"Black sounding" names and their surprising history

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    What's in a name? Sometimes it's just our imagination, and other times it's an attempt at a political statement. Black names have been satirized and stereotyped for a long time, but they have a unique and downright surprising history. Azie and Evelyn discuss the history, culture, and influence on "black sounding names" for #SayItLoudPBS
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  • @SayItLoudPBS
    @SayItLoudPBS  Před 5 lety +5294

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    • @HerodiasM
      @HerodiasM Před 5 lety +1

      Mahinda Githaiga Crystal too

    • @ShukreeTube1
      @ShukreeTube1 Před 5 lety +29

      My mom says she got my name from construction worker she met while he was working on my grandmother house she liked it so she told the man " if I ever have a son I'm going to name him that" lol I often joke with my mom that she was probably being fresh lol.. but Shukree is my name. It's ok if cant pronounce it's ok my gmom cant ether!! 😊😊

    • @lolitis01
      @lolitis01 Před 5 lety +61

      Hey, you're human. Mistakes happen, even if it happens again in the future, you are forgiven lol.

    • @shells500tutubo
      @shells500tutubo Před 5 lety +7

      I think the Mormons in Utah are trying to catch up with the creative names, at least from a spelling standpoint.: czcams.com/video/BfIehCrO4Zs/video.html
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    • @mgithaiga1
      @mgithaiga1 Před 5 lety +1

      @@marriagenuggets1038 true

  • @queenbee6705
    @queenbee6705 Před 5 lety +12291

    Bruh who never found their name on keychains growing up 🙋‍♀️

  • @marcilk7534
    @marcilk7534 Před 4 lety +1974

    A girl from my high school was named Marijuana Pepsi. She rocks her name and recently got her PhD.

    • @tedlovejesus
      @tedlovejesus Před 4 lety +25

      Marci LK I thought Cauliflower and Coriander sounds cool too 😎

    • @Silversumire
      @Silversumire Před 4 lety +96

      Omg they make a freakanomics episode about her!

    • @marcilk7534
      @marcilk7534 Před 4 lety +11

      Mike Rodgers Maybe someone who is looking for a positive story for motivation.

    • @yaqarahletellier9118
      @yaqarahletellier9118 Před 4 lety +57

      This name is legendary because I heard about this name from someone else months ago too lol

    • @damnbro_idc
      @damnbro_idc Před 4 lety +187

      Hate to say it but that is genuinely cruel of the parents. Glad she got her degree though

  • @DR-xc6um
    @DR-xc6um Před 4 lety +383

    "La," "De," etc. prefixes from French/Creole... mindblown! 😲

    • @semiramisbonaparte1627
      @semiramisbonaparte1627 Před 4 lety +17

      Duh?

    • @JacksterDude12
      @JacksterDude12 Před 3 lety +15

      Yeah it never occurred to me either, so that was cool to know!

    • @SongSingsSoprano
      @SongSingsSoprano Před 2 lety +4

      @@semiramisbonaparte1627 Right!!!! Like who tf didn't know that.

    • @7iscoe
      @7iscoe Před 2 lety +2

      @@SongSingsSoprano well if u know romance languages, all of them have a de or la

    • @blakjak38
      @blakjak38 Před 4 měsíci +5

      @@7iscoeExactly. Unless the person is from Louisiana, there’s really no French connection. It’s just something black American women made up cuz it sounded “cute”😂

  • @RashekaO
    @RashekaO Před 4 lety +372

    My parents promised my older sister that she could name me if I was a girl (confident that I was a boy). Sure enough here I come and my parents kept their word to a 10 year old who named me Rasheka. She cannot recall to this day why she chose this name or the meaning.
    It took me a while to embrace my name as I felt it was “ghetto” when I was younger. Funny story though; years ago I went into a local fast food restaurant in Chicago and when I gave the worker my name for my order he complimented my name and told me my name meant something along the lines of above others or royalty and is Indian in origin. You learn something new everyday!

    • @kumbeetjirimuje4193
      @kumbeetjirimuje4193 Před 3 lety +16

      Your comment made my day. Who knew your little brother new some words from India.

