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HelpRe: English opinion on German names
in reply to a message by Gingersnap
The concept of an Aryan race emerged in the 19th century and thus predates Nazi Germany.
masculine list: https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/191050/124079
feminine list: https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/191050/124080
masculine list: https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/191050/124079
feminine list: https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/191050/124080
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Well I don’t think the name, especially when spelled Arian, is going to be a problem in the U.S. when all I can find is a gang from 1964 with the name Aryan. So, maybe they wouldn’t want to use it on principle, but the question of it being a problematic name in the United States, I think is unlikely.
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What do you mean by "all I can find is a gang from 1964 with the name Aryan"? Find where?
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I think they mean the Aryan Brotherhood, which was established in 1964 and is very much an active white supremacist group. They are probably one of the better-known prison gangs in the United States due to how large, well-organized, and deadly they are. I am happy that for Gingersnap that they were previously unfamiliar with the AB, but I wouldn't call it a niche thing to have heard of. They come up in almost any kind of media that deals with prisons.
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