Why do some *parents* give their kids NAMES that MAKES no fucking sense?
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When I named my daughter, I certainly put some thought into giving her a name that wouldn't be a detriment to her either in high school or later when she was trying to start a career. Thus, I named her Zoë (unbeknownst to her mother, the name is partially attributable to my obsession with Lisa Bonet at that time)
i know a female who named her some Aramis (like the cologne). i know a girl who wants to name her son Drakkar (like the cologne).
as ghetto as some names can be i don't know a single black Conner, Ethan (Hawke), Riley (Tony Hawk's Son), Keegan (Hawk). Eddie Van Halen's sons name is Wolfgang
as ghetto as some names can be i don't know a single black Conner, Ethan (Hawke), Riley (Tony Hawk's Son), Keegan (Hawk). Eddie Van Halen's sons name is Wolfgang
The Black HHH said:
Whats Wrong With Tha Last Name Of A Black Man 2B JENKINS?? School Me..Cus Thats My Last Name..And Ive Never Hurd Of That 2B A Problem 4 A Black Man..Or White....
And On Another Note..What About Ms. Badu And Andre..They Have A Son By Tha Name Of "Seven"..
Kuffi_Smakka423 said:
It's a name that instantly identifies a job applicant as black, thereby decreasing the chances that they will get an interview and dramatically increasing the chances that their resume will be tossed unread. ...especially if preceding by a given name such as Tyrone, DeMarion, Laqueeneisha etc...
XXXplosive said:What about first names like "Kaleb", "Tristen", "Apple", "Dweezel", "River", or "Rain"
Now those kind of names make no fucking sense to me
Ghetto names are bad, but some of those names white folks come with are just as bad
Don't forget these ridiculous celebs kids:
Inspektor Pilot (Jason Lee)
Moxie Crimefighter (Penn Jillete)
Kal-El (Nick Cage)
Hazel & Phinnaeus (Julia Roberts)
Rumer (Bruce Willis)
And when Celebrity & Black Cultures intersect we get jems like:
Denim & Deziel (Toni Braxtons Sons)
ans the greatest of them all
Jermajesty Jackson (Jermaine's Son)
More Unusual Names: Urban Legend Sightings
We asked if anyone knew a Sandy Beaches, Kandy Cane, etc, and we got numerous responses! While there seem to be a lot of Sandy Beach/Kandy Kanes, we're still a little sketchy on Lemonjello and Orangello. Here's what we have, though.
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I don't know of any Crystal Shanda Liers, but in my Junior High school, one of the lunch monitors was named Crystal Ball. It was even on her name tag. I don't know if her parents gave her that name thinking she'd be the next Cinderella or something, but my friends nicknamed her "Sargeant Redhead" because she was so mean. Some princess.
I saw something on the namenerds site about the name Shanda Lear being of Leer jet fame. Well, there's another "Shanda Leer." I went to school with her in the early 1980s in Dillsburg, PA. Her parents owned Leer Electric (an electric light service). (http://www.leerelectric.com/) I don't know why I feel compelled to tell you this! Hehe!
also, my sister-in-law is a social worker in louisiana and has met Orangegello and Lemongello. she also knew Nosmo King (last name confidential) and Urine pronounced U-reen. people name thier kids some amazing things.
i was just talking to my sister-in-law. she saw orangegello and lemongello's birth certificates
I actually know a woman named Paige Turner. As I temp, I worked with her at Patio Enclosures in Saint Paul, Minnesota, in 1999. She is probably still there.
My grandmother grew up with Ima Hogg, so I'm glad you didn't say she wasn't real. However, my grandmother assured me that while they often teased Ima with fictitious sisters Yura and Sheeza and brother Heeza, they didn't really exist.
Having with a teacher who swore blindly that she had a student at Vally Cottage Elementary School in New York named Nozmo King, I decided to look him up. I found him. He is a drummer. The only online resourse I could find for you was http://www.woodstocklive.com/taste.html and if you go down to Track 14, you will find that he is the drummer for the song Jusin Love. Hope that helps. Other notable names: My former sister-in-law worked as a labor delivery nurse in Trenton, NJ. There was a woman who named her twins Female (Fa-Molly) and Urine(Your-Ene).