    • @twebster179
      @twebster179 Před 3 lety +17

      Lakisha is Frida Pinto's character's name in Slumdog Millionaire. Lots of "Black sounding " names in Indian culture too.💓

    • @veronicawong1426
      @veronicawong1426 Před 3 lety +4

      Love love your name! A good friend of mine has the same name and I call her sheka ❤️❤️❤️

    • @ERomine
      @ERomine Před 3 lety +8

      Glad you’ve embraced your name because it’s really a beautiful name. I used to dislike my name because it’s “old fashioned” and it’s definitely “white” lol. My name is Emily. It’s grown on me. 😉💖

    • @zainmajali
      @zainmajali Před 3 lety +24

      Rasheka sounds arabic "رشيقة", meaning graceful :) your sister unknowingly gave you a lovely-meaning name

  • @Jimmyboygohome
    @Jimmyboygohome Před 5 lety +6719

    If someone has a “difficult” name to pronounce I will make it my mission to make sure I learn it and pronounce it correctly. No nicknames unless they really prefer it. Put respect on names

    • @deva190
      @deva190 Před 5 lety +203

      Me, too because it hurts my ears to hear someone mispronounce my name so Think others feel the same way. That's why I try my best to pronounce it correctly.

    • @nachothedrownedlegend704
      @nachothedrownedlegend704 Před 5 lety +17

      God bless you both! I despise the name Karen because no one can pronounce mine so karen is what their brain autocorrets to

    • @meredythcosta6977
      @meredythcosta6977 Před 5 lety +42

      Same. It will definitely take me a long time, and I will butcher it for a few weeks, but I make it a mission to get it right.
      Also spelling it correctly, but that’s more because it was such a pet peeve of mine when people misspelled my name when I was younger. Not so much anymore though.

    • @SparklingSilverCurls
      @SparklingSilverCurls Před 5 lety +15

      I totally agree and am the same way. I want to make sure I'm being respectful and make sure the person knows it's important to correctly pronounce their name. I feel people are dismissive if they don't bother learning the correct pronunciation just because it's not in someone else's vernacular. Or even just *try* to say it correctly....it's not difficult to just try.

    • @mooch6232
      @mooch6232 Před 5 lety +6

      Bunny Tsukino I appreciate you !

  • @tosinakinnagbe8131
    @tosinakinnagbe8131 Před 5 lety +3882

    When she started saying Oluwatosin Akin- I fell out of my chair😂 that’s my name. It just threw me back because it’s so rare here.

  • @camiciabennett
    @camiciabennett Před 4 lety +121

    I literally NEVER comment on youtube vids, but this is seriously real. I'm a white girl with a "black" sounding name (pronounced Kah-mee-shah), which has given me a *small* insight into the discrimination many face when they aren't named something like John, Jennifer, David, or Jessica.
    I am THANKFUL for my name, because it has helped me empathize with others, it has given me the opportunity to connect with others, and it has created a bond with so may people I adore. This video is amazing. Thank you so much!

    • @PHlophe
      @PHlophe Před 3 měsíci +3

      camicia, this is a literal "walk in my shoes"

  • @mscout1
    @mscout1 Před 4 lety +795

    Please, keep making up new names. We need to have a large pool of names to prevent collisions -- singed, the 5th Matthew in english class.

    • @DoomLocust
      @DoomLocust Před 4 lety +38

      I hear you. In High school I was one of 3 Jasons, just in my group of friends alone and it was not deliberate.

    • @metrovalleyeats
      @metrovalleyeats Před 4 lety +30

      Yoooo I was one of 8 different kaylas in my grade 😭😭

    • @emmajunewood3913
      @emmajunewood3913 Před 4 lety +16

      mscout1 my name is Emma I feel the struggle 😂

    • @vedhil
      @vedhil Před 4 lety +31

      i work with two tiffanys, two ashleys, and then there’s Dentist Tiffany that works next door to our bakery.
      please, for the love of god, keep making new names. i literally cannot devote any more brainpower to differentiating another tiffany.

