From the sublime to the ridiculous .

Was reading an article on music this morning and came across the name Snoop Dog. Well he was christened Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr , so probably he felt that was not too good a stage name  and hence the change .
In 2012, after a trip to Jamaica, Snoop announced a conversion to the Rastafari movement and a new alias, Snoop Lion came up.
 So far so good . Crazy - but well OK !
The article then went on to discuss Sean John Combs who was not too pleased with his name either and hence changed it to Puff Daddy .
Where Sean and Calvin got their monikers from I don't have a clue but they sure sound weird to me .
A little more reading and I was left flabbergasted .
Celebrities have gone crazy naming their babies . Its gone from the sublime to the ridiculous .
Have a read and you will get what I mean .

While some of the names are truly laughable others make me want to cry . Imagine the plight of those little brats when they grow old enough to understand . Probably it is a forgone conclusion that when they do realize that they were a joke , they too will change their names .
So here goes .

THE POOR KID'S NAME                                                                                               
( RICH KID ACTUALLY )

MOXIE CRIMEFIGHTER -                                     
TU MORROW                                                           
JER MAJESTY
CAMERA                                                                   
HEAVENLY TIGER LADY                                      
NORTH WEST
EGYP
INDIA
SAFFRON SAHARA
SPEC WILDHORSE
POPPY HONEY
DAISY BOO
SPARROW MIDNIGHT
AUDIO SERVICE

I just wonder as to what lengths celebrities will go for popularity .
I personally feel it is contrary to the child’s interest to have a name that can only lead to mockery and disobliging remarks in the years ahead.
What to make of all this? From a British perspective, for the state to save parents from their own silliness seems rather silly. On the other hand, however, allowing parents to give their children silly names could be seen as a whole lot sillier.
It is tempting to see banning such names as a moral duty, an aspect of the Social Contract. And many countries do it. Recent examples of banned names include 4Real (New Zealand), Osama Bin Laden (Turkey), Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii (New Zealand), and Brfxxccxxmnpcccclllmmnprxvclmnckssqlbb11116 (Sweden), which was intended to be pronounced “Albin”.

Some names given to babies in the UK last year are just as bad.
This sure is the height of craziness.

Ima Kettle Hazel Nutt Daisy Chain Pearl E. Whites Penny Wise Jay Bird Sandy Shaw Rusty Nails Robin Plunder Lorry Truck

Justin Case Seymour Leg Woody Bush Owen Money Justin Tune Lowden Clear Maurice Minor Bernd Onions Artie Choke Rick O'Shea I rest my case