Category Archives: The Name Game

The Name Game #633

The little hospital on our side of the river reports its November births, a total of seventeen new babies. Of those, thirteen are to unwed ‘couples’ and three were born to mommies who didn’t keep the daddy’s business card.

Lets see what’s under the rotten bark.

Krickett(!) and Brandon R. show their daughter, little Remington Lee, and we’re waiting on twins, Smith and Wesson.

Miss Shalyn(!) L. brings a baby boy, Ledger Lane, and no baby daddy.

Miss Tianna)!) T. hyphenates her new daughter Kadyn-Lynn Onjel, and the baby daddy’s name didn’t make the announcement.

Reagan L. and Dakota C. Sr. brings a little girl named after a flower, Dahlia Rene’.

Jaycie C.and Dashaun M. show a baby boy, Alijah Kaiyan.

Bethany L. and Chad S. show their son named after a weather phenomenon, Elijah Rayne.

Melanie and Hunter W. give their son a random surname, Garrison Lane.

Sable(!) and Chance L. get geographical with their little boy Texas Chance.

Courtney H. and Travis G. starter their son out on a career path as  Tanner Blake.

And that’s it this time.

The Name Game #632

I thought I was done for a while but this morning’s paper (which I get on my computer) had another set of birth announcements from our little hospital – August births. This one lists nineteen new babies entering the world, and THREE couples are married.

Let’s dump the net and see what flops out.

Kaitlyn A. and Carrington(!) C. bring a baby girl who is named after a tree and a flower, Aspyn Rose.

Ashley L. and Javier D. do a son, little  Korbyn (with a ‘y’, dontcha know) Reese.

Jacelyn W. and LeLand(!- the upper-case “L” was in the paper) B. bring their daughter Hadleigh Mae because “Hadley” was too  ordinary.

Deidra B. and Andrew G. Jr. show up with a little boy, Bryker James, and heaven knows where they got ‘Bryker’ from.

Trystan(!) C. and Adam Q show a son who needs three names,  Cole Joseph Lee.

Miranda H. and Josh M. give their new daughter a random surname for a first name and we meet little Sutton Kaye

Ashlyn and Zachary H. bring a little boy but that whole “-son” thing eluded them, giving us Kayson Reed.

Cheyenne(!) Sedtal and Kellen(!) S. do a daughter with Kenzlee Kay.

Krista S. and John H. name their son after a vegetation characteristic so we meet little Bryar Wade.

And that’s it for the time being.

The Name Game #631

So it’s been a month, meaning we get birth announcements from our little hospital. This month we get seventeen. Of those, twelve are born to unmarried parents. I guess marriage is one of those dying institutions we hear about. Here you see evidence.

Let just wade on in.

Aiyana(!) S. and Thaedyn(!) G. present a boy, Declyn Michol. With Aiyana and Thaedyn for parents, I think he got off light.

Brittney L. and Kirk C. bring a baby girl, Haven Aure’lie.

Sarah S. and Jawolski(!) J. bring their new daughter, little Solana Layelle.

Hillary K. and Carl L. trot out a son, Briggs Joseph, to be followed no doubt, by a sister named ‘Stratton’.

Addison P. and Aaron A. II triple up on their baby girl, Ensley Rose Marie.

Maddie B. and Paul B. Jr. toss a “K” to make their son Karter Drew extra special.

Kylie and Garrett T. bring a baby girl, Finley Rose.

And that’s the list for this month, just another chip out of a crumbling nation.

The Name Game #630

Has it been a whole month?!? Well, here we are with another set of birth announcements from our little hospital on this side of the river.  That’s twenty-five new babies, sixteen of whom start life without benefit of wedlock, and in a burst of something, five of the new mommies didn’t catch the daddy’s name.

Let’s see what we dredge up:

Haley R. and Alstin P. show their son Stone Ronan.

Terrah and Dillon L. do their son with Lawson Tate.  Whose son?!?

Markia and Joseph R. punctuate their baby boy Julius Jru’Marcus.  EVerybody knows that truly sophisticated people have punctuation in their names

Lacey and Clayton K. confusedly tag their baby boy as Bryson Paul.  Who’s  ‘Bry’ and why did they name the baby after him?