    • @periodt3670
      @periodt3670 Před 4 lety +6

      “singed”?

  • @pinwheelart2825
    @pinwheelart2825 Před 5 lety +958

    “Correct them
    when they say your name wrong
    then
    watch their tongue stumble
    over it’s own discomfort
    as it tries to find its footing
    on a land it cannot steal”
    -
    To All The Girls With Heavy Names
    - Elisabet Velasquez

  • @majdavojnikovic
    @majdavojnikovic Před 5 lety +844

    When i was working with kids, i met a boy from Suriname who was named Tiamo. His grandma invented his name, not knowing that 'ti amo' means 'i love you' in italian :)))
    I thought that this was fantastic: every time someone calls you he tells you that he loves you!
    I loved it.

    • @lolabint3411
      @lolabint3411 Před 5 lety +19

      majda vojnikovic very sweet.

    • @notreallyaki9027
      @notreallyaki9027 Před 5 lety +13

      Oh that is so sweet

    • @MerrowMeghan
      @MerrowMeghan Před 5 lety +14

      That's funny! I know a young woman with that name. She was born in Malawi

    • @BriarRouge
      @BriarRouge Před 5 lety +4

      AAAAAAWWWWWWWW!! That’s so sweet!

    • @rhebeccabouva5067
      @rhebeccabouva5067 Před 5 lety +8

      I'm from Suriname😊and we make a lot of names up😂mostly combine the parents name

  • @jenniferhickman8532
    @jenniferhickman8532 Před 4 lety +483

    When people are excited to meet you, & you can see their happiness dwindle away because they were expecting blonde hair & blue eyes.🙄

    • @notrend204
      @notrend204 Před 4 lety +64

      Thats messed up

    • @RishaBond
      @RishaBond Před 4 lety +57

      My freshman year roommate was a (white) girl who traveled a lot in India. She totally thought I was going to be Indian, as I'm pretty sure the college dorm assignment people did, too, when they put a "Risha" with her. She was shocked when I showed up with my blonde hair & blue eyes.
      I'm from Chicago (South Side not suburbs), my parents "made up" my name and just liked the way it sounded. My friends growing up thought it was pretty normal, but when I moved to the West Coast, people suddenly had trouble pronouncing it.

    • @orunmila8861
      @orunmila8861 Před 4 lety +10

      Lol imagine the opposite when the preconceived stereotypes disappear after merting a "Jamal"

    • @kimleblanc6089
      @kimleblanc6089 Před 4 lety +6

      @Jennifer Hickman we have the same last name well Hickman is my maiden pretty cool since this a video about names Hickman isnt really a common name ive only met maybe two or three other Hickmans in my life and im 30 im sure if you have brothers or maybe its you and your husbands name but did you ever get called hickey man growing up

    • @Callhermsross
      @Callhermsross Před 4 lety +4

      Kim LeBlanc Actually Sis the Hickmans are in South Carolina.

  • @miedo8114
    @miedo8114 Před 4 lety +655

    White Monique here! Never knew my name was a 'black sounding' name. So nice to know. Hello sisters!

    • @Mr4one6
      @Mr4one6 Před 4 lety +7

      What's the story behind your naming, and where are you from?

    • @miedo8114
      @miedo8114 Před 4 lety +102

      ​Hi @@Mr4one6, I'm from the Netherlands. They have two types of spelling here: Monique (the French way) and Moniek (the Dutch way). My name is spelled the French way. My parents were in love with the name even before they were married. I believe the name comes from north Afrika form a goddess named Monna/Monnica and later it became more populair in the Christian world because of Saint Monica. The meaning "advisor' of the name Monique comes from this saint, I believe.

    • @001islandprincess
      @001islandprincess Před 4 lety +44

      Miedo 811 Greetings. There really is no such thing as “black” sounding names as black is just an erroneous colour descriptor and status. So at the end of the day, in America, people associate names being affiliated with African Americans as many African Americans may choose particular names when in reality, the majority names are European in origin and have nothing to do with Africa. Makes Americans seem dumb and ignorant. Just my two cents.

