The stories behind the baby names chosen by parents

Naming a baby is a big responsibility — how do parents choose and what are the stories behind those choices? Andrea Mara finds out.

Naming a baby is a big responsibility — how do parents choose and what are the stories behind those choices? Andrea Mara finds out.

The name game Paris Raine. That’s what my first daughter would have been called if I’d stuck with the names I used to doodle on my secondary school homework journal. My second daughter was to be Kisa Blue, and my first boy would be Leaf Phoenix.