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Having a name that's not the norm is pretty hard( speaking from experience). My name isn't all that ghetto: JeMarl (not Jamal) and I've been called everything under the sun: Jamil, Jermaine, Jamel, Jamarrol, even Jamac (yeah I know doesn't even come close to JeMarl). When I was little I hated my name for 1. no one said it right and 2. I would go to the store and look for the keychains with your name on it and would stand there for like 30 minutes looking( I was only 7 or 8). But I've grown up to love and appreciate my name even though people still butcher it to death. Now in college I'm simply known as Jey to those who struggle w/ my name but majority of my friend call me by my name. The funny thing is that people who've been calling me Jamal for so long find out that it's JeMarl they're like Oh my God For real..........Anyway name your children whatever you feel but keep in mind that name will follow him/her all their life so pick carefully.
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