Saturday, December 11, 2004

Ghetto BABY Names....

Where in de hell do people get the names for their kids these days?? My son and I have been compiling a "Ghetto Baby Names" list for the last few years... Whatever happened to names like Lauren, Michael, David, and Brandon? We no longer want those old, traditional names, we want to name our kids after these "Superstars" i.e., Beyonce & Shaquille

Even if we don't use a "Superstars" name, we make up our own name, damn near using hieroglyphics to spell the damn name.... we use phonetic spellings, we use accent marks like they are on sale 2 for 1... It can be so ugly!!! I.e. Appreciante', I told you it can get ugly!! and there are many, many more.... I've even met women who named their daughters after themselves and gave the daughter Jr. to add to her name, what kind of backward ass SHYT is that????

If you EVEN think you might have a GHETTO BABY name to contribute, please feel free to send it to me. Now this list was compiled by me and my family, here we go.....
1. Alize'
2. Lexus (especially if you don't own a car)
3. Mercedes (same as #2)
4. BonQuisha
5. La Shawnte' (any name starting with La)
6. La Quitta
7. Hennessey (just WRONG)
8. KelShanique
9. MayOnnaise (Yes, the condiment)....
10. Traonna
11. Had to remove (he still my baby)
12. Zashanetta
13. LaVetrius
14. Dayshown
15. Daquon
16. Rontoyon
17. TiAndre
18. TryNelle
19. Fantasia (Yeah she can SANG, but.....)
20. Santita
21. Takiera
22. Shakir'ray
23. Chyna (Don't name yo baby after a foreign land....)
24. Africa ( refer to #23)
25. Asya (refer to #23)
26. Tavis
27. Destiny
28. Essence
29. Chunichi
30. Akon
31. India (refer to #23)
32. Cherevah
33. Azzure'
34. Espn (yes the sports network)
35. Delvon
36. Sharelle
37. ShawnRee
38. T'Shanae
39. Keyshawn
40. Chelisa
41. London (refer to #23)
42. Traneaya
43. Divine
44. CharDonay & Chablis (Never ever name your kids after wine)
45. Chateau
46. Vinnisha
47. DeVante
48. Dartell
49. Prudencia
50. LaTasheanne


And last but not least......
51. PRECIOUS
52. Shalamar (As in the Singing Group)
53. Shaniqua
54. Moet
55. Star (I still don't like her CHUNKY ASS!!!)

Please feel free to add to my list......

These were added by the following Bloggers...
The Marlo Girl BroomQueisha
Funkeedva Hanifah (heck, anything with a 'fah at the end)
Sharnetta
Aquanetta
Ta'Sheeka
Lemonjelo
Orangelo (I heard a rumor that these were twins named after JELLO) lol I hope it's not true!Quadir
Uneeka (NO LIE, I know a chick named UNEEKA)
Sharquitta *and she had really sharp teeth...it was just too close to the word shark...ugh, po thang
Lovey
Foxy
Vixen
Diesel
Denim
Appolonia Jalonia (this is a real name)
Gonarrea (Pronounced "go-near-ria" unlike the Venereal Disease)

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Anonymous said...

WAT GUCCI YA MII NAME IS JAZSIMINE.
YA I KNOW A GURL NAME RAKEEDA (SUPER PRETTY) I DON'T LIKE IT ALL GHETTO I MEAN I DO BUT I LIKE IT EXTRA PRETTY LIKE THAT. ;)

Anonymous said...

1. Reyon
2. Demontrae
3. Deontray
4. LaQuan
5. Cornelious
6. Trent
7. Canijah
8. Latoria
9. Damon
10. JaQuarious
11. Clifford
12. Travis
13. Davontae
14. Jamil
15. Antwione
16. Anterio
17. Ramalle
18. Idrees
19. Jonisha
20. Uniqua

Thats all i could think of right now. But some of them are some cute blackk names! :) lol.

Anonymous said...

I met a girl at the movie theater named TEQUILA!

Miss Distemper said...

My father wanted to name me Juliana, but his guilt ridden psyche caved in after witnessing my delivery and I was branded with my mothers choice, LaTunya. She placed stern emphasis on the T being capitalized and the U in place of A or O.

From the moment I could understand speech I found very few people who would pronounce it correctly as everyone put too much emphasis on the U. Naturally, I grew tired very quickly of having to correct people on the pronunciation, spelling and also having to berate ignorant people for telling me I spoke too properly for them to call me such a ghetto name.

When I entered the second grade and had some clever boy in class manage to pen a taunting song rhyming LaTunya and Funyons, enough was enough. I put my foot down and demanded to be addressed as Denise, my middle name.


No, Denise doesn't have that zing like LaTunya, but it's not butchered when spoken and it's easily spelled. The best part is that it doesn't cause me to have hot flashes when I'm at the doctors office, because I no longer have to see the nurse who comes out to call me back studying the name on my chart like an S.A.T. exam.

Anonymous said...

Those are ghetto names wow! haha buh i got 2 myself its a first and middle name

1)La'Zoefia Zyana
2)Samiryiahna Chauntrice

those are good ones haha!

Anonymous said...

Kiiaquaneece
Mos' Div
Jalenncia
Rotanique
Porsilin
Day'zhanique
Dazha-LaQuoria

Anonymous said...

QUI'AQUA'NIECE
:)
hahaha.
i would NEVER name my child that!

