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The most important opinions on your baby's name are yours and your husband's, no one else's.

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My two cents: My dad's name is Sylvan, so I enjoy and have good associations with Sylvan and Silvan. However, Troy is not my style.

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Your husband's family won't mind the name anymore once they get to know your son. My cousin named her baby something that I really disliked and frankly thought was a bad name, especially compared to her other children who have lovely names. But her son is 18 months old now and ever since I met him I have adored him and come to terms with his name. Although objectively I still don't like it, I couldn't imagine him with any other name, and now he is a good association of the name for me. I'm guessing a similar thing will happen with your husband's family.

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LISTEN TO THE MUSTN'TS
- Shel Silverstein

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Listen to the MUSTN'TS, child,
Listen to the DON'TS
Listen to the SHOULDN'TS
The IMPOSSIBLES, the WON'TS
Listen to the NEVER HAVES
Then listen close to me—
Anything can happen, child,
ANYTHING can be.