Will Autumn be a good 'google'?

As we approach year one, it's worth reflecting on the fact that Autumn was born on the first day of summer. There's nothing easy about picking a name. But we picked Autumn's name walking along a street near her house. If our baby is a girl, we said, we'll call her Autumn. We picked that because the trees looked gorgeous, and the scene was breathtaking. It was a nice fall day that was slowly turning into a nice night.

We never wavered from Autumn.

Which brings me to the topic of this blog, her name on Google. According to this article in the Wall Street Journal, "You're nobody unless your name Googles well." It suggests the following:

"In the age of Google, being special increasingly requires standing out from the crowd online. Many people aspire for themselves -- or their offspring -- to command prominent placement in the top few links on search engines or social networking sites' member lookup functions. But, as more people flood the Web, that's becoming an especially tall order for those with common names. Type "John Smith" into Google's search engine and it estimates it has 158 million results."

Rhona has a special name. Type Rhona Cadenhead into Google and you will find one other Rhona Cadenhead. She's in Scotland, which is where one would expect to find her, but it's still a very uncommon and easily google-able name. As for me, "Matt Hames" isn't a terribly common name, so I'm there. A quick search of Autumn brings up only two hits. Meaning, she can make a name for herself on Google. And that's good. Apparently, we named her well.