Kayden and Sebastian T. reach deep and name their new daughter  Zeplin Rae.  And you thought zeppelins were history.

Kalyana(!) F. and Thaddeus W. name their son Kreed Kioko.

Hannah G. and Haidyn L. do a daughter up as Ahmarie Grayce because real sophistication requires contrived spellings.

Santanna and Jacobe Kately, girl, Emmalyn Grace Kately, July 22, 2025.

Chloe L. and Taylor P. bring their new son Lucchese, soon to get a nickname because, seriously, “Lucchese” ?!?

Ellie J. and Courtel W.-M. triple up on their daughter Zariyah Grace Hermine.

Miss Azareya(!) H. presents her daughter Aziyah Breille because having a name beginning with ‘az’ brought her mom such success.  Daddy?  No go.

Miss Camdyn(!) A. gives her son one of those oh so manly single syllable first names, giving us little Jayce Carter.

Brandy and Ty B. make up a name for their daughter Raylee Kate.

Lakyn A. and Gavin R. set their son on a career path, naming him Sawyer James.

Taylor-Theresa(!) & Zackary A. point to non-existent Hebrew roots with their hyphenated son Cohen-Scott Thomas.

And that’s it for this month.

The Name Game #629

The little hospital on this side of the river reports births for May and June. There are thirty-six of them.  Of those, thirty were not married and five of the new mommies, having eaten a can of beans, can’t tell which one made her fart.

Hold your nose and jump into the cesspool of dying morality with me.

Ava R. and Hadyn(!) S. bring a son with a manly single-syllable name,
Dru Michael.

Elizabeth and Trey(!) S. triple up on their new baby girl, including a nod to a notorious witch, giving us little Ellianna Marie Laveaux.

Chrystal C. and Joshua C. (different surnames) reach into a body cavity and pull out a name for their new son Ventus Alaric.

Elizabeth Y. and Korbin(!) G. tag a contrived name for their baby girl.  She’s now Faelyn Wren.

Deanna F. and Jyron(!) H. get all trendy with their daughter and give her three stripper names,  Aaliyah Jade Rose.

Kristen H.-L. and Jared L. (the same name as the post-hyphen in the female’s name) go for the stars with their daughter Jolié Ann.

Ashley and Matthew L.  predict the personality for their son Wilder Lee.

Marlisha(!) A. and Troy G. know that the true sophistates use strange spellings for their kids so their little girl triples out as  Kharlee Jade Elizabeth.

Alexis A. and James Y. choose a random surname and hang iit on their son Dutton Wayne.

Miss Destiny O. tags her daughter with  Kaselyn Renee.

Skyla(!) D. and Bryson W. show their new son Silas Bleu.

Miss Raileigh(!) A. presents her daughter Emereigh Morgan because a fancy spelling makes up for an unknown daddy.

Chasity and Anthony P. go tryndee with their daughter Blakelee Renee.

Miss Jailyn(!) H. presents her daughter Ja’layah Amor where the goofy-assed apostrophe signifies the absent daddy and ‘Amor’ is how this went off the rails.

Megan and Devon R. name their daughter after a textile pattern, so we meet Paisley Michelle.

Haley and David S. watched “The Lion King” one time too many so their daughter comes out as Nyla Rae

Chelsey L. and Collin F. know that swapping a ‘c’ with a ‘k’ shows true sophistication so their daughter is Kambrie.

Morgan and Nicholas G. tag their son with Brahm Nicholas.

Taylor C. and Charles T. II do trindeigh with their baby girl, Bryleigh Grace.

Layne M. and Kevin M. might’ve named their kid for cheese but they changed the spelling so you won’t know.  She’s Kolbi Reign.

Erin J. and Dillon M. shake a bag of Scrabble™ tiles and get a name for their daughter Megara Peridot.

Chelsea R. and Lucas K. know that swapping a “ck” with “x” shows the pareent’s culture and upbringing so their son is Jaxson David.

