filtherton

I won't disagree that certain names tend to pop up more in different cultures than others. It just strikes me as odd that anyone would consider "intention" when deciding whether they would name their child a particular name. Who exactly is doing the intending? Is there some sort of Tribal diety that hands out retribution if little white girls are given names that some grown up white folks associate with some sort of overly generic conception of African tribal traditions?

A name is really just a set of syllables used to differentiate one person from another person. Meaning will obviously be different for different people. However, I think perhaps you folks are over thinking this.