Let’s start with an important disclaimer: Bad Baby Names is not a how-to guide. While there are a few gems in this volume, for the most part these eye-poppingly odd monikers are best left to history.
History is precisely where co-authors Michael Sherrod and Matthew Rayback discovered the raw material for their book. The staff at Ancestry.com couldn’t help but notice that, in the not-so-distant past, Fairy was a common choice. (Don’t believe me? Check out the Social Security stats, and you’ll see that it peaked in 1905, when 32 baby girls were named Fairy – as many as Bridget, and more than Diana, Melissa or Annabel.)
Read on for some of my favorites – and some lessons gleaned from this diverting little book.