And that’s the end until the next list shows up.

The Name Game #628

So here’s the birth announcements from our little hospital for the month of April.  We get fifteen new babies out of this.  Of those, eleven are born to unwed parents, one mommy being protective of the baby daddy’s identity.

Let’s see what we get:

Keely B. and Jared T. boy, Who gets a stripper name Teddy Blayze.

Kindall H. and Cody E., boy, with a name made up on the spot, Brinham Ray.

Jordan and Micah J., girl, set up with  Wrenlee Nicole.

Ka’le(!) G. and Ja’Marlin(!) L., girl, who gets all spiritual as Nova Sage.

Mikayla(!) T. and Devon B., boy, with a last name for a first name,  Tucker Paul.

Mackenzie S. and Riley D. squeeze a ‘y’ into the first name of their little boy, then tag him with a stripper middle name, giving us Judsyn Blade.

Miss Crystal T. had a little girl, Clementine Bow

Baylee(!) F. and Kyran P. bring their little boy with a contrived first name and a stripper middle name, Princetyn Storm.

And that’s the list for this month.

The Name Game #627

The little hospital on this side of the river drops a list of births for January and part of February.  That’s twenty-three new babies with FOUR married couples and two mommies who couldn’t decide who was the baby daddy.

Let us dive off into the sludge, shall we?

Holly E. and Dane C. boy, Hurdley John Paul, giving us a triple AND  ‘Hurdley’.

Tatiana N. and Kendrick B. boy, Kna’lej Amaru which probably as close as they’ll ever get to spelling ‘knowledge’.

Jennifer O. and Stephen G. girl, Suraya Grace.

Zoe H. and Don T. Jr., boy, Don Dee.

Amber and Jared F. girl, Maci Jo.  “Maci, with an ‘i'”.

Tania C. and C. Sanchez, girl, Camila Evangelin, because leaning off the ‘e’ makes it speshul.

Macie D. and Brannon H. girl, Paisley Raine, because hippies aren’t dead yet.

Amanda B. and Jagger(!) D.  girl, Adalynn Rae.

Miah J. and Wilson S., girl, Heaven Branae Hope, giving us  a triple and a contrived name.

Alexis J. and Marcus H. boy, Maverick Eden.

Miss Arlette C. girl, Athena Antonia.

Kristeen U. and Erick Z. girl, Genesis Leilani, “like in the Bible, yahknow”.

Reagan and Dalton S. girl, Chase Faye.

Michelle and Marcus H. girl, Bryar Ellis, which you might think is a typo for ‘Bryan’ but with this bunch that’s an iffy bet.

Amber V. and Jon M. boy, Evran Beckett.

And that’s it until the next random belch of the local news.

The Name Game #626

First run of the new year. Our little local hospital reports twenty-one births for the month of December 2024. Ten of them are to unwed parents and two new mommies lost the business card from the baby daddy.

Let’s see what we find in the rubble of civilization, shall we?

Hannah Q. and Markeetan(!) G. name their son after cooking oil, so we greet little Wesson Lee.

Madisyn(with a ‘y’!) L. and Preston B. do their daughter as Kendall
Avery.

Sara and Robert P. innovate one for their daughter Ridgelyn Rose.

Miss Anastasia T. names her daughter after a fabric print, giving us little Paizley Rose.

Debra H. and Scottie C. name their daughter after a motorcycle,  Harley Joe.

Miss Mayah B. contrives one for her son showing us little Kaisyn Edward.

Marley S. and Ashton P. bring their little girl named after a tree, Willow James.

Katelyn and Austin W. show a son grandiosely tagged with Maxton Brooks.

Kristin and Daniel M. name their son what her major activity is going to be fro the next couple of years,  Holden Joseph.  “Whatcha doin today, Kristin?”  “Holden Joseph.”

Myria B. and Andrew T. foretell the future with son Rowdy Wayne.

And that’s it for this month.

The Name Game #625

It’s that time of the month again.  The little hospital on this side of the river reports its births for the month of November.  That’s sixteen new babies, eleven to unmarried parents.

