Nia
Today at Black Ghetto Baby Names we will discuss the quintessential African American name “Nia”. Whether Nia Long, or the Nia made eyes at me across Northern Parkway in the summers, the name has been with the African American community for a long time.
There are several sources of the name ‘Nia’. The name means ‘purpose’ [...]
Marquis Tyrone
Dear visitors of Black Ghetto Baby Names. Today we continue our investigation into African American names that have been adopted from the names of European lords, whose descendants were probably slave owners. As promised, today we cover Marquis and Tyrone, two of the most popular African American names among boys. As usual, I will end [...]
Terrell Darnell
In my research on Black Ghetto Baby Names, there is an entire class that I have come across that really begs discussion. The class is “First names that have become associated with blacks, but are really surnames of English lords.” There is a surprising number even on the list of most popular African American names. [...]
Jasmine Jazmin Jasmeen Yasmin
Dear readers, today we discuss the most popular of “Black Ghetto Baby Names”, Jasmine (Jazmin, Jaasmeen, Jaasmin). The attentive reader might cite this statement against my summary of popular African American names as published in Freakonomics, but actually, with all combinations, that name was the most popular. I will discuss it, give my words as usual, [...]
Imani
Oh dear readers of Black Ghetto Baby Names,
As many know, we African Americans are a people of faith. As a people, few other than the Jews have known the same pain and pressure that has been applied to our bodies and spirits [...]
