Baldo by Hector D. Cantú and Carlos Castellanos for June 09, 2021

And now we have to wonder why Baldo’s great-great-abuelito (or “taratarabuelo” in Spanish) was named Baldomero.

Sort of like a boy named Sue.

It could always get worse, Baldy!

Given the names some celebrity parents give their kids, Baldomero is pure vanilla

If parents realized that you declare what the name means over a child, thus providing him or her with a leg up on life, they would be careful what they named their child. For instance you never heard of a indigenous American call their child Two Dogs Mating? Right?

A true American hero – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldomero_López

Uh, in a crowd, no one knows your name.

Some gal would giggle and I’d get red, some guy would laugh and I’d bust his head, I’ll tell ya – life ain’t easy for a boy named Baldomero…

He stuck out because he had a big pansa. A big gut

My Dad wanted to name me Paavo, a traditional Finnish name. He was in the South West Pacific, fighting WWII. Mom named me William.

Because Baldomero doesn’t mean Anything in English.

It just IS.

Maybe he hoped him to be an example of the Spanish saying “Eres joven, guapo y con dinero, ¿qué más quieres, Baldomero?” (You’re young, handsome and have money, what else do you want, Baldomero?)