Apparently, parents think it matters. Across all cultures and even in primitive times, names have been given with care and consideration. Naming someone is our first formal way of differentiating an individual from every other person. Publicly celebrating or registering a name is also a ritual that is widely practiced, in both a civic and a religious manner for many cultures. Names are used in virtually every legal transaction throughout a person’s life. They are recorded on birth certificates and on death certificates, bookmarking the life of an individual.
