Swahili names are not ghetto. "Ghetto" names indicate lack of culture. Naming your child after a car, a liquor, or Asian country, attaching a couple cool sounding syllables to a name that already exists..... that's ghetto.
Do you think ghetto names really affect a child's chance in life?
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There's cultural names and then there's people just making shyt up.
Don't make up some bullshyt name for your kids
knew a girl named LaShaPorcha'e - any time I say something good about her after stating her name people are legitimately baffled.
Don't make up some bullshyt name for your kids
knew a girl named LaShaPorcha'e - any time I say something good about her after stating her name people are legitimately baffled.
iceberg_is_on_fire
Wearing Lions gear when it wasn't cool
I plan on being a successful man, a shining example of black excellence, but I want to name my son Demetric (Duh-Meech-Rick) or Kelan (Key-Lynn) & my daughter Saneilah (Sa-Nay-Luh) or Neidra (Knee-druh)
I know we hear of hood names affecting employment and the like, and I want my kids to start life on the right foot. My name is Swahili, but no one knows what it means, much less know any Swahili names so I get lumped in with the ghetto name crowd anyway
My name is actually pronounced like the first name that you have listed, just spelled differently. I suggest that you have another name for him. If people even have trouble saying the name, it gives some people pause. I started to put my nickname on resumes. My nickname is as American as Apple Pie. My children have more accessible names if that makes sense. Being a person in position to hire, I'm sensitive to this issue but many others are not.
The Exchanges
All Star
All I know is that if your first name hovering about 4 syllables it probably isn't a good one.
Yes.
You proud to be all you can be for cacs huhI plan on being a successful man, a shining example of black excellence, but I want to name my son Demetric (Duh-Meech-Rick) or Kelan (Key-Lynn) & my daughter Saneilah (Sa-Nay-Luh) or Neidra (Knee-druh)
I know we hear of hood names affecting employment and the like, and I want my kids to start life on the right foot. My name is Swahili, but no one knows what it means, much less know any Swahili names so I get lumped in with the ghetto name crowd anyway
You not like the other blacks lol. Enjoy that fractured personality trying to keep them white hugs coming in
Tribal Outkast
Veteran
I’m in the news industry and any chick with those names don’t use them on tv. They’ll likely shorten it or use their middle names or something. Like Tywanda will go by Ty on tv. There’s a chick who’s whole first name is Theodosha but she goes by Theo on air(I never got that one though)
Economist answered this question in the book and podcast Freakonmics.
They asked if Black names affect success and came to the conclusion that it does not but the education level of the mother has the strongest influence
If I feel like googling I'll post the link
They asked if Black names affect success and came to the conclusion that it does not but the education level of the mother has the strongest influence
If I feel like googling I'll post the link
darealvelle
Real Talk
Reviewing resumes I am more inclined of pulling the unique name than a generic name like a Chris or a Brandon. Any resume I come across with those name I usually skip over anyway.
SupaHotIce
All Star
Yes and not just employment wise
darealvelle
Real Talk
Not every resume is looked at when trying to look for new hires no matter how great or bad it is. You have to pick and choose. Just because you submit a resume for job a there is a big chance it don’t even get pulled. Names play a role especially a unique name shows up I’m interested at looking at the profile.
Formerly Black Trash
Philosopher, Connoisseur, Future Legend
Absolutely
