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This reminded me of this young Christian couple I knew a few years ago who were foster-parenting a brother and sister who's biological parents named them Knolledge (yes misspelled on purposed) and Intellect (who had a severe brain injury).
WHYYYYYY? would anyone do that to a child? Eventually, they adopted them and legally changed their names to Knolly and Tella (But those are still weird nicknames)
I'm not even sure how to even attempt to pronounce that name! And I absolutely HATE butchering people's names because mine is butchered almost daily. Why would you do that to a person? Seems so cruel. I'd probably ask people to call me Jen since my last was Jenkins.
I mean... besides Mercedes. "Mercedes" is a cute name and could be any race. I do agree that people tend to trust WHITE SOUNDING names more. Simply because it's more common and familiar to them.
The same thing applies to Asians, if you will take notice.
Ever met a completely born and raised Chinese man named "Scotty" or some made up name like that? Yep. I have met them. At least many Asians realize their real names sound 'off' to us white Americans and use a name that they think will make them fit in and gain more respect.
Lower class blacks still like to use those names; middle class and higher blacks are mostly naming their kids something respectable that won't put them at any kind of disadvantage in the world.
So what do they do in the majority Black and Black controlled real Africa? Like most countries, first names come from Christianity (or other religion). Nothing Anglo or American about them. That's nonsense.
President - Goodluck Jonathan (got me on that one)
VP - Mohammed Namadi Sambo (First name obviously from Islam, last name would cause much false outrage in Black America.)
South Sudan
President - Salva Kiir Mayardit
VP - James Wani Igga
Kenya
President - Uhuru Kenyatta (Swahili)
VP - William Samoei Ruto
Nelson Madela, whose real name was Rolihlahla, has/had(?) a daughter named is Zindzi. After we saw the movie Invictus, we named our cat Zindzi. I'm told by a South African friend that it's a popular name in SA.
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Originally Posted by thinkalot
When a person has an odd name it makes you think how they were raised. If the parents gave their child a name like that what kind of things did they teach them growing up? That is what many wonder.
I told a relative(white) that gave her son an ethnic name that lots of his resumes will be thrown out. I remember a friend (black) being in a terrible mood when her son named his son Jamal. She explained that he has to have that name for life, but he wouldn't listen.
Our president, who I am not a fan of, had an easier life since he was Barry. If he was Barack the entire time things may have worked out differently.
Being unique rarely helps anyone. Fitting in will always matter.
Oh, heck! I know a white guy of Albanian ancestry named Jamal.
Fallacious question. Those facts have nothing to do with what I know about colonization. None the less if you want to have a discussion of the history of colonization I'll be glad to do so.
Now to the topic at hand. Do you claim the parents of these leaders did not pick the names from their religion? If so, I want to see your proof.
as someone has already told you, many biblical names have been anglo-cized. how do you think these Africans came about these names? wasn't your point that Africans don't name their children silly "ebonic" names like black Americans? or did you not have a point?
I think most people can agree that made up, dramatic "ghetto" and "trailer park" names, like Denyhe or Nevaeh, are tacky. but we're not just talking about made up names. the resume name study a few years ago used names like Dante or Tasha. these are "real" names, but, because they are associated with black people, resumes with these names get overlooked or thrown out.
names like aisha, aalyah, tariq, and amir are just as "valid" as European names and have meaning.
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poor girl
come on! Put a little thought in it!!
