why do black people name their kids ridiculous names?

[cool hand]

weird

[J.T.]

I would say it's a generational thing. A few decades ago, we were fresh off the Civil Rights movement and with the freedom to compete against whites in society for jobs and social status, parents gave their children names like David and Jessica. Now, with affirmative action gone done levelin' the playin' field, parents want to get back to their heritage and give their children names like Jamarcus Russell and LaBrandon Toefield.

[InRareForm]

why should they conform to the white mans ways? let them do what they want.

[SequSpur]

sha nay nay is a little weird...

[Ginobilly]

I would say it's a generational thing. A few decades ago, we were fresh off the Civil Rights movement and with the freedom to compete against whites in society for jobs and social status, parents gave their children names like David and Jessica. Now, with affirmative action gone done levelin' the playin' field, parents want to get back to their heritage and give their children names like Jamarcus Russell and LaBrandon Toefield.

I would say you stand correct on the Civil Rights/Affirmative action issue, but how is LaBrandon an African descended name? Isn't Brandon a European name and "La" a Spanish/French definite article?

[lefty]

Deshawn
Lamarcus
Ladanien
Sequspur
Lebron
Kobe

[RashoFan]

uneducated fools that can't spell???

[Cant_Be_Faded]

It's easy, and fun.
All you gotta do is take a "normal" (white) name. Then add a prefix, or a suffix, preferrably with at least one of the letters J, L, K, Z, Q, or V.

For example:

David.

Add "Vra" and an apostrophe.

Vra'David.
You now have a common 21st century black name.
Orrr you can do combinations.

I plan on using this naming method for my first born, it will give him mad street cred.

[Vinnie_Johnson]

What about white actors and the names they come up with?

[Vinnie_Johnson]

Christina Aguilera / Jordan Bratman Max Liron (son)

Gillian Anderson / Clyde Klotz Actress Piper Maru (daughter)

Arthur Ashe / Jeanne Moutoussamy PlayerCamera (daughter)

Erykah Badu / Andre Benjamin Seven Sirius (son)

Erykah Badu / Tracy Curry Puma (daughter)

Just a few.

[Heath Ledger]

My white trash sister named her first daughter Alizae after the liquor.

[IronMexican]

My white trash sister named her first daughter Alizae after the liquor.

I know a couple strippers with that name.

[Trainwreck2100]

Erykah Badu / Tracy Curry Puma (daughter)

Just a few.

Yeah that's a shocker coming from somebody named "Eryka Badu"

Anyone remember when that guy name his kid "Ginobili?"

[Vinnie_Johnson]

Had a teacher back in school Mr Graph named his kids Auto and Photo no lie.

[Heath Ledger]

In the Navy I knew a guy whose last name was Sample, he was referred to a Seaman Sample also knew a guy with the last name of Swallow known as Seaman Swallow.

[Kori Ellis]

There are about six white kids with the name "ESPN". So this isn't a race thing.

[Dark Gable]

I was named after some white dude.

[ALVAREZ6]

Because they have to dumb everything down and make names that look like combined syllables...

like that rookie on the sixers... Marreesse Speights...

[I am Tom]

White people keep it simple

[v2freak]

Excerpt from Coach Carter as I remember it:

(random girl): how about "LaQuisha?"
Ashanti's character: why don't we just name her "food stamp?"

[timvp]

why do black people name their kids ridiculous names?

Change.

[baseline bum]

Had a teacher back in school Mr Graph named his kids Auto and Photo no lie.

No Spiro?

[Rip-Hamilton32]

i know a guy named Schmarley and his younger sisters name is Schmarlene

[florige]

What will really suck are all the morons naming their babies after Obama in some way. Imagine the torment that kid would go through if he did turn out to be some radical terrorist or the anti-christ. Alot of people are selfish and are only thinking of themselves when they are naming their kids. I don't particularly like my name, but I'm glad my mom didn't stick me with some off the wall name though.

[ATRAIN]

What will really suck are all the morons naming their babies after Obama in some way. Imagine the torment that kid would go through if he did turn out to be some radical terrorist or the anti-christ. Alot of people are selfish and are only thinking of themselves when they are naming their kids. I don't particularly like my name, but I'm glad my mom didn't stick me with some off the wall name though.

There is nothing wrong with your name, quit being a baby lol.

[Richard Cranium]

I'm not too fond of being called "Dick" all the time.

[ATRAIN]

I'm not too fond of being called "Dick" all the time.

