Now Playing: (No real relevance except for the fact that he lists a crap-load of names. Oh, and excuse the HEAVILY misogynistic overtones.)
There was Brenda, LaTisha, Linda, Felicia (okay)
Dawn, LeShaun, Ines, and Alicia (ooh)
Teresa, Monica, Sharron, Nicki (uh-huh)
Lisa, Veronica, Karen, Vicky (damn)
Cookies, well I met her in a ice cream parlor (aight?)
Tonya, Diane, Lori and Carla (okay)
Marina (uhh) Selena (uhh) Katrina (uhh) Sabrina (uhh)
About three Kim's (WHAT?) LaToya, and Tina (WHOO!)
Shelley, Bridget, Cavi, Rasheeda (uh-huh)
Kelly, Nicole, Angel, Juanita (damn!)
Stacy, Tracie, Rohna, and Ronda (WHAT?)
Donna, Ulanda (WHAT?) Tawana, and Wanda (WHAT?)
were all treated fairly but yet and still...- DMX and Siquo, What They Really Want, And Then There Was X
The name of Rhonda gives you a responsible, reserved, and dignified nature, able to find a certain amount of success in anything you undertake.You have an appreciation for the finer and deeper aspects of life. Your scholarly, studious interests incline you to art, literature, philosophy, music and drama.
You wonder about the deeper aspects of life contained in religious theories and occult beliefs. Although the name Rhonda creates an interest in the deeper aspects of life, we emphasize that it causes a superior, interfering expression whose favorite expression is "I know."
The idea of this post came from a friend, who posed the question "what does your name mean and does it reflect who you are" to her middle-schoolers. It kinda got me thinking about all of the friends I have who are parents or soon-to-be parents, and the countless classmates I've had with questionable names.
In many cultures, the naming of child is very serious business. It is said that to name a child is to write his destiny--meaning that whatever name you chose, the child will become the image of his/her name. Makes you kinda feel sorry for all of the Tequilas and Dijons of the world huh?
With that being said, take 5 seconds to think about your name. ::thinking:: ::googling:: ::reading:: ::done:: I know some of you are pleased and others are having the ah-ha moment (that's why I'm in jail, Larceny means theft--thanks Mom!)
Now, I'm all about being unique, setting yourself apart from the crowd and all, but these days I'm thinking that creative=the new ignorant. So to all of my peers who are soon-to-be-moms and dads, please think before you name. To the parents of Tequila and Dijon: Slap yourself. Your name is your name FOREVER. If something is going to be tied to you until the end of days, shouldn't it have some type of substance? Wouldn't you want to name your child something that they can not only grow in to, but strive to achieve? I'm just saying--think about it.
Before I part, here is a short list of names to NEVER not EVER name your child:
*Alize`
*Fayvorryte (::read favorite:: real name of a girl in my niece's grade school...trust me, the child will still have issues with spelling when she's 30)
*Vagenay (again, I don't make these names up. A little girl that was enrolled in the summer camp where I was a counselor)
*Do NOT use odd punctuations in your child's name (i.e and this was in the news La-A...prnounced LaDasha
*Which brings me to LAs, SHAs, RAs, TAs--they do not belong at the beginning of any old name people..please use these prefixes sparingly.
3 comments:
This is so true . . . This needs to be a billboard posted all around the country so people will stop impeding their children’s progress before they even get started!
-Ros
Lol You've offended a lot of people with this post...and I love it! I have some sympathy for these people with these ghetto ass names because true enough, you don't get to name yourself. But some of these parents should be slapped for their ignorance.
P.S. I've always thought Rhonda was a lil hood lmao
I like the uniqueness of our names, but sometimes folks do go a bit too far. For instance, I went to high school w/ a boy named Capri (first name) Sun (middle name) cuz that's what his momma drank all through her pregnancy. TOO FAR! I also know of a child named Akhenaten who was named after an ancient Kemetic king. Beautiful and appropriate! I guess it just depends.
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