He brought it back and presented it to Emily who was thrilled, as were the grandparents and other relatives and friends who had gathered at the hospital to congratulate the new parents. Then something happened. The babies were brought into Emily's room, one wrapped in pink and the other in blue. Rob picked up his son and held him for several minutes, walking and swaying around the room. Then he blurted, "I can't do it to him. I can't name him the III." Emily explained that they had not picked out any other boy names, but Rob said they would just have to come up with another name. "I want my son to have his own name," said Rob.

For two days Rob and Emily searched for a name in the baby-name book that they both liked. Finally, on the day she and the babies were to be discharged,...

He would be named Skeet Sterling Anderson, Sterling for Emily's grandfather. This was a great disappointment to everyone, except Emily's family.
The name Skeet means 'swift one.' About three years later, as Skeet was running through the house like lightning, Rob remarked, "We should have named him something that means 'slow.' When Skeet was 8 years old, he hated his name because everyone assumed it was a nickname and would always ask him what was his 'real' name. When he complained to Emily, she told him that someday he would be glad he had such an unusual name. And indeed he is. He has found through the years that everyone remembers him because of his name. And being in a rock band, he is the only member who did not have to come up with a 'catchy' name