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I believe I have mentioned them in passing before but for kicks and giggles I wanted to bring up the two sisters I've known named Pretty and Beauty. The story behind their names is as a small child, Pretty and her family immigrated to the United States when she was 4 years old. Her family allowed her to pick her own English name to help her better assimilate (the whole family apparently changed their names) and after tossing some name ideas at the child and hearing feedback of her English ideas "that's pretty!" From different people she decided she wanted to just be "Pretty" and they allowed her to change it to her English name. A few years later a sister was born and they named her Beauty to match her sister. There is also a younger brother though he is not named Handsome or otherwise they gave him a standard classic like William or John I can't remember exactly what.

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Wdyt? Would you let your 4 year old pick their own name change? Or would you end up picking for them again? Personally I wouldn't mind being Beauty. It's an elegant word. Pretty doesn't appeal to me as much. I also know it is less common to change your name when immigrating to the U.S. these days and it's more encouraged to embrace your cultural background so it's also an interesting testament to the changing time periods.

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This message was edited 4/3/2022, 6:17 AM