Career Prospects for the Awkwardly Named

We’re not sure how we missed this in the massive amount of media navel-gazing surrounding Jane Pratt’s departure from her eponymous magazine, but we just read something that makes our skin crawl:

Also, Pratt told Mediaweek she may be interested at some point in reviving the concept of Elizabeth, a fortysomething prototype that had been shelved by Fairchild. Elizabeth is Jane's middle name.

There’s a lesson here for everyone, and it doesn’t involve perserverance or hard work or any nonsense like that. 

Rather, it involves naming your offspring.  Be careful with those monikers.  After all, your child might someday want to found a fashion magazine.  You couldn't really depend on Edwina to be a top-seller and fund your early retirement. 

We hope Jane realizes how fortunate she was to be blessed with both an advertiser-friendly first and middle name--and a sense of self-worth strong enough to name not one but two magazines after herself.  Still, let's hope Elizabeth is a success--you don't want her to go back to hosting talk shows, do you?  Or worse, trying to push Pratt magazine?