Let’s see what we get, shall we?

Jacqueline E. and Jose G. do a daughter, little Esmari Luz.

Klaryce and Jacob A. show their son, little Jesiah Riff-Onyx.  Had to get the kid three names and a bit of punctuation.

Allissa D. and Ferman C. tag a son with Fhoenix D’mar because fake-assed spelling, contrived names and extraneous punctuation mark him as offspring of people of quality.

Katie W. and Dustin W. show their baby boy, little Fable Oakley  using the ‘pick a random work and make it a name’ technique.

Denasia(!)  D. and Justin D. (different surnames) present their son Jayce Marcellus giving him one of those manly single-syllable names.

Baileigh(! – extra letters means extra sophistication!) B. and Brandon P. get confused and name their baby boy Bronson Scott. Whose son?

Monica and Dan N. put a stripper name on their son Blaze Revere.

And that’s it for this month.

The Name Game #624

The monthly report from the little hospital on this side of the river.

That’s seventeen new babies.  Three of those (the minority of live births in ‘small-town America) are to WED parents.  Four are born to mommies who didn’t see fit to post a daddy’s name.

Let’s kick over the rotten log of what’s left of America:

Kaleigh M. and Trevor R. present a son, little  Adonis James Earl.

Miss Miriam P.  does a son up with Onyx Creek, using a stone and a terrain feature to show he’s speshul.

Karmyn(!) A. and Connor C. do the tryndeigh with their daughter Kaidyn Diane.

Meche and Darien B. triple up on their daughter Ivy Simone Marie.

Diana and Dylan M. bring a baby girl named after a hollywood person,  Demi Lane.

Aleks(!) and Austin A. do a son, little Henry Adam, but I couldn’t pass up ‘Aleks’.

Haley I. and Kaelob(!) R. know the boost in life thathaving a special name gives, so they do it for their son Kaiden Kyle.

Kiamgelie(!) S. and Fidel G. bring a son, Kylo Emiliano and I couldn’t leave out “Kiamgelie”.

Catherine B. and Colen C. manage to work a ‘yz’ in to tag their son with Kyzann Elijah Glenn

Alexandra B. and Joshua J show a daughter, Vaiya Lynelle.

Miss Destynee(!) S. does her daughter with Stetsyn Reign just like the hat on the absent daddy.

Miss Morgan G. brings her son Graysen John.  What she doesn’t bring is a daddy’s name.

Aiyana S. and Thaedyn(!) G. show their son Joseph Elias, really benign after ‘Aiyana’ and ‘Thaedyn’.

And that’s the end of this month’s rendition.

The Name Game #623

Time for another month’s worth of birth announcements from the little hospital on this side of the river.

I’m about to give up.  Society is apparently irredeemably corrupted.  This USED to be the sane side of the parish.  Not any more. Twelve new babies.  TWO married couples, so give up THAT archaic tradition.  And two new mommies deign not to blame a baby daddy.

Let’s see what we get:

Kayla B. and Gerad H. do a daughter, Wrenley Anne.

Joelineth(!) L. has a new son Kaylem Mael.

Ashley and Dustin D. do a new daughter, little Jemma Paige.

Alexis and Kaleb V. bring a son, Lennox Andrew.

Laynee M. reads too many comic books and we meet her son Atlas Creed.

Chloe F. and Derrick B. show their new daughter Haisley Rose.

Brynn R. and Joseph B. name their daughter after a motorcycle,  Harlee Marie.

And that’s the end of it all…

The Name Game #622

The little hospital on this side of the river announces July’s births. That’s twenty-six new babies. Nineteen of those are out of wedlock with one new mommy forgetting to get the name of the baby daddy.

Folks, it’s over.  The norms that build civilization are gone.

Let’s see what’s under the rotted log:

Ethan B. and Reagan R.  do a daughter up with Bohdi Blake.

Brian K. and MaKayla(!) H. go nuts tagging their baby girl as Raynlei Marie-Anna Daughsynn.  Four names, two of them made up on the spot.  Punctuation.  Talk about prepared for success!