I'm glad you debunked the myth that "Shanda Lear" of Lear Jet fame is an urban legend. She does in fact exist (I am from Wichita, where Bill Lear started Lear Jet). What you might not know is had the child been born a boy, Bill and Moya would have named him "Gonda Lear" Here is a link to the eulogy of Moya Lear (Bill Lear's wife), where the story is told. http://www.aafo.com/library/history/moya_lear/
I went school with April May. Her older sister Michelle was my age. This was in Northbrook, IL, at Field Middle School 1979.
my mother swears she knew a woman named April May June when she was younger.
I went to high school with a girl named Shaunda Lear, who was married only weeks after graduation! (Gee, I what what could have motivated her to do that....)
Hate to contradict you re: your urban legends page, but I actually know a set of twins named Orangejello & Lemonjello. They differ from the story you've given, and perhaps the mom got the idea from the urban legend - who knows? But I can assure you, there is an existing set of twins with these names. They were born in the late 80's in Kansas City (to a US born, English speaking mom) & I met them while they were newborns in the hospital. Didn't know the family, so I can't give any more information than that.
When I was an Assistant D.A. in Philadelphia, I prosecuted a guy named Nosmo King. He told the judge (who had asked) that his mother had gone into labor on the Broad Street subway and, having the last name King, saw the sign and thought it was a sign from above... We also had a juvenile named Female (pronounced FEH-muh-lee). A woman detective friend of mine, back in the days when women officers handled only juvenile matters, responded to a call of a missing teenager. In interviewing the distraught mother, my friend asked the mother the girl's name. The woman said the girl's name was (phonetically) "Femily." My friend, trying to calm the woman down so she could get all the information, said "oh, that's very similar to my name. My name is Emily and I was named after my maternal grandmother. Who was your daughter named after?" The sobbing woman replied that those nice people in the hospital had named her daughter, putting the name on a little bracelet "Female Johnson." Emily said the hardest thing was not laughing when the woman was so obviously distraught.
I just wanted to let you know that I actually went to school with a girl named Candy Kain( I think that is the correct spelling) I didn't really know her because she was several years older than me. Her picture in in our yearbook. Also I have a daughter named Rhiannon. I liked the name because it is not a common name. I always thought the name was Irish though.
I know a Crystal Shanda Lear in Hamilton, Montana.
A friend of mine who's a police officer pulled over a woman named Shithead Johnson (pronounced shu-THEED) yesterday. This was in Chapel Hill, NC. (I wonder if it's the same woman who applied for a job in Richmond, VA years ago that another person on your page mentioned. I hope so, actually. I'd hate to think there were two women with this unfortunate name.) In addition, there's a Lemonjello (luh-MON-jeh-lo) Wright who's currently wanted in the state of North Carolina.
And I DO know a girl with the legendary Kandy Kane name..she used to go to school with me.
Curiously enough, while it is certainly likely that somebody added them as a joke, there are records for an Oranjello and Lemonjello Washington in the NASA Stardust Microchip project. See http://stardust.jpl.nasa.gov/microchip if you're interested.
I worked with a Candy Kane. Heard that name over the paging system 5 times a day.
Candy Kane Lives or lived in Illinois. Real name is Candace.
I looked at the QHS alumni website and can't find the Kanes listed, but I emailed my ex boyfriend who is married to Candy's cousin Maria. I told him to tell Candy that she is an "unfounded urban legend", Maybe she'll e-mail you herself. I did a people search on yahoo for Candy Kane and 20 people came up. Definitely not that rare.
My social worker ex-mother-in-law swore she had Orangelo and Lemongelo as clients in rural Tennessee...
I've also heard the story of a guy name SHITHEAD pronounced sha-thead
My mom worked as a pediatric ER nurse in New York City during most of my childhood, and she really, truly did meet a Male and Female!
No "Shithead" but honestly I had a "Shitisha"!
I've just recently started seriously searching for baby names and came by your site. I read about the urband legend of Oranjello and Lemonjello. I know this to be a true set of names. I remember several years ago my mother, a nurse at a childrens hospital, came home laughing hysterically. She told me of a hispanic couple that brought in their twin sons for surgery. The poor boys were in for years of teasing due to their very unusual names, Oranjello and Lemonjello. This is something everyone in her department still laughs about.
