What's your name?

I think that picking your child's name is one of the most important things a parent will ever do because let's face it, they are going to be stuck with that name their entire life. Unless they get all big britches on you and decide to change it when they are older, but by then the damage is done. ;o)

Kahla is pronounced, KAH-la or like Kayla since I really have no clue if I did that first pronunciation example correctly. Growing up in the 80's you never heard the name Kahla. I think during my Pk-12 year schooling I knew one other girl name Kayla, but even then it was spelled different. I've always liked my name and I think my parents did good picking it out. Used to I would get a lot of mispronunciations, but now Kayla is such a common name that that rarely happens anymore. Of course I never found premade stuff with my name on it, but that never bothered me so it really wasn't a big deal. And, I have gotten always comments on how pretty my name was, how different it is, and have probably explained the situation a million times, but it still never gets old. ;o)

An anonymous commenter (who is very smart I might add) left me a comment yesterday to tell me that there was a town in Germany and a porcelain company that shared my name, Kahla. That commenter is exactly right! Kahla just happens to be a family name and I bet you'll never guess where my ancestors were from. Yep, Kahla, Germany! My grandmother, that watches the Princess, married out of the name and my mother knew when she had a daughter she would use it. In the end it was decided that I would be named Kahla, after my great-grandmother, which I think was perfect. I actually have a beautiful porcelain plate with the Kahla Castle on it tucked safely away. Heck, I'm probably royalty and we don't even know it! ;o)

I wish the anonymous had left their name or something because I was totally impressed that they knew about Kahla, but since they didn't, I hope they come back to see this post. Maybe it's because my name is unique that I love Chase and Emery's names so much. You just don't hear them often, but they aren't off the wall bizarre. Chase's middle name is after his grandfather and Emery's name we just fell in love with. Hopefully they'll like their names as much as I like mine.

So, how did ya'll come up with names or get yours. I always find that stuff totally interesting. Jeff was almost a Julius Bluitt... ha, can you imagine?

****I am grateful for
1) unique names
2) history
3) smart commenters
4) that the work week is only five days long, guess it could be worse
5) a good nap this afternoon, yay for Jeff taking over kiddo duty