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I'd rather be Sojourn / Sojourner.
Or Shell or Dreama or Bohème or something.
Or Shell or Dreama or Bohème or something.
This message was edited 1/28/2021, 12:29 PM
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Shell or Dreama or Bohème
These are great ideas thanks
These are great ideas thanks
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It's a pejorative exonym for Romani people, like many have already stated in this thread.
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Unfortunately has been used as a real name and... it shouldn't. I'd like it if it wasn't a racial slur as it gives me images of carnivals and gemstones and crystal balls and probably smells like lavender and jasmine scented incense sticks. I recognise those associations are probably bad stereotypes, but in a vacuum, they're pluses in favour of a name.
I still have her, but I had gotten a stuffed black cat with this name on her collar when I was very young, on holiday to Blackpool. Suppose I should change hr name, but I'm unlikely to remember an official change now that I'm 26.
It's a very... 1970s choice of a name I think, one that is relatively uninformed but existed in a time of changing ideals; as in travellers (also known as "Gyppos" to my racist older relatives) I think became less of a bad image during the "make peace and not war man" era, and I think the nomadic lifestyle had an appeal to these young fresh hippies. Naming their kids this probably came from more of an acceptance angle than a racist one - at the time at least. Now there's no excuse!
I still have her, but I had gotten a stuffed black cat with this name on her collar when I was very young, on holiday to Blackpool. Suppose I should change hr name, but I'm unlikely to remember an official change now that I'm 26.
It's a very... 1970s choice of a name I think, one that is relatively uninformed but existed in a time of changing ideals; as in travellers (also known as "Gyppos" to my racist older relatives) I think became less of a bad image during the "make peace and not war man" era, and I think the nomadic lifestyle had an appeal to these young fresh hippies. Naming their kids this probably came from more of an acceptance angle than a racist one - at the time at least. Now there's no excuse!
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Has anyone ever been named Gypsy in the UK at all? Is there a way to find out?
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I've never met a person named Gypsy, but I'd imagine so at least once.
Unfortunately proper birth records only start in 1996 so you're out of luck there if you wanted to sift through earlier records. An easy way might be searching facebook with the location set to England. But considering I got a stuffed kitty named "Gypsy" in the late 90s(?), the name must have been in use to some extent. At least on pets.
In a similar vein I had submitted a name my cousin used for her daughter, Siouxie. Somebody edited the entry later to mention that it's an offensive name to the Sioux Nation :V I highly doubt she'd have known that as she named her after the band...
Unfortunately proper birth records only start in 1996 so you're out of luck there if you wanted to sift through earlier records. An easy way might be searching facebook with the location set to England. But considering I got a stuffed kitty named "Gypsy" in the late 90s(?), the name must have been in use to some extent. At least on pets.
In a similar vein I had submitted a name my cousin used for her daughter, Siouxie. Somebody edited the entry later to mention that it's an offensive name to the Sioux Nation :V I highly doubt she'd have known that as she named her after the band...
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I've never heard it used as an ethnic slur. But then, I've never lived where there are Romani people. I've only heard it used to refer to a sort of romanticized image, from movies or something - a traveling outdoorsy person who wears handmade jewelry and flowy colorful clothes, who is clever and mysterious and will tell your fortune, but not be around long enough to be known well. To me, as a name, it sounds sort of American folksy-flakey circa 1975, like Calypso or Pepsi or Cheyenne or Sparkle or Spring or Windy or Gemini or Pebbles or Banjo.
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I think it's like Paisley-Rebel...but worse. Though I guess not worse than Pepsi-Cheyenne would sound to me.
This message was edited 1/28/2021, 12:20 PM
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Thanks!
The one answer I can relate to. This is how I feel about it, almost to a point.
The one answer I can relate to. This is how I feel about it, almost to a point.
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Nope. Its an ethnic slur.
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No.
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Not a good name.
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No way. It’s an ethnic slur.
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Don't like it
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It ´s an ethnic slur.
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Maybe for a horse.
On a human, dumb.
Many people find the term Gypsy offensive, though Roma/Gypsies tend to prefer it to Roma or Romany. ("Bury Me Standing: The Gypsies and Their Journey" by Isabel Fonseca.)
On a human, dumb.
Many people find the term Gypsy offensive, though Roma/Gypsies tend to prefer it to Roma or Romany. ("Bury Me Standing: The Gypsies and Their Journey" by Isabel Fonseca.)
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If it wasn't a racial slur it would sound cool. The sound and look reminds me of gemstones or something. But yeah, not usable as a name
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Racial slur. Not a name.
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agree
adding that some Romani do not see it as a slur but enough do that it is inappropriate for everyone else to use.
adding that some Romani do not see it as a slur but enough do that it is inappropriate for everyone else to use.
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