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[quote=Anonymous]Well this is a broad category. Technically my child's name is from a "different culture" because it was originally a Celtic name and we're American. I have some Irish heritage but zero connection to it. However, the name is relatively common in the US and I am certain many people with no Celtic heritage have used it. I know it's also popular throughout the UK. This doesn't seem like a big deal to me.

I might judge or consider it cultural appropriation if it was white parents giving their kid a name that is almost always used by people from an ethnic minority. It would depend on a bit on circumstances and I could imagine situations in which this wouldn't be a big deal. But I guess if you get the sense that the parents are trying to give people the impression that they are a member of that minority group, or their interest in the name seems to be an interest in the "exotic". I'm thinking of people I've known who were very white but loved "Asian culture" but their interest seemed appropriative. If one of them gave their child a Chinese or Japanese name, I'd definitely judge a little. But then I'd get over it because the kid can't help it and I don't want to saddle the kid with that judgment.[/quote]

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