Unknown said...

barrackeesha.obamaniqua,tay-tay,shanaynay.la`kweefa.ka`neeshuh.ty`quarius,zakwan,o'jaamuh,delicious,mikajackeesha,la'fawnduh

Angelle said...

Ma real name iz Angelle and I got people tellin me ma name ghetto all da tyme byut it aint. I got 6 kidz deyy namez iz:
Da'Shwan Terrell
Jordan Tyshawn
Jazmine Raine
Dezirae Skye
A'aziah Starr
Chynah Rayann

Dey namez aint ghetto even doe peope say dey iz.
Otha ghetto namez:
Shithead (Sha-tead)
Da sisters:
Chardonnay(I kno her)
Champagne(I kno her)
Hennesey(I kno her)
Margarita(I kno her)

Shaquann (a gurl)
JaKwonna
Tajarique
Tanjarine
LaHonda

Da sisterz&brotherz:
Porche
Mercedes
Bentley
LaHonda
MarKecia

cool36 said...

HEREZ A FEW NAMES

Tanjareena
Intelligence
God’ess
DayZhane
Elexus
Tonet [pronounced Tonay]
TanJanetta
Taquandra'Nay
Antwanasia
Liquor [pronounced Le Kore]
Esperanza
Shaquandra
Tim'Shaniqua
Shaniqua'Lynn
Taiwanna
DeQuailon
Tajuana [pronounced Tawanna]
DeJanae
Abriyonna

I also went 2 school with this girl named Kneeya [it was pronounced like Nia]

Anonymous said...

I sold an item on craigslist to a guy named "&dimstar" - no, that's not a typo, his name began with the "&" sign . . hahaha

Riche' said...

I have a few names to add...
Rashay(spelt Riche')
LaBrisha
Chastity
Brazil
Tronneisha
Davion
Sequoia
Kenya
Moniqua
Treasure
Xazavion
Camarion
Jabari(just could u heard it on girlfriends)
Ramonie
Shaquavon
De'Mario
Ronneisha
Venisha
Inderia
Princess
Akehenaton
Quinnetta
Quanyel
Tyhemba
Yasmeen
Lavander
Diamond
Charity
Tyquajha
Travious
I Love them dearly but all our mama's had need to stop!

tribalionskilltesterlionsqueakyliontoy said...

hMy childrens names are

Lilike (Lily-kee)Judith Elisabeth
Locke (Lock-ee)Christopher Stephen
Anjeni (An-jen-ee)Katalin Nicole

Anonymous said...

Shantevius
Ke'larius
Dartavian
Jatoria
Tryfina
Shadymond (as seen on Maury)
Ti'Aire
Kwante ( a girl, damn)
Tatisha
King David
Prince
D'Aujanae
Key'Ma

I have all repsect for Afircan names but c'mon these aren't! Are they aren't French either dammit!

Anonymous said...

ABOVE I meant Prince Michael, oh and a family favorite of mine, Cheypria(Shay-pree-uh), how cute!

Anonymous said...

Some people that used to be in foster care with me in LA,Ca
ReTorsha
Robeniya (Robin-ee-uh)
Ki'marla
Sayana (Say-onna)
Cey'la (Say-luh)

Boyz in the hood style peoples...

Anonymous said...

I am a nurse. We recently had 2 babies in the nursery - different moms....are you ready ??

Da'Koldest
Da'Finest

Poor kids....

a said...

This is Ignorant. You expect people to have a european name? Names like akon happen to be in other languages, whats wrong with going back to our roots or making some creativity for ourselves and not what society gives, us. Seriously how is this ruining a childs life? If people judge them by their name for lets say job opertunities may be turned down just because their names that person was probably already prejudice anyway because wheather your name is Precious or Heather and your black and that person is prejudice all there going to see is your black. So Ma`am i would like you to ask yourself where YOU stand on your own sterotypical judgement of people.

Anonymous said...

My mother is a teacher, and she just got her new class rolls for this year. Get ready:

D'Quarius (I'm a Jemini myself)
Quantavious
Treveon
Shaniqua
Jakyrio
Rayvon
Tynesha
Xzavier
Shakeisha
Djenne (at first I thought this kid's parents were from another country, but no)

And last but not least, Jaquaviuos. Yes, it's really spelled like that.

Anonymous said...

Tiearreairlier

Anonymous said...

Nosmoking (the s is silent)

Anonymous said...

Ok The name is is pronunced

Tierra re air lee air

Anonymous said...

I know a little girl named Beyonshae.

LemOnjello JA'zae said...

y ud be makin n trippin on makin fun of my name? i done made dat name up. o ya yall be fogettin triz Napk {wit dat quiet p} dimon'QuiZelley and sprytjuce. check on dat wen i b in da nfl wit uzane or whatev his name b. tomoro nxt time im out til den pce

Anonymous said...

Here are some more kids' names from my poor mother's school:

Rayvonia (sister to Rayvon?)
Deantae
Y'tai'un (I'm not sure whether the T and the U are supposed to be capitalized)
Javoisier (Interestingly enough, this is close to the name of a famous scientist -but I get the feeling that's not what the parents were aiming for.)
Egipt
Laquasha
Karnisha

Anonymous said...

Qu' (qwa pos tra fee)
La-a (la dasha) you pronounce the dash!

Anonymous said...

