Bad baby names

That is to say, bad names for babies

Naming a baby is possibly the single most important thing parents do for their newborn child. A name sends a message. A name conveys something essential about a person; it is evocative. Because of that, it is essential that parents pick a name free of any negative connotation. Most parents know not to name their child Adolf or Attila or Bugsy. But there are seemingly good names that, because of unforeseen implications, can set a child on a course leading straight to last-minute appeals and lethal injections. Some names have less than ideal meanings in their original language. For instance, the name Molimo in the Moquelumnan language means "bear resting under shady tree." But the name Molemo, a change of just one letter, means "ass face." Other names, through no fault of their own, become tainted. Because of a 1994 Disney film that flopped, the perfectly good name Squanto has fallen out of favor. The same applies to the feminine Squanto Marie and the African-American version, LaSquanta.

The following list of names and their meanings will keep you from inadvertently embarrassing your child who, let's face it, will have enough reason to hate you when it's all over without the added incentive of a stupid name, you big fat molemo.

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