The desire (often, in my experience, found mainly in the fair sex) to give a baby a name "with flair" is the cause of a friend's wise dictum that "It ought to be an indictable offense for a pregnant woman to name a baby."

The girl given a cutesy name like "Nanci" or "Kelli" (and I know a couple of each) will fight that "i" all her life. And if the truth be told, will damn her mother for saddling her with such a confusion-maker.

Dave Oesterreich