What's In A Name?

I should've known it was gonna be hard to pick a baby name. I couldn't even name my own dog. My mom had to do it for me. It was hard enough to please two people with Eva's name. And now we have to deal with so many more people. Everyone thinks you should name the baby after them. Or if you pick a name, and it HAPPENS to be their name, they think you are naming the baby after them, no matter what you say. Or people have names they think will be just perfect for YOUR child. Whatever gave these people the idea that they had any say to begin with? The parents of the child are the only ones who have any control over it.

I haven't even wanted to tell people the names we are thinking about because, as soon as you do, someone's got an opinion on it. And why do you have to tell me your opinion on the name anyway? If all you are wanting to do is give some negative feedback, that's just not right. If I like the name, then why do you have to ruin it for me? And even if you tell yourself you're not gonna let their words influence your decision over the baby's name, it will. Cause after someone says "oh that reminds me of such and such" or "I think of this when I hear that name," it is gonna be stuck in your head forever, and you can't get rid of it.