Messiah Baby Name Change To Martin By Judge

Messiah name change to Martin! A judge in eastern Tennessee ruled that the baby was to be named Martin DeShawn McCullough. This was after a couple were in court because they could not agree on the child’s last name. When the judge realized that the first name was Messiah, he ordered it changed, saying the religious name was earned by one person and “that one person is Jesus Christ.” DeShawn McCullough are from the parents’ last name.

Messiah was No. 4 among the fastest-rising baby names in 2012, according to the Social Security Administration’s annual list of popular baby names.

The boy’s mother, Jaleesa Martin, of Newport, said she will appeal.