I'll have to ask him why he suggested it - if it had any meaning to him other than that. And to thank him, because it is pretty, and had they gone with Ann, I'd have that damned Beach Boys song going through my head all the time. Not to mention that many very cool people share it with me.
It would have followed you, Barb, that song, plus you'd have spent your lifetime dealing with all the terribly original folks who would have asked you, "Hey, were you named for the Beach Boys song?"
My great-grandfather's name was William H. Bailey. That's right: Bill Bailey. My mother, who was close to her grandfather, used to tell me how much he hated
that song.
Littleguitar: "Amanda Lynn"? That's pretty! It sort of sings. ...