Current Events > Why do black americans sometimes give their kids weird names?

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Names like, D'brickishaw, Barkevious D'quell Is it to unique? I'm not trying to be racist, I know a lot of black people with standard names like Chris, Stephen, Justin, Jason.

I'm a minority too, and I know we got some weird names, but most are not unique. I mean there's probably 2 Barkevious in the world.

i thought tcs name was UrethraFranklin at first. missed opportunity imo
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Good question, but I don't know the answer
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UrethaFranklin posted...

Why do americans sometimes give their kids weird names?

Fixed that for you.

I'd rather be named D'brickishaw than Spencer tbh
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social thing. It's dumb
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Dash_Harber posted...

UrethaFranklin posted...

Why do americans sometimes give their kids weird names?

Fixed that for you.

You're right, but you have to admit that African-Americans choose unusual names at a much higher rate
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Going to sleep soon. Would be cool if this was gone by the time I woke up.
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Because TC looks at the world through a eurocentric filter and as a result has picked up on racist tendencies with regard to how they view other racial groups. Not to say tc IS racist, just that they need to be willing to step back, realize that the world doesn't revolve around christian English speakers, and then they should be good.
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Because they no longer wan to be associated with their ancestor's white slave masters name anymore.
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I tend to call a spade a spade when it comes to race, but if you took a look at what white people are naming their kids these day, there's some pretty damn bizarre names in that camp too.
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gunplagirl posted...

Because TC looks at the world through a eurocentric filter and as a result has picked up on racist tendencies with regard to how they view other racial groups. Not to say tc IS racist, just that they need to be willing to step back, realize that the world doesn't revolve around christian English speakers, and then they should be good.

Wtf kinda pretentious bullshit is this lmfao.

The names are unique, and weird. Like i said theres probably 2 Barkevious in the world.

Other cultures have weird names, but theyre common within the culture. Like my armenian friend "dickran". That's a weird name but it's a common armenian male name.

Ushiromiya posted...

Going to sleep soon. Would be cool if this was gone by the time I woke up.

Why are you upset, why dont you offer an answer?

0AbsoluteZero0 posted...

Dash_Harber posted...

UrethaFranklin posted...

Why do americans sometimes give their kids weird names?

Fixed that for you.

You're right, but you have to admit that African-Americans choose unusual names at a much higher rate

Having absolutely no knowledge of the cultural origins of the names in question, I can't really say that. I have a cousin named Odin, and I'd be more than willing to use a Norse name if I had a child, but I'm sure some people would find those names a big odd, so I don't really get the principle of your argument, here.

It's an especially weird argument because unless you use names from indigenous Americans, literally all American names are imports.

Asked a black friend once, he said the moms are just trying to be creative. I agree its kind of dumb (at least with the more absurd names) but its just seen as cool. I would disagree that theres sweeping historical/racial implications behind it. More like a trendy thing to do.

A lot of black parents do give their kids biblical names though if theyre religious.
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UrethaFranklin posted...

gunplagirl posted...

Because TC looks at the world through a eurocentric filter and as a result has picked up on racist tendencies with regard to how they view other racial groups. Not to say tc IS racist, just that they need to be willing to step back, realize that the world doesn't revolve around christian English speakers, and then they should be good.

Wtf kinda pretentious bullshit is this lmfao.

The names are unique, and weird. Like i said theres probably 2 Barkevious in the world.

Other cultures have weird names, but theyre common within the culture. Like my armenian friend "dickran". That's a weird name but it's a common armenian male name.

How many derivations of John are there? How come Siobhan and Caiomhe aren't pronounced even close to their spelling?

Drop the word "weird" for things outside your limited frame of reference.

Black names nowadays? They exist because get this, western nations enslaved them, tore them from their culture, forced western names upon them and then after freeing them continued to punish them for their being black. In the void created between their ancestral culture (which many cannot hope to trace back to), they have adopted their own culture in America. It has grown and evolved. These names might not ever become common but they're still cultural.

So again, I implore you evaluate your biases and actually educate yourself instead of spouting off racist rhetoric. Else others come to suspect you one.
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I think shanequa is a very beautiful name
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Why does this topic get made every month?
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Kitt posted...

Why does this topic get made every month?

Because sheltered white kids feel the need to find other sheltered white kids anonymously so they can bond about how unfair life has treated them for being white.

Psudeo African names are all the rage these days to try and capture something that isn't there. Just like wearing the gaudy earrings and black and orange dresses. They try to show that they are connecting with the culture of the mother land, but that's as far as it goes. The naming thing is just another part of it.
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Dash_Harber posted...

Kitt posted...

Why does this topic get made every month?

Because sheltered white kids feel the need to find other sheltered white kids anonymously so they can bond about how unfair life has treated them for being white.

Why make silly assumptions, I'm not even white.

It's a legitimate question. I don't understand how people can get offended.

probably as stated already, it was to not use stereotypically white names

which is ironic because those names come from brown Jewish men

like David from King David

Jonathan from Prince Jonathan

both more than likely of dark complexion

maybe not black, but definitely not white
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What makes a name weird?
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Accidentally read your username as "UrethraFranklin", was quite amused before realizing that was not how it was spelled.
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emblem boy posted...

What makes a name weird?

names usually have a meaning in a language

1. named after an ancestor
2. named after a myth event or character
3. named after a word's meaning
etc

throwing random sounds together with no meaning does kinda make a name weird

like T'Variusness

explain to me what this is from and what word with a meaning it takes after
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stoltenberg11 posted...

i thought tcs name was UrethraFranklin at first. missed opportunity imo

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Nicolas Cage has a son named "Kal-El". David Duchovny has a kid named "Kyd". Gwyneth Paltrow named her girl Apple, while Penn Jillette (Penn and Teller) named his girl "Moxie Crime fighter".

