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HelpKiowa (+ bonus question)
There's a new intern at my workplace called Kiowa (prn. kee-OH-vah). Since I never heard of that name before I did a quick internet research. Apparently, it's the name of a Native American tribe.
So, WDYTO Kiowa? I think it sounds okay as a name for a fictional character but on a real person (especially a Caucasian one with a very German last name) I don't like it.
Bonus question: What is the strangest name you've come across at work or in school?
So, WDYTO Kiowa? I think it sounds okay as a name for a fictional character but on a real person (especially a Caucasian one with a very German last name) I don't like it.
Bonus question: What is the strangest name you've come across at work or in school?
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I think it's pretty sounding, but in general, I dislike Native American tribes being used as names.
Bonus question: I guess food names come across as the strangest to me...
I knew a guy in college who went by Tofu; even our professors called him that. Also, I have an aunt-by-marriage named Kiwi.
Bonus question: I guess food names come across as the strangest to me...
I knew a guy in college who went by Tofu; even our professors called him that. Also, I have an aunt-by-marriage named Kiwi.
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I find appropriation of names from Native Americans to be inappropriate. Cheyenne, Pocahontas, Dakotah, etc. I don't like it. This name is the same.
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There was a girl at my school named Universina - she went by Uni. Her grandmother was also named Universina. I thought it was pretty strange, but I've done research on the name and it's a legit Brazilian name - it was coined during the 19th century, after Brazil became independent. She's of Portuguese heritage and has a very Portuguese surname, so it doesn't look too weird on her.
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It's not my style, although I do like Dakota and Cheyenne, two other Native American tribes. lol Oh, and speaking of Dakota, there was a kid in my third grade class named Dakota, but he spelled it Dakato! lol
Other weird names I've come across:
Shay (well, at the time...I was in kindergarten)
Tank
Shavonda
Ta'Queena
Shareeka (again, at the time haha this was in second grade)
Mykeia (prn. Mi-KEE-a)
C'Nira (prn. Sin-NEER-ya...no clue how they got the "ya" syllable lol)
Quinetta / Quenetta (I forget how she spelled it)
Decontee (prn. De-CON-tay)
Quoctavius (he want by Tae / Tay in fifth grade, but by his full name in middle school)
Outside of school:
Memory
Epiphany
Other weird names I've come across:
Shay (well, at the time...I was in kindergarten)
Tank
Shavonda
Ta'Queena
Shareeka (again, at the time haha this was in second grade)
Mykeia (prn. Mi-KEE-a)
C'Nira (prn. Sin-NEER-ya...no clue how they got the "ya" syllable lol)
Quinetta / Quenetta (I forget how she spelled it)
Decontee (prn. De-CON-tay)
Quoctavius (he want by Tae / Tay in fifth grade, but by his full name in middle school)
Outside of school:
Memory
Epiphany
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Ridiculous, especially as the way this person pronounces it is not the way the American Indian name is pronounced. Especially not the Vah ending, which sounds more Eastern European than anything else.
Strangest name I ever came across myself is Chocolate, with the last name really making it sound like a dessert.
Strangest name I ever came across myself is Chocolate, with the last name really making it sound like a dessert.
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