[claresauntie]

Ara Rebecca, my daughter, was named after the 4 ancesters I have with the same name. It was a fairly popular name back in the 1800s, at least in the area where my family lived. In fact, only 3 of the Ara Rebeccas in my family are related to us by blood. One married into the family!

The name "Ara" hasn't hit the Social Security list of top 100 names since 1904, I think. So, we got the old-fashioned name I wanted without having the world's 7-hundred millionth Emma.

*disclaimer: no offense meant to anyone whose name is Emma or who loves an Emma or who named their daughter Emma. I am a "Jenny" so I just didn't want my daughter to have the same name as 4 other kids in her class, like I always did!*