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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For the cultural commentary... I have a name that you could say was "appropriated," although I am sure my parents would say they simply really liked it.  Then I married into a last name that is commonly confused for a very similar name that is clearly defined as belonging to the same culture as my first name... and it's annoying.  Not terrible, but almost everyone I meet makes an assumption about me by my name.  It's not a bad assumption, just not correct.[/quote]

I wonder about this. I have some friends who gave their kids [b]SPANISH [/b]names even though they are not [b]SPANISH[/b] (none of their HERITAGEIS SPANISH). Already their young children get questions about their [b]SPANISH[/b] heritage and I think it's really awkward. Lovely names, and they certainly gave them with the best of intentions, but I think it's confusing for a lot of people.

I'm not a purist about this at all but I think it's easy to think "oh everything is global now!" when it's not really true. I think you have to consider the actual community your child will grow up in, and whether their name will make sense in that context. [/quote]

This is why a lot of ppl think the baldwin kids are going to be messed up. They were lied to about their own heritage.  The world knows now. And they have been given these ultra Spanish names[/quote]

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