Azizi,

Thanks for all this info, very interesting. Do you think that one of the reasons for this occuring in African-American society is due to poverty, racism etc. so that one area where they can make their own decision is in naming their child? Or is it more in a sense of fun (the joy of life rather than humour)?

Dazbo is made up of contractions of my first and last names. In the UK 'az' is a common shortening of a name: Gary=Gaz; Sharon=Shaz (or Shazza); Barry=Baz; Darren=Daz (is this contraction common in the US?). The Bo is just the first two letters of my last name.