I’ve never met anyone named Flannery

Or Percy. Or Garson. Why not? How come more people aren’t named Enoch? Or Gael.

I always thought parents wanted their precious bundle to be unique. Special. A leader. One of a kind.

Then they name him James. Or her Jessica.

Yawn city.

I say we make boy names like Silas, Ezra, and Thiago more popular.

And girl names like Bronywyn, Elodie and Kaia.

I want to meet a woman named Ophelia before I die. Or Seraphina. Or Willa.

I want to meet a woman on a dating app. We date a few times. She shares that her full name is Adamantine Lavinia Marcellina Jenkins.

Then we marry.