The mainstream media would like you to think that Julia Roberts is breaking old/new ground by reviving the name “Hazel” for her newborn daughter.
Well, my wife and I beat her by a long-shot: our 5-year-old’s name is Hazel.
A very cool related story: A couple of years ago our family was at a Chick-Fil-A in Burlington, when we noticed an elderly lady working there cleaning tables. We were finishing our meal when the lady was nearby and noticed our children. She bent down and asked our little Hazel her name, and when she responded, the lady stood up, astonished, and said, “That’s my name!” She said she hadn’t heard the name used in years, and she was beaming as we left. Made us feel good.