LOL I have a friend named Richard and myself and my friends call him Dickchard.

[florige]

There is nothing wrong with your name, quit being a baby lol.



It sounds like a little kids name...:lol I guess it coulda been something crazy like Debrickashaw or however that mess is spelled.

[ATRAIN]

It sounds like a little kids name...:lol I guess it coulda been something crazy like Debrickashaw or however that mess is spelled.

LOL yeah I can see that, its not a very tough name hahaha.

[DarrinS]

I'd like you to meet my son, Excedrin, and my daughter, Tylenol.

[DarrinS]

Didn't some white person name their daughter "Apple"? Oh well, there's no accounting for taste.


Don't get me started on Sarah Palin's kids.

[ToughActinTinactin]

I'd like you to meet my son, Excedrin, and my daughter, Tylenol.

They are two of my biggest headaches.

[I Love Me Some Me]

I think there is an increasing desire of new parents to come up with creative names for their children.

Some are more creative than others.

[Blake]

Jason Lee of my name is Earl fame named his kid Pilot Inspektor.

[florige]

Jason Lee of my name is Earl fame named his kid Pilot Inspektor.


No matter how many times I hear that name I automatically think of The Last Dragon.

[Dr. Gonzo]

I'm naming my first born Shit Balls.

It's a beautiful name for a boy or girl.

[spurs_fan_in_exile]

I know a guy named Viet, named so because he was conceived while his parents vacationed in Vietnam. He likewise has sisters named Charlotte (the lived in Carolina for a few years), and Francis (honeymoon in France). We constantly joke about his parents having twins named Buick and Backseetov.

[I. Hustle]

I knew someone named Franebra because her parents were Frank and Barbara

[Trainwreck2100]

you know what a played out name is "nevaeh" it's heaven spelled backwards. So why don't those idiots just name their kid "heaven."

[mrsmaalox]

They just look them up here:

http://www.allnewbabynames.com/urbanbabynames.html

[I Love Me Some Me]

They just look them up here:

http://www.allnewbabynames.com/urbanbabynames.html

My personal favorite: Ju'Miracle

[phyzik]

I used to work with a Hindi girl who's name is Manmeet. I can only imagine the ridicule she went through that turned her into the bitch she is today.

[Sunshine]

What? No mention of Abcde?

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

I think I'll do the Prince thing and just assign a symbol as the name of my next born:



$








Of course, roll call at school becomes a challenge I suppose.

[chode_regulator]

I knew someone named Franebra because her parents were Frank and Barbara

apparently thats how knowshon moreno got his name. his parents are knowledge and varashon.

[koriwhat]

i'll tell ya what's funny....

my room mate is a teacher and she has 2 kids who are named funny. the first one is a girl whose name is abcde which is pronounced ab-see-dee and the other is another little girl named la-a which is pronounced la-dash-ah. the mother of la-a cracks me up the most because of this one story my room mate told me of when they had parent/teacher night a couple months ago. the mother of la-a when asked something about her daughter's name said, "the dash don't be silent". haha.

[JoeChalupa]

If I had a dollar for every time I've heard "Oh Jose, can you see..", I'd be a rich person.

[chode_regulator]

uneducated fools that can't spell???

haha. that i think is the most true. its like they spell it exactly how it sounds.


What about white actors and the names they come up with?

you cant factor in actors/famous people. theyre all retarded and out of touch with reality anyway. i was thinking the other day i feel sorry for their kids growing up with stupid names, then realized they will all be going to school where everyone has stupid names so it probably wont matter much. until theyre adults.

[Drachen]

no Lemonjello?
I worked at Citibank and during training had two shockers of names. While reading this, keep in mind that we were monitored and graded on (among other things) saying the customer's name at least twice. First I had a man with the last name Dikfuk. Then about two days later I had a man with the last name Meehunglo, and his mother's maiden name was laiyingho (pronounced by him in the worst (best?) possible way). I kid you not.

[chode_regulator]

If I had a dollar for every time I've heard "Oh Jose, can you see..", I'd be a rich person.

what did the mexican firefighter name his two sons





hose a and hose b

:rollin :rollin :lol :downspin:

[spurs_fan_in_exile]

Is there any truth to the oft forwarded urban legend of the mother who named her daughter "Fee-ma-lay" when she saw "Female" on the child's wrist band and thought the hospital had assigned a name for her?

