My favorite girl’s name is Marie because it sounds sweet and innocent. However, when my sister-in-law asked me to suggest a name for her baby, my first niece, the first name that came to my mind was “Vienna.” Armi immediately liked the name but there was one problem. She said it sounds like a brand of canned sausage and she worried that people will someday tease her daughter. But when I told her about my online friend whose name is Vienna and who is currently based in Austria, she was amazed so we made a long list of names that would rhyme with Vienna:

• Venice Vienna
• Vienna Christine
• Vienna Angela
• Eidelle Vienna
• Alyssa Vienna
• etc.

So there, my newly born niece’s name is Vienna Rose A. Vargas We are still undecided if her nickname’s going to be Eros or Anya. My brother likes Eros because it means God of Love in Greek mythology. My sister-in-law likes Anya because it means grace. Our mother likes Ayen, my sister likes Ina, while neighbors have already started calling my niece as Enyang. Well, I hope it’s Anya but whatever it is, one thing is for sure, Vienna Rose is very pretty and she doesn’t look like a vienna sausage HAHA! She looks a lot like her late grandfather which means to say she’s the xerox copy of my brother! At the hospital, the nurses were calling my niece “Valentina.” When asked why, they said her name, Vienna Rose, reminds them of Valentine’s day. Coincidentally, Baby Anya was born on the love month – February.