Show naming the baby R D ULES for euphony in nam tv ing the new baby if the surname has one syllable avoid a one syllable first name example montgomery smith rather than john smith with a two syllable last name use either a one syllable or three syllable christian name john hinton or christopher hinton rather than frederick hinton when the last name has three syllables use either a one or two syllable name george dougherty but riot not alexander dougherty avoid overlapping consonants such as james stephens Lit literary crary digest |