i got to name one of my kids, well, just the middle name; gentullio, after gentullio campagnolo, inventor of the quick release bicycle wheel. but i don’t call him that, or his first name either. i just one day started calling him another name that’s just a word, not even a name, it’s not salt, but it’s a random noun like that, and have called him mainly that since he was small, with slight variations on it (like if you called someone salt, you might also call him “Salty dog”, or “the saltmaster”, or “saltnpepper”, or ‘saltandbattery.

so, it’s not salt, but it’s just a strange word like that.

names are overrated. my wife got to pick the names, but what you end up getting addressed as your whole life is another matter entirely. the bitrh certificate name is only useful for life outside the home. it kind of bugs my wife but it’s too late to change now she tried to dissuade me early on but it just felt right.

although the other two kids i just call their regular names.