I think you're a jerk. Fortunately for the world of people not named Mary and Frank, you're unlikely to be hiring many people.
I also doubt with a name like Khan, the girl was pure "white" and maybe she's proud of her heritage? If it'd've caused her grief, she'd be sure to have changed it by now.
How about you look at parenting like your job isn't necessarily to make life easier for your kid but to give them better tools for dealing with it? Yes, kids are cruel, but you're using examples from your childhood. This is a new generation. Kids with boring names are just as likely to be teased and have to be called by all their names to be distinguished from their classmates with the same name. You're out of touch. Ocean will probably go to school with an Autumn, a Summer, a Michael (female), a Sasha (male) and a Kyin (undetermined). And Emily A. Emily M, Emilee 2 Es and three Alex Woods.
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