Good afternoon lovely ladies. Forgive the intrusion, but me and my LB had this very same discussion not to long ago.
I personally love African names, and the meaning behind them. But I do believe that more thought should be given to what a person names their child. I was named after my father, and I am proud to bear his name, but I might have had a problem had they named me after something that he likes to drink like (Aleze'), or a car he wanted but can't afford (Lexus), shay shay, Ray Ray, or some of the other ghetto fabulous names that I am sure that all of us have heard.
When I am blessed with a child, I would love to give him a strong African name to go along with his regular American one.
While in college some of my friends took on African names, and we were the self riotous, warriors who would not bow down to "The Man." We just knew that what we would forever be warriors.
As time went on, we soon learned that the work world is very different from college. And there are a whole new set of rules that the game is played by. We should not handicap our children by sattleling them with some of these outrageous names. It is going to be hard enough for them when they get out here.
MN
[This message has been edited by ManndingoNUPE (edited October 24, 2000).]
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