My cousins' name is SHITHEAD...I AM SOOOO SERIOUS!(You say it like Sha-Teed) Yeah my aunt was def. trying to be a Little TO creative!!! Lol!! But everybody call her TT for short, or we just call her by her middle name! I have a couple of more....
Startisha (Hint: her Mothers name was Patrisha Star....)
Chadtrisha (Hint: Her fathers name was Chad..LMAO)
Tae'Shondra
Shakeyshia (she named her baby Shakeya...)
Well those were just a few....

Unknown said...

My 10 year old daughter has given me these names. These are names of her fellow classmates.
Deborah'(pronounced Duh-Bor-Ruh)
Idenity
Cavasier
Anything ending in "eeka"
Tayshondrian
Jaleeah
Kahliah
Caholi (Kuh Holly)
Shakayla
Sakina
Shaquanna
Shaunquay

Unknown said...

Yes, My name is ghetto too. LOL!!! I blame my mother. Thank goodness I didn't torture my children. :)

Anonymous said...

not hatin at all...but who in the hell do u think u are, i swear people in this f***d up world always got something to say. who cares if "you" are anybody else feels that thoses names are ghetto. and u black at that, ya'll need to get it together because u just making these white people laugh because they feel that they are right. if u wanna name yo baby keisha, keke, devonte, demon go ahead its yo damn child and u shouldnt be embarassed. people can be so damn ignorant. this is nonsense u wrong for even making this shit.

Anonymous said...

This is no BS. I asked the pronunciation of My-a because I called her maya. She said it was "My-dash-uh. The dash don't be silent."

Anonymous said...

Shonneysha(Shawn-Neysha)--Me
Shonnette
DiShone
Sharmondus(r is silent)
Ny-Jah
Lovie

These are all family and friends.

coke said...

The most ghetto names::::::::::::::::: Indonesha,Cashmere,and Majestique. Please leave your comments about these names!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anonymous said...

Zakavian

Qwest said...

What about Jastarsha, D'Neal & Dymeneak (Sisters), and Blarridia (LOL)

:)

Megan Ariel Brown

Anonymous said...

I know a girl named La-a, it is pronounced la dash a

Anonymous said...

O'Keiya (pronounced okia)

Anonymous said...

These are people I know:

1.Quilla
2.Sincere(its a guys name)
3.Lexus(my Goddaughter I blame the father)
4.Diva
5.Clinique(yes like the make up)
6.Starletta
7.B'randy(pronounced Buh-randy)
8.Nakisha
9.Quaniece
10.Shaquila
11.LeShondra
12.La Precious
13.Princess
14.Mister
15.Sir

Please think before you name your children people

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Anonymous said...

Right now I work in a mail room, and these are some of the names I've seen on the envelopes:

Cleatress (a female soccer shoe?)
Chaquetta
Verneal (in my opinion, too close to a certain kind of disease)
Gentristris

And these are some of the best (worst) I names spotted on the back of a "Class of 2004" T-shirt while standing in line:

Kwatavious
Daradous
Jamariuz
Marquante
Quinntavious

Why would a loving parent do something like that?

lullabytiya said...

Shaquilla, Chakiya, Akeilah, Jaydah, Jermaynah, Antwonn, Antahnayza, Shadai, Taiqua, Csniqua, Csnquan (my 2 cousins), Trenae and Shawhontai

lullabytiya said...

Jermaynah is pronounced jer mayne nah. antahnayza--ant tah nay sia. csniqua-shaniqua, csniquana-shaquana. taiquan-tay kwon and shawhontai--sha won tay

lullabytiya said...

i hope my names make the list and btw, what was ur sonz name??

lullabytiya said...

Royal (boy) Shay'on (girl) Toeneesha (girl) Cloudysky (girl) Dymund (girl) Preshush (girl) and Starr (girl) sadu (boy) and Kristahle pronounced krystal (girl)
lml ohk im dunnn

M. Ryba said...

"Le-a" spelled with a hyphen but pronounced "le-DASH-uh". Enough said.

Anonymous said...

I live in the South and work in a billing office of a teaching hospital. I see these names all the time. Last week I came across these 2 unique names: Sycheekia and Mushondia. And like usual, they were welfare recipients with no jobs. Surprise, surprise!!!

Jazmin said...

a few other GHETTO names are Lilabonqueta (lil lh bone que tah)
Tyquanineshalo (tie qhi knee shu low)
Tashaquiante (ta shu quahn tee)

Anonymous said...

This reminds me, there is some girl at my school named Cashmere Bentley XD

Anonymous said...

JaMarcus

NitaLove said...

GURLS:
Raronisha
Laquansha
Kalaynaha
Nashantae
Walonteah
Shaqurisha
Tajuanesha
Toshanra
Bronikara
Halonita

I couldn't think of none for boys cuz all of those are too cute to be considered ghetto, well to me

Anonymous said...

Bodonlanaquisha
Starbuckquita
Stormistic
Shabootyquiqui
DaBaddest
Dafinest
Marijuana
Quashawnte

Anonymous said...

My name is Ja Quaya(Jah-Qway-yuhh) I love my name

Anonymous said...

I knew one girl. She was really pretty and a true sweetheart but daaaaaaaang her name was super ghetto.

Tequanjelique

(Te-qwan-jah-leak)

danielle...so normal said...

