[TontoKowalski]

When we were thinking of names for our son, we wanted something a little different, but not wildly different. We also wanted a Biblical name, and we wanted one that would carry a little substance...you know what I mean...a name you could imagine as belonging to a Supreme Court Judge.

Try as hard as I can, and I still can't hear, "Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Cherokee Jones."

We settled on "Matthew" which was a name I rarely heard. A lot of folks must have been thinking the same thing as we were at the time, because it seems that the name is quite common now.

For those tracking demographics, our Matthew is mostly western/northern European, with a quarter Japanese, and a smattering of Choctaw Indian. Seven years old. Homeschooled. Smart as a whip.

[EllaMinnow]

I know what you mean.
My son is named Samuel, after his great-grandfather. When he was little, he was the only Sam around - then there was a sudden burst of baby Sams when he was about 5 years old, but now it's rare again to see a baby Sam.

[SW6906]

"our Matthew is mostly western/northern European, with a quarter Japanese, and a smattering of Choctaw Indian. Seven years old. Homeschooled. Smart as a whip."

....and here's hoping (for his sake) that he inherits your namesake's characteristics, TontoKowalski.... ;o)