About 6 years ago I was the manager in a retail store (Sea Dream Leather in Richmond, VA) and I honestly DID have customers with some of the names you listed as legends. These people had driver's licenses to prove it. We filled out layaways all the time and someone who wanted one had to produce a driver's permit for us to get their information. I am not kidding in the least when I tell you that 2 customers named Lemmonjello and Orannjello put in layaways while I worked there. I can't for the life of me remember their last names (whatever it was it paled in comparison!) I have no idea if they were twins or not but they were brothers.
I also had a woman fill out an application for a job there and her name was Shithead Johnson (with the "th" making a "the" sound and the "ea" making a long "e" sound). She wasn't hired for whatever reason, but I saw her application.
As much as I hate to break this to you I have met the jello brothers. I live in Memphis Tn. Nosmo King is on the child support rolls in Shelby County.
just saw your page of urban legend name and noticed Nozmo King. In fact, this was the first stage name used by comedian Alan King when he started out in the biz. (from a story he tells about himself!)
Actually, a few of the "urban legend" names you have listed really do exist. One of my really good friends said that Ornajello and Lemonjello and Nozmo King (I believe spelled "Nosmo") were all patients at Children's Hospital of Michigan (Detroit) while she was there.
I met a woman in East Texas that works as a computer trainer and sales person who's name is Sandy Beach. I have her business card!
Just letting you know there is definitely a Sandy Beach around (maiden name)! My mother used to be a teacher and she had a girl named Sandy Beach in her class. This is in Bermuda which makes it worse seeing as we have many sandy beaches!
When I was a caseworker in Atlanta back in the 80's we really had a client that named her daughter "Female" . Yes, the hospital had that on the BC, but she liked the name of it. She didn't think that the hospital had named the child, but she chose to pronounce the name Famolly. We thought it was pretty funny, but we did see the actual birth certificate.
I went to high school with a Kandy Kane and a General Mills. Recently, I found out that a woman I work with was Kandi Kane (her maiden name). Some parents have a strange sense of humor!
This is concerning the "Candy Kane" name.... There is a woman from my town in Kentucky named Candace Kane, called Candy Kane. ( She is married now) The bad part about that is that her parents named her that, she didn't marry into the Kane name. Just thought I'd pass that on.
I know a girl named Candy Cane Cotton .
If you wish, I will try to get some kind of official verification for you. Anyway, my aunt and uncle are twins, named Randall and Sandra Beach. Since birth, they have been known as Randy and Sandy Beach. Unfortunately, my aunt was born severely retarded, and she now lives as ward of the state of Florida. So, there may be no point in trying to contact her directly. Let me know what sort of proof you would like to lay this Urban Legend Name to rest.
I know a Sandy Castle. She's a senior secretary at the county courthouse in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
As for "Female," I saw an interview of an African American woman with that name on local television news in Orlando, Florida. That interview aired nearly ten years ago, but I remember she said that her mother named her for exactly the reason you suggest: it was already on the birth certificate.
awhile ago there was a lady that got married in MI, USA -- her last name was Sandy and her new husband's was Beach !
Since my name is april, i frequently meet individuals who choose to call me by another month that comes to mind. However, according to local legend, there is a man named Billy June who named his daughter April and her middle name is Mae .
I saw a birth announcement in a McHenry County, Illinois newspaper several years ago announcing the birth of little April May LeJeune. Cute, huh?
My brother knew a girl name April who was engaged to a guy whose last name was May.
I was reading your site and saw Sandy Castle and had to laugh. My friend's mother is named that, that is not her birth name but what she married. We have always teased her about it. Also, I know a guy named Dusty Rhoades . We all live in a small town in Ohio, USA.
I was just looking at your cool names page and you asked people to e-mail you if the knew anyone of those names you listed... well I don't know anyone called Candy Kane but I know someone called Kane Candy! He's the brother of someone I went to school with, called Seona Candy (pronounced Shona)... I know she had a brother called Kane so his name must be Kane Candy!