I work in a hospital and see some crazy names (from the puerto ricans too)

Jasya (Juh-sigh-uh)
Jalicia
Octavious (an ex of mine)
Quaneequa (went to school with her)
Sheyonna (a cousin of my daughter)
Treyvaughn (Sheyonnas brother)
Jamaica (a white girl I new!)
LaMya (I know all the following mya's)
KaMya
ShaMya
JaMya
Cedrica (Went to school w/ her, needless to say she was ESE)
Zamaria
Shalaya (Sha-lay-uh) friends kid)
Kayont'e (Kay-on-ta)school
Keante (Ke-on-tae) school
Dontavious (school)
Bernisha (school, she and her mom were both pregnant together at the same time, she was like 15)
Aaliyah (not ghetto, its just the spelling)
Chutney (like the food, another white gir)
Meighann....(Megan!)

Anonymous said...

Another gem from the mail room: Tamika Rolax. First name isn't that bad, but is the middle name supposed to be a watch or a stool softener?

Also, isn't one of the characters in the kids' show "The Backyardigans" named Uniqua, or something like that?

Anonymous said...

how bout sakiya nd JaKoby dem my kids name nd dey ghetto faboulus lol but itz true or chaniya or tasheon i think is ghetto

Anonymous said...

Jericha
Sunshine
Latigrah

All of these are past classmates' names. I absolutely despise the first name because the girl to whom it belonged would NEVER shut up about her daddy's money.

Anonymous said...

here is one for you, NA-A?


answer below





Na-dash-uh. for real.

Anonymous said...

Keeosha is one

Anonymous said...

can't be serious...

1- Arquashia
2- Shacanna (not to mention her last name is Fordham sooooooo wrong Shacanna Fordham????? Really?)

Anonymous said...

so i was reading all these names and someone had ANGELICA (my name, but i go by angie) as #1 on their list. how is that ghetto?

Ashley said...

I dont think this is ghetto but it's cute as a whole name....Valentino Ja'mal Wynter

Anonymous said...

this girl i went to schol with her name was Zachrea pronounced Zosh-ua

Anonymous said...

Yall are crazy! Why name your child something that hardly anyone can pronounce?

Sure, who wants to have names like "Tiffany, Brittany, Beth or Sue." Your name doesn't make you "unique" its your personality. Cause you can have a name like Fubrieka and still be just another bitch on the block like Tiffany. That would make you look even more worse.

HURR HURR my baby name is starneesha kaequan williams.

Now how good would that look?

Why not have something pretty and doesn't make you look like you were born in the amazon jungle?

Here's another one for your list...

FaMerika!

Anonymous said...

London is not ghetto nor is China,Asia and Star is also not ghetto.

Anonymous said...

From the mail room, once again with feeling:

Benqueshya
Chillinda (a bad comic book villain?)
Quinntrazleys
Lecheryl (too close to 'lecher')
Mississippi
Athalia (in the Bible, she killed a bunch of kids)
Chronicles (Seriously, if you want your kid to have a Biblical name why not go with Matthew or Mark, or Ruth or Esther?)

Anonymous said...

how bout Tra'Eghtquaneshea Jakezeola Alcolshe'A ????

Tasha from Chattanooga said...

I compare ghetto names with my friends daily. However my friend floored me when she shared Bobokikianni, Deaqufinna, and La-A(Pronounced La dasha). Although these moms think this crap is cute it really isn't. Most of the people I have met with these ghetto names are in fact ghetto as hell. Tell your friends, family members, and coworkers to stop!

Unknown said...

how bout these(real people i personally know)
1.Lavitacus
2.Darshiqua (dar-sheek-wa)
3.Migyana
4.TraDaijiana Arnyah (my cuz April daughter)
5.Santiana, Santia,Santinisha (April sister Lindsays kids)
6.Lamontiana (her dad name Lamont)
7.La'Thomasine
8.Armonni Javiere (Hy-vee-air)(they not hispanic)my po' nephew!
9.Xynfadelle (one of my best friends, Zen-fa-del)
10.Staraijah Quashanelle (Star-asia and Stariae' La'Shanelle (Star-ree-a)my twin nieces
11.Al'maz Hyzeme (my sister Stephany son)
12.Shapaula (my cuz name Paul,needless to say this his child.)
13.Zahya (za-high-ya)
14.Tyquaniah (ty-qua-ny-yah)
15.Jamarcus
16.Delvionne
17.Shamikqua Asheeta(sha-mike-wa)
18.Ashalay
19.Malykwa (ma-like-wa)
20.Dason (day-son...why not just Jason?)
21.Mo'aisianae Tyjaquaeya (mo-asia-nay ty-ja-kway-ya)
22.Camino (a dude I dated)
23.Valiant (another dude I dated)
24.Kenry (Henry wit a K)
25.QuaDavid
26.Lexiara (lex-ee-r-a) Lavontra

Unknown said...

just watch the college hoops tournament. one young brother playing for baylor, i think, was named Lacedarius. darius is not bad, but putting lace in frot of it sounds like a stage name for a stripper or porn star.

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Unknown said...

antidisestablishmentarianeesha!!!!

Sexy Lady said...

People say that my name is ghetto

But do you no wat it is

My name is laquisha and you cant tell me that that name aint ghetto

Valerie Nicole said...