But only black folks give their kids weird names.
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I don't mind if they are at least spelled sensibly. Iirc there was a football player with a name that's pronounced "Lavernius" but it's spelled something like "Lavaranues" or something like that.
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Bishop9800 posted...

Nicolas Cage has a son named "Kal-El". David Duchovny has a kid named "Kyd". Gwyneth Paltrow named her girl Apple, while Penn Jillette (Penn and Teller) named his girl "Moxie Crime fighter".

But only black folks give their kids weird names.

these names have actual meaning

Kal-El is the name of a fictional character that is an icon and highly recognizable

kyd is definitely a weirder one, but it obviously a bastardization of the word kid

apple is literally a fruit

Moxie is also a word with meaning [force of character, determination, or nerve.]

so you have no argument unless you can explain that these weird black names are actual words or names of ancestors, myths, etc
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darkphoenix181 posted...

these names have actual meaning

literally all words and names are made up
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A reminder

This should be posted everytime this topic appears.
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NinjaBreakfast posted...

darkphoenix181 posted...

these names have actual meaning

literally all words and names are made up

the difference between a weird name and not weird name is which is made up first, the name or the word

ex:
I name my kid cauliflower

this is a real thing
I didn't make it up, it existed before I named my kid

ex 2:
I name my kid cantakanourizorthon

wtf does this mean?
it is literally nonsense I came up with
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I heard of a guy named Spatula
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frozenshock posted...

I heard of a guy named Spatula

culturally it is odd

but other cultures name children after tools

for instance

Poloma

it means: Bow

point being, again it is real word and has actual meaning
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darkphoenix181 posted...

names usually have a meaning in a language

1. named after an ancestor
2. named after a myth event or character
3. named after a word's meaning
etc

throwing random sounds together with no meaning does kinda make a name weird

Why? So what if the name is named after something that exists? If T'Variusness became the name of a fictional character, does that make the name not weird for a person anymore?
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What looks cute on a birth certificate, may well look awful on a resume.
Thanks, Zappa!

KingTumbleweed posted...

A reminder

This should be posted everytime this topic appears.

Still not as bad as the parents in China that tried to name their child @.
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emblem boy posted...

If T'Variusness became the name of a fictional character, does that make the name not weird for a person anymore?

correct

if some author wrote a book with a character named T'Variusness and the parents liked the name or the character

then it is not weird at all, well it might have a degree of weirdness, but still makes sense

like the guy naming his kid Kal-El

then the kid can ask the parents why he was named this and they can say he was named after the book

otherwise the answer is "well we added a bunch of sounds together and thought it was a nice name, doesn't really mean anything"
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darkphoenix181 posted...

otherwise the answer is "well we added a bunch of sounds together and thought it was a nice name, doesn't really mean anything"

how is this literally different to any other name though

"we like the sound of it"

very coincidental that these topics always end up being about ''''black'''' names though huh
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Ushiromiya posted...

Going to sleep soon. Would be cool if this was gone by the time I woke up.

Nope scrub
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NinjaBreakfast posted...

darkphoenix181 posted...

otherwise the answer is "well we added a bunch of sounds together and thought it was a nice name, doesn't really mean anything"

how is this literally different to any other name though

"we like the sound of it"

very coincidental that these topics always end up being about ''''black'''' names though huh

The number of odd sounding "unconventional" names are overwhelmingly a black trend in America. Of course you are gonna see it pop up more
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The real question is why do you care?
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NinjaBreakfast posted...

darkphoenix181 posted...

otherwise the answer is "well we added a bunch of sounds together and thought it was a nice name, doesn't really mean anything"

how is this literally different to any other name though

"we like the sound of it"

very coincidental that these topics always end up being about ''''black'''' names though huh

other names are not only liked because of the sound but have actual meanings

I explained it above and a dude even said "what about all these weird white names!!" and each one had actual meaning behind them

and white people aren't the only ones who name with meaning in mind, actually black people do too

African names are real words with real meanings

https://www.babble.com/baby-names/african-names/

so that is why it is odd to find someone purposely using non-words for a name
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darkphoenix181 posted...

emblem boy posted...

If T'Variusness became the name of a fictional character, does that make the name not weird for a person anymore?

correct

if some author wrote a book with a character named T'Variusness and the parents liked the name or the character

then it is not weird at all, well it might have a degree of weirdness, but still makes sense

like the guy naming his kid Kal-El

then the kid can ask the parents why he was named this and they can say he was named after the book

otherwise the answer is "well we added a bunch of sounds together and thought it was a nice name, doesn't really mean anything"

That makes little sense to me. Mainly because I don't agree with the 3 conditions you posted. At some point any name will be considered new or unique just based on popularity of the name and those conditions gave nothing to do with it

What you use to reference someone doesn't require a meaning. I doubt whenever someone is named David, the parents are using historical or religious reasons for their choice. It sounds nice and they like how it sounds.
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emblem boy posted...

What you use to reference someone doesn't require a meaning. I doubt whenever someone is named David, the parents are using historical or religious reasons for their choice. It sounds nice and they like how it sounds.

more often they knew someone else named David or had an ancestor named David, which is one of the conditions
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darkphoenix181 posted...

emblem boy posted...

What you use to reference someone doesn't require a meaning. I doubt whenever someone is named David, the parents are using historical or religious reasons for their choice. It sounds nice and they like how it sounds.

more often they knew someone else named David or had an ancestor named David

Or they just like how it sounds
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