There is a Kandace Kane (married name) who works in Helena, MT....in that same office there is/was a Charlie Brown working also.
some funny names I know two sisters named Cotton & Candy
Okay, I checked out your urban legends page and this girl I know claims she has a friend named Crystal Shandaleire.
From the International Genealogy Index (www.familysearch.org). The other three matches were Uriah Hoggs. Results: All Sources (5 matches) International Genealogical Index - North America
1. URA HOGG - International Genealogical Index/NA Gender: F Birth: 1753 Williamsburg, Virginia Ancestral File
2. Ura HOGG - Ancestral File Gender: M Birth/Christening: Abt 1871
"I'd like to make a correction. There actually IS a Jay Walker. He is/was a radio traffic reporter for KOHK in Reno, Nevada.
" AND, there is another Jay Walker in Tennessee!
BUT...this just in...There is a radio traffic reporter in Reno named "Jay Walker". I used to date the guy...his name is Jeff Hamilton and it's just a corny moniker to fit the biz he's in.
There is a woman in Columbus, Ohio, named Paige Turner. She is doctor - get this - an o.b.-gyn. She delivered the son of my friend (they named the baby Jacob - not terribly original). When they told me their doctor's name was Paige Turner, I laughed, and asked if they were serious. They didn't know why I thought it was so funny, they hadn't thought realized the pun.
We asked if anyone knew a Sandy Beaches, Kandy Cane, etc, and we got numerous responses! While there seem to be a lot of Sandy Beach/Kandy Kanes, we're still a little sketchy on Lemonjello and Orangello. Here's what we have, though.
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I don't know of any Crystal Shanda Liers, but in my Junior High school, one of the lunch monitors was named Crystal Ball. It was even on her name tag. I don't know if her parents gave her that name thinking she'd be the next Cinderella or something, but my friends nicknamed her "Sargeant Redhead" because she was so mean. Some princess.
I saw something on the namenerds site about the name Shanda Lear being of Leer jet fame. Well, there's another "Shanda Leer." I went to school with her in the early 1980s in Dillsburg, PA. Her parents owned Leer Electric (an electric light service). (http://www.leerelectric.com/) I don't know why I feel compelled to tell you this! Hehe!
also, my sister-in-law is a social worker in louisiana and has met Orangegello and Lemongello. she also knew Nosmo King (last name confidential) and Urine pronounced U-reen. people name thier kids some amazing things.
i was just talking to my sister-in-law. she saw orangegello and lemongello's birth certificates
I actually know a woman named Paige Turner. As I temp, I worked with her at Patio Enclosures in Saint Paul, Minnesota, in 1999. She is probably still there.
My grandmother grew up with Ima Hogg, so I'm glad you didn't say she wasn't real. However, my grandmother assured me that while they often teased Ima with fictitious sisters Yura and Sheeza and brother Heeza, they didn't really exist.
Having with a teacher who swore blindly that she had a student at Vally Cottage Elementary School in New York named Nozmo King, I decided to look him up. I found him. He is a drummer. The only online resourse I could find for you was http://www.woodstocklive.com/taste.html and if you go down to Track 14, you will find that he is the drummer for the song Jusin Love. Hope that helps. Other notable names: My former sister-in-law worked as a labor delivery nurse in Trenton, NJ. There was a woman who named her twins Female (Fa-Molly) and Urine(Your-Ene).
I'm glad you debunked the myth that "Shanda Lear" of Lear Jet fame is an urban legend. She does in fact exist (I am from Wichita, where Bill Lear started Lear Jet). What you might not know is had the child been born a boy, Bill and Moya would have named him "Gonda Lear" Here is a link to the eulogy of Moya Lear (Bill Lear's wife), where the story is told. http://www.aafo.com/library/history/moya_lear/
I went school with April May. Her older sister Michelle was my age. This was in Northbrook, IL, at Field Middle School 1979.
my mother swears she knew a woman named April May June when she was younger.
I went to high school with a girl named Shaunda Lear, who was married only weeks after graduation! (Gee, I what what could have motivated her to do that....)
Hate to contradict you re: your urban legends page, but I actually know a set of twins named Orangejello & Lemonjello. They differ from the story you've given, and perhaps the mom got the idea from the urban legend - who knows? But I can assure you, there is an existing set of twins with these names. They were born in the late 80's in Kansas City (to a US born, English speaking mom) & I met them while they were newborns in the hospital. Didn't know the family, so I can't give any more information than that.
