Oh Lettie's pretty. Very unique.
It'd make a nice middle name too.

Woods. All these names I listed are words that mean, 'Black'
You didn't realize that.

& yes I definitely found your original post quite odd.
Why ask such a question, that you knew was offensive?

got one for ya...

what does MARTA mean?

MARTA
 

Gender: Feminine
Usage: Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, Romanian, Polish, Slovene, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, Swedish, Norwegian, Czech, Slovak
Other Scripts: Марта (Bulgarian, Serbian)
Pronounced: MAHR-tah (Spanish, Italian, Polish, Czech)
Cognate of MARTHA

From Aramaic מרתא (marta') meaning "lady, mistress". In the New Testament this was the name of the sister of Lazarus and Mary of Bethany. It was not used in England until after the Protestant Reformation. A notable bearer was Martha Washington (1731-1802), the wife of the first American president George Washington.

information courtesy of: Behind the Name: the Etymology and History of First Names


also, what happened here? wasn't this originally the title of one of squeeeb's threads?

nm.

hahahahahahah!

then there's:

Metropolitan
Atlanta
Rapid
Transit
Authority

ring,

I like the name Cora. And when I posted the thread, it appeared it was a name intended for African-Americans and I wanted to see what others thought. But you see, whenever someone mentions anything having to do with white or black or yellow or red, many like to pull out the racist card just because they want to stir the pot. I'm sure you know what I mean.

Great thread bump! Forgot about this one.

I've always liked the name Jemima

I'm just kind of puzzled as to how a name can be intended for a particular race.

Because only white people are stupid enough to name their kids Cuthbert.

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......oh wait, you were serious?

were you?

Assuming you're Caucasian, would you ever name your daughter something that translates into 'African Tribe Princess?' Kinda silly, isn't it?

Because name meanings don't actually mean anything.

Are you seriously concerned that naming a daughter something that means "African Tribe Princess" would predispose her to a life spent seeking out her "African" roots?

*Is proudly named Shaquuuqakuakomima*

... not really. But I'll admit that certain names only really fit people of certain ethnicities.

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.

It's cultural tradition that goes way back in the annals of history. Kind of like this:
(You may have already heard different versions of this...it's an oldie but goodie I think)

********** Joke**********

A little Indian boy asked his father, the big chief and witch doctor of the tribe, "Papa, why is it that we always have long names, while the white men have shorter names - Bill, Tex or Sam, for example?"

His father replied, "Look, son, our names represent a symbol, a sign, or a poem for our culture not like the white men, who live all together and repeat their names from generation to generation.

Also, it is part of our makeup that in spite of everything, we survive.
For example, your sister's name is Small Romantic Moon Over The Lake, because on the night she was born, there was a beautiful moon reflected in the lake.

Then there's your brother, Big White Horse of the Prairies, because he was born on a day that the big white horse who gallops over the prairies of the world appeared near our camp and is a symbol of our capacity to live and the life force of our people.

It's very simple and easy to understand. Do you have any other questions, Little Broken Condom Made in China?

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Do you wanna know whats rather funny? There are names I can't pronounce here. But actually LIVING in Africa, I know they all have regular names like Tom, Dick, Harry, David and Jane. Names that a non english speaking vietnamese native can pronounce without difficulty.

That's actually a very good point, Xerxys.
And I tend to agree with filtherton. Whatzahubbub?

BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | NZ judge orders 'odd' name change

'nuff said

i went through basic training with a guy whose name was "baby boy" because that was the name on his birth certificate...

My mother has been called Cora all her life, but her actual name is Cornelia.

It may be sad, but apparently true according to an article I read a couple of years ago... your name can affect your acceptance among your peers, and also your chances at getting a job. In adolescents, children with "non-conforming" names (I believe that was the term that was used), were not as well as accepted as kids with "conforming" names. A black girl named Shaquanda would be accepted by her peers more readily than a white girl of the same name (different sets of peers). And HR managers apparently are much more likely to set aside resumés with names that suggest an ethnicity other than their own (mostly that white HR managers tended to reject more black, Muslim, or Hispanic sounding names).

So naming your kid may well require some ethnic sensitivity that most parents don't really consider when they name the child. And Woods opening post may well offend some people because of that, but I can certainly understand her position.