Quatavia
Shayla
Octavia
Quantavious
Berniezsha
Jaharia
Gervante
Montae
Shontae
Darius
Taquasha
Tirriah
Ja'Quan
Tamira
Kavasha
Daquaven
Keyosha
Tynesha
Zarmesha
Roneishal
Zoriyeill
Shania
Ja'Kessia
Shakorian
Ashante'
Ka'Vasha
Ty-Shaun
Tanieka
Te'Airra
Ajarae
Ladasha
Jayvon
Jekebren
Deonte
TreyVaughn
Sharaymia
Muffin
Laboniquisha
I literally just went through my school yearbook from this past year and got all of those :)

Unknown said...

hispanic names are also ghetto as hell. take these for example

usnavy (i guess they saw the ships)
usmaily(..they got letters from the us??)
generra(..sound like diarrea to me)
yamileidy(Jah-Mee-lay-dee)
yalondra(ja-lon-dra)
siheidy(see-hay-dee)
fania(my grandma's name)(fa-nee-a)
lorenza(my mom's name)
baldemiro concepcion(father's name)
Nivo(grandpa's name)(nee-vo)
solanyi(lo-lan-yee)
solangel(so-lan-gel)
robelly(ro-belly)
catiusca(ca-tee-us-ca)
and the list goes on....
btw these are all people i know

killinem said...

those are all so funny but what about shomaneka or terrelanae and you cant forget timianisha

Anonymous said...

This is funny and its kinda giving me a headache.

I just read Freakonomics for a class and it disucsses the evolution of baby names. Interesting stuff. Gives you a whole new perspective on this.

Anonymous said...

Le'Monjello and Or'Angejello were indeed people. Twin girls I went to school with.
A good friend of mine was also named "Treopia". Like Ethiopia or something. I worked with girls named Precious and Princess. I'm from New Orleans, so I have also seen Bambi, Honey and such. My favorite is when they butcher the names, but also add "eaux" or the similar to make it sound more southern or traditional. NOT.

Elise said...

Here are some for you!

Latrarium
Yoneisha
Sharpay
English
Daquisha
Winter
Trayvon
Marquisha
Odyssey
Shariesha

Unknown said...

Dear lord, I thought my hometown was ghetto! Names of some girls I knew-

Cherish (a BIG bitch)
Lacoura (law-coe-oo-ra)
Neveah (suppose to be heaven backwards, girl was a devil)
Shawlie
Beuty (Yes, beauty misspelled)
Karbon
Ranelle (ra-nel-lay)
M'Nella
Grape (this one still makes me think if her mom knew of the stereotypes)
and Pawn

Ana Clitic said...

Came across this blog while searching for ghetto names, hilarious read. Just wanted to contribute one name I ran into recently. “La-a” pronounced “Ladasha”. No joke. This person lives and breathes, and actually works in the medical field.

Unknown said...

Somewhere on the first page someone listed Jamiesha as a ghetto name. This is actually a rare indian name, as in India, not native american indian. I have only met 2 others in my life and they spell it very differently. It is my name and it is a shame that it has been ghettoised.

Also I saw Octavia somewhere, this is a beautiful latin name, one of my friend's names actually. And she is a very posh english girl, not ghetto!

I do know someone who wants to name their kids Portia-Lou (like port-a-loo) and Champagne/Charmaine, Mercedes was also an option...

Unknown said...

Somewhere on the first page someone listed Jamiesha as a ghetto name. This is actually a rare indian name, as in India, not native american indian. I have only met 2 others in my life and they spell it very differently. It is my name and it is a shame that it has been ghettoised.

Also I saw Octavia somewhere, this is a beautiful latin name, one of my friend's names actually. And she is a very posh english girl, not ghetto!

I do know someone who wants to name their kids Portia-Lou (like port-a-loo) and Champagne/Charmaine, Mercedes was also an option...

Sherman said...

Is Veronique a ghetto name? Just wondering...
Sherman Unkefer

Unknown said...

Funny! Some names above I'd don't think are that ghetto, like Carmella- it's Italian, the wife on the HBO The Sopranos was named Carmella. Octavia & Octavious are Latin, Octavia was Mark Anthony's wife in ancient Rome. Salomé is a female seductress in the New Testament & she is in many paintings by Renaissance artists. Mercédès is at least as old as the book The Count of Monte Cristo, written in 1844. Beyoncé was named after her mom's maiden name, Beyincé. Xerxes the Great was the king of Persia, Minerva is the Roman goddess of wisdom & inventor of music.

My fave name on the whole list Tekeyla. Asswhole is just crazy.

Unknown said...

i find tht this is quite offensive and fell like yall just a bunch of haters...my sons name is london and everyone loves it and just in case u didnt know that name carries prestige. i know famous attornies with the name...and people are entitled to name their children wahtever they wish just as kids r entiltled to change it at 18 just like i did...so find something else to do beside hate on people for wanting to be unique

Unknown said...

Whoooop! I have the number 1 ghetto baby name! I have a feeling of accomplishment :D Mmm, Alize..Like the liquor(:

Unknown said...

laquisha
lafawnda
tatiana
shaneighneigh(dont kno how 2 spell tht)
alfanzo
sammalinda(i kn o someone named tht)

Unknown said...

You need to look at the year book for Port Richmond High School...if there kids even make it that far because these names have doomed them...
-er (like dasher)
chandlier

Unknown said...

Emrica
keylious
CorShaun
LeMeya
CreOntae
DeNysia
trois
LuNisa
Rameika
Andreux(andrew, its not ghetto just spelled different)
Tryeshanell (try chanel)
Domanique( dominique..just spell it the correct way, thanks)
Dakyla
Novelle
Reneeseme (renee esmay)
Keirstian

Unknown said...

