Word: breen
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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When one has a name like "Yellow," "Unity" or "Season," of course, one has to learn to deal with a lot of bad jokes. Breen recalls being called Purple in elementary school. Johnson says that her name has often been distorted into "you nutty." And McGill says jokesters have occasionally dubbed her "Cosmopolitan" amd "Ebony...
...bother me," Breen says of the occasional taunts. "I'm independent enough that it doesn't bother...
Generally, Breen says that he tries to act as though there were nothing unusual about his name. He concedes, however, that he has occasionally thought about changing it, but has always decided against the idea...
...certain extent," Breen says, "[My name is] kind of reflective of the way I grew up. I've adopted my parent's values. I've come to appreciate its significance. My parents were always trying to achieve a lifestyle more in touch with nature. I don't think I'd be the same with any other name...
...definitely would try to choose something that has a special relationship to the beginning of their life," says Breen...