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The story of how Vidauntae Charlton became ‘Taco’

Taco Bell is responsible for Taco Charlton’s name. Well, sort of.

Taco Charlton’s mom, Tamara, recalled the story of how her son ended up being known as “Taco,” instead of his birth name of “Vidauntae.”

Taco was born two months premature on Nov. 7, 1994, and his grandmother, Veddiann, used a Taco Bell slogan at the time of him “making a run for the border.”

His grandmother would leave his mom notes about “Taco” being born sooner than expected, and the name simply stuck. After all, it’s a little easier to pronounce than Vidauntae, a play off his grandmother’s name.