Parents Indulge Their Wanderlust

Sometimes, Parents Just Have to Indulge Their Wanderlust

The world is a shrinking place. That's what they tell us, anyway. Airplanes, telephones, cars, televisions and the internet combine to make us more aware of other places. We're traveling more often, and further from home. Most of the time, that's a good thing, but not always.

Des Moine, Jr.
Bronx Lee
Johnny Vegas If ever a name called for a lounge-lizard t-shirt...
Zurich	OK
Memphis Del Ray	WI
Cleveland Alston-Dane Three place-names in one!	OK
Alaskah Why the H?	OK
Maysa Spokane	AK
Trek Thomas This had me in a quandary. On the surface, it seems best suited to travel. I mean, you have to get there somehow, right? However, there's always the possibility that it is, in fact, better in Hide Their Remote, as a subtle Star Trek reference. Decisions, decisions. However, since Trekkies this rabid are rarely subtle, and the kid is in Alaska, I think I made the right choice.	AK
Indy Zechiuss	OR
Africa True As opposed to Africa False, the evil twin.	OR
Daphne Champs Elysees Well, it's a little more original than Paris. Not better, mind you, but more original.	CA
Denali Le Ann
Cayman Spelled Cayman, lovely islands. Spelled caiman, lovely relatives of alligators and crocodiles.	OH
Germany Jame The fact that this is a little girl tipped it over the edge.	CO
Kansas Joline	FL
Tangier Oasis Another quandary, this one a bit more involved. Travel is one options, as is Trying Too Hard. Then again, Groovy, Man might also work. I love the fact that Tangiers is misspelled.	FL
Nevada Catherine	MA
Savannah Berlin Savannah is so common that it really isn't worth noting, but Berlin?	IL
Malaysia Paris	NC
Miami Kay	IN
Atlantis	IA
Biloxi These parents have some serious explaining to do. What little girl wants bull or ox in her name? (For the uninitiated, Biloxi is pronounced more like bill-UCK-see than bill-OX-see). I have a sinking feeling that this is a conception name.	IA
Chynasea Lenora Kathlyn Because China isn't exotic enough. Lenora Kathlyn is nice.	KA
Cairo Ezekiel	AL
Faith Manhattan I can see why people like Brooklyn, even though I don't care for it myself. Manhattan, not so much.	OH
Jersey Danielle	KY
Montana Rose I always think of Montana Max from Animaniacs. Not flattering.	LA
Earth Well, that about covers it.	KY
Harlem Caron Lafayette
Daytona Rose Daddy loves his races.
KenNya Tavianna Cardi Kenya's one that I don't mind much. I do mind KenNya.
Ontario
Nyrobi Nairobi. Nairobi! If you're going to name a kid after the capital of Kenya, at least spell it right! It's not like there are hundreds of little Nairobis running around out there. Maybe Nyrobi is the capital of KenNya.
Queen Nairobi See? Was that so bad?
Persia Sherree	WI
Mecca Nichole
Dixie Brooklyn	AL
Sonora Grace Snore-a
Caribbean Wishy-washy parents couldn't even choose an island.	AL
Philadelphia Santee	CA
Havanah	OH
Kanada Castus There's that spelling thing again.	OH
Hero Himalaya I hope the boys in her middle school don't learn her middle name.
Omaha Vivian June
Alabama
Australia
Normandy Ellis It's a girl.	LA
Kansas Love	GA
Aspen Shadow	CO
Korea Daizy, mother is Retina
Oregon Rose	IL
London Cloud It is often cloudy in London	IL
Asyria Rosalyn D'nae
Crete Lakken
Sicily Mae
Jamaica Chunea	SC
Indi Nichole The fact that this is from Indiana makes it even better	IN
Egypt Angel
Utah	OK
Scottland Michelle Adding another 't' does not a good name make	OK
Chateaubriand
siblings India, China, Israel, Ireland and Alaska	Australia
Ontario Daquan
Liberty Arizona Freedom for Arizona!
Texas Russell
Kenya Sapphire and sister Ruby Cairo	London
Switzerlynne
Cambodia
Ejept Cyn'nel Does it count as a place-name when it's barely recognizable?
Ambergris Caye Here because it's a beach in Belize, but it's made many times worse by the fact that Ambergris is an old perfume additive made out of the greyish gunk whalers pulled out of the intestines of slaughtered sperm whales.
Auzzie Nicole
Haiti Yelena Rose, mom's named Kachina Rose
Antwan De Los Angeles
Thailand Amari
Asiatic Abdullah
Atlanta Berlyn
Pureasia Paradise Moja Well, I didn't know where else to put it. I wonder where Pure Asia Paradise is? Sounds like a bottled water.
Italy Saylean 2
Melbourne Julian Joseph
Ma'Kyya Brazil	VA
Jericho Pedrolee
Malibu
Tacoma
Holland Craig	AL
CaPria Berlin What's the deal with the random capital P?	AK
Portland Inniss Christopher, sister Brooklyn Wish I felt comfortable linking to birth announcements. Dang, this is a cute pair of kids. I just hope Portland is never overweight.	AZ
Highland Guadalupe	CA
India and sister Asia
Denali	IN
Aucklynn Why not just name her New Zealynn?	CO
Zaire Nylah-Amira	CO
Samoa Rickia	VA
Nygeria Monet	VA
Nevada Lily	UT
Talladega Joseph	UT
Parisiene IMiya	TX
Nigeria Nykia	TX
Alaska Reigne	IL