When I was an Assistant D.A. in Philadelphia, I prosecuted a guy named Nosmo King. He told the judge (who had asked) that his mother had gone into labor on the Broad Street subway and, having the last name King, saw the sign and thought it was a sign from above... We also had a juvenile named Female (pronounced FEH-muh-lee). A woman detective friend of mine, back in the days when women officers handled only juvenile matters, responded to a call of a missing teenager. In interviewing the distraught mother, my friend asked the mother the girl's name. The woman said the girl's name was (phonetically) "Femily." My friend, trying to calm the woman down so she could get all the information, said "oh, that's very similar to my name. My name is Emily and I was named after my maternal grandmother. Who was your daughter named after?" The sobbing woman replied that those nice people in the hospital had named her daughter, putting the name on a little bracelet "Female Johnson." Emily said the hardest thing was not laughing when the woman was so obviously distraught.
I just wanted to let you know that I actually went to school with a girl named Candy Kain( I think that is the correct spelling) I didn't really know her because she was several years older than me. Her picture in in our yearbook. Also I have a daughter named Rhiannon. I liked the name because it is not a common name. I always thought the name was Irish though.
I know a Crystal Shanda Lear in Hamilton, Montana.
A friend of mine who's a police officer pulled over a woman named Shithead Johnson (pronounced shu-THEED) yesterday. This was in Chapel Hill, NC. (I wonder if it's the same woman who applied for a job in Richmond, VA years ago that another person on your page mentioned. I hope so, actually. I'd hate to think there were two women with this unfortunate name.) In addition, there's a Lemonjello (luh-MON-jeh-lo) Wright who's currently wanted in the state of North Carolina.
And I DO know a girl with the legendary Kandy Kane name..she used to go to school with me.
Curiously enough, while it is certainly likely that somebody added them as a joke, there are records for an Oranjello and Lemonjello Washington in the NASA Stardust Microchip project. See http://stardust.jpl.nasa.gov/microchip if you're interested.
I worked with a Candy Kane. Heard that name over the paging system 5 times a day.
Candy Kane Lives or lived in Illinois. Real name is Candace.
I looked at the QHS alumni website and can't find the Kanes listed, but I emailed my ex boyfriend who is married to Candy's cousin Maria. I told him to tell Candy that she is an "unfounded urban legend", Maybe she'll e-mail you herself. I did a people search on yahoo for Candy Kane and 20 people came up. Definitely not that rare.
My social worker ex-mother-in-law swore she had Orangelo and Lemongelo as clients in rural Tennessee...
I've also heard the story of a guy name SHITHEAD pronounced sha-thead
My mom worked as a pediatric ER nurse in New York City during most of my childhood, and she really, truly did meet a Male and Female!
No "Shithead" but honestly I had a "Shitisha"!
I've just recently started seriously searching for baby names and came by your site. I read about the urband legend of Oranjello and Lemonjello. I know this to be a true set of names. I remember several years ago my mother, a nurse at a childrens hospital, came home laughing hysterically. She told me of a hispanic couple that brought in their twin sons for surgery. The poor boys were in for years of teasing due to their very unusual names, Oranjello and Lemonjello. This is something everyone in her department still laughs about.
About 6 years ago I was the manager in a retail store (Sea Dream Leather in Richmond, VA) and I honestly DID have customers with some of the names you listed as legends. These people had driver's licenses to prove it. We filled out layaways all the time and someone who wanted one had to produce a driver's permit for us to get their information. I am not kidding in the least when I tell you that 2 customers named Lemmonjello and Orannjello put in layaways while I worked there. I can't for the life of me remember their last names (whatever it was it paled in comparison!) I have no idea if they were twins or not but they were brothers.
I also had a woman fill out an application for a job there and her name was Shithead Johnson (with the "th" making a "the" sound and the "ea" making a long "e" sound). She wasn't hired for whatever reason, but I saw her application.
