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Bad Names

I’m reading a book called, ā€œBad Baby Namesā€ by Michael Sherrod. The authors researched U.S. census data from 1790 – 1930 and the book lists an interesting variety of really bad names coming from this data. Here are a few: Cholera Peace (born in 1830) Loser Louis Tuna N. Fish Sugar Cane Ima Nutt Angel Gabriel Warren Peace Jack …