This could be the beginning of an interesting trend. Tattered Patterson? Northshire Stevens? The twins Barnes Bigelow and Noble Bigelow?
On October 3, Audrey DeKam and Kevin DeKam became the proud parents of Powell Finley DeKam, an 8 lb., 13 ounce boy who was named in honor of Powell's Books, Portland, Ore.
According to Powell's, "Audrey says nearly everyone they meet simply loves the name. She writes, 'Conversations usually go like this: "Aw, he's cute. What's his name?" And I answer, "Powell. He's named for the bookstore." Their response, "Oh, I love that place!" ' "
The DeKams decided on the name when they found Powell in a baby name book and learned it means "alert."
Powell's father is a chemical technologist for Hewlett-Packard, and his mother is a freelance writer who has an MFA in creative writing and taught English and writing at Oregon State University. She described her perfect day as consisting of "sleeping in and then getting lost in Powell's Books for hours." But with Powell and his big brother, Elijah, 2, around the house, sleeping in is likely to go the way of the carriage trade bookstore--but surely the kids will enjoy visiting Burnside.