As much as I hate to break this to you I have met the jello brothers. I live in Memphis Tn. Nosmo King is on the child support rolls in Shelby County.
just saw your page of urban legend name and noticed Nozmo King. In fact, this was the first stage name used by comedian Alan King when he started out in the biz. (from a story he tells about himself!)
Actually, a few of the "urban legend" names you have listed really do exist. One of my really good friends said that Ornajello and Lemonjello and Nozmo King (I believe spelled "Nosmo") were all patients at Children's Hospital of Michigan (Detroit) while she was there.
I met a woman in East Texas that works as a computer trainer and sales person who's name is Sandy Beach. I have her business card!
Just letting you know there is definitely a Sandy Beach around (maiden name)! My mother used to be a teacher and she had a girl named Sandy Beach in her class. This is in Bermuda which makes it worse seeing as we have many sandy beaches!
When I was a caseworker in Atlanta back in the 80's we really had a client that named her daughter "Female" . Yes, the hospital had that on the BC, but she liked the name of it. She didn't think that the hospital had named the child, but she chose to pronounce the name Famolly. We thought it was pretty funny, but we did see the actual birth certificate.
I went to high school with a Kandy Kane and a General Mills. Recently, I found out that a woman I work with was Kandi Kane (her maiden name). Some parents have a strange sense of humor!
This is concerning the "Candy Kane" name.... There is a woman from my town in Kentucky named Candace Kane, called Candy Kane. ( She is married now) The bad part about that is that her parents named her that, she didn't marry into the Kane name. Just thought I'd pass that on.
I know a girl named Candy Cane Cotton .
If you wish, I will try to get some kind of official verification for you. Anyway, my aunt and uncle are twins, named Randall and Sandra Beach. Since birth, they have been known as Randy and Sandy Beach. Unfortunately, my aunt was born severely retarded, and she now lives as ward of the state of Florida. So, there may be no point in trying to contact her directly. Let me know what sort of proof you would like to lay this Urban Legend Name to rest.
I know a Sandy Castle. She's a senior secretary at the county courthouse in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
As for "Female," I saw an interview of an African American woman with that name on local television news in Orlando, Florida. That interview aired nearly ten years ago, but I remember she said that her mother named her for exactly the reason you suggest: it was already on the birth certificate.
awhile ago there was a lady that got married in MI, USA -- her last name was Sandy and her new husband's was Beach !
Since my name is april, i frequently meet individuals who choose to call me by another month that comes to mind. However, according to local legend, there is a man named Billy June who named his daughter April and her middle name is Mae .
I saw a birth announcement in a McHenry County, Illinois newspaper several years ago announcing the birth of little April May LeJeune. Cute, huh?
My brother knew a girl name April who was engaged to a guy whose last name was May.
I was reading your site and saw Sandy Castle and had to laugh. My friend's mother is named that, that is not her birth name but what she married. We have always teased her about it. Also, I know a guy named Dusty Rhoades . We all live in a small town in Ohio, USA.
I was just looking at your cool names page and you asked people to e-mail you if the knew anyone of those names you listed... well I don't know anyone called Candy Kane but I know someone called Kane Candy! He's the brother of someone I went to school with, called Seona Candy (pronounced Shona)... I know she had a brother called Kane so his name must be Kane Candy!
There is a Kandace Kane (married name) who works in Helena, MT....in that same office there is/was a Charlie Brown working also.
some funny names I know two sisters named Cotton & Candy
Okay, I checked out your urban legends page and this girl I know claims she has a friend named Crystal Shandaleire.
From the International Genealogy Index (www.familysearch.org). The other three matches were Uriah Hoggs. Results: All Sources (5 matches) International Genealogical Index - North America
1. URA HOGG - International Genealogical Index/NA Gender: F Birth: 1753 Williamsburg, Virginia Ancestral File
2. Ura HOGG - Ancestral File Gender: M Birth/Christening: Abt 1871
"I'd like to make a correction. There actually IS a Jay Walker. He is/was a radio traffic reporter for KOHK in Reno, Nevada.
" AND, there is another Jay Walker in Tennessee!BUT...this just in...There is a radio traffic reporter in Reno named "Jay Walker". I used to date the guy...his name is Jeff Hamilton and it's just a corny moniker to fit the biz he's in.
