What do you think about "black" names?

It's a cultural thing. Your idea of absurd is from a purely subjective point of view.

I feel the name "John" is a bit silly.

I'm gonna call my first three kids; ShaPepsi, Q'Marijuana and LaBreakfast :D

I don't see it's any different to people naming their children after the French region of Brittany but spelling it Britney. It's just a name and it's just a spelling.

My brother and I have biblical names and my sister the name of a great queen (actually my name was the name of a king too but it's disputed and doesn't appear in history books - we don't talk about it). The child of a muslim friend of mine has the same name as my brother but spelled differently. He chose it because it's kind of islamic but also English-sounding, so that his son would fit in. I see this as no more than an act of love.

Also, my own middle name was borrowed from an American actor (because my dad has the same middle name, for the same reason, and passed it on). Lots of great Englishmen had this middle name too, but it gets interpreted by my friends as "Spanky".

I love my language and the etymology of words and names (my surname pins me to a specific hill in a specific town five hundred years ago), but am I bothered by people inventing new names? No, of course not. It's just a new chapter in this book we humans are writing for ourselves.

I'm black, and my name is Barbaric Bill.

Well I'm white and my girlfriend is black. Her name is Kahdesha. I don't see why the names are "silly". Don't names define who we are? Don't our names grow into our image, and not the other way around? If we had a child I would be happy to give it a unique name that would stand out. As for 'John', do you think the first person named John had a meaning for it? No! It was made up and unique. God you people are ignorant.

all the black girl names always end up with "sha" lol

I'm black and I have the hardest time with these names!! I don't necessarily think Diamond is that bad of a name just because it's an actual object, but these made up names are extreme. I met this girl named Tanjareen once. (Like the fruit, just misspelled) I almost could not hold a straight face. People think that regular names are "white" names and we are connecting with our roots when we give our children "african" names. We live in America people. If you want to connect to your roots, move to Africa!! There are plenty of Africans with regular names, let's not be ignorant. And don't be mad when LaSondra'qua can't find a decent job cause her name makes her sound like a hood rat. I could go on for days...

i dunno dont have nothing against the names. but u gotta admit some names are pretty fucking hilaarious

I'm a black male and black female confuse me so much when they come up with these silly names. They be naming their kids after seasonings. I wouldn't ever name my kids tobasco,salt.pepper,or paprika lol.

Why do you care so much what people name their kids, it's not your kid or your life.
Naming your kid a "ghetto" name will also carry on from generation to generation. So it probably won't ever end.

Wowww. Black people are not the only ones who do this. Racist prick.

Not only do i find them totally absurd, but raucously hilarious as well.

The issue isnt the names themselves, i think. The issue stems from african-american communities trying desperately to form some type of identity separate from the white man. Im not entirely sure why, but naming your kids in a fashion that only Dr. Seuss would find serious confuses me.

But its largely systemic. I think that these strange names are, quite honestly, fuelled by a dislike or anger towards white america. When was the last time you met a black guy named Henry or William or Sean? I never have. And dont get me wrong, name your kids whatever you like. But these clown names arent being bestowed upon children out of love, theyre being given to make sure everyone knows theyre black.

And thats some pretty dense reverse racist bullshit right there; my brothers.

U talk bout us but what about dick or bernard
.so whats normal to some is crazy to me

Personally i find some names just hilarious other than that, whats in a name?

A name is a name. Who gives a shit? I'm changing my name to Xibfraugena

Hmm. A name is a name. It doesnt identify you as a person.

I admit most of those names sound bizarre to me, but it is a cultural thing. If you live in your own, insular subculture in any country, certain trends and traditions naturally arise. Some of the typical Black American names are derived from Caribbean names or emulate their style. Others are more materialistic and less meaningful, inspired by brands and products. I feel sorry for any child given a name which will have them prejudged or bullied by others.

What I think is a shame is that we have centuries of the same names recycled over and over, especially Biblical names, so to us anything that deviates from the norm or obviously signifies something is strange. If someone names their child "Love", or "Courage" people think it's odd, yet people will readily name their child "Mark" which means "Dedicated to Mars", "James" which means "He Who Supplants" etc.

Most of us don't speak Hebrew but just follow tradition - we choose typical names that we think sound good regardless of their meaning.

I think it'll die out eventually. Honestly I think the names sound a little silly but it's not my culture so I'm not going to worry about it.

They're ghetto and disgusting, just like the blacks themselves.

I'm white and I don't give a damn :/ I have a very british name, and none of my friends judge me because of that! One of my best friends (yes, she's black) is called Diamond, but I don't judge her because of her name :/

A name is a name, there is no criteria. Names are not physical things, nor do they have to be a certain way. A name does not determine if a person is classy. Every culture has ridiculous names, even white people. Is the name Paris still "classy" after Pairs Hilton? Is Linsey still a "classy" name after Linsey Lohan? How about Charlie after Charlie Sheen? Is Amber not a gemstone? What about old white ladies named Pearl? I've met many white people named Jack Daniels and Sam Adams, are they not alcoholic beverages? And lets not forget the forever stupid Maximus, Becky, Arnold, Leslie, Seth, Daphnie, Gordan, Wilma, Herbert, Zoe, Archibald, Molly, Ernest, Ally, Hugh, Abigail, Theadore, Gertrude, Sabastian, Marybeth, I think you get my point, but just in case you don't, a person's name can be whatever they want it to be. A person's name doesn't have to be for anyone elses liking. Haven't you ever heard the saying "never judge a book by it's cover"?

What do you expect from the culture so many of them subscribe to?

I wonder, how exactly does one choose between DaVontre, T'Vontre, Q'Vontre and LaVontre?? What's the criteria?