ANYTHING IN A NAME?

Is anything in a name?

I once asked if anyone knew what Supreme Court judge Smokin Wanjala's father was smoking, when he settled in the name Smokin, for his son

Does he have any known namesakes?

It appears what he took in pints, there are those who took the same in gallons and such are the Luo's who named a school "pand pieri" translating to "hide your buttocks"

Anyway, what's in a name?

On average, in the last 100 years, James and Mary were the most common male and female names, worldwide, respectively

In the US, in the last few years, Sophia, Greek for wisdom, tops the list of 100 most preferred baby names for girls as Liam, an Irish version of William, takes the honours for the most preferred name for the boychild

Jackson had previously held the title

Mohammed, the name of the prophet who founded Islam is also thought to be among the most common male names

As far as this may be disputable, what remains certain is that Mohammed,...