12 Once-Regular Baby Names That Pop Culture Almost Ruined
I’m not one of those bleak people who think there’s something wrong with giving kids creative and unusual names – I’d rather date a little kid named Killarney than Kevin. But parents tie their offspring to the associations people have with certain names, so they should at least think about what they’re getting into before writing “Adolf” on a birth certificate.
Below are a dozen once unremarkable names that have changed their meaning through historical and pop culture events. Since these associations may change over time, I have included a prediction of how long the current meaning of a name may persist in our collective unconscious.