Parents gunning for creative baby names might be missing the mark with these.
There’s a rise in “aggressive,” “weapons-inspired” names for boys, Nameberry editor-in-chief Sophie Kihm claims, with monikers such as Wesson, Caliber, Shooter and Trigger popping up in recent years.
“It’s rare for me to outright reject a name or name trend, but I cannot get behind weapon-inspired names,” Kihm told HuffPost, saying they “glamorize violence.”
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