[Juana la Loca]

I have a friend who had business dealings with a black woman named Placenta. The story behind this was thather mother was not well educated. During childbirth, she heard the doctor say 'Here comes the Placenta' and she either thought that was a name, or sounded like a good name. And so her daughter was forever cursed. The sad thing about it that while her name was often a source of embarrassment to her, she refused to change it because she didn't want to shame her mother.

[Chickensoup]

she refused to change it because she didn't want to shame her mother.


That is a woman with true class.

[CzarNicky]

The sad thing about it that while her name was often a source of embarrassment to her, she refused to change it because she didn't want to shame her mother.

I was given a goofy name at birth, not that bad, and had to spend close to 100 dollars to change it though probate court. My parents do not accept it and think I was crazy to change it. I pretty much have a dual name now with family calling me by my old name and all new acquaintances by my new legal one. The name my parents gave me would have been fine had we lived in central Europe but we lived in the central United States.

[jocon307]

"she refused to change it because she didn't want to shame her mother."

Awwwww, so I guess her mom was OK, despite that momentary slip up.

[Nea Wood]

The sad thing about it that while her name was often a source of embarrassment to her, she refused to change it because she didn't want to shame her mother.

Sounds like she made the best of it, and was a very classy young lady!