[JoeChalupa]

what did the mexican firefighter name his two sons





hose a and hose b

:rollin :rollin :lol :downspin:

I've heard that juan more than a few times.

[ALVAREZ6]

I knew someone named Franebra because her parents were Frank and Barbara
Georgia running back Knowshon Moreno is a case like this...

his dad's name is Knowledge, which is ironic, and I'm not sure what his mom's name is... shon could come from a lot of black names so who knows.

[gay abc]

the women in my department:

twanda
rashonda
mickel
tameca
bumni
berhane
nisha

:spin

[ashbeeigh]

I don't know which is worse...having a unique name or being one of six "ashley"s in a class of 12.

[Destro]

the women in my department:

twanda
rashonda
mickel
tameca
bumni
berhane
nisha

:spin

do you work at Popeye's

[DisAsTerBot]

do you work at Popeye's


:lol:lol:rollin:lol:lol

[AlamoSpursFan]

I always thought the name "Aquanetta" was the funniest name I'd ever heard. First saw it in a baby names book in 1997 when I found out I was gonna be a daddy. Who the fuck names their kid after a can of hairspray? Until a few years back when a young lady was killed crossing Walzem road on Halloween. Her name? "Aquanetta".

[gay abc]

do you work at Popeye's

:lol you would think

i work here http://skadden.com (http://skadden.com/)

[AlamoSpursFan]

Who would give their kid a silly name?

Sincerely,
Former Texas Governor Jim Hogg

[Richard Cranium]

I don't get it.

[Don Imus]

the women in my department:

twanda
rashonda
mickel
tameca
bumni
berhane
nisha

:spin

I bet they are some nap....never mind.

[AlamoSpursFan]

I bet they are some nap....never mind.

Fucking classic.

:lmao

[Lebowski Brickowski]

Seriously now -- I have a customer named Tremendous. Which by itself is terrible enough. But when paired with her last name, Johnson, it becomes simply hilarious.

[Taco]

the women in my department:

twanda
rashonda
mickel
tameca
bumni
berhane
nisha

:spin

WHAT??!?!

NO Lafawnduh

SIGNED
KIP
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http://www.baby-guide.com/funny-baby-names.html

Funny Baby Names List

Many times, people come up with funny names for their baby when trying to find a unique name. Here are some of the funny first names that have reportedly been used in real life.


Porsche
Kia
Espn
Polo
Cashmere
Denim
Del Monte
Pistol
Aheavy
Alphasigmaphi
Aquarius
Artist
Barefoot
Battleship
Beethoven
Birdie
Casino
Elevator
Famous
Gimme
Handsome
Hightower
Lasagna
Learned
Quarter
Stereo
Starsky
Sahara
Beauty
Bobcat
Car
Cellars
Cheers
Crayon
Dimple
Earthaline
Factory
Hum
Hurrah
Lemonia
Luncheon
Lullaby
Magazine
Poppin
Risque
Space
Thee
Trivia
Unique
Vodka

[I Love Me Some Me]

I tossed around the idea of naming my daughter Wrigley (for Wrigley field), but ultimately settled on using that as a pet name instead.

[Taco]

I tossed around the idea of naming my daughter Wrigley (for Wrigley field), but ultimately settled on using that as a pet name instead.


You should have named her Addison West. :)

[Vinnie_Johnson]

I tossed around the idea of naming my daughter Wrigley (for Wrigley field), but ultimately settled on using that as a pet name instead.

Should have been a Met fan I think Shea is nice.

[Richard Cranium]

I'd never name a girl Bertha or Hilda. Funny how a name can be ugly if the face fits yet Gwenyth paltrow can pull it off.

[Vinnie_Johnson]

I'd never name a girl Bertha or Hilda. Funny how a name can be ugly if the face fits yet Gwenyth paltrow can pull it off.

It's funny but when it came down to naming my girls my wife had a name she liked but it was the same name that this big slut in high school had so I shut it down. She thought that was crazy that I couldn't separate that thought.

[Crookshanks]

Here's a few true ones:

Guy with a last name of Frost names his kids Jack and Dee.
Judge with the last name of Barr calls his kids Clark and Candy.
Here's a real winner: Kid with the name of Phillip DePotty - how cruel is that?

I guy I once dated named his daughter Summer Champagne - with a name like that she either has to be a porn star or a stripper! lol

[mexicanjunior]

I guy I once dated named his daughter Summer Champagne - with a name like that she either has to be a porn star or a stripper! lol

I once dated a girl named Misty Venus...she swore that was her real name. I saw the drivers license and everything...good times.

