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ArchivesRe: MARIPOSA ("butterfly") as a given name
in reply to a message by Andy ;—)
The problem with using Mariposa as a given name, at least on the western side of the Atlantic, is that in Mexican slang "mariposa" means "gay man", and is usually not thought of as one of the more complementary terms for "gay man". See the following link to a book titled Butterfly Boy: Memories of a Chicano Mariposa for an explanation of the word:
http://www.amazon.com/Butterfly-Boy-Memories-Mariposa-Latinidad/dp/0299219003
In other words, in Mexican-American culture, naming a girl Mariposa would sort of be like naming a girl Fairy in Anglo-American culture. Still doable, but a name where parents would have to carefully help their daughter deal with certain kinds of teasing she might get.
http://www.amazon.com/Butterfly-Boy-Memories-Mariposa-Latinidad/dp/0299219003
In other words, in Mexican-American culture, naming a girl Mariposa would sort of be like naming a girl Fairy in Anglo-American culture. Still doable, but a name where parents would have to carefully help their daughter deal with certain kinds of teasing she might get.
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