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To: Two Kids' Dad

It might be two thousand years ago but Romans had some over the top names.


43 posted on 08/11/2017 1:19:59 PM PDT by VaRepublican (I would propagate taglines but I don't know how. But bloggers do.)
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To: VaRepublican

There was actual meaning behind Latin names, not making up nonsensical combinations of parent or grandparent names with an African ethnic appeal.

Looking at this abused child’s name, I’d say one of the parents had an appetite for Spanish Ham or jamón serrano and the other had a crush on a girl with the suffix “neisha”.


46 posted on 08/11/2017 1:29:50 PM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal (Americans are modern day Amorites ripe for destruction)
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To: VaRepublican
Are you talking about their REAL/"given" names or their nicknames?

Their given names were all usual for their culture and many are still used today...in Italy and in America, as well as in other nations. You don't know of any people, at any time, who were named ( in various different spelling permutations ) Marc, Julius, Anthony, Olivia, Julia, Antonia, or Tarquin ( Brits used this ancient Roman name quite a lot, for several 100s of years ), Horatio, Augusta, and many many more.

Now, if you're talking about names such as Africanus ( given because Scipio won great battle in the Punic wars ), or Caligula ( "little boots" ) these are nicknames, given for reasons, and NOT made-up, idiotic, extremely silly names that, sadly, many blacks now give their children.

49 posted on 08/11/2017 1:42:48 PM PDT by nopardons
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