Tayla,
Tyler,
McKayla, Emmalou,
Clint,
Clay, Breeanna,
Britney,
Cary,
Elvis,
Marilyn, Erycka ...
To be fairish, I read a good article once about how Old Testament names like
Noah and
Abraham,
Sarah and
Abigail seemed psychologically suited to the pioneering spirit of nineteenth-century
America. It sort-of works!
Also, a name that looks like bad taste to me in my green suburban surroundings might be the only way a ghetto parent can express her originality.