There is a woman in Columbus, Ohio, named Paige Turner. She is doctor - get this - an o.b.-gyn. She delivered the son of my friend (they named the baby Jacob - not terribly original). When they told me their doctor's name was Paige Turner, I laughed, and asked if they were serious. They didn't know why I thought it was so funny, they hadn't thought realized the pun.
Say whatever you want about individuality and trying to be different, but its been said a thousand times already in this thread and its the straight truth:
1: You name is extremely important and you are judged on this! It doesn't matter if you have a degree from M.I.T. at the bottom of your resume, what these muhfukas see is Shaquanna Parker in bold letters and they recycle that application. I'd rather not give my child another strike in life by giving him a U.P.N. sitcom name. Be different by having a kid that can play multiple instraments or is pretty well versed in a craft or trade by grade school, not by having a ridiculous name for attention sake.
Yezzir
1: You name is extremely important and you are judged on this! It doesn't matter if you have a degree from M.I.T. at the bottom of your resume, what these muhfukas see is Shaquanna Parker in bold letters and they recycle that application. I'd rather not give my child another strike in life by giving him a U.P.N. sitcom name. Be different by having a kid that can play multiple instraments or is pretty well versed in a craft or trade by grade school, not by having a ridiculous name for attention sake.
Yezzir 
EchoCrash said:Say whatever you want about individuality and trying to be different, but its been said a thousand times already in this thread and its the straight truth:
1: You name is extremely important and you are judged on this! It doesn't matter if you have a degree from M.I.T. at the bottom of your resume, what these muhfukas see is Shaquanna Parker in bold letters and they recycle that application. I'd rather not give my child another strike in life by giving him a U.P.N. sitcom name. Be different by having a kid that can play multiple instraments or is pretty well versed in a craft or trade by grade school, not by having a ridiculous name for attention sake.
These women would disagree with you
Re: Why do some parents give their kids NAMES that MAKES no fucking sense?(blck or wh
REAL TALK!
If white folx started naming their kids the very same names, kneegrows would be just fine with them. It's frightening how we still look to them to determine what's normative. They have to endorse shyt before it's acceptable for most of us.
Agallah005 said:
REAL TALK!
If white folx started naming their kids the very same names, kneegrows would be just fine with them. It's frightening how we still look to them to determine what's normative. They have to endorse shyt before it's acceptable for most of us.
Ronkweesha Williams has a masters degree which cost here thousands of dollars. Ronkweesha has an extremely difficult time locking down an interview in a company in her field. Ronkweesha has classmates and sorors who arent having as much difficulty as she is. Ronkweesha legally changes her name to Veronica (to keep the "Ronnie" nickname). She ends up having substantiallymore "luck" and lands a good job.
Is she a sellout?
Personally, I don't think so. I think it's the responsibilty of black parents to enable their children as much as they can to succeed. In America, we are the minority. We can not bum-rush the door, we have to work our way in. In the 20's, 30's, 40's-italian, polish, greek americans CHANGED their last names to gain opportunities-and guess what-nowadays their kids & grandkids don't have to.
also:
I honestly dont believe it's absolutely a matter of racism when white jobs dont interview applicants with ghetto names. I believe that they associate education & background with ghetto names. They'd rather hire a black guy named "Bob" because they assume he comes from a background/family that's more civil. Very much discrimination & ignorance.
Is she a sellout?
Personally, I don't think so. I think it's the responsibilty of black parents to enable their children as much as they can to succeed. In America, we are the minority. We can not bum-rush the door, we have to work our way in. In the 20's, 30's, 40's-italian, polish, greek americans CHANGED their last names to gain opportunities-and guess what-nowadays their kids & grandkids don't have to.
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I honestly dont believe it's absolutely a matter of racism when white jobs dont interview applicants with ghetto names. I believe that they associate education & background with ghetto names. They'd rather hire a black guy named "Bob" because they assume he comes from a background/family that's more civil. Very much discrimination & ignorance.
Tazirai said:
but which spelling has "destined to dance the pole" attached to it.
Nigga you can't compare the names Oprah and Condoleeza to Quanisha, Cha'Bryna, and LaQuanda.Legacyns said:These women would disagree with you
I think somebody in an earlier post said that Oprah and Condoleeza both have meanings to them. You can't tell me the same thing about the other names
YoungSinister said:Nigga you can't compare the names Oprah and Condoleeza to Quanisha, Cha'Bryna, and LaQuanda.
