When I heard the name of Beyonce and Jay-Z’s baby girl, Blue Ivy, I immediately thought damn here we go with these bad baby names again. I’ve wondered if parents think about the name calling and harassment their child will endure as they grow up. I understand wanting a unique name for your child, but some of the names we place on our children are just down right ridiculous. However, Blue Ivy is so rich her name won’t matter. She will tutored at home, and socialize with those who have unique names just like her. For example, Apple, Alabama Luella, Banjo, Sailor Lee and Diezel. Yep, the names of other Celebrity children.
Lets talk about the common folk? You know the children that have to go to regular school and endure being teased on the playground. Or, later in life turned down for a job because of their name. Corporate America will turn people away because of their names. People prejudge or automatically make assumptions about who you are because of preconceived ideas. They see your name on your Resume and automatically think they know you. It hits the shredder. They don’t want to leave any traces of you and that ridiculous name. Please know, they aren’t interested in the likes of you and your name says it all.
Lexus and Mercedes were once seen as ghetto names. Especially if the children lived in the projects or another low income area. What’s the chances of someone living in the ghetto driving or getting close to a Lexus or Mercedes? Lexus and Mercedes have dropped to the bottom of our Bad Baby Names list. Names like Buwana, KimKisha, Chandeler, Obamaneshaa, Pilot Inspektor, and Jermajesty are on the scene. These are the names that will wear on innocent children. These are the names that will cause a child to save every dime they can so they can change it down the road. Sorry mom, but Obamanesha or Pilot Inspektor was more than I could bear. I hope that you understand.
People please think about your children and the world in which we live when you decide on a baby name. More than likely, they will have to live with that name for the rest of their life. And, the torture that goes along with it. If you’ve noticed, I have intentionally not called my list Ghetto Names. Bad Baby Names have no boundaries. They’re just bad rather you live in the suburbs, Hollywood Hills or the ghetto. Leave us a comment and let us know the worst baby name(s) that you’ve heard or what you think about parents who give these poor children horrendous names.