    • @MsTexas73
      @MsTexas73 Před 4 lety +32

      Miedo 811 I went to school with a Monique AND a Moniek. Both were black. Most I knew were black. I think the first time I met a white Monique was when I worked at the Public Library during my college days. And she was actually from France. I loved hearing her say my name (which sounds French although not French in origin).

    • @miedo8114
      @miedo8114 Před 4 lety +36

      @@001islandprincess hi! That is why I had black sounding names between ” “, just like the title implies. The thing that I find interesting is that a European name as my own has developed through culture as a new frequently used in the black communities. Through this video you can see how names travel, change and can be traced back to its origin. I wil not say that Americans are dumb in any way, that would be an erroneous descriptor as wel to my point of view.

  • @deesnicecream1402
    @deesnicecream1402 Před 5 lety +1911

    My married name allowed me to schedule a job interview over the phone, but once I arrived... One hiring manager even swore to high Heaven that she NEVER spoke with me over the phone and denied we had a scheduled interview. Needless to say, I didn't want to work for that company had I made it past the reception area.

  • @lolaopal8884
    @lolaopal8884 Před 5 lety +1935

    “Tyrone was a kingdom in gaelic ireland” - and is still the name of a county in Northern Ireland

    • @prettyrat.
      @prettyrat. Před 5 lety +3

      Nicholas Olmetti
      Typo? 😂😭

    • @ClowneryAtItsFinest
      @ClowneryAtItsFinest Před 5 lety +14

      I knew a FIIIINE guy in high school named Tyrone. He was beautiful! Tall, slim, dark skinned, slanted eyes, and dimples.....he was just too fine to be named Tyrone.
      Why would anyone name their child Tyrone?🤷🏾

    • @alexkeightley1
      @alexkeightley1 Před 5 lety +8

      Exactly! It's still a place!

    • @ImehSmith
      @ImehSmith Před 5 lety

      😯😲

    • @jenn4593
      @jenn4593 Před 5 lety

      Awww :)

  • @emrmch
    @emrmch Před 4 lety +560

    Tyrone is still a County in Ireland 😂 (pronounced Tear-own)

    • @hs3244
      @hs3244 Před 4 lety +18

      *Northern Ireland

    • @annikid7010
      @annikid7010 Před 4 lety +12

      * north of Ireland

    • @lexs1943
      @lexs1943 Před 4 lety +16

      They are reaching with finding places that are the same as "black names"
      No one was sitting around saying....lets name our kid after an 11th century city in England....Quintrell. Lolol.

    • @hs3244
      @hs3244 Před 4 lety +6

      @@annikid7010 No, Northern Ireland

    • @FirstnameLastname-es1ko
      @FirstnameLastname-es1ko Před 4 lety +19

      I thought it was pronounced ‘tie-rown?’ I’m from the Republic of Ireland, maybe we pronounce it differently in Leinster. But yes, it’s an existing county in Ireland haha

  • @veronicawong1426
    @veronicawong1426 Před 3 lety +54

    My sons name is Zaimani.. a “made up” name combining Zaiden and Armani!! A day after my son was born his pediatrician told me his name has Swahili origins and means “A long time ago” or in other words an old soul🥰🥰🥰🥰 love the creativity that come from our people!!!

    • @SinewRending
      @SinewRending Před rokem +5

      *I don't necessarily find that creative.*

    • @gaelle4863
      @gaelle4863 Před 9 měsíci +4

      No there is a different
      Zaimani
      Zamani is what means in the past or long ago

    • @graws7009
      @graws7009 Před 6 dny

      😢

  • @zengseng1234
    @zengseng1234 Před 5 lety +1278

    I’m white and I was calling out to my coworker “Shaneequa” and some other white person asked me why I was calling her that, like if I was insulting her.
    “Because that’s her name!” 😡

    • @shaniquajones4280
      @shaniquajones4280 Před 4 lety +292

      zengseng I’m a Shaniqua! You’d be surprised how many people love to tell me “we say that as a joke in my family!” 🤔😒

    • @grechellemccoy546
      @grechellemccoy546 Před 4 lety +33

      Shaniqua Wright My cousin Shaniqua gets that all the time! The worst is when they say "you don't look like a Shaniqua" 🙄

    • @lisab9541
      @lisab9541 Před 4 lety +175

      @@shaniquajones4280 that is just rude. Sorry people are idiots.

