I know that pain. Growing up in the 80's every year there were no fewer than 3 kids with my same name. My last name is very short, so teachers would just say my full name whenever talking to me. By high school teachers just called me by my last name. I’m convinced there are people I went to high school with that…

My wife is a part of a mommy group, there is a subset of this group we privately refer to as, “the dens”. More than 50% of the group has been afflicted with this terrible naming convention.

If you want to go with a bird, why not the Roadrunner? I grew up in LV and loved seeing them blur past you. Super fast runners that are a much better fit for a desert based NHL team. Bighorns would also be a good choice. Street names and bighorn iconography are littered across the valley in LV. Not sure if it’s…