Fred and Wilma were originally supposed to be parents to a son named "Fred Flintstone Junior." This later changed to a daughter, "Wilma Flintstone Junior", and finally to their daughter being named Pebbles. Her name comes from Wilma's maiden name of Pebble. The "s" was added to Wilma Pebble's earlier days, as a damsel. Their son-to-be did, however, appear in an early press release book and in a Little Golden Book, "The Flintstones." However, this was changed from the cast before the series went into production. A big reason for having a daughter instead of a son had to do with merchandising. Girl dolls (e.g., Barbie) supposedly sell far better than boy dolls (e.g., G.I. Joe). At the time of her birth Fred said that she was "a pebble off the old Flintstone", so she got her name.
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