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Oh, she's not born yet and I haven't told anyone. You see, the thing with people is when the baby is there to distract them, they forget to have an opinion on the name. I originally wanted Estelle for her first name, but it's extremely popular on this site and I expect it'll go the way of Isabelle, so I've changed to Ester (without an "h"), which was my inspiration for choosing Estelle in the first place. Ester is an old-fashioned name in my culture, familiar but not common and I doubt it'll boom anytime soon. Wivina is her middle name and completely unknown, but it's easy to read and say in Afrikaans. The advantage I have is that South Africa is highly diverse with many different naming conversations. I've worked with people named Happy, Queen, Chairman and Precious (in serious corporate jobs :P). So most people tend to be accepting. I anticipate the most criticism from her grandma (her twin brother's name is Coetsee, which is a traditionally a surname, but I love it). Thank you for asking, btw. I am so excited about their names XD

This message was edited 2/8/2025, 7:58 AM