Danah Altassan
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Kasie West:
Dude, you have an amazing gift/superpower. I mean Caymen is an amazing name, unlike Kelly or Haley or Isabelle. I'm tired of the same regular names, especially for guys. Hayden is way better than Jack or Liam, and Xander is way better than Sam or Will. And these cool names always seem to work with the character. So how do you do it? Is it seriously a superpower?
Kasie West
Ha. I wish I had this superpower. It takes me forever to think of names. Or to find the right one. A lot of times I'll ask my kids to name off the girls from their class (that was the case with Gia and Caymen) and if I like one, I'll use it. So it's other children's parents that have this superpower apparently. :) Hayden a friend named. And Xander, that one I named. I just really like that name. It's good to know someone else appreciates the names after my agonizing over them. :)
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