Theresa Monique Jefferson
When exactly did the weird-name-generator in the African-American community start coming up with French sounding names?
Beyoncé....Dominique.....André...etc?
I was just getting used to Sparkles....Aaliyah....Takeisha....Precious....Jazmine...Kiara....Delonatayay...and Quandouchea.
Would Laz hit it? I think so.....
Many years ago (1970s) my aunt had a friend who was a nurse in the neonatal area at a local hospital. A young women wanted to name her newborn baby something that sounded like PA’-ji-MUH. She could say the word but didn’t have a clue how to spell it to my friend who was trying to fill out paperwork.
My friend asked her where she had heard or gotten the idea for the name, she said she saw it when looking through a Sears catalog. (My friend realized the word she was trying to spell for the name of the young lady’s baby was was “pajama”).
So I guess maybe the Sears catalog is always a good place to generate names. You could choose a word with an “ah” or “ay” on the end (or add your own) for the traditional old school name, or add an “ique” for the elegant French sound. If your daughter wants to be really classy, you could add all three endings!
Beyoncé....Dominique.....André...etc?
I was just getting used to Sparkles....Aaliyah....Takeisha....Precious....Jazmine...Kiara....Delonatayay...and Quandouchea.