Lalith Vipulananthan wrote:
>
> John wrote:
>
> >I, on the other hand, have an extremely short name. Only two
> >syllables if you don't include my middle name. One of my brothers, who
> >also has a single syllable first and last name, used to jokingly say he was
>
> >going to name is firstborn "Jebediah Zechariah Horn" just so he'd have a
> >multiple syllable name. Fortunately, he only had girls.
>
> The benefits of a short name should never be underestimated.
Refinement of that statement: the benefits of an easily
pronounced/easily spelled short name should never be underestimated.
My married name has more letters and more syllables than my maiden
name. "Thompson" is a lot easier to deal with than "Degges" (which is
only one syllable, rhymes with "eggs", and which almost nobody can both
spell and pronounce correctly).
Julia
whose aunt, upon being told of her engagement, just wanted to know the
guy's last name, and was overjoyed that it was something as easy as
"Thompson".
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