Interesting Names - Page 6

Shelacious · #1 08-09-2002, 05:07 PM

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Originally posted by dzsaigirl
she had a family name their kid Sir so that every time they said his name, they had to say "sir"...

Believe it or not, this actually used to be sort of common many years ago in most of the country (especially the South) with a high percentage of black folks (maybe very poor folks generally). Folks named their sons Sir, Mister, General, Major, etc. to provide the respect they couldn't get anywhere else. Much like you indicated, someone would have to call him "Major," all the time, for example, which maybe the only time the boy/man would get any respect in the land of Jim Crow and segregation--whenever his name was called/said.

Of course, this has generally been out of fashion for at least a generation or two by now though, so to have seen it recently...

ladynblue1920 · #2 08-13-2002, 12:17 AM

Ok - let me make everyone's day - A friend of my is a school teacher and a few year's back had twin girls in her class named

Ovary and Ivory - yes I said ovary - is that not a shame or what?

Virtual Violet · #3 08-13-2002, 09:00 AM

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Originally posted by ladynblue1920
Ok - let me make everyone's day - A friend of my is a school teacher and a few year's back had twin girls in her class named

Ovary and Ivory - yes I said ovary - is that not a shame or what?

Wouldn't she have been better off naming her EBONY?!

Steeltrap · #4 08-13-2002, 11:27 AM

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Originally posted by ladynblue1920
Ok - let me make everyone's day - A friend of my is a school teacher and a few year's back had twin girls in her class named

Ovary and Ivory - yes I said ovary - is that not a shame or what?

What has gotten into some of us?

CodeBlue_R3 · #5 08-16-2002, 02:39 AM

I think it is a shame the lengths and extremes some parents take at naming there children, I wonder if they think of the life there children will live as an effect of there carelessness. My boyfriend and I have come to the agreement that all of our children (once we are married and start the our family) will have professional names. Some people may be offended and say that I'm biasing to a "white" society but regardless of what people think my children will be respected by there names and by the way they live there lives and quite frankly as a business professional who much respect do you think someone named "Ovary Alize" will get?

Some names I've heard of are:
1. William Williams (not all that bad, is acceptable)
2. Moet Alize (a little girl in DC)-I frown on that name
3. Dysheki (come on now what's up with that)
4. Ebony and Ivory (children of an interracial couple the lighter baby named Ivory and darker Ebony starting the children off with an early complex)
5. Breon (rhymes with Freon)
6. John Three (enough said)
7. Cassade Joy (was this thought of in the detergent aisle)
8. Lucifer (what in the?)-The devil himself huh
9. Macintosh (interesting but still not all that great of a name)
10. Bluejay (hey if Raven, Robin, Bird, and Crow are acceptable why not Bluejay)-What is really going on? (At least they call him BJ for short.

Steeltrap · #6 08-19-2002, 11:56 AM

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Originally posted by CodeBlue_R3
I think it is a shame the lengths and extremes some parents take at naming there children, I wonder if they think of the life there children will live as an effect of there carelessness. My boyfriend and I have come to the agreement that all of our children (once we are married and start the our family) will have professional names. Some people may be offended and say that I'm biasing to a "white" society but regardless of what people think my children will be respected by there names and by the way they live there lives and quite frankly as a business professional who much respect do you think someone named "Ovary Alize" will get?

Some names I've heard of are:
1. William Williams (not all that bad, is acceptable)
2. Moet Alize (a little girl in DC)-I frown on that name
3. Dysheki (come on now what's up with that)
4. Ebony and Ivory (children of an interracial couple the lighter baby named Ivory and darker Ebony starting the children off with an early complex)
5. Breon (rhymes with Freon)
6. John Three (enough said)
7. Cassade Joy (was this thought of in the detergent aisle)
8. Lucifer (what in the?)-The devil himself huh
9. Macintosh (interesting but still not all that great of a name)
10. Bluejay (hey if Raven, Robin, Bird, and Crow are acceptable why not Bluejay)-What is really going on? (At least they call him BJ for short.

Ovary Alize? If a child is ever named that, somebody's parents need to be shot. Period.

Yes, I know that we should raise our children to have aspirations of doing the hiring. But as long as some 90% of people of color don't work for ourselves, names and stuh will be taken into issue.

Kisha · #7 08-19-2002, 03:25 PM

I don't have the most politically correct name, but believe it or not, I met not 1, but 2 other people of another race named Kisha spelled the same way.

Interesting name. My friend's cousin named her daughter

Araya Sunshine

"A ray of sunshine"

nikki1920 · #8 08-20-2002, 09:37 AM

That is cute. I'm all for naming your child what you want, but you also have to realize that this person will carry that name for life. Come on, OVARY??!! WTF??

esperance · #9 08-24-2002, 03:20 AM

these names are a trip but I think I have some for you all

My god son name is:
Audaivionne Jaearldric Peter Clayton
A Day Vion
Jerald Earl and Derick

Wynetta ( her nick name is Rolo)

My father's name is Wyman so my mother was going to name me
Wymanetta don't think so!

CiTorre'L (Sit Torre L)

White girls name Felicia and Kisha

I'll be back with some more

SiempreCansada · #10 09-13-2002, 12:23 PM

I have a co-worker that named his baby girls...
Kara Alize

and Takia Daiquiri

....I could not believe it!!! As if that is not enough, he plans on naming his 1st born son (prepare yourelf for this 1!)...Remy Martin Hennessy!!!

What is he THINKING!!!!

POOR BABIES!!!!

Can we not all be blessed w/ reasonable names??? I feel for these kids when their HS graduations come around and the announce your full name...(shaking my head)...IDKWTS!

SiempreCansada · #11 09-13-2002, 12:30 PM

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Originally posted by Kisha
I don't have the most politically correct name, but believe it or not, I met not 1, but 2 other people of another race named Kisha spelled the same way.

Interesting name. My friend's cousin named her daughter

Araya Sunshine

"A ray of sunshine"

I thought this was cute, but it is not unacceptable. I also have a friend who's name is Summer Sunshine Spring...I find her name cute, a bit much, but cute.

BabyBlue91 · #12 09-13-2002, 02:46 PM

Y'all gots to STOP!

While we're on simple names, let's hope George Foreman doesn't have any more sons ...

Anyhow, I do the newsletter for the school I work at. Earlier this year we got a birth announcement. The little girl's name is ... (drum roll please) ... Alize Joule (rhymes with Boule, accent marks and eythang) Vargas. Our staff CTFU.

My cousin named her second child TaKeela (phonetic for tequila).

When I was 11, my hairdresser's cousin had still not given her daughter a name after two weeks. She heard my beautician call me over the phone and gave my name (Deseree) to her baby.

Wendex1920 · #13 09-20-2002, 08:25 AM

The name that I heard someone say is: Jaquetta and Shareeka!!!! Now thats ghetto..lol....

RaHel · #14 09-20-2002, 12:00 PM

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Originally posted by MIDWESTDIVA

Oh please! Stop the madness right now!

I feel you!! Stop the madness! These were my thoughts when I read Iamunique also. C'mon people!

3RD_BLU_MANIAC · #15 06-23-2005, 01:23 AM

My cousin's name is Lovely Tears....

My mother works for social services and knows a set of twins named Vagina and Vagena (like Ragina but with a "V")...

and triplets named Earth...Wind...and Fire...now how ghetto is that..........

I personally know a Myson (My Son) and a Myheaven (My Heaven)