Qwerty    by S. McGreen

   Qwerty are the first six letters on the keyboard. I remember in elementary school we used a typing program called Qwerty, and I just thought it was a name, I never thought it had significance. I guess I often forget to think about names and their meaning. After all, my own name brings me back to biblical times, Sarah, the wife of Adam. Other names dating back to the bible include Sam, David, and Mary. Some names are much too common though. My name was at the peak of its popularity in 1985, the year I was born. Original parents, I guess. If I ever have children, and I don’t think I will, I fully intend on naming them something exotic. Unfortunately, all the names I can think of will have already been taken. As of now, my top choice for a girl is subcutaneous and for a boy Deltoid Tuberosity. Sure, I know those are anatomy terms, but eventually we’ll have people named arm and leg for lack of more creative things, and if we are going to resort to anatomical naming, I at least want it to sound sophisticated. I think the most exotic name of anyone I know is Jacqueline, and even that’s not odd or exotic, it’s just less common then Amanda, Dana, or Jen. However, I don’t my children ridiculed while they are in school for having an absurd name either. I can’t imagine what it would be like sitting in anatomy class discussing subcutaneous hematomas or bone markings. So then how do I find a name that isn’t overused, yet isn’t so bizarre that it would draw laughter from the peanut gallery? Pay just $6.99 and babynames.com will give you six guaranteed good names, like I have $6.99 to waste on an unborn child. I think it was much better when I didn’t care about names anyway. As is often quoted from Shakespeare "What’s in a name?"

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