Do they create them? Is there a book of names with African sounding names?
How do Black parents come up with the names?
2007-07-21 17:16:46 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
I mean this to be a serious question.
2007-07-21 17:23:01 · update #1
I guess white people aren't very creative. We just look in the baby names book and just pick "Bob" or "Carol".
2007-07-21 17:58:36 · update #2
They take parts of several names, put them together and that becomes a baby's name.
I worked with a black lady and she was the one black mothers came to to get a name for their baby. Thats very true. Pops
2007-07-21 17:23:20 · answer #1 · answered by Pops 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Because they want to be creative. There's too many "jessicas", "ashleys" and "bobs". Plus they like naming their children with something that has a meaning behind it. To me, it's beautiful.
2007-07-23 06:38:04 · answer #2 · answered by Jamaican P.Y.T 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes actually there are books with african, or hispanic names. They are very pretty, as opposed to Bob , Jane, Billy, Dan
2007-07-21 18:23:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
How are the names they pick any more "interesting" than the names Caucasian parents pick? Just because "Andy" or "Andrew" might sound normal to you doesn't mean it sounds normal to everyone.
2007-07-21 17:24:05 · answer #4 · answered by Deof Movestofca 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They get it from African names and beautiful meanings in other languages
2007-07-21 17:19:37 · answer #5 · answered by ★Chika09★ 6 · 7⤊ 0⤋
Most get them from African or Indian names.
Which is pretty creative if you think.
2007-07-21 17:21:09 · answer #6 · answered by London qirl . 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I guessing you're talking ghetto names.
Well, my mom named me after an Indian singer named "Samira" and it means "Woman who entertains", and its pretty weird to, b/c I want to be an actress.
2007-07-21 17:24:28 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
my name came from the country my father was in at the time of my birth. it is in north africa.
2007-07-21 19:49:41 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i dont know, but i have black friends who all have interesting names for their kids, i cant pronounce any of them, so i have nick names for them. but they are all beautiful names.
2007-07-21 17:56:37 · answer #9 · answered by della 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My son's name is Scottish.
2007-07-22 05:28:43 · answer #10 · answered by nubiangeek 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