Name
Johanna.
Benjamin had never liked that name very much. His suggestion for a name was Mary, which he felt fit their blonde-haired, blue-eyed daughter much better than Johanna. But his wife insisted on Johanna, saying she couldn't picture the baby with any other name. Benjamin gave in easily when he saw how Lucy's face lit up when she whispered the name.
Now, as Sweeney says his daughter's name and tries to picture what he imagines she looks like as a sixteen-year-old, he can't believe he had ever wanted to name Johanna something else. Johanna was the kind of name you could say over and over and over and it would never lose its melodious sound. And that's exactly what Sweeney needs—a name he won't get tired of, that can be repeated many times, so he can make sure his daughter is never forgotten.
Johanna.
Sweeney can't imagine not loving such a perfect name.