What's In a Name?

let's talk about people's names.

there are celebrities like brad & angelina naming their kid Knox & the Palin's kids names........

then you have "regular" names with unconventional spellings....

and then there are unique names like Uniqua that you don't see everyday.

how you feel about this trend?

i like unique names but when a regular named is spelled all the way ghetto like the momma cant spell...i hate that....

i really like how Ving Rhames named his daughter Reign Beau  (rainbow) lol and i liked Apple...but when akids name is like Candace and they spell it Candience...that drives me nuts lol...added all them letters just makes it harder for the kid to spell they name

I think when black folks give ther kids overly ethnic names it puts them at a disadvantage.   When you call a place and identify yourself with a ethic name your assumed black and service may not be as good,  when you fill out a job application the chances of Shequanda's resume far out weighs  Tiffany's chaces of being thrown in the trash or not passed on.   When calling for a home for rent, it is more likely that Shequanda will be told that house is no longer for rent while Tiffany will call a second later and will be offered a tour.   

I did a study and lecture tour on ethnic names before and it is amazing how much weight a name holds especially when it is ethnically identifiable.

this is a funny story...well not funny but funny if you catch the drift...anyway at my local red lobster they  only had 2 black servers...my uncle and a girl name keisha for the longest.....well i guess the people who make sure that jobs have a variety of races of workers (dont know the name of the company) came in and next time i went to red lobster it seemed like all the new black folks and PR folks had ethnic names lol...it was like when they called and said hi my name is Daquan...the people was like...your hired....

Some parents just don't realize how much of an impact a child's name has on their self-esteem, future etc.  Like the actress that named her daughter Apple....WTH!  Come on now.  I don't see anything wrong with ethnic names if they have meaning.  Overly made up names, that's a mess.  And people naming their children after the populars of today ie....Beyonce, Kanye, etc.....that's silly too.

aww i like the name apple lol....it was silly put cute....but i jsut like different names..maybe cause im young..

if i had a daughter i always wanted to name her September....i just love it!!

I was a casualty of mama and daddy trying to be creative, lol. 

My name is Denecia (duh-knee-see-ah) and growing up I hated my name!  I've come to embrace it now, but my daughter has a nice normal name (Gabrielle) and any future children all have regular names picked out, lol. 

So, wait, we can't name any of our future children Ohmfofo??  Or DuQuanKwaShan?  Or BomoniquaSherlay???  Da' Nerve. LOL

Ummm....not a chance.   You go sit down somewhere lol.

I agree with Lesia about the ethnic names. When those kids start applying for jobs and maybe even scholarships, they get put on the bottom of the stack because of their name. I taught school for over 10 years and some of these kids couldn't even spell their names and I couldn't pronounce half of them. Just look at that mess that Lisa Bonet named her baby recently. That child will be 30 yrs. old before he will even know his name. ~smh~