I did not know that word until now. There are lots of gross words associated with babies and the birthing process, like episiotomy.. That link by the way, has a diagram. The entry for meconium tells me that amniotic fluid is also called "amniotic liquor". I am not keen to learn why, but it's the time of night when the Wikipedia will-o'-wisps start dancing. I find that naming animals is hard too. I had a pig named Squeak and before that a turtle named Fatass. Tough luck with Harrison. You could go with Harris, but that might be confusing. Anyway, by the time the kid is 30, few of your kid's social circle would know that your dog was named Harrison too. What would you go with for the short form of "Atticus"? Some names do not lend themselves well to shortening.
What would you go with for the short form of "Atticus"?
I think it would be Atty.
Makes sense. I guess "Cus" is out. Since reading that Atticus is now a popular boy's name, I've been trying to imagine a world where running into an Atticus will be not unusual. I guess it won't be that big a deal, though I am still adjusting to the current America where little girls named Madison seem to be everywhere. I can't divorce that name from Wisconsin. And I feel bad, because I have those New English prejudices about what the rest of the country is like, even though I know they aren't necessarily true . . .