What's In A Name?

What's in a name? What, indeed? 
When I was growing up, I wished my name was "Sue" or "Chris" or "Deb." Nobody knew how to spell "Karleen" and my last name was "Krisher." So when someone asked my name - to put on a name tag or application or whatever - and I said, "Karleen Krisher," I was usually met with blank stares. I learned early on to just spell out, "K-a-r-l-e-e-n K-r-i-s-h-e-r." Now I get lots of compliments on my name - people think it's pretty and I have to admit that I rarely find anyone else with the same name or spelling so it's fun to be unique. And my last name is "Hayden" now which most people can at least take a stab at.
We have about seven hospitals within a 30 mile radius of where I live and most of them publish birth announcements every few weeks. I love reading the names but am often left scratching my head in wonder........Were these parents sober when they stuck their child with a particular moniker??
I was perusing one list a few months ago and came across the name "Cash Sale." Seriously. This child will to go a store and fill out an employment application and when asked his name will reply, "Cash Sale." "Well, yes, a cash sale is acceptable here in our store but WHAT IS YOUR NAME?" "Cash Sale." The employer is going to begin to wonder if the applicant speaks English or is perhaps actually looking for the electronics department.
I still see a plethora of names with apostrophes, commas, and other arcane punctuation. Imagine being dubbed Ke'wane*ootsa-watooziena.......or something like that. As a former first grade teacher, I always think, "Yowzer. That child won't be able to write his name until 4th grade!" 
I think all parents should be forced to say their child's name out loud many times before actually christening the child with it. Remember the old Prince Spaghetti ads?? The mom leans out the window and yells, "AAAAAAAAAAATHONYYYYYYYY!" That's an easy name to holler, right? Imagine leaning out the window and shouting, "Nazir-wocka'queediddlya'meena!"
When I was a teaching assistant back in the '70's, there was a little girl at our school whose name was "Marilyn Monroe." I'm not joking! And at Halloween her mom would dress her up as "the" Marilyn! I often wondered what sort of lasting impression that had on that little girl.
It would be an interesting sociological study - asking adults if their given name had any effect on their psychological development. I mean, if you're going to name your child "Ni'quill'forakoff," it's bound to have consequences, right??
There was a guy in a small town in a small state who legally changed his name to Coke Is It. But that's a story for another day and besides, he was a fully formed adult when he chose that................
Think Snow, everybody!!!! (Say, that might be a good name...........)