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That is my entire point. I never, ever said you asked a stupid question. I want to know why it gets asked. WTF difference does it make? That is mystifying to me. Who says Jerome and Keisha are black names? I know white folk with each of those names. I know black folk named Edward and Elizabeth (and Shoshannah too, while we're at it). I highly doubt anyone has ever told any of them that their names weren't culturally appropriate, or some similar rational-sounding crap. I am trying to understand why the question of "too much" or "not enough" Jewishness comes up at all, much less over and over. What is the aim of attempting to single out the utterly stereotypically Jewish names - is it trying to choose the best ones for the Jewish kids, or trying to avoid them all on all kids not Jewish? Why can't a Jewish girl be named Khadija? Why can't an Italian girl be named Chava? Who makes these rules, and why do we continue to care?

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That is what I would like explained.