Do you think ghetto names really affect a child's chance in life?

[Steel]

A lot of names stereotypically pinned to be ghetto are of European, African or Arab/Semitic origin.

Tyrone = Celtic branch
Shavon = Celtic branch
Jamal = Semitic
Kevon = Celtic
Tanisha = Indo European
Malik = Arabic
Tanika/Tanya = English origin

AA names by and large are not randomized and a lot of the time they're suffixed names with a range of spelling as @ba'al pointed out.

The names OP listed are all ironically Germanic and Afro-Asiatic in roots. Needra is in like four different language groups. Demetric is an offshoot of Demetrius.

A very unique AA naming trend is adding romance language preffixes like La Da De and Ja to naming and has a long history.



Your thinking is kind of ludicrous considering a good chunk of female names today are offshoot male names with additional suffixes or the city names for the male variant. Alexandria (Alexander), Lucy (Lucius), Patricia (Patrick).

Feminizing already existing male names is an age old practice so why would this be any different.

Cape for Sharkiesha brehs

 

[Steel]

Ive also always also said that if Obamas first name was Trayshawn or Le'Vontavious he would have never been elected.

 

[Mr. Manhattan]

Yes.. u gotta place chess in life and that's one bad move

 

[BruhManFromTheFifthFlo]

Yes it does. Anyone saying otherwise is lying to help themselves sleep at night

 

[Vaulkner]

Iono but I named my daughter Madison so I wouldnt have to worry about this

 

[CreepyMcCreeperson]

Some names are called “ghetto” that aren’t actually ghetto. Something like Ebony can be considered ghetto to a certain demographic that doesn’t know any better.

 

[badtguy]

Hi My name is Nigeria Shavon Williams

I actually met a chick with the name Nigeria- OMMGGGGGGG

 

[A Tribe Called Quest ™]

Good point.

Some names just get associated with us because old school white people used those names, but young white people don't. Tyrone Murphy.....Davin Smith.....sounds like some brehs, but are actually super common Irish names.

Many of us will use Arabic names, though I cringe a little when black Americans do this. We exalt the virtues of Islam while forgetting the Arabs weren't any better than whites when dealing with us. Having said that, up to 40% of the African people shipped to the Americas were Muslim...so it at least makes since with people name their child Khadijah, Muhammad, Jamal etc. I think where we get into trouble is just being extra. Jontavious, Shaquanetria, DaVontre.....I personally don't see anything "wrong" with the names but I also understand that it CAN make your child's life a little more difficult. The flip side is that if your kid is smart, talented, athletic etc., a unique name makes them stand out even more.

I think people associate Islam with Arabs too much, there is a reason why the Prophet came down on these people lmao.. They were the most sickening people , and needed help.. That tells all you need to know

 

[You Win Perfect]

what's a "ghetto" name? get this bullshyt thread outta here.

 

[GrindtooFilthy]

You assume wrong. I am AA. Akan is one of the ethnic groups that I match genetically. .

I stopped reading here this. This is all i needed to know. If you can speak multiple ethnic languages you would know what i'm talking about

 

[Ronnie Macho]

Iono but I named my daughter Madison so I wouldnt have to worry about this

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[HabitualChiller]

Those aren't bad at all. You're also confusing 'ghetto' with afro-centric. Those are afro-centric names. Ghetto would be some dumb shyt like Shaquanshay or some shyt.

 

[Tom Foolery]

I think there's a difference between names that are culturally black and names that are just ghetto and stupid.

Their parents ain't shyt.

 

[jwonder]

Le-a

Smh.

 

[NaijaProdigy Redux]

It does