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22 Outlawed Baby Names From Around the World
Oddly, “Harvey” started making a comeback in 2011. I don’t know how I feel about that.
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I thought I’d share some experience during my time here.
http://www.babynamewizard.com/baby-name/boy/james#node-name-sound-results
Unfortunately, some of my childhood nicknames included:
Pete (“Two-gun Pete with the smelly feet”)
Buck
Fruitcake
Looselace
Jimmy
But you can call me ‘Jim.’
(Harvey’s a smart name because the only Harvey I’ve known was a brilliant submarine fire control technician.)