[Ginger Vitas]

Just saying my name leaves a bad taste in my mouth.

[ashbeeigh]

When I worked at West we had a list for bad/funny/amusing names and it had to pass a test to get on the list. There are two names I remember making the list: Tommy Pastrami (it was a guy who owned a sandwich shop and for real that was his name) and then Ricard Dick, no joke.

[JoeChalupa]

I remember thinking that I.M. Hipp was a badass name.

[Crookshanks]

I have a friend who used to be a teacher in the Edgewood ISD. She had a student with the name of Sardonyx Pink and her sister was Sapphire Blue! Their little brother was Apollo and the mother was pregnant (this was years ago) and if the baby was a girl she wanted to name it Bosnia!!

[Jekka]

I tossed around the idea of naming my daughter Wrigley (for Wrigley field), but ultimately settled on using that as a pet name instead.

I think a lot of kids could have been saved horrible names if their parents had just not procreated and gotten a new pet instead. So many names now strike me either as pet names, or names that should be nicknames, not real ones. For instance, "Apple" would have been a cute nickname to be shared among friends and family, but no, she's going to have to put that shit on a resume some day. At least that kid will probably never have to work if she doesn't want to with all of the money in the family, but I feel bad for some kids that just don't stand a chance later in life.

[Crookshanks]

My niece is expecting her first child and she just found out it's a boy. Well - my father's name is Dorian and he's always hated the name. BUT - his mother originally wanted to name him Peter Dick - and we've always teased him about it.

So, my niece called my dad and told him the baby was a boy and she was going to name him Peter Dick. :rollin My dad got a good laugh out of it!

[MiamiHeat]

boqueshia

[The Reckoning]

i know a guy whose name is Holden D. Glass. his brother is Phillip D. Glass

[Crookshanks]

i know a guy whose name is Holden D. Glass. his brother is Phillip D. Glass

no brother with the initials M. T. D.?
:lol

[Phil E.Buster]

A name can tell you quite a bit about a person.

[Sunshine]

My son had a doctor's appointment today and while we were waiting for the elevator, I was looking at the names on the directory. Peter Wang. We laughed.

[SAtown]

I know a guy named Viet, named so because he was conceived while his parents vacationed in Vietnam.

I had a friend in elementary school named Viet, and he had a brother named Nam. He was actually from Vietnam though

[Tom,Dick&Harry]

Better to have a unique name than be just like every other tom, dick or harry

[CubanSucks]

There are about six white kids with the name "ESPN". So this isn't a race thing.

Go back to school these days and say that.

[2Blonde]

There is a former Attorney General from Oklahoma whose name is Larry Derryberry. He named his son Terry Derryberry.:lol

[florige]

There is a former Attorney General from Oklahoma whose name is Larry Derryberry. He named his son Terry Derryberry.:lol



See I can sorta deal with names like that. It just when people try and get too cute with the first names. They don't think about the torment that poor kid will go through in school.

[florige]

do you work at Popeye's



:lmao

[Whisky Dog]

My all time personal favorite black name... Shabunda.

It's the stock name I use for the biggest of the big boned black girls, as in "Holy shit, did you see that Shabunda that waddled through the door?"

I'm horrible, I know.

[resistanze]

My son had a doctor's appointment today and while we were waiting for the elevator, I was looking at the names on the directory. Peter Wang. We laughed.

That reminded me of the time I was gong to my doctor's and I realized that the doctor in the next office's name was Dr. Hibbert.

http://www.newmediamedicine.com/forum/customavatars/avatar23917_1.gif

[lebomb]

I knew a dude names

Elque .................... pronounced LQ

[2Blonde]

I put myself through college working as a pharmacy tech in a hospital. We had a notebook where we printed out extra copies of labels when we got a really funny name. My favorites were always the ones where people would use the same name twice, just in a different language. I guess they were either too stupid to realize that little "LaMonica Monique" Jones was really "La Monica Monica" Jones. :lmao
Another I remember was "Lois Louise"

[AlamoSpursFan]

Better to have a unique name than be just like every other tom, dick or harry

When I was in middle school at Ed White, the shop teacher's name was Harry Dick.

:downspin:

[tp2021]

My mother is a counselor and she told me that she has talked to a girl named Placenta and a guy named Shithead (rhymes with "myth deed").