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Originally posted by StrangeFruit
I wonder if Asian, Latino and Jewish cultures feel the need to give their children Eurocentric names.
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Sorry for the crash, but I have some related discussion....
My fiance is Mexican, and from what I can tell, the Mexicans in this country (at least the ones I've met through him) tend to stick with Hispanic names. This, however, it easier to do and stay in mainstream culture. Since most Latino cultures speak the Castillian Spanish that originated in Spain, many of the Hispanic names are by default Eurocentric, although in most cases pronouced different here in the US. (My fiance's brother's name is Daniel, however in Spanish it's pronouced like "Danielle", but here in the US he uses the normal DAN-iel).
I am having this same debate though with my neighbor over my daughter's (due Oct. 5th
) name. We are planning on naming her Mariana Arcadia. So, will having a Hispanic name hurt her chances in the business world? It would be nice for them to repeat the study using White v. Hispanic, Black v. Hispanic, White v. Asian, Black v. Asian, etc...
One other name point to ponder (if you care to...). I feel semi-disadvantaged (for now) being that my name is Jessica. I feel that a potential employer picks up my resume and can immediatly tell that I'm 21. I'm sure I'll feel differently in a few years when all the rest of the 1983 Jessica's and I are at a more desirable hiring age (I know many people feel 21 is still too young/irresponsible to take seriously for a job). And I'm sure it will become an issue again when the Jessica's become to "old" to be a desirable hiring age. How do you feel about naming your baby the "trendy" names that this happens to?