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Lieberson and Mikelson of Harvard University analyzed black names, finding that the recent innovative naming practices follow American linguistic conventions even if they are independent of organizations or institutions. [10] Given names used by African-American people are often invented or creatively-spelled variants of more traditional names.
Pages in category "African-American given names" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Antuan;
Masculine given names originating or commonly found among African Americans. Pages in category "African-American masculine given names" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
Its first printed use came as early as 1991 in William G. Hawkeswood's "One of the Children: An Ethnography of Identity and Gay Black Men," wherein one of the subjects used the word "tea" to mean ...
Ebony is an English feminine given name often given in reference to the color black or to the ornamental wood. It has been particularly well used by Black people in the United States. It was among the one thousand most popular names for American girls between 1971 and 2005, but has since declined in usage. Spelling variants include Ebonee and ...
Some baby names inspired by mythology are popular picks among new parents. Luna, for example, is a name from Roman mythology and is the number 10 ranked name for baby girls.
Pages in category "African-American feminine given names" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. K.
Shaniqua is a female given name in the English language, originating in the African-American community, gaining popularity beginning in the 1970s and peaking in the early 1990s. [1] [2] It is often given as the prototypical example of a "ghetto name", i.e. a name likely to belong to low-income African-Americans.