I just stumbled across a site I had to share. Baby's Named a Bad, Bad Thing
Basically this woman has been browsing baby name forums and collecting the best of the worst.
Names with extra 'y's (Madyson)
Weird Spellings (like Zebrena for Sabrina)
Names whose meanings are totally off (like girls names that mean 'son of', madison and mackenzie being the most popular)
Use of Nouns and Verbs as names (meander, clay)
Also Themed families. (all with the same initial or similar meaning)
There are several very amusing comments though they do get old. One of the most disturbing discoveries is that people are actually naming their kids things like Nevaeh. Heaven spelled backwarks. Why!?!
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There's a chapter in Freakonomics about whether or not someone's name affects them. They conclude no, but they had some fun info. One fun chart was the various misspellings of Jasmine alongside years of education the mother had.
Also, apparently Madison became a girl name because of the movie "Splash" when the mermaid sees a sign for Madison Ave. and decides that will be her name.
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