I think somebody in an earlier post said that Oprah and Condoleeza both have meanings to them. You can't tell me the same thing about the other names
I'm telling you that names are names. People from all over the world have 50 syllable names & we don't say shyt about it. We learned how to pronounced them. I'm saying if you have skills like Oprah & Condoleeza, it won't matter.
Trust me, if a Quanisha, Cha'Bryna, and LaQuanda has the same resume as Condoleeza did, they'll have the opportunity to be a provost or a Sec. of State.
Legacyns said:
Yeah, but how many chicks with names like that are realistically becoming doctors, lawyers, CEO's, etc?
Oprah and Condoleeza are only TWO women in this country who have made it
That's hardly a sweeping revolution....
Now that Mr Beckham has arrived on your shores, you will find that his three sons are
Brooklyn
Romeo
Cruz
As if they would not have got enough attention with that surname.
Brooklyn
Romeo
Cruz
As if they would not have got enough attention with that surname.
ThaBurgerPimp said:that be some funny stuff when,in the"teen girls who want to get pregnant" shows they be on there talking about "im'a name my child SHAKEESHA or LAQUANDA if its a girl,if its a boy ima name him DAQUAN..",etc
You notice..........
What a sad state our black youths are in...........
Re: Why do some parents give their kids NAMES that MAKES no fucking sense?(blck or white)
Those are the worst kind, brother...........(gold, silver and eckenberg)
Honestly, this has nothing to do with self HATE. These names in most cases, often causes us jobs, business loans...etc.
Which Taniesha/shadeeyah do you know of that is powerful in both entertainment, politics and the businees world?
d_the_inc said:
Those are the worst kind, brother...........(gold, silver and eckenberg)
Honestly, this has nothing to do with self HATE. These names in most cases, often causes us jobs, business loans...etc.
Which Taniesha/shadeeyah do you know of that is powerful in both entertainment, politics and the businees world?
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Re: Why do some parents give their kids NAMES that MAKES no fucking sense?(blck or white)
I feel ya, so an alternative is marrying one of these. She will want to name the girls "Becky" or "Sue Ann" and the boys will be named after you.
UltimateLurker said:
I feel ya, so an alternative is marrying one of these. She will want to name the girls "Becky" or "Sue Ann" and the boys will be named after you.
Knew a girl in the BK named Shakatakaniqua. The absolute most ridiculous names I've encountered are here in the D. This bonehead chick on the deep east side named her son Sogood and her daughter Delicious. Sogood and Delicious!
Re: Why do some parents give their kids NAMES that MAKES no fucking sense?(blck or wh
How come every time niccas come out the wood work to scream self hate, while at the same time avoiding the question asked.
It appears that you don't know or don't remember that masses of Jews changed their names to more Gentile sounding names for business purposes. When Hollywood was developing, although Jews, like those who built MGM, (Metro, Goldwyn, Meyer), and the like ran Hollywood, one would be hard pressed to find a Jewish sounding name in the industry.
Now that they have taken over the industry, it is hard to not find a Jewish sounding name.
When watching documentaries on the Hollywood, bosses openly discuss the changing of their names to increase opportunity; and like in our community their are those who screamed self hate, but they aren't the bosses that the documentaries are about. Guess they didn't get hired back then so they are not the bosses now.
d_the_inc said:
How come every time niccas come out the wood work to scream self hate, while at the same time avoiding the question asked.
It appears that you don't know or don't remember that masses of Jews changed their names to more Gentile sounding names for business purposes. When Hollywood was developing, although Jews, like those who built MGM, (Metro, Goldwyn, Meyer), and the like ran Hollywood, one would be hard pressed to find a Jewish sounding name in the industry.
Now that they have taken over the industry, it is hard to not find a Jewish sounding name.
When watching documentaries on the Hollywood, bosses openly discuss the changing of their names to increase opportunity; and like in our community their are those who screamed self hate, but they aren't the bosses that the documentaries are about. Guess they didn't get hired back then so they are not the bosses now.