Forget Paris, NAFTA and Scrabble

How to name a baby...

Step 1: Get a map book
Step 2: Open up said map book to any page
Step 3: Close your eyes and point to any random city/state/country
Step 4: Name child after random city/state/country
Step 5: Just for fun switch or add a few random letters in random city/state/country name
Step 6: Have fun explaining why your child is named random city/state/country name
Step 7: Repeat name of child/ random city/state/country name in annoyed voice while trying to figure out why people are giving you and your child funny looks.

Voila!

Bostyn (born in North Carolina)
Connecticut (born in Massachusetts)
Pheonix (no, that is not a typo)
Londynn
Lundan
Jersey
Tia’Wanna
Nile River (I did not make that up!)
PrincessCharleston
Josie-Manhattan
Norwai
Arizona-Rayne (bonus for creating a double rule breaking oxymoron)

Winners of the Where in the World is Carmen SanDiego award:

Pre-Asia (apparently born circa 5000 B.C.)
Jo’Asia
Justaysia

all three born in North Carolina!

Winner of the best use of miscellaneous Scrabble tiles:

Jeorjia (worth 71 points)