain unisex names can cause chaos for other children and adults because nearly everyone is used to gender specific names. Using non-specific-gender names can occasionally have their children looked at
i. Sub-point sentence: In order to avoid any questions, when deciding on a name, think about your child’s point of view and imagine how he or she will have to live with it throughout their life.
Supporting material: Laura Wattenberg, a writer, researcher, and software designer, wrote in her 2013 book, The Baby Name Wizard, “we may see baby naming as an opportunity for personal expression. Use whatever criteria you like to narrow your name choices, but give the name this final test: if you were starting life today, knowing everything you know about this world, is this the name you would want to represent you?” Wattenberg describes how it does not matter the process of picking the babies name, but before you make it official, you should question whether if you would be okay with being called that. ii. Sub-point sentence: As your child gets older, the name will reflect on him or her.
Supporting material: The bestselling baby-naming experts, Satran and Rosenkrantz, wrote in their 2007 book, The Baby Name Bible, how “it’s important to keep in mind that your child is the one who’s going to live with your name choice- not just when he’s a baby, but in job interviews. The point is, it [does not] matter whether your …show more content…
Some names are much more [neutral] than they once were, and others have been created that are more or less sexless. Think carefully about how you want to make use of it. Would you like to have a name that leaves people in doubt whether you are a woman or a man?” Tavakol clarifies how using certain unisex names can cause chaos for other children and adults because nearly everyone is used to gender specific names. Using non-specific-gender names can occasionally have their children looked at