Commentüs on: Stupid Names

By: OBGYN's Grandson

OBGYN's Grandson — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:33:48 +0000

My grandfather assisted women delivering their babies for three decades and told me once a black woman named her daughter “Placenta” cause she heard them use the word and she liked the sound of it?!?!?!?!?!

Placenta ?!?!?!

By: John From The UK

John From The UK — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:52:53 +0000

I totally agree with this shit! I’m British mixed-race ( Jamaican dad/English mum) and find most of the names I hear on your talk show imports ( Maury, Jerry Springer, Ricky et al..) highly amusing yet offensive to the point of thinking that black folks in the States are actually mentally retarded when it comes to naming their children!
Me…? I called my daughter ‘Freya’ which your average ‘Taniqua’ type mum might find racially traitorous (Freya is the Scandanavian goddess of fertility…),but it sure beats the hell out of the name ‘TANGELLA’ which sounds like something that you might put on your toast in the morning…Black Americans should understand that by naming your kids something completely ridiculous only enhances the views of your average racist that blacks are as dumb as fence post;after all,it’s your poor children that have to suffer the said name for the rest of their poor little lives and not YOU!

By: shaaronie

shaaronie — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:14:28 +0000

In Baltimore, a friend of my cousin, named her son Sir and her daughter Madam. She says they would always get respect. The boy is older by several years and his middle name is Vaugn. She called him Sirvaughn so I didn’t realized that Sir was his first name until Madam was born.

By: Elaine

Elaine — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 07:36:15 +0000

I met a teacher once who said there was a girl in her class named “Female” (pronounced Famahli) - when she asked her who had given her such a pretty name, the girl said that her Mom told her that after she was born she had been named by the hospital had come home with it on her wristband!!!!!

By: CapriceClassic

CapriceClassic — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 00:55:22 +0000

Well, I know I’m like 6 months late on this post. But I JUST found this site only to find it’s no longer in effect. *sad day for me*

I’d like to add firstly, according to one poster, that ORLANDO is not a name that should be included. It’s not ghetto by any means, nor is it strictly a retarded black name. But yet you claim you’re a teacher? Woodshop and Gym don’t count.

Having said that, my ex-friend named her children like she had something to prove because she’s only HALF black. The results were devastating, but in her defense, her non-black mama pulled the same on her. Well, since the apple doesn’t fall too far from the tree - go figure.

Her name: Deseanemonique - pronounced “duh sha monique” one word
Her kids names:
Sharmarra
LaShawn (she gets a pass)
Devarian (a BOY) sounds like Dr. Kevorkian. Jeez louise.

Devarian? REALLY? This madness must stop. But since the president is BARRACK instead of John, Mark or Paul, I doubt it ever will.

By: albert

albert — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 21:26:21 +0000

some of the names i know, (actual people) and believe me, each one of these people is just as ignorant and stupid as their name sounds, i’m telling you the truth, low-class in terms of intelligence and integrity, not finance.

juneesha (pronounced jew-knee-zah)
muneerah (pronounced moo-near-ah)
akahndra (pronounced a-kahn-dra)
myeesha shalam
kwofit (pronounced coiff-it)
saleem
shalonda
tunisia (pronounced two-knee-zah)
mazzaratti (like the car)
enteria (pronounced interia, like interior without the r)
kwamaad (pronounced kwah-maad)
dueewah (pronounced do-eee-wah)
mukarrahma (can you say it? moo-ka-rahm-ah)
raekwanda (must be raekwan’s sister or something)
doomilla (due-mill-ah)
maleemah (ma-lee-mah)
shameekah latrell

now for some names that “other” weird people name their kids, yet it’s a different story. they aren’t ignorant, they just do drugs and have dysfunctional parents

apple
moon unit
rumor
dweezil
boomer
placenta
joaquin (go on wah-keen)
daytona
cash

whatever !

