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Keshawn Martin is an American former football wide receiver. He was drafted by the Houston Texans in the fourth round with the 121st overall pick of the 2012 NFL Draft. He played college football at Michigan State.
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If you thought DeShaun and DaShaun were bad, I raise you KeShaun and KaShaun. An utterly awful name, do not give this to your child under any circumstances.
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A black boy named Keshawn is going to come onto this website and request you all to stop talking crap about these names. I personally respect names for black people, I understand you wouldn’t name a white boy Keshawn.
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Alright, so I have been browsing African American names recently and I'm noticing a consistent theme - most, if not all these names are called something along the lines of bad, urban, trashy, ghetto, lower class, etc. And it truly annoys me. I, for one, do not have a problem with the name Keshawn, and I feel as if this name (and many others) receive hate simply for being African American. I met an African American man a few years ago with this name, and I believe he worked at a school. I did not find him trashy, ghetto, or lower class in the slightest. He was a wonderful person and therefore left me with a good impression of the name. If you want to give a child this name, I say go for it, as long as you are prepared for the racism and classism that will likely be directed towards you and your son.
(I'm sorry for posting this essay I just needed that out of my system).
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(I'm sorry for posting this essay I just needed that out of my system).
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I think the name is tough and has class. I really hate the fact that African American names get so much hate. The people who create these names want to be creative and people who are from upper-class backgrounds also like to mix it up a bit too. I mean we have names like Kesha, Amiee, Sage, Ryott, Tu, and Basil that are popular with non-lower class and non-black parents too.
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The name Keshawn was given to 83 boys born in the US in 2015.
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I don't have a problem with ARTFULLY invented names, but honestly, this sounds like a sneeze: "Keshawn! Keshawn! Excuse me!"
Aside, I wish people would drop the race/class directed comments and judgmental attitude.
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Aside, I wish people would drop the race/class directed comments and judgmental attitude.
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The prefix really ruins this name.
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I usually don't like modern names, but this one I find tolerable. I'd prefer to spell it "Keshan", though.
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What is wrong with these parents who take a perfectly good name and then mangle them into these horrendous "names"? It looks like something that some lower-class person might give to their son; trashy, stagnant, harsh, insubstantial (by that, I mean that there's no meaning to it), something that might set your son up for trouble if he climbs up the social ladder; who will take him seriously with an indignity like this?
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A variant of this is Keyshawn, used by American football player Keyshawn Johnson.
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