    • @revlaird6979
      @revlaird6979 Před 4 lety +26

      perhaps is because of the way you purposely bit the name out of your mouth as most Anglo Saxons would they deliberately pronounce something and a degrading level and then smile and say I'm only just pronouncing with her name is you know exactly what you do you know that but that's to be expected📞📞🎶🎵

    • @keepingupwithtristan
      @keepingupwithtristan Před 4 lety +2

      That's funny

  • @dsnyw
    @dsnyw Před 4 lety +1221

    From an uncommonly white Darnell, thanks for the informative video. Love the way you express the power and beauty of unique names. Now I’m off to gather some grass.

    • @lizb2620
      @lizb2620 Před 4 lety +21

      I went to middle school with a white guy named Darius!

    • @no_peace
      @no_peace Před 4 lety +24

      I was talking to my mom about a kid i knew named Darnell and she was like oh no that's too bad. I didn't understand and she said "that's a girl's name :(" because she only knew one white woman named Darnelle

    • @melissasaint3283
      @melissasaint3283 Před 4 lety +20

      I can easily imagine a white Antoine, but I grew up speaking patois French to men named Rene.
      😂

    • @nikkieke2134
      @nikkieke2134 Před 4 lety +22

      You’re welcome to the barbecue Darnell

    • @tawelwchgaming8957
      @tawelwchgaming8957 Před 4 lety

      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lolium_temulentum cheers

  • @isabellebergevin
    @isabellebergevin Před 4 lety +276

    This was super interesting and informative. I've been a college teacher un Montreal, Canada for almost 17 years and my students come from every possible ethnic/cultural, background so I've had to learn hundreds, if not thousands of unusual (to me) names over the years. One that I remember from a long time ago (2005, to be exact), was a girl of Haitian origin who's name was "Elysabelle". My own name being similar but more common (Isabelle), I asked her once where her name came from. She explained that her parents liked the name "Isabelle" but that her father's name was "Élysée" (like the famous boulevard in Paris). They basically fused both names and came up with "Elysabelle". Genius! Why chose between two names that you love, when you can mash them up and make a new, unique one!

    • @gwendolynhinson4496
      @gwendolynhinson4496 Před 4 lety +9

      There exists more than 30 babies I have had the pleasure and honor of naming. I leave a legacy that I am quite proud thereof. I began naming babies in 1984 by combining the names of loved ones such as you mentioned in your comment. LoveLove

    • @delaneymarie9281
      @delaneymarie9281 Před 4 lety +5

      bella and edward from twilight type vibe

    • @CaraRowen
      @CaraRowen Před 4 lety +5

      In Haïti it's also very customary to hand down name! In one of my friends families all their first born daughters are named Marie and go by their secondary, or middle, names. 🤔

    • @gotmilk8803
      @gotmilk8803 Před 4 lety

      How do you pronounce the name.I tried doing it... but, it's sounds kinda wierd to me. Just saying and asking

    • @isabellebergevin
      @isabellebergevin Před 4 lety +7

      @@gotmilk8803 Which one, Elysabelle, or my own name (Isabelle)? If I remember correctly, (it was 15 years ago, after all), my student pronounced her name in French so it sounded like "Ay-Lee-Za-Belle". As for Isabelle, it's a pretty common name so if you're not sure about that one, I suppose you can find an audio clip online that can show you the proper way to pronounce it!

