African-American Name for White Child?

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[Post New]06/20/2010 12:23
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Giancarlo Esposito.


I think that is a french name


Giancarlo is an Italian name. Esposito is Spanish.
[Post New]06/20/2010 12:30
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:Here's the thing - my DD is named Parisia, which is a farsi name. We are white, and she has blonde hair and blue eyes. We chose the name because we think it is beautiful. But every time someone asks what her name is, we have to get into some whole conversation justifying why we chose it, and that can be very irritating.


btw parisia is NOT a Farsi name. At best, it is one of these nouveau made up names, certainly not of Iranian origin. Parisa, however, is a farsi name. I wonder, do people really tell you thy you gave your dd a Persian name or is it you who likes the drama of explaining to people how you gave your "white" daughter an exotic "dark" name? (and not to turn this into an anthropological lesson, but Iranians are considered "white." the name Iran comes from "Aryan" and historically Persians were fair complexioned.)
[Post New]06/20/2010 12:38
zumbamama
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I don't see anything wrong with naming a white child a typically African American name. There are white people with names from all over the globe. I know a white Karicia.

I think there are many beautiful African or AA name to choose from. I've always loved the names Odara, Aja, Ciara, Khadija, Ebony and Aisha.
[Post New]06/20/2010 13:00
Anonymous
I'm middle eastern and gave our dd an Arabic name that also happens to be the name of a famous African woman. All white people think we gave our daughter an African-American name (and pronounce it correctly) and meanwhile the aa nurses at our pediatrician's office consistently mispronounce/butcher our dd's name.

Point being, don't prejudge the prejudging people will do on a name. Choose a name that you like and disregard what others say/think. (but for the love of god, no rhyming names!)
[Post New]06/20/2010 13:51
Anonymous
zumbamama wrote:I don't see anything wrong with naming a white child a typically African American name. There are white people with names from all over the globe. I know a white Karicia.

I think there are many beautiful African or AA name to choose from. I've always loved the names Odara, Aja, Ciara, Khadija, Ebony and Aisha.


Ciara is Celtic, hardly an African name. Khadija is of arabic origin, as is Aisha.

Aja is an odd choice--it's Hindi, and means "goat". Unless you're misspelling "Asia"?
[Post New]06/20/2010 14:07
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Asians have higher IQs


I bet you were the type to go up to the Asian kid at school to ask him for help with your math,just because he was Asian, weren't you? This isn't much different than when Amy was claiming that Jews were funnier than non-Jews.


Good lord, I was commenting on a post that was stereotyping names....by stereotyping names......but yes, statistically speaking, Asians both are more intelligent and make more money. That's just how it is.
[Post New]06/20/2010 14:07
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Giancarlo Esposito.


I think that is a french name


Please tell me you know who he is.
[Post New]06/20/2010 14:11
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Giancarlo Esposito.


I think that is a french name


Please tell me you know who he is.


I'll bite. (not the PP, though). No idea. But I did know that's not a French name.
[Post New]06/20/2010 14:12
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:If you are all about names on resumes, you should have given her an Asian name. People would have thought she was smarter. Asians have higher IQs on average than anyone else, and they make more money on average in the US than anyone else.


But then the child would have a harder time getting into a good college, because research shows that Asians are disadvantaged during admission to colleges based SAT scores & GPA's.
[Post New]06/20/2010 14:13
Anonymous
I am white and Jewish. Have always loved the name "Keisha." Would that work with a fairly common Jewish last name? (Think, Katz, Fried, Edelstein).
[Post New]06/20/2010 14:17
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Asians have higher IQs


I bet you were the type to go up to the Asian kid at school to ask him for help with your math,just because he was Asian, weren't you? This isn't much different than when Amy was claiming that Jews were funnier than non-Jews.


Good lord, I was commenting on a post that was stereotyping names....by stereotyping names......but yes, statistically speaking, Asians both are more intelligent and make more money. That's just how it is.


but asians do not make up the percentage of partners at BigLaw or other CEOs in this country. Asian Americans are different culturally than Caucasian Americans--the latter making up a MUCH larger part of this country. Hence- yes Asian Americans make more than the typical uneducated white middle and southern working class America. The other statement was too big a generalization.
[Post New]06/20/2010 14:19
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:I am white and Jewish. Have always loved the name "Keisha." Would that work with a fairly common Jewish last name? (Think, Katz, Fried, Edelstein).


I don't think of Keisha as an as name. I know someone named Kesha goldstein and wasn't that also the name of the Maori actress in whale rider?
[Post New]06/20/2010 15:31
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Giancarlo Esposito.


I think that is a french name


Please tell me you know who he is.


I'll bite. (not the PP, though). No idea. But I did know that's not a French name.


He's an actor who was on Homicide for a bit (among zillions of other things).

Overheard an amusing name today - it was along the lines of Juan Doyle, and the kid was pale and red-headed (looked more "Doyle" than "Juan", in other words).
[Post New]06/20/2010 17:26
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Giancarlo Esposito.


I think that is a french name


Please tell me you know who he is.


I'll bite. (not the PP, though). No idea. But I did know that's not a French name.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giancarlo_Esposito

Actor. Bi-racial (half AA), but looks AA, plays AA characters. Which was why I laughed when I read that post -- there's an "AA name" for you.
[Post New]06/20/2010 17:34
zumbamama
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Anonymous wrote:
zumbamama wrote:I don't see anything wrong with naming a white child a typically African American name. There are white people with names from all over the globe. I know a white Karicia.

I think there are many beautiful African or AA name to choose from. I've always loved the names Odara, Aja, Ciara, Khadija, Ebony and Aisha.


Ciara is Celtic, hardly an African name. Khadija is of arabic origin, as is Aisha.

Aja is an odd choice--it's Hindi, and means "goat". Unless you're misspelling "Asia"?


Maybe I should rephrase to say names popular among AA girls. I don't know the exact origin of the name Aja, but need more than 2 hands to count how many AA girls I know named Aja, Asia or Aysia. Anyway, point being, there's nothing wrong with choosing a name that is from or associated with a culture or ethnic group different from your own, IMO.

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