 Talathan(!) J. and Amber D. perpetuate the travesty with their son Talathan Ken III.

Landen T. and Chelsie M. do a son with Kohlsen Gene.

Samuel Jr. and Jade Walker bring their little girl Isla Grace.  So, is she ‘EYE-lah’ or ‘IZZ-la’ oe ‘IZE-lah’?  It’s gonna be asked.

Paul B. Jr. and Maddie B. (different surnames) presnt their son Keelin David-Ray.

Cartier(!) S. and Diana P. do a son, little Ivan Kamara.  If you say it fast it’s almost lyrical.

Mason D. and Jasmine I. bring their son Emrys James.

Michael T. and Amber A. tag their son with Valor Kane.

Dakota M. and Trinity H. show their son Bodhi Blaine.

Keith J. and Ashley Jones give their son one of those manly single-syllable names, Kruz Marcus.

Dylan T. and Karly S. go with the country-western motif with their son Stetson Kole and get extra score for using a “K” instead of a “C” in the middle name.

Brent and Abbie H. head for the outdoors with their son Woodes Henry.

Michael P. and Amanda W. set their daughter on a career path as Sawyer Grace.

De’Brodrick(!!) F. and Kelsey L. start their son off as royalty by crowning him King Journi.

And that’s the end of this month’s list.

The Name Game #621

A little bit from the birth announcements of the little hospital on this side of the river. I once noted that compared to the bigger hospitals on the other, more urban, side of the river, we used to be sane. The lines are blurry, folks, as civilization slides into the abyss.

We have twelve new babies, seven of which are to unmarried parents.

Lets se what we got:

Audrey O. and Myaleke B. do a daughter up with Mya’ Rose.

Jaden A. and Gadvin E. contrive a handle for their daughter Kinsley Rae.

Jessica and Genaro A. tag a son with Bryson Kash, thereby conferring upon his hopes of prosperity.

Sara and Robert P. II name their son after a map feature, giving us little Ridge Jerold.

Lakyn(!) A. and Gavin R. find a name in the spice cabinet for their daughter Saige Ruth.

Veronica A. and Casey R. show their son Colt Israel proving their love of both horses and geography.

And that’s a month’s worht.

The Name Game – Justice-involved version

From local arrest records –

Alana Deshea R. Disturbing the peace; resisting an officer; disturbing the peace.

Florence Lsharamone D. Headlamps on Motor Vehicles; first-offense marijuana possession (14 grams or less); Schedule I possession (2 counts).

Jayvion Ahmed R. Speeding; resisting an officer; Schedule I possession with intent; Schedule II possession with intent (2 counts); Schedule IV possession with intent; illegal carrying of a weapon during commission of a crime or in the presence of drugs; out-of-state detainer.

Thomas Emilio G. Speeding; reckless operation; aggravated flight from an officer.

Dedrick Donte Jarmal G. Theft less than $1,000.

Jalen Juwon A. Domestic abuse battery with child endangerment.

Colbianta Fredrion S. Theft less than $1,000; resisting an officer with force or violence; bank fraud; forgery

Antonio Debar T. – Contempt of court; Schedule I possession; Schedule II possession.

Aerinn Devohn G. – Operating while intoxicated; maximum speed limit; operating a vehicle with a suspended license; possession of alcoholic beverages in motor vehicles; probation detainer.

Angelo Marquez B. – Possession of a Schedule II drug; broken tail lamps; possession of marijuana; possession of drug paraphernalia.

Brealon Zechariah A. – Probation detainer; instate detainer.

Kiyus Kimari G. – Domestic abuse (3 charges).

Diontay Anthony T. – Domestic abuse.

Frances Rashad L. – Possession of marijuana; possession of a Schedule II drug; owner must secure registration; operating a vehicle with a suspended license; possession of a Schedule II drug; headlamps on motor vehicles; possession of drug paraphernalia.

Amantha Rene F. – Violations of protective orders.

Tamikka Chantelle T Child desertion.