Ok...yall not ready. I have some names for you and they are REAL people...

Foodnisha... food-nee-shuh
Cleophidilé... clee-ooff-uh-de-lay
Cleolameu... Clee-o-luh-mew
Lamborghini... lam-bor-je-nay
Vagina... vaaj-nuh
Vaseline .. vaz-lynn

Unknown said...

I volunteered at an elementary school one time and there was a boy there named Understanding, no joke, porr kid. The worst part was that his last name was Allah, which means that his full name was Understanding Allah, smh. I alos went to middle school with a girl who's name was Delicious and her sister's name was Adorable. They were something else. !

Anonymous said...

The ghetto...it burns

IceeyJ said...

I have a very old fashioned name which is Pearlie. I was named after my great Aunt. But my best friend's niece actually named her baby Da'Maine and it's pronounced just like it looks!

IceeyJ said...

My cousin is married to a guy named Anthony Markeith. His oldest son's name is Anthony Markeith, Jr. And their youngest son's name is Markeith Anthony. TOO FUNNY!!!

m.e.s.s.i.a.h. said...

i went to camp with a girl named lefertiti._.REALLY. i also knew a woman named poopsie. ghetto black people make me sick. i mean, is it really that hard to have enough respect for yourself and future child to name them something decent. my parents named me sinari and i changed it to jason after i went on a job interview and the guy told me " the name didnt fit the company image".
LEFERTITI got made fun of everyday. they called her LEFT TITI. poopsie wasnso oblivious to the fact her name was poopsie.
i. cant do this anymore

Anonymous said...

I know a kid named Krylon- after the spray paint !

Kiana Elyse said...

actually Mercedes is not a ghetto name.the car itself was named after a man's daughter ... i forgot the whole story though.

Kiana Elyse said...

actually Mercedes is not a ghetto name. the car was named after a man's daughter itself. i forgot the whole story but look it up !

MalaMkandawire said...

I know someone called ABCD...pronounced abseda...shaking my damn head. And then there is Alphabette. Oh my god! Laughing for days!! Some may claim that we are being ignorant for bringing into light these ridiculous names and that we are against our own people but there is a difference between unique and down right absurd. Some will even argue that these names have special meaning in African languages...I'm African and please don't blame my people for these ghetto ass names! I'm sorry but you can't trace Boomshaquequeyakwaneequa to my people. So ghetto!

That's what I said: YUP! said...

How about VANICA, LaZoya, LaZaida, LaZairah, and DaSituationMB

That's what I said: YUP! said...

Or even Kevilina Pamalina or Shiquita Evette Wells

Love_All_People said...

Last night a teenage child contemplated suicide due to cyber-bullying. A couple of years ago in MO a young girl hung herself in closet in a town next to me due to cyber-bullying. Cyber-bullying comes in many forms and forums. I know a young girl who googled her name which brought her to this site. She is a very intelligent,well-endowed,spirit filled child of God who has been used to break strongholds in families amongst different nationalites.

This forum was created by an adult-maybe in search for self-gratification. Or maybe this forum was created to promote an insecure area where his/her voice is not heard. Whatever the reason for this- let all of us as adults look at each other and remember it is not our place to judge anyone who has been created by our God. Remember the scripture-"Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations."-Jeremiah 1:5

If Jesus was not our Lord and Savior-his name would have appeared on this list. Why? Simply,because people forget that in Epehsians 4:12 and Romans 14:19 states: Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification.
(meaning-we should do things to build one another up and not tear one another down)

Our children endure things that we as adults did not face as a child.(at least to the level things have magnified to in present day's society) Must we, as adults or young teen leaders, contribute to the process of making it more difficult.

Imagine your child, brother, and sister coming to you to say, "There are people making fun of my name on the internet." The child has walked in dignity and character until this one moment the enemy allowed this forum to destroy God's good works. Now the child battles with low self-esteem. All because someone decided that they are more powerful than God in stating they will not have a future due to their names. Please research the names in the bible which are not common-starting with Jesus- and compare the victories. (Not to mention the names Jehovah Jireh, Jehovah Shalom,etc)

I leave you with Matthew 12:36-But I tell you that men will have to give account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken.

CODDUDE2234 said...

Obamanique
Barackiesha
Hussianandria

IthinkimPrinceton's Thereforeeim Jazzy said...

You also left out
1) Shaniah
2) Kaniah
3) A'Yanna
4) Donyell
5) Jujuitsu (I'm not making it up!)
6) Jade
7) Kenisha, Kanisha
8) Jambalaya
9) Princess
10) Marajuana (poor girl, we call her Mary for short)
11) Ecstasy
12) Ebony
13) Rochelle
14) Kyah
15) Special
17) Marquis (Markeese)
18) King
19) Dutchess
20) Empress
21) Shakira
22) Chaquitta

Dawn said...

Okay, im BLACK and my name is Dawn. But while we over here talking about ghetto names, lets talk about them Common ass names White Folks name their children, such as; Lucy lu, Anne, LeeAnne, Daisy, Faith, Hope ... Lets get on that subject right quick!

meeee said...

