What's in a Name????

[feu_declipse]

Originally posted by CrimsonTide4
Yeah. . . just like that. Back to reading names. . .


Good lawd
The Bad Baby Name for 2/14/02 is:
I-Perfection Harris
He has a brother named I-Supreme Harris


LMAO LMAO LMAO @ The Bad Baby Name for 2/19/02 is:
Uwe Gross

I actually know the I-Perfection being spoken of. Last I checked, the boy really did feel he was perfection. But he's cool though.

[lovelyivy84]

Some of those names do have genuine African roots, true. But I don't think that most do. I've never read about a girl named Chaneney in Africa. Keisha is good, Imani is good, Nia is beautiful, but Takwan? or Keyshawn? or God help us, Tequila?

People made them up. They wanted something that "sounded" African without having to do the work to find out what African was.

I give these people noooo credit. Like the wonderfully PC holiday of Kwanzaa I think it's a fairly absurd attempt to recreate a missing African culture. There is no need for it. If you want to find out about Africa then go there or study the different African nations.

Making stuff up just makes us all look silly.

Originally posted by abaici
Our unique names date back to slavery when enslaved Africans were hesitant to christen their children with the names of the oppressors. The only thing we had control of was our name. Thus this tradition began. I think if no one else embraces names like, Shameka and Keshia, we should at least. It is a part of African American culture. Shouldn't we be just as proud of African American culture as we are of African culture?




*Note* Still, I cannot defend all of the names on this list. Naming your child after an alcoholic beverage is out of control!

[Monique]

i got one.. my cousin just a had a lil boy. and his name is..
first=Son,middle=of,last=jenkins .now what the hell is that.. Son of Jenkins

[CrimsonTide4]

Originally posted by Monique
i got one.. my cousin just a had a lil boy. and his name is..
first=Son,middle=of,last=jenkins .now what the hell is that.. Son of Jenkins

WOW!!! Is this the 20 year old or another one?

[abaici]

Originally posted by lovelyivy84
Some of those names do have genuine African roots, true. But I don't think that most do. I've never read about a girl named Chaneney in Africa. Keisha is good, Imani is good, Nia is beautiful, but Takwan? or Keyshawn? or God help us, Tequila?

People made them up. They wanted something that "sounded" African without having to do the work to find out what African was.

I give these people noooo credit. Like the wonderfully PC holiday of Kwanzaa I think it's a fairly absurd attempt to recreate a missing African culture. There is no need for it. If you want to find out about Africa then go there or study the different African nations.

Making stuff up just makes us all look silly.

I didn't say it was African. It's something new...rooted not out of a need to connect with Africa. It's a part of African American culture.

ALL NAMES ARE MADE UP. My name is of Greek derivation. Personally, I think THAT looks silly. African American culture is just as valid as any other. Therefore, the made up names are just as valid. Now, naming your child after a car is not what I am defending. I am talking about the creative nature of our people. Again, I think we need to stop dismissing these types of names so easily. The names are just as valid as Mary or Steve. My point is that we care too much about what "other" people think of us. Let's embrace little Marquan and little Talisa.

But, that's me.

[CrimsonTide4]

The Bad Baby Name for 2/4/04 is:
Paternity Denial Hughes



oh. my. day. ums.



I am officially officially stunned sh!tless:

The Bad Baby Name for 2/10/04 is:
Kwon’ Trevenious ZyQuan Cwoi’ Trease Stallworth



I promise i will stop LMAO @ this one. . . ONE DAY:

The Bad Baby Name for 3/27/02 is:
National Champion

Mama nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

:EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK:

The Bad Baby Name for 3/28/02 is:
Suparporn Pootatanna Allen

**SMH SMH SM****
The Bad Baby Name for 3/13/03 is:
Latitty Austin

The Bad Baby Name for 4/3/03 is:
Applejacks Zee Ellifritt

Can I get a job as a nameologist?

The Bad Baby Name for 4/9/03 is:
Ludrikus Ames **SMH**

[Steeltrap]

"Latitty?"
"Pootatanna?"
Pray that those kids get enough sense to change their names upon maturity.

[lovelyivy84]

Those names have got. to. be. made. up.

I refuse to believe that any SEMI-RATIONAL ADULT would NAME THEIR CHILD LATITTY!!!!!

[CrimsonTide4]

The Bad Baby Name for 4/5/02 is:
Urhinece


Oh and if you go to the site they show you clippings from articles where some of the names have come from. I don't doubt the legitimacy of the names. I doubt the sanity and over the top creativity of the parents.

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ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

The Bad Baby Name for 4/9/02 is:
Slutanya


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ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm maybe the dad is a Kappa
The Bad Baby Name for 4/18/02 is:
Shortkut Richards

[Dionysus]

Originally posted by CrimsonTide4

The Bad Baby Name for 4/9/02 is:
Slutanya


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Ahhh yeah! That's what I'm going to name my daughter!

[Steeltrap]

This came from another listserv. A woman named her four kids:

Shaliq, Shalac, Shalarm, and..... Shaleam.

[CrimsonTide4]

Originally posted by Dionysus
Ahhh yeah! That's what I'm going to name my daughter!

YOU would!!! . . . smh

[LeLe]

I worked with this girl and her name was Remi Martin!! I looked at her like are you serious!

[skywalker20_99]

Okay, I'm sitting here dying about these names. How about this one. My stepsister's daughter is named DeAsia, her cousin has a daughter named TyNaysia and another relative has a daughter named MaLaysia. It can get pretty confusing, because all the girls are about the same age.

[CrimsonTide4]

@work today, I came across a woman whose name is Joy in Sun __________ (last name). I immediately thought of you all.