My local paper published an article in September about unusual names of local citizens, including “Dayspring Jubilee Devan” and “Song -in-the-Night Sarah Eleanor”

However, far more disturbing is this sidebar feature (which I couldn’t find on the website, but perhaps it is there somewhere) of a sample of unusual names culled from the Lucas County (Ohio) Health Department’s Office of Vital Statistics (and I saved the worst for last.)

Montana Raine
Trinity Faith
A’Miracle
Blessed (what? why not go all the way and make her ‘Blessed Be!’)
Ah’Moni
Camay (maybe her brothers are Dial and Safeguard, with a sister called Irish Spring?)
Somore (everyone wants Somore!)
Lyzerre Unique
Verician Diamondnique Trishaun (alien life form? junk jewelry? Three-he aded Shaun?) And for the worst name I have ever seen bestowed upon an innocent child:

Sexujuan Levon.

Is that an R. Kelly wannabe, or just someone’s tragically unfortunate r endering of Szechuan? Man, that poor kid. Thanks for a great web site!

-Cheryl