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All cultures have hundreds of names.
by bananarama
9/30/2008, 6:24 PM
in reply to a message by Aileen
For example, if a Spanish parent was bored with Diego and Ana, why not use a lesser-used name like Prudencia or Evaristo? Or if a French parent was bored with Jacques and Marie, why not use a name like Telesphore or Hippolyte? Europeans should use lesser-used names from their cultures and not American names like Kevin or Jessica.

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- Rose-Berry   +1
10/1/2008, 11:24 AM
Erm...By that logic, American parents should only use "American" names like Dakota and Randy.Anyway Kevin and Jessica are not American! Kevin is Irish and Jessica was first used by Shakespeare, probably based on a Hebrew name.
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- Schezar
10/1/2008, 11:34 AM
Exactly.Sometimes I just *boggle* at BR's "logic".
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- Jaimeson Jade (jaimej)
10/1/2008, 11:04 AM
Also...If you're going to have a child, shouldn't you name it something that you love and that means something to you regardless of the orgin instead of sticking to your culture w/ a lesser liked name? I named my son Sascha after his great grandfather Aleksandr. GGF lived in Russia where Sasha was a common nn for Aleksandr. We live in the states where Sasha is predominantly girls name. I wouldn't have let something as silly as not living in Russia deter me from naming my child what I want.
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- Chrisell   +1
9/30/2008, 7:44 PM
But . . . you're from the USA. Why is it any of your business?
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- bananarama
10/1/2008, 7:32 AM
You got me.
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- Aileen (aileenbean)
9/30/2008, 6:34 PM
What if they like the names Diego and Jacques?
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- Tippins (blaaarg)
9/30/2008, 6:33 PM
But why.
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- LuzDeTuVida
9/30/2008, 6:30 PM
Everyone has different naming styles. I'm doing the exact thing you speak out against. And most Americans will not pronounce Anneliese and Adelheid the same way German speakers do. But I also plan to use traditional "American" names like Eve and Ethan. I don't think I'm being unpatriotic (or whatever you want to call it) in my naming style.
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