Misunderstood:

That’s ugly. Ppl don’t take time to realize that those things WILL affect their child in the future. Unless of course they have no intentions of their child having to live in the real world where we are very much so still discriminated against.

Ugh!

adrionie:

^^^ i agree with you also i just thank God for lettin my momma give me name that i can actually live up to…ppl its ok for someone to make their kid’s name sound unique but yeesh have some common sense when naming your kids….i just found out that someone name their daughter Petronia….are you serious???? smh

Ms. Independent:

OMG there is no way somebody named their kid Africa-Asia Saudi Arabia! Like for real what kind of foolishness is that?

And naming your baby after a bleaching cream? wow!

People shouldn’t be so quick to put any and every name on their child. For the social reason for one and also alot of names have meaning and the name you choose very well could end up being that childs fate.

iVibeBlk's Sphere:

Well at least the girl can shorten her name to Erica so she should be okay once she’s old enough to learn to give herself a nickname, lol. I like worldy names but every letter just doesn’t work together.

The Pretty Brown Girl:

I am convinced that children w/those effed names are doomed. My cousin named her baby “Genesis Alize” and that child is 13 and has had nothing but strife her entire lil’ life. Now, that may have more to do w/the fact that her mama is a trifling dingbat, which is probably why her name is “Genesis Alize”.

A vicious cycle, I tell ya.

L.:

Jia, please tell me you lyin! You know what, don’t even bother. I refuse to believe this regardless.

Mr. Watson:

Me: Isn’t that a bleaching cream?
Friend: Yea. I like that as a name though.

…

to friend: think about what you just said.

Nicole:

Naming a kid is so important. As a teacher I just want to slap some parents. There is a girl at my school whose name is spelled Le-ah. you would think that’s just a uniique way to spell Leah. But noooooooo. It’s pronounced Le-dash-ah and she has the nerve to be offended if you don’t pronounce it right. F*ck outta here.

and1grad:

They really need to give doctors veto power over some of the absurdity that young mothers seem to come up with for names. Or call CPS or something.

Queen Neesee:

lol i just got done babysitting a little boy named LaCorrian- lol wth is wrong with mothers these days….

RFOURBIZ:

fabulous blog. where is the link to follow your blog?

Juana4ev:

Dumb Celebs are notorious for this! That Lisa Benet chick just named her recent baby boy, “Nakoa-Wolf Manakauapo Namakaeha Momoa”

WTF?? If you love each name’s meaning so much, save one for each of your consequent children. Why combine all that? This is why folks are getting name changes once they hit 18

Kitty Cleopatra:

Real talk, there’s a chick at a company I used to work for named I-Luv-Ashanta Johnson!
I swear on my life!!! I didn’t believe it until I saw her name in the payroll database, I thought everyone was lying to me. Can you believe that ish? And it’s really typed that way in the system, I-Luv-Ashanta Johnson!!!!!!! Beyond ghetto.

Lisa:

Name your kids what you want but you’re dooming them to a career behind the counter at Burger King. I’m pretty confident there will never be a Supreme Court Justice named Esoterica.

Noey Babie™:

Girl, I had a friend in high school named Grenade…

Right

Uzoma:

When there are many, many beautiful, powerful, creative names from the many tribes and cultures of Africa, this should not happen ever. In the Igbo culture, a child’s name is a sacred thing, it can be a mark of distinction or shame for the rest of their lives. In the Bible, a child’s name was part of the legacy they would carry into the world for the rest of their lives. Jia, I agree with you, we must educate those members of society that don’t know better so they will in the future do better. Love ya, another well done blog. Uzoma