I have often thought about where African American mothers get these unique names for their kids. I figure they’ve given birth, they’re laying in bed, and a truck drives by outside. Looking out the window, she likes what it says on the side of the truck. Or, she just heard a cool name on the hospital room TV’s soap opera. How else do you get names like Quashanda, Quoneisha, Leshanda, Tryvon, Sheyonne, LaTisha, Duronda, etc.?
Black comedian had this in here routine. “had a friend with a kid. She named it Alexis. Looked more like A Buick.”
Had a lady thinking about a girls name and told her “I like Anastasia, Dasia, but love Euthanasia. She said “ Ohh that’s pretty “.