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UPDATE: NJ dad who named kids after Nazis decries removal

Paul Banas — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 18:43:08 +0000

(AP) — The father of three children who have names associated with Nazis is accusing the state Division of Youth and Family Services of taking his children under false pretenses and says one of the kids appeared neglected when he saw them last week. Heath Campbell told The Associated Press on Saturday that he and his wife, Deborah, have been allowed to see their children once since state child welfare workers removed them from the family's home on Jan. ... Campbell said his 2-year-old daughter, JoyceLynn Aryan Nation Campbell, appeared sick and had a runny nose and dirty diaper when he and his wife visited the children last week under the supervision of state social workers.

Naming Children for Nazis Puts Spotlight on the Father – NYTimes.com

Paul Banas — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 01:08:58 +0000

Heath Campbell invited the world to share his outrage when a nearby ShopRite supermarket refused to inscribe a cake with his son’s first and middle names — Adolf Hitler — for his third birthday last month. ... Instead, outrage at his choice of names for his three children — Adolf’s younger sisters are Honszlynn Hinler Jeannie Campbell, after Heinrich Himmler, and JoyceLynn Aryan Nation Campbell — exploded on the Internet and in newspapers all over the world. ...Choosing a rotten name is just saddling a child with an anchor he'll have to try to shrug off all his life, or until he can change it at the courthouse. GreatDad.com has a bunch of tips and traps on baby naming if you've decide against naming your child Adolph or Godzilla.

A is for Atticus naming book

Paul Banas — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 19:29:37 +0000

A Is for Atticus: Baby Names from Great Books by Lorilee Craker - If you're looking for different names, you may want to check this book out for names with literary meaning. It's up to date, even including Harry Potter references.