Russell Dickerson And Wife Kailey Welcome Second Child

Author Lauren Hoffman

October 7th, 2023 2:49 PM

AUSTIN, TEXAS - APRIL 02: Kailey Dickerson and Russell Dickerson attend the 2023 CMT Music Awards at Moody Center on April 02, 2023 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for CMT)

Russell Dickerson and his wife Kailey Dickerson have announced the birth of their second child together. The couple welcomed a baby boy, Radford Arthur Dickerson, on October 1, 2023.

Kailey gave birth 10 days early and all while Russell was on the road for a tour, however, they were all smiles as he came into the world under 10lbs. “Rad” weighed in at 18lbs 14oz and 20.5 inches long at birth.

“Lil Rad man made his way into the world 17 hours after the show in Kansas City… Dad was dropped-off at the hospital on the tour bus and all… But we made it! Lil Rad is a dream baby and Rem is obsessed with being a super big brother,” Kailey and Russell Dickerson shared on Instagram.

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The comments have already flooded in from fellow country stars and mommas including Lauren Lane saying “Hi baby boy!!!!!! Congrats you guys!!!,” Nicole Combs adding “The sweetest!! Rad,” and Cassie Kelley “Love this so much!!”

The Coffee With Kailey podcast host has always been an open book regarding her at-home life with Russell who tied the knot in April of 2013. They had suffered a miscarriage at 8 weeks back in 2022 stating “The loss; however, is something that will always be written into our story.”

Dickerson is currently in the midst of his 2023 headlining Big Wheels & Back Roads Tour with special guests Parmalee, Restless Road, and Niko Moon on select dates.

He also dropped a brand new EP, Three Months Two Streets Down, over the summer, featuring five new tracks showcasing his signature sound. Dickerson is also celebrating his romantic tune, “God Gave Me A Girl,” going number one.

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Redditors Roast Worst Baby Names They've Ever Encountered

Selecting a baby name can be tough, especially with thousands of options available. Some parents stress over the lasting influence of their child’s name, wanting to ensure a prosperous future. Trends in naming kids mirror shifting cultural norms and evolving ambitions for children.

Getting baby names right has taken on a new level of importance for expecting parents. In fact, TikTok has become a platform where creators gather substantial followings by discussing baby name trends and highlighting names to avoid due to their trendiness. They openly share names they considered but didn’t use, along with names they’d rather not encounter again. TikTok’s baby name inspiration videos now focus on various themes, including “old money” names such as Caroline, Elizabeth, and Charlotte, “main character” names like Blaze, Arrow, and Falcon, and “aesthetic” names like Rowan, Wren, and Atlas.

Celebrities are accustomed to unconventional names. Elon Musk, Tesla’s CEO, and musician Grimes named their first child X Æ A-12, often called “X.” Their second child is Exa Dark Sideræl. They also affectionately refer to their daughter as Sailor Mars, inspired by the “Sailor Moon” manga series.

“The Most Unusual Name I’ve Encountered in Real Life”

Occasionally, parents opt to invent a name, a decision that carries some level of uncertainty. While they might create something distinctive and appealing, there’s also a chance of the child being given a name perceived as peculiar by others. This situation arose for a baby, drawing significant attention on Reddit. The name of the child came to light through a thread titled, “The Most Unusual Name I’ve Encountered in Real Life.”

It reads, “So my mother just told me the name of her ex’s child and my GOD is it a doozy. He and his wife named their daughter: Audtom. Because his name is Tom and her name is Audrey. I could not f—ing believe my ears.”

The worst baby names

Commenters had strong opinions, with many criticizing the name choice. Others suggested more seamless ways to combine the parents’ names, including one person who wrote, “Assuming this is pronounced ‘Autumn’ and not ‘Odd-Tom,’ would it have killed them to just spell it Autom?”

Another person suggested, “Not me thinking ‘Tomrey’ would be better,” and another joked, “They missed an opportunity: ‘Tawdry.’”

Redditors even came up with baby names that they considered to be the worst. Take a look at some of these names below.

Gridget
“When I was a kid I stayed at a bed & breakfast with family photos on the walls,” one user wrote. “There was a sister named Gridget. I actually think about this a lot.” It’s kind of like a spin on the name Bridget. This Redditor seems really stuck on the name they found.

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Shanniel
This unique name caught this person off guard. They even tried to figure it out by mixing it with other names. “I once saw a baby announcement where the mom was named Shannon, the dad was Daniel, and they named the baby Shanniel,” they wrote.

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Dyslexia
Sometimes people just go with the flow when picking a name for their kid. Maybe it felt right at the time, and they didn’t even realize it’s also the name of a condition. While working at a gas station, this Reddit user observed a mother who let her child run around wild. They wrote “One small girl was pushing on a display stand and the mother screamed: ‘DYSLEXIA GET YO A– OVER HERE!”

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Donnaria
Back in school on the playground, this person probably had a rough time. This is particularly true because their name coincidentally rhymes with a sexually transmitted disease. Nevertheless, a user pointed out that it’s a clever fusion of two names. “Donnaria. A combination of her Mom’s name (Donna) and Grandma’s name (Gloria),” they wrote.
Alcoholic Beverages
Bacardi, Hennessy, Tanqueray, Alizé – the names keep coming. It turns out a Redditor, who happened to work in children and family services, encountered kids with names inspired by alcoholic beverages almost every day. “You don’t know how bad it really gets. Lots of kids named after alcoholic beverages.”

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