Names

[JonS]

Arent most of those names latin/hebrew of origin,Im sure a couple of them are the names of goddesses

In that case I stand corrected!

 

[degsy]

Tbh im more shocked when i hear a child with an old fashion normal name. My mates neighbours called their daughter Maude

gotta be a wool.

 

[jaycee]

In that case I stand corrected!

I know in the US there as been an upturn in using traditional African names so a lot of the could be derived from that,I think with a lot of the names its more to do with the accent thats screeching it out all over the street than the actual name myself

 

[roydo]

Black people seem to make up a lot of new names for their daughters (at least they sound new names to me. Maybe they've always existed:

Letitia, Leticia, Shanice, Latoya and many others.

You what?

*wakes up Chardonnay, Brooklyn and Mercedes*

 

[Groucho]

Black people seem to make up a lot of new names for their daughters (at least they sound new names to me. Maybe they've always existed:

Letitia, Leticia, Shanice, Latoya and many others.

Bit of a generalisation that mate. I mean, I know a black fella called Bernard, not that his colour makes the slightest odds to it anyway.

Equally mate, I've seen a few white families with some well odd names for their kids.

Who is to say what is and isn't a black/white name?

 

[tommye]

Who is to say what is and isn't a black/white name?

Ebony?
Blanche?

 

[Prevenger17]

Black people seem to make up a lot of new names for their daughters (at least they sound new names to me. Maybe they've always existed:

Letitia, Leticia, Shanice, Latoya and many others.

BY THE SPRINGED HEELS OF PISTORIUS!

 

[My Name is Earl-sdon]

Having taught in an inner city school for a number of years some of my favourites include:

Denim
Blue
Said Said
Kray
J'n'dae (Jay-in-day)

 

[verreauxi]

Black people seem to make up a lot of new names for their daughters (at least they sound new names to me. Maybe they've always existed:

Letitia, Leticia, Shanice, Latoya and many others.

You are correct, assuming you are talking about African Americans. This phenomenon has been studied by sociologists and economists. There is even a wikipedia article on it. The use of non-European and invented names began in the late 60s and became a trend in the 70s with the Afrocentrism movement.

 

[hibbo'sclass]

Lowell Dylan Killen is a cousin of mine.

My old man's middle name was Swindlehurst.

 

[tommye]

Lowell Dylan Killen is a cousin of mine.

My old man's middle name was Swindlehurst.

Was he an accountant too?

 

[hibbo'sclass]

Was he an accountant too?

Surprisingly no.
Was a bit of a fraud though. Chief Engineer with Harrisons but suffered badly with sea-sickness.
Used to fly home from Liverpool cos he couldn't face the 3 hour ferry crossing.

 

[Billy Dean]

Girl I was seeing a while ago had a nephew called Keanu. Always made me chuckle.

 

[Eggs]

....the trend is to name the child after where it was conceived. Imagine lots of kids in my city will be called 'Grafton'.

 

[degsy]

....the trend is to name the child after where it was conceived. Imagine lots of kids in my city will be called 'Grafton'.

Mine would be called Douglas and Hastings