Baby Names Sure to Shock Grandma

An adorable nickname for a smiley baby, but not suggested as a legal name.

Modern variant spelling of Anniston

It's a bear, it's an island, it's (almost) a camera. It's starting to catch some parents' eyes as a wild, adventurous name.

Pistol is one of the new names that entered the lexicon in the US in 2013, when it was given to nine babies of each gender. Call it an equal-opportunity badass baby name with an unfortunately violent image.

A merry surname cousin of Kerrigan, could make a lively choice for a happy little girl.

Mexican national drink, not to be served as a name to a baby.

Like Silver, Golden is a shimmering metallic color name, almost too dazzling for an ordinary girl.

A yellowish chemical compound that produces fluorescent dyes ranging from bright yellow to hot pink to flaming red -- but as a name sounds glaringly sci-fi.

fuhgeddaboutit.

Rather than going with a yooneek spelling like Macen (or Maysen or Masyn), we'd suggest sticking with the original Mason, as Kelsey Grammer did for his daughter.

Elixyvett is part Elizabeth, part Alexis, part Yvette -- and a total mess. Few people go to such lengths to make a name different. Aren't you glad?

A surname not often heard as a first, except in the case of English Gardner, the American track and field Olympian.

This evocative place-name is rising in popularity -- despite (or perhaps because of) the unfortunate association with an airplane that went missing in March 2014.

nature namesare in, and even fish names like Pike and Salmon are open for consideration.

Makes hot name Finley kind of Phyllis-like -- which is not a good thing.

There are two lovely Portlands, in Maine and Oregon, but not many babies with their name.