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  • A Serious Question about a Baby Name...Your First Reaction?

    I am in my mid-thirties and pregnant with my third child. My first two children were born of my first husband of 15 years. I am re-married and this is our first child together. I am a Southerner, born and bred, and have since moved to the Midwest with my new husband. My question:

    My husband and I want to name the baby Rebel if it is a girl. I knew a very well-off family when I was younger with a GORGEOUS daughter named Rebel. It was not frowned upon...the name seems well received in the South. That being said, every time I mention it to my Midwestern friends, they cringe. It is definitely not the reaction I am looking for.

    Please only respond with your initial reaction...I do not need suggestions as I am well aware that there are many names that mean the same thing, with less of a connotation connection.

    Thanks so much!

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