Nakelin Jlon W. – driving on a roadway laned for traffic; possession of marijuana; production, manufacture, distribution, or possession of a Schedule II drug; illegal use of a Schedule drug in the presence of a minor.

Barrington Anotnia R. – Possession of marijuana; production, manufacture, distribution, or possession of a Schedule II drug; possession of a Schedule drug in the presence of a minor.

Jlon Mason B. – Possession of a Schedule IV drug; possession of a Schedule I drug; illegal carrying of weapons during a crime; broken headlamps on motor vehicles.

Kmohne Davonted Kimble Y. – Possession of marijuana; possession of a firearm by a person previously convicted of felonies; failure to signal while turning

Devery Marichael J. – Burglary; theft under $1,000.

Gassaway Trygve C III. – Obscenity.

Dametris Lavon J. – Domestic abuse; possession of marijuana; possession of drug paraphernalia; instate detainer; possession of stolen things under $5,000.

Zachary Qunshawn E. – Possession of marijuana; possession of a Schedule II drug; operating a vehicle with a suspended license; expired plates.

Desmon Raynard C. Sr. – Possession of a Schedule II drug; operating a vehicle with a suspended license; owner must secure registration; switched license plate; flight from an officer; no motor vehicle license.

Jacalen Charles P. – Domestic abuse.

Kentrezz Jarrin P. – First-degree rape; aggravated burglary.

Kashif Micheal K. – Unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling.

Kia Lashawn L. – Conspiracy; possession of drug paraphernalia; production, manufacture, distribution, or possession of a Schedule I drug (2 charges); production, manufacture, distribution, or possession of a Schedule III drug.

Octavious Terrell D. – Direct contempt of court; armed robbery; aggravated assault with a firearm; possession of a firearm or carrying concealed weapon by a person convicted of certain felonies; illegal possession of stolen firearms first offense; resisting an officer.

Ashontelle Rene S. – Child desertion.

Brannovan Jawansi A. – Illegal use of weapons.

Trulen Shane G. – Battery of a dating partner; theft under $1,000.

Treylon Tramon T. – Domestic abuse.

Jacalen Charles P. – Second-degree battery; obstruction of court orders.

Chosefur Dewayne A. – Production, manufacture, distribution, or possession of a Schedule II drug (3 charges); illegal use of a Schedule drug in the presence of a minor (2 charges).

Derik Kendall R. – Second-degree murder; domestic abuse; aggravated cruelty to animals; possession of a firearm by a person previously convicted of felonies; attempted second-degree murder; interfering with emergency communications; illegal use of weapons.

Shaniesha Mercedes Jena R. – Two counts of theft less than $1,000; direct contempt of court; unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling; simple criminal damage to property from $1,000 but less than $50,000.

Kato Jamal H. – Simple burglary of an inhabited dwelling; two counts of possession of a Schedule II drug; drug paraphernalia; possession of a firearm by a convicted felon; resisting an officer.

Josiah Malachi P. – Possession of a Schedule II drug; possession of synthetic marijuana; possession of marijuana; possession of drug paraphernalia; proper equipment required on vehicles; windshield obscured.

Khadijha Miranda R. – Contempt of court (5 charges); burglary; possession of a Schedule II drug.

Terrez John K. – Theft of a motor vehicle worth $25,000 or more; aggravated assault; resisting an officer; property damage under $1,000.

Asia Lashona M. – Theft under $25,000.

Dequian Jmaal M. – Illegal possession of stolen firearms; possession of marijuana.

Tatyana Nicole A. – Unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling.

Jermaine Torino J. – Criminal trespass; disturbing the peace; possession of a Schedule III drug.

Jerterrel Joseph R. – Violations of protective orders.

Chiqita Antrinet R. – Contempt of court; proper equipment required on vehicles; monetary instrument abuse.

Aereck Ashlee C Theft under $5,000; possession of marijuana; resisting an officer by flight.

Shakira LaNae F. – Theft under $5,000; possession of marijuana.

Jareth Shermon B. – Solicitation on a highway; resisting an officer; resisting an officer by refusal to I.D.

And let start the next collection for our little window on the downward slide of Western Civilization.

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