The perils of Naming

[kengr]

On the bus today, I was watching for my stop, and so I saw this young lady get on. While she was fumbling for enough change to pay her fare, I couldn't help but notice her first name blazoned across the back of the hoodie she was wearing (later, when she turned to walk down the aisle, I saw that the hoodie was for her high school swim team. Go her!)

As soon as I saw the name, I winced inside. Why? Her name is Alexa.

Knowing teenagers, I'm sure she's had to put up with more than a few stupid jokes.

And it's not as if her parents could have foreseen that her name would be a problem. And I'm sure the engineers tried to pick a less common name.