Crazy Eyes Uzo Aduba: If You Can Say ‘Tchaikovsky,’ You Can Pronounce My Name (VIDEO)
Crazy Eyes Uzo Aduba has a darn good reason why you should be able to pronounce her name.
To Avoid Stigma, Biracial Teen Changes Her Name from Keisha to Kylie
To avoid stigma, a biracial teen changed her name from Keisha to Kylie—should she be applauded or snatched up by the Drop Squad?
A Tenn. Judge Goes Too Far, Rules Parents Must Change Child’s Name from ‘Messiah’ to ‘Martin’
Talk about your judicial overreach—a judge in Tennessee actually changed a 7-month-old baby’s name from Messiah to Martin, claiming that the religious-inspired name was earned...
Popular Baby Names 2012: Blue and Django Made the List. Insert Deep Sigh Here.
Well yeah—that didn’t take long, did it? Turns out that as original as Beyonce and Jay-Z thought they were being when they named their daughter...
What’s In a Baby Name? For Some of Them, No Interview
By NICK CHILES The Social Security Administration released the list of top baby names for 2011 and as I perused the list, I thought about...
Baby Names In the 1940 Census: Turns Out My Grandparents Were Trendy
Records from the 1940 Census are being released online today by the U.S. National Archives after 72 years of confidentiality expires—which means details of the...