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Help[Opinions] Re: Aryan?
in reply to a message by Lior
This is one of those names with a big culture clash.
It's going to seem very unfortunate to most people in North America and Europe because of its associations with the Nazis and more recent White Supremacist groups.
But it is not only well-used in India but seems to be becoming more popular both there and with Hindu parents in the United States. Aryan has been among the top 1000 names for boys in the USA since 2002, and has been rising in use every year.
It is getting a lot of support from Bollywood, the Hindi language movie version of Hollywood. There was a big Bollywood film titled Aryan in 2006 where the title character was a boxer, and Aryan Vaid is himself a very good looking Bollywood actor:
http://www.apunkachoice.com/scoop/bollywood/20061215-3.html
http://www.aryanvaid.com/
So it's one of those names that will be jarring for many people to hear, but something we will have to get used to as part of modern ethnic and cultural diversity.
It's going to seem very unfortunate to most people in North America and Europe because of its associations with the Nazis and more recent White Supremacist groups.
But it is not only well-used in India but seems to be becoming more popular both there and with Hindu parents in the United States. Aryan has been among the top 1000 names for boys in the USA since 2002, and has been rising in use every year.
It is getting a lot of support from Bollywood, the Hindi language movie version of Hollywood. There was a big Bollywood film titled Aryan in 2006 where the title character was a boxer, and Aryan Vaid is himself a very good looking Bollywood actor:
http://www.apunkachoice.com/scoop/bollywood/20061215-3.html
http://www.aryanvaid.com/
So it's one of those names that will be jarring for many people to hear, but something we will have to get used to as part of modern ethnic and cultural diversity.
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