MY EX FRIENDS NAME WAS SECHOVIA

THEN MY EX BEST FRIENDS SISTERS NAME WERE
YASMINE
CHAZMINE
JASMINE WACHOVIA ( NO KIDDING THAT WAS HERE MIDDLE NAME

Also

myeshia
dajiona
aspacia
shakyrah
syneathea
sunsearain
ki'tta
neiko
sharikka
necha
jaquala
rashondra
temarkus
quandarrious
se'quoyah
yorelle
shakeria
zenyetta
kenyetta
zykeia
bonita
candaisha
chandrese
tangela
chanterica
vontaa
teuntraa
dynasty
vantasia
kandaisy
ye'ye

meeee said...

Oh and I forgot My sister's Name Mykisha

BranFlakes327 said...

Not kidding,
I'vr heard of a girl named Shithead (pronounced shi-theed)

camlover said...

hey wat about Nakita or natalia or nyla

Bektemba Nnamdi said...

I haven't actually met that person with this name, but it is 100% believable that this person exists!

China Buffet, but written as "Chyna-Boufaye"

Somebody please tell me I'm lyin'!

SurveyTaker said...

What a coincidence! Lemongelo and Orangelo ARE real! A few years ago, I worked as a front desk agent at a vacation resort in TN...A woman called down to report her sons missing...I wrote the names down (Orangelo and Lemongelo) and gave it to the PBX operator and told her the situation...A little while later, the boys came into the guest services center, and the operator notified the mother, but she mispronouncced the names on the phone (she was a Southern woman with a very heavy country accent)...I was standing next to her as she pronounced the names "Orange jello" and "Lemon jello"...it was so funny! She was embarrassed after I explained how they should have been pronounced...I still tell this story to people...lol

FunkTron said...

man o' man...this list of names should be put inside a time capsule and launched into outer space, but before we do that I just want to add a few names that I heard growing up in the hood.

Dayzha : this is the same "zh" as in parmesian!

another variant is Dayzhalay. Must I begin these names with caps? I mean it's not like they're real pronouns lol. Anyway, here are some more.

Samalitha, Dimby, Makyius.

camlover said...

Hey nashiqua tatyana shaunique

urkel said...

EasyMa'Kisha
Welpharisha
DiaBatisha
Morbidisha
Rafeeta
Popcornita
Waynita
Constipatia
Cheese' (pronounced CHEE-say)
Hondacivi'Kisha
MariJuana
Rolla'Bluntisha
Nonameformybabylika
Delicious
Chevronice
Chev'Rolet
Justgotmynailsdunisha
Vagineeta
Panasonica'Liquawishihadaviziokanice
Boo
Machine' (pronounced MA-chin-AY)

Ancalagon18 said...

Velveeta

kokobuny said...

Ok well I work in a dental office and I used to work in DC (need I say more). Im just going to name a few since a lot of them have already been mentioned.

Clamenthra
Trashell
Claireponte (pronounced Clair-pont-tay. This particular pt. would get upset if you pronounced or spelled his name wrong! lol
Joetresha (looks like Joe and Tresha made a baby!)
Jonella
Fontella
Phanepha
ENJOY!!!

@Lickmii_Pistol said...

My Name is Brittney but my mama spells it BRITTAKNEEY..i got it changed when i turned 18!.

Anonymous said...

I take improv classes and my improv teacher is also a fifth grade teacher. He told me that he has a little girl in his class named "L-A". Do you know how to pronounce that? Probably not. Well, it's pronounced Ladasha, crazy right.

Sarah said...

I have a client now named Shawnwon (pronounced Shu-won)

]Isn't Mariah's baby named Morocco or something like that?

Sister Naimah said...

I got sum ghetto names as well. Thank u all for the names you posted. Um anywayz here is sum i came with or i seen and wanted to share....

Shondarella
Tae'Quazza
Ti'kyell
Daishonna
Layana
Jacuon
Ta'measha
Chanika (chuh-nee-kuh nn from chantiny)
Janeesha from Ja'nai
Dreyvon
Bre'shon
Shantaria
Galeesa
Ta'nika
Ti'kem
Shi'heem
Treytina
Demarkus
Raeshawyn
Ni'kisha
NaOsha
Shantoria
Shombreecia (shom-bree-see-uh)
Shawdeesha
Shombreesha
Lacey
Corisha
Marlayna
Randiqua
Timbryatta
Leticia
Jabari
Columbia Washington
Corvette
Corvetta
Corviata (cor-vee-ah-tuh)
Cortasia (cor-tay-zjuh)
Hattie Mae
Anasya (uh-nay-zjuh)
Shaquana
Leandra

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Unknown said...

Monisha:
cornbreadeesha(your child is not a snak)
spongebobeesha(just wrong!!!!)
comptonia(she is not the city)
celluarphoniqua( DAMN!!!)
daquwoisha(WTF)
aja mango(this is america ppl)
nomore naming kids after cars they cant even have...or drinks stop drinking when you name these babys its just wrong oh and especilally dont name your kid KOOLAIDNISHA her daddy was not the koolaid man

Lisa Campbell Crawford said...

Ok I have a few to add to the list.

Shomonique (named for something to eat)

Casino (can't think of the brothers name but they rhyme)

Chlamydia (professor said how do you pronounce this Clamdia, Shalamdia. She said...no its Chlamydia!)

Jhakurian

Unknown said...

my cousin name is iantavian, my niece's name is akia my nephews name nadje' and makai, my name is kaderia, my cousin's name is trevicia shaquonda jackeisha

Anonymous said...

My daughters name is ZAKIIYA! (: &'evrybody loves her name...I don't like regular names they're boring as shyt I love hearing different names it makes u unique .

Anonymous said...

