I was 6 when I learned of my father’s death. Before then, I was blithely unaware that fathers existed, having lived only with my mother. But once I started school and saw that other families were ...

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Names contain magic, as Koreans seem to know, and the selection of a name—an invocation of sorts—should be considered and purposeful. Growing up in Wheaton, Illinois, I didn’t know my parents’ names ...

Solomon is the Chair and Carl I. Hovland Professor of African American Studies and Professor of Psychology at Yale University and the Co-founder and CEO of the Center for Policing Equity–a nonprofit ...

I was named for the main character in “Little Women.” Changing my name may be the most Jo March-like decision I could have made. By Allison Gilbert Despite the byline you see on this article, the name ...

Choosing what to do about last names when a couple gets married is often a stressful situation. Whose name will you pick? Will you hyphenate? Will this become a competition for “best name”? Is it even ...

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This new mom got a rude awakening from her in-laws. One mother discovered her newborn no longer had the name she chose, two months after giving birth. While recovering from an emergency C-section, her ...