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Help[Opinions] Re: Naomi
in reply to a message by Mikah
There's a difference between being black and being Japanese. Being Japanese means having Japanese traditions, speaking Japanese as mother language etc. - belonging to the Japanese culture and often having Japanese parents. (I know this in not a good definition at all, but I hope you got me)
Black means just having black skin. This information doesn't tell you anything about someone's home country, native language and so on.
I know two German/German-Finnish Naomis (or ok - one is Neomi and another one Noomi). I really like Naomi phonetically, but prefer Noemi or Noémie. It is a little cutesy name that looks special, I'm not sure, in a good or in a bad way :). Completely useable.
Black means just having black skin. This information doesn't tell you anything about someone's home country, native language and so on.
I know two German/German-Finnish Naomis (or ok - one is Neomi and another one Noomi). I really like Naomi phonetically, but prefer Noemi or Noémie. It is a little cutesy name that looks special, I'm not sure, in a good or in a bad way :). Completely useable.
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Yes I understand the definition of Black and Japanese. All I am refering to is that fact that you have certain preconceived ideas of what someone will look like when you hear a name. For me Naomi I associate with it being for a black child. If a childs name "Naomi" was called in a playground what would you invision the child to be. If the name "Akiko" was called out I would invision a Japanese child running. Perhaps the wording of my message did not give your that impression I am sorry.
All I was trying to say was when the name Naomi is heard what is your association with it? Is the first thing that comes to mind is that she is black. When you see the child would you be surprised she is white. You obviously have had different experiences with the name and don't have the same association.
Thanks for your opinion. I think it's usable as well and I love the name because to me it stands on its own.
All I was trying to say was when the name Naomi is heard what is your association with it? Is the first thing that comes to mind is that she is black. When you see the child would you be surprised she is white. You obviously have had different experiences with the name and don't have the same association.
Thanks for your opinion. I think it's usable as well and I love the name because to me it stands on its own.
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Oh yes, I got what you mean, thanks. :)
One thing I like and dislike in associations that they go so easily away. I've always associated Väinö with Väinämöinen and other different old people. Now I know so many little Väinös that I've forgotten almost completely the old connections.
I don't have any special associations with Naomi except those two girls I mentioned. Of course, there's the biblical Naomi who changed her name to Mara.
One thing I like and dislike in associations that they go so easily away. I've always associated Väinö with Väinämöinen and other different old people. Now I know so many little Väinös that I've forgotten almost completely the old connections.
I don't have any special associations with Naomi except those two girls I mentioned. Of course, there's the biblical Naomi who changed her name to Mara.
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