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I just wanted to let you know that I love, love, love your Bad Baby Names site – it really echoes many of my same sentiments.

I’m nearly 30 (born in 1977 – way before Splash came out) and was named Madison Anne. It’s a family name (yes, for the ladies) that goes back more than seven generations. I’m thrilled to share my name with my female ancestors.

What I wasn’t so thrilled about was growing up with such a grown-up name. What most of these insane people don’t realize is that it’s not a dog they’re naming – it’s a little kid that has to live with that name for the rest of his/her life. And just when I started loving my name (about 15 years ago), it caught on in popularity! Now I have to share my once distinctive name so linked to a rich family history with every fifth girl on the block.

Thanks for making me laugh,
Madison

!If you’re still taking entries on horrible baby names, I have a couple – all of which have been students at my school (I’m an elementary school teacher).

Sadly, we DO have a D’Artagnan. And his brother, Donavin. As if that weren’t bad enough, their last name is (three syllables and Scandanavian(?)).

Then there was this adorable pixie of a girl who on first glance looked like someone you wanted to snatch up and snuggle. But when you get to know her, she’s quite the little…well, let’s put it nicely…fyreball – SieQuasha. I mean, seriously, wouldn’t that name piss you off too?

Then there’s Shyyaann. I don’t think I even have to comment on that one.

Enjoy!

From WTVD Raleigh-Durham

DURHAM (WTVD) — The FBI filed federal charges this week against a Durham woman for allegedly threatening to kill her probation officer.

In a criminal complaint filed with the United States District Court, federal investigators say <b>Teddy Bear Paradise</b> told witnesses that “they would have to clean up all the blood in the parking lot.”

The complaint also says that Paradise has continued to threaten the woman despite having her parole repeatedly revoked.

Paradise apparently has a history of threatening people. She was convicted in California in 2005 of mailing threatening letters. The parole officer she’s now charged with threatening supervised her right after her release.

Boys:

Ah’Mir Antron
Antawand Syhemd
Romeao Michael

Jalen Terry
Xavyer Ellis
Kaden Robert

Tyce Lakee
Ny’Jarique Anthony
Isaiah Alfonso-Eli’Jah (attack of the random punctuation and capitalization)

Twins:
Frederick Ly-Kee & Ly-Kee Rahsaan (Were they really that stuck for a second boy’s name?)

Quinete Markel (a Jr.–some names really deserve to let die in a previous generation)

–I didn’t comment on most of the above names, they mostly stand on their own for sheer awfulness. Let me know if you use them for another page, as I’d like to read your comments.

Melissa

Was reading your site, and cracked up on most of the pages. I’m sending you a list of names culled from the newspaper announcement of birth certificates issued in the area–many are on this list due to the attack of the random “y”, capital letter(s), and punctuation.

Girls:

Mi Shonia Jai-Erra Na Veah
Marianah Renee
Shanyce Tierny Lydia

Twins (I don’t think the names are so bad for singletons, but they should not be used for siblings, much less for *twin* sisters)
Emma Elizabeth & Emily Rose

Shy’Mani J’Ana Shaprieka
Ta Rae Sincendy
Diamond Rose

Demisha Denell
Shai Ann Angelique
Shantrice Dorisann

Nakea Marie Grace
Katie Elizabeth (this child will never grow up so we don’t need a name that will wear well to adult life? Please, if you like the name Katie, name your daughter Katharine and call her Katie, but give her a name that passes the “top of the resume” test)
Eternity Marie
Zyreeanah Amere

Rylee Marie
Macaila Lynn
Destiney Nyree Holly

Ka’Myra Lashea
Amani Joy
Lyndsey Fury

Nai-Jayla Amani
Zyonaha Amari-Uynque (not only is she unique, but we can’t spell it)
Anadya Marie

Spotted this one today in a news story:

Ti’Juana Hardwell

“Not every case is the same, so policies that do not consider all the factors are inappropriate,” Ti’Juana Hardwell, 16, told the board.”

Ok,naming your kid after a region which is most famous for getting American college kids drunk and live entertainment which features women having sex with domesticated animals is bad enough, but the superfluous apostrophe just takes the cake.

-greg

Found in a South Carolina paper

Foul play ruled out in woman’s death

Investigators have ruled out foul play in the case of a woman who died shortly after being driven to a Columbia-area gas station Friday.

Velveeta Elaine Daniel Johnson, 44, of 2404 Washington St., Columbia, died at Palmetto Health Richland about 5:15 p.m., about 30 minutes after she was driven to a gas station in the 6000 block of Monticello Road, said Ted Kennedy, Richland County chief deputy coroner.

Witnesses said a man got out of the vehicle, a red truck, to get help, Kennedy said. Johnson, who had asthma, started to stumble when she got out. When emergency crews arrived, the man drove off. He has not been located. Richland County sheriff’s spokesman Joseph Pellicci said investigators want to talk with the man to find out what happened.

No cause of death has been determined, Kennedy said. Toxicology tests are still being done.

-jenny

I wanted to throw a couple names your way. There’s this girl who works at one of the grocery stores here (South Carolina) and her nametag says Trashia… I kid you not. I’m thinking it’s not pronounced how it’s spelt, they never are anyway. But just looking at it, what do you see? Trash… TRASH. Perhaps her mom couldn’t find a dumpster to put her in?

I grew up in Wisconsin and I went to school with some people who had very interesting names indeed. Here’s the worst of the them:

Cinder’ella (forget her last name)
Halania Jordan
I knew a GIRL named James (forget her last name too)
And then there was both Richard Whacker, and Richard Head.

-A

The pain of a white girl named Tonisha! (Toe NISH ah but most commonly miscalled Toe NEE sha). Do you know how many times I get, “I thought you were black!” Grrrr! The best part is when I was in COLLEGE a teacher read my name off the roll as … Toshiba. O_o!

-Tonisha

Your website is classic! I thought I could make two contributions, if they pass your standards. I had a boyfriend who had a friend named Weed. I don’t know his middle or last names, but his parents actually named him Weed.

I have a nephew named Dominick, but they call him “Ahmers.” Yeah, like Jeffrey Dahmer. Poor kid.

-K.