By: Shameeka

Shameeka — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 03:00:51 +0000

Coming from a Shameeka that has passed her 30th birthday please give your children a fighting chance. The sad thing is…the people that need to read this article never will. They are too busy watching BET to figure out how to make a name out of Biggie, Tupac, Jay-Z and Diddy. “BiTuZiddy” might just do it…

By: Pam

Pam — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:30:03 +0000

I thank God my parents gave me the name Pam. It’s easy to pronounce and I’ve never had anyone butcher it. Surprisingly, I don’t meet that many Pams but when I do, they’re mostly white. People often talk about whites giving their kids weird names like Apple, Pilot Inspecktor but you need to realize these kids will not likely need to venture out and look for jobs like Tolabia or Delontae. Their parents are rich and they’re set for life for the most part. Someone mentioned that Barack Obama’s name is unusual and that he’s risen to success. That is true however, I’m inclined to think Barack is a real name with a real meaning. Not some mumbo jumbo made up name like Buntrika. Asians have different sounding names as well but they are REAL names with real meanings and don’t forget that many Asians adopt an English name when they come to America……there is a reason they do this and I think African Americans need to take notes. I’m black and have a few Asian friends and what they do is give their children English first names and reserve the middle name for more Asian names. There is a lot to a name and certain stigmatisms are attached to names. When you hear the name Lexington Grant, I’m sure you’ll concoct an image of some smart, Ivy League graduate. When you hear the name Shabookiyaye or Shakeeta, you’re likely to think neck-twirlin’ ghetto gul. We need to be careful with giving our kids any kind of name. They already have shaky footing in the world and the last thing they need is added difficulty in life. I’m okay with African names but even many Africans I’ve known had English birth names. I own a copy of the movie Shaka Zulu, as it was going off I took note of what I thought would be some beautiful African names but what I saw were names like Conrad, Margaret, Gordon and the guy who played Shaka was actually named Henry Cele. When I do have children, their names will be something like Heather, Rachel, Caitlin, Luke, Mason or Conner and I will give them REAL African middle names or Native American middle names. Both are a reflection of my Creek, Catwaba and Tswana ancestry. Yes I took a DNA test and my African Ancestry is linked to the Tswana people. I refuse to give my children some made up first name that has no meaning and is associated with a lack of culture and identifies their race from the start.

By: Perris

Perris — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:51:23 +0000

sorry didnt mean to write so much

By: Perris

Perris — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:48:42 +0000

My brothers received normal names. Robert, Brian, and Charlie (charles heh) My sisters name is Lyssa (from the movie Krull lol) Everyone calls her “melissa” or “Lisa” As for my name…i absolutely hated it as a child. “Paris France!!” or Parisite! anyways…now…I get “Paris Hilton” I work in a call center and when i answer the phone “Hello this is Perris speaking…blah blah blah”. Is this Paris Hilton!! tee hee hee. or if its a guy….Ooo Perris huh? lemme fly out there and take you to dinner. its getting pretty annoying. especially being compared to Paris Hilton…I wish my name was emily or something. As far as what race we are, its Jamaican, Irish, Spaniard, and Argentine. I do like to brag about being jamaican though lol. but ppl mistaken me as either middle eastern or Puerto Rican. This white guy was actually sad that i wasnt puerto rican. oh well. anyways yes i agree that ppl should be giving their children unique but less traumatizing names. My husband claims to have Norwegian in his blood…claims. When we had my daughter, he would not budge with the name he chose “Freyja” its norwegian and sounds pretty, but the way its spelled ppl tend to pronounce the “j” and it then sounds ghetto. this asshole did say it sounds super ghetto. and her last name is Jackson…heh. Anyways we are expecting another child. this time i get to choose the name. Now if its a boy, I am choosing the name Osiris. It works for any genre i think. If its a girl her name will be Isis. i think its sounds dark and threatening. Im kinda into dark shit. Now my husband is choosing the middle names, again he wants something norwgian. his first pick so far if its a boy, Himdall….I flat out said no…that is fucking ugly. and i told him to pick something that is not norwegian because it is very hard to find a decent name in norwegian. they have Olga and Hilda. Nothing against norwegians, i love the scandinavian culture. but we dont have to pick the names. anyways i think the names i picked are beautiful and powerful without sounding ghetto. yeh? yeh?

-Perris