What do the following names have in common: Ayeisha, December, Eli, Gabrielle, Haruki, Julie, Kaede, Koh, Leon, Louis, Lucia, Luke, Margaret, Olivia, Ryuken, Tobin and Tennis? They are all children's names — all but one the sons and daughters of bicultural couples.
Naming a child is a conundrum. It doesn't have to be, and in some cases it isn't. But mostly, it is: You're giving someone you've never met an appellation they will be known by for the rest of their life. And some.
Names can be changed — the musician Prince did it, sort of — but it's not as easy as changing your Twitter handle. Names are important, because we give them importance.