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in reply to a message by John10
I think it is also important to consider whether or not you can just tell by looking at someone what their ethnicity is.
For example my daughter is technically Asian American, but she looks Hispanic to most people that live in my area. She has three names, her first name is French, her second name is Tagalog, her third name is Italian.
This is not just because we love the sound of many French names,
But we consider French to be one of the most common languages worldwide, and one of the most sophisticated by association. Therefore we find it to be a universal sound. Since we travel a lot, that is very important to us.
Her second name represents her Asian heritage because of the country my husband is from. Her third name represents my heritage which is Italian. Though I might be American, I'm one of only three people in my family who are.
So you see, just looking at someone you can't judge whether their name is a reflection of their ethnicity or heritage... or confiscated from another culture.
Though, I have to somewhat agree that names which represent specific cultures (like Juan) should be primarily used by people's of those cultures... But only based on linguistics. I don't believe any name should be appropriated for use by one certain group... But some names use phonetic styles that only make sense to certain groups. Like the j in Spanish... or the double ss in German.
For example my daughter is technically Asian American, but she looks Hispanic to most people that live in my area. She has three names, her first name is French, her second name is Tagalog, her third name is Italian.
This is not just because we love the sound of many French names,
But we consider French to be one of the most common languages worldwide, and one of the most sophisticated by association. Therefore we find it to be a universal sound. Since we travel a lot, that is very important to us.
Her second name represents her Asian heritage because of the country my husband is from. Her third name represents my heritage which is Italian. Though I might be American, I'm one of only three people in my family who are.
So you see, just looking at someone you can't judge whether their name is a reflection of their ethnicity or heritage... or confiscated from another culture.
Though, I have to somewhat agree that names which represent specific cultures (like Juan) should be primarily used by people's of those cultures... But only based on linguistics. I don't believe any name should be appropriated for use by one certain group... But some names use phonetic styles that only make sense to certain groups. Like the j in Spanish... or the double ss in German.
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