Can anyone help me understand how they gained popularity and how they originated? I've been trying to figure out for general curiousity purposes because many of them do not come from African origins. Most of them seem to be hybrids and corruptions of european names. Anyhow...is there any place on the internet or any good books or papers that show how and why this revolution in naming took place?
Someone told me that alot of these newer names are mixes of the mother's first name and the father's first name. Or the other way around. So for example: Keshawn Keisha-mother Shawn-father There are some other examples, but I forget now.
Robert was before Roberto, but Roberto was before Robbie. Besides, I was just teasing you because you said corruptions of European names, when your name is a corruption in itself.
and i am just using the word corruption to try to state what i am talking about. i am sure there is a proper word for the transformation i am talking about.
Rubbertoe. I found this site... http://www.behindthename.com/ it might help you a little bit if no one else does, but I imagine that most are just trying to be creative with their names. I think it's stupid too...
I think having unique names is good. Its pretty lame and boring to be naming people names like Michael, I mean how many Michaels do we need in the world? Better if parents abandoned all of these all too common names in favor of something creative and unique.
My sons will all carry my name. "oomp the second" has a good ring to it, I think. If it's a girl, natually she will be named "Suri".
I never saw it, but I looked it up Father Ralph de Bricassart. So this is pronounced the way D'Brickashaw spells it?
Hollywood has decided wacky names are cool like Apple and Pilot Inspektor. The masses shall now follow.
I don't know about 'weird' or 'wacky' names, but the origin of a lot of African-American names is Arabic or Islamic; same with Hispanics.
... I forgot that part in the Bible If your name is not an anglo saxon name. . it is weird I guess I missed the BIG BOOK OF GOOD NAMES *EVERY* name in creation was *MADE UP* at some point Rocket River
Nowadays, I think the "Ghetto" folks just pick letters from a Scrabble board and find a name out of them.
agreed. not everyone can have a name like "george ming". at least i know that someone else will approve of my future adopted daughter's name of "ka-shaquievious".
