My grandparents' names were: Johnny Mary Paul Robbie As for the current trend of names, I absolutely HATE all this horrible name crap. So many people trying to be creative, and it just sounds so stupid. I hate when people try to be edgy and spell their kids names different. Or when they name their kid a last name for their first name...
Black? Oddly, I thought about this for black folks: in about 30 to 50 years, everyone's grandmas will be named La-Queisha, La-Shandra, LaKeynia, etc., etc. And all Mexican grandmas will be named "Selena." Heck, I don't understand the evolution of "Brevin" (mother is Brenda, Father was Kevin).
My name is pretty common and my parents' names are soo common for the Hispanic culture. Maria and Ruben. My mom goes by her middle name though since she has more than 1 sisters named Maria.
(genuinely curious) Does the Hispanic culture generally go by first and middle name to differentiate? Or were there roman numerals involved here? Or was this just an oddity like, "Foreman has 10 children, and each of his five sons are named George: George Jr., George III, George IV, George V, and George VI. They are also known by the nicknames "Monk," "Red," "Joe," "Big Wheel," and "Little George."" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Foreman
No roman numerals involved. My aunts who were named Maria would go by their middle names or nicknames. My oldest uncle has a roman numeral though.
Dear Abby... BigBenito, if you call any Mexican home, and ask for "María", they will probably respond "The big one, or the little one?" or "Ana María, María Fernanda, María de Jesús, María Magdalena, o María del Carmen?" But I don't think we have roman numerals. Another weird thing is that most Mexican peeps named María or José (after the sacred parents of Jesús), will be named "María José" for females and "José María" for males by their parents. Also, in regards to the middle name, there are variations of it. Some families opt to call their kids by their middle name at home, but when they show up to school, the friends and teachers call them by their first name. This creates confusion when the two groups meet and talk about the person in question. I had a girlfriend a long time ago whom I met by FIRST name at home, but everyone else knew her by her MIDDLE name. She ended up meeting another ex-girlfriend of mine, 'cuz SHE was also called by middle name at home and by first name at school. They ended up meeting at Eisenhower High in Aldine. WEIRD stuff. My grandfather's name is "Isabel" but his closer relatives and friends call him "Don Chabelo." Weird.
You need to spend some time with NameVoyager: http://www.babynamewizard.com/voyager It's got a pretty extensive record of the ebb and flow of names over the last hundred years or so.
Maternal grandparents Esaquina (e-sa-queen-a) she is half Indian half black...i think Hezzie...RIP Paternal grandparents Mildred old man..never knew his real name..never got a chance to meet him. my parents mom Dorethea dad Carl all my moms brothers and sisters have unique names Elva, Ossie Mae, Maple, Hosea (hoe-see)just to name a few
That was the name I pushed for with my second daughter (due any day now). I lost the argument, though, so she's going to be Mia Grace (assuming we don't change our minds when she finally shows up. My grandparents were not all that unusual: Earl & Helen Charles and........ Well, I'm going to have to call my mother if I want to know her mother's name because I don't remember. My wife had some more interesting ones, though. I know she has a Vesta Pearl on one side and a Ouita somewhere, too.