My daughters name is ZAKIIYA! (: &'evrybody loves her name...I don't like regular names they're boring as shyt I love hearing different names it makes u unique .

Anonymous said...

Suprisingly noone has said thys yet .. but I have a friend named boateng. (Bo-tane) nd a friend named janiqua (:

Anonymous said...

Suprisingly noone has said thys yet .. but I have a friend named boateng. (Bo-tane) nd a friend named janiqua (:

* said...

Santita a ghetto name?? That word is a Spanish word meaning, "little saint." Its a beautiful name that is sacred & is meaningful within latin cultures. I find it amazing how people can pass judgment & make posts of how others are ignorant without familiarizing themselves with other cultures or languages first. Just saying...
-Santita

Lola said...

Lot of people dont believe me when I tell em, but I know someone with the worst of these names... worse spelling anyhow. At one time she went to the same church with my memaw. Her name is Shitonya and yes its spelled just like that. The name would be ok if it was spelled ShaTonya instead but I just cant see it without thinking "shit on ya" lol! This was years ago in TX when I was a youngin. Where we lived you run into lots of the older ladies at church who had very unique names. They aint always ghetto though. I knew a lady named Showshawla and I have no idea how the hell to spell that one but that was how its pronounced. I also went to grade school with a kid named Hozay who was not Latino at all. I asked him if he was and he told me no his mama just liked the name. I know lots of people outside of Latino folks use Spanish origin names like Juanita or Maria etc, but he was the only black Jose spelled with a H I ever heard of. Those are the worse in my opinion that I knew of personally.

Cyntfromabove said...

Rogertha sound like regurgitate
Rodah
Waneisha
Reginae hood star ghetto
Tyranae ( Tyrone BD)
Jameesha Alize' ( James BD)

Anonymous said...

Alizé isn't ghetto it's French for Allison

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Unknown said...

I'm a white woman and I named my daughter Kapria... white people can't say it right...lol Its Ka-Pree-ah... not Ka-Pry-ah. And I catch hell for my name.. its Mary Jane.. 1st and middle... I'm from Nashville TN and my birth father was from Cali... I was adopted. I'm sure u know why lol

Unknown said...

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Unknown said...

Teniqua (She goes by Nicky. Says her name is "f*kn whack and ghetto)
Tamiqua
Jemisity
LaKenbry
BraKayla
Kameshia
Kiomara
LaKeitha
Tekiyah
C'net (pronounce suh-nay)
Shaneefah
Shaffirah
Ta'Quayjha
Tydrick
Dayviun
DaShiya
Quameshia
Tyjun
Quaylin
De'Shone (da-shawn)
Shaquanta
Treyana
DeMarcus

Vicki H said...

I know this is old but I wanted to verify that there are brothers that live in Southeast Ga not twins they are in middle school and high school. Named Orangejello (pronounced kinda like Or-anjallo) and lemonjello (prn leman-jallo) not pronounced like you read it kinda with a french flair. I know these boys they rode my bus for a few years when they were in elementary school.

Unknown said...

Shabooty'Qui'Qui
Airwrecka
Tradaveon D'P'ries't
Cellularphoniqua

Unknown said...

Shabooty'Qui'Qui
Airwrecka
Tradaveon D'P'ries't
Cellularphoniqua

The Geeky Diva said...

I know to many names. But I live in Southside so..........

JaQuasia
Sanija
Ke'moni
Gemari
Mikeal
Chrystyna (Pronouced like Jesus Christ and Tina)
Mahogany
Latae (Pronuces Latte)
Shaliyah
Shalasia
Reeality (Yes, it is spelled that way)
Tyquan
Onariah
Taneazia
Kha'leeb
Sabir (Pronuces Sigh-air)
Kaevon
Shakira

I have more but there is a lot!

The Geeky Diva said...

I know to many names. But I live in Southside so..........

JaQuasia
Sanija
Ke'moni
Gemari
Mikeal
Chrystyna (Pronouced like Jesus Christ and Tina)
Mahogany
Latae (Pronuces Latte)
Shaliyah
Shalasia
Reeality (Yes, it is spelled that way)
Tyquan
Onariah
Taneazia
Kha'leeb
Sabir (Pronuces Sigh-air)
Kaevon
Shakira

I have more but there is a lot!

The Geeky Diva said...

I know to many names. But I live in Southside so..........

JaQuasia
Sanija
Ke'moni
Gemari
Mikeal
Chrystyna (Pronouced like Jesus Christ and Tina)
Mahogany
Latae (Pronuces Latte)
Shaliyah
Shalasia
Reeality (Yes, it is spelled that way)
Tyquan
Onariah
Taneazia
Kha'leeb
Sabir (Pronuces Sigh-air)
Kaevon
Shakira

I have more but there is a lot!

Unknown said...

D'Quarious Almondre fontain Jackson

SweetPsMom said...

My name is Chevette, and I was born in 1959.

SweetPsMom said...

My name is Chevette. I was born in 1959.

SweetPsMom said...

My name is Chevette. I was born in 1959.

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Unknown said...

Sorry, but Hanifah is not a made up or "ghetto name"

Unknown said...

It was just mentioned but it was on the local news how a mother was upset because the teacher made her daughter cry by not saying her name right. "La-a" the mom said it's NOT pronounced "La A" but it IS "La dash a", the dash is not silent!
our neighbor named their daughter "wish eleven", still trying to figure that one out.

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