Starling looks into the process that families go through in order to chose a name for a new child. Included are stories of how the interviewees names were chosen and what nicknames they were consequently called. Items note the importance of the meaning of the name, the attachment to family history, and how unique the name is at the time it was given. Item was created for Dr. Jill Rudy's English 391 course at Brigham Young University during the fall semester 2000.