About a month ago, Drew Magary published an astounding little post on Deadspin about some of the most unusual names in 2012. My favorite is “Donathan,” just because it kind of makes sense, yet doesn’t, sort of like “Denjamin” or “Staniel” or “Misterpher.”Anyway, this got me thinking on the ways people name their kids. Our son is named “Paul” which is a pretty straightforward name, except my underlying rationale for doing so is maybe a little weird. He’s named for a baseball player.
My affection for Paul Konerko has been documented online before, although what used to be a crush has leveled off to a rational appreciation for his hard work, good attitude and odd ability to have a successful yet scandal-free athletic career. So the name “Paul” to me became imbued with those good qualities (incidentally, while the White Sox did lose the night my Paul was born, Paulie K. homered.)
