Re: Town, Zaun, and Celtic Dun-

At 7:14:28 PM on Thursday, August 20, 2009, andythewiros
wrote:

[...]

> I basically meant making up names out of thin air. I think
> this is what happens when African-American parents name
> their daughters 'Lakeesha' or 'Jawanda' and names like
> that.

<Lakeisha> (probably the most common spelling) has been
around for several decades now and can safely be considered
an established name. (<Jawanda> is mildly exceptional:
modern constructions in <Ja-> are more often masculine than
feminine.)

Brian