[workerbee]

Notably, the kinds of uncommon names chosen by upper-class liberals differed from the unusual names picked by people of lower socioeconomic status, Oliver said. Lower-status moms tend to invent names or pick unusual spellings of common names (Andruw instead of Andrew, for example).

A nod to Antwaan and D'Queshiaya.

[Dilbert San Diego]

yep, what about the unusual names used by black people nowadays?

It’s probably politically incorrect to make any observations of such names. we can talk about liberal/conservative splits on names, but never say anything about the made up names used by black parents in recent years.

[Fiji Hill]

Notably, the kinds of uncommon names chosen by upper-class liberals differed from the unusual names picked by people of lower socioeconomic status, Oliver said. Lower-status moms tend to invent names or pick unusual spellings of common names (Andruw instead of Andrew, for example).

The other day, when I was substitute teaching class, I was taking roll and came upon a student whose first name was Shauen. So I called his name, pronouncing it Schauen, the German word for "to look." He corrected me, telling me that it's pronounced "shahn," an apparent variant of "Sean"--and he was surprised that I had mispronounced it the first time.

[Fiji Hill]

A nod to Antwaan and D'Queshiaya.

Names like Antwaan or D'Queshiaya facilitate online searches--they're a lot easier to find than names like Jane or John.