  • @loriep.9493
    @loriep.9493 Před 4 lety +27

    This was such a fun and informative video !
    I am in my 60's , White, and grew up in South Central Los Angeles. Names have truly changed over time . I don't think I knew a DeMarcus or a Lakeisha in my day . Black little Boys where named Robert ,John ,Kenneth ,Joseph. Black little Girls were names Debbie , Cynthia , Sandra, Donna . I do remember a little boy named Cortez ...that was about as dramatic and unusual as it got.
    My Name , Loretta , was unusual for its day and I usually was the only one in my class at school who had that name . My Mother wanted to name me Lorie (which is my nickname ) but someone in the family beat her to it and named their new baby girl, Laurie . My Mother told her Nurse at the Hospital (who just so happened to be Black French Creole) that she was sad and probably would end up naming me " "Patricia". Her Nurse had the solution : Call the baby Loretta , after actress Loretta Young (popular actress back then ) and then you can still call her Lorie for short . The rest is History .My Mother was happy again and got what she wanted after all.
    Also, many people when they have not met me in person assume that because my name is Loretta , that I must be Black ! I Just love it ! God Bless all.

    • @AvecPoesie
      @AvecPoesie Před 4 lety +7

      Thank you so much for sharing that! I found that so interesting. I am of French/Haitian ancestry and my father, rest his soul, loved listening to classic country music. As a little girl in the 90s, I remember how much he loved the singer Loretta Lynn and that name has always occupied a space in my heart. I just thought it was such a pretty name. I still do.

    • @loriep.9493
      @loriep.9493 Před 4 lety +5

      @@AvecPoesie Thank you for your comment . That's very kind of you to say so ! I love Loretta Lynn too. Not too many Loretta's around these days ....sadly its a name that's dying out . I didn't like it so much as a child. Its a name you have to grow into , I guess (smile ) God Bless you and thanks again for your nice comment !

  • @ebonymargaret
    @ebonymargaret Před 5 lety +688

    My name is Ebony and I was named after the Ebony tree whose wood is not only beautiful and unique but strong and resilient. The name Ebony means more than the hue black, it symbolizes black resilience and a uniqueness that is desired by many. 🖤

    • @deva190
      @deva190 Před 5 lety +8

      I never met a non Black persona named Ebony.

    • @TripOGi100
      @TripOGi100 Před 5 lety +22

      @@deva190 I have, went to school from jr high to high school with a blonde blue eyed white girl name Ebony. My name is Ebony also and it made me cringe whenever I heard her addressed by her name bc she always attempted to act as what she perceived as being black. I'm still scarred in my 30s. Please don't name your white baby Ebony lol you can sample any other name😅😖

    • @deva190
      @deva190 Před 5 lety +3

      @@TripOGi100 oh, wow.

    • @ienaella538
      @ienaella538 Před 5 lety +1

      Also certain shades of black like Ebony can mean eternity, everlasting or endurance in the language of color. I think that’s pretty awesome.

    • @ilyhoshi9840
      @ilyhoshi9840 Před 5 lety +7

      My name is Ebony too :) My parents chose it because of the gift mentioned in the Bible haha. Then they chose Marama as my second name. Marama means moon/light in Maori and they chose it so it could contrast with Ebony which is dark/black :)

  • @frickinmatchbox
    @frickinmatchbox Před 5 lety +1062

    The part about French names made me smile. I'm in Quebec and your average Monique is a 60-year-old white lady and Antoine is a white guy aged 30 or less. Seems like every region is different. Thanks for the great video!

    • @g.m.9180
      @g.m.9180 Před 5 lety +61

      Same! I’m in France, my white aunt is named Monique, and Antoine is a super common name for white millennials, but not too common among Black or Arab kids. The same analysis in other countries would probably be just as fascinating!
      For example in Iran most middle aged people have Islamic names, it used to be the default, but as a reaction to the Islamic revolution, a lot of millennials instead got Persian names (from the Persian language and mythology ; Persian was the main language of Iran since antiquity) which is comparable to Europeans switching from catholic names to greco-roman mythological names in certain eras like enlightenment when they went through identity crises and started questioning their faith

    • @georgeboehringer5530
      @georgeboehringer5530 Před 4 lety

      I met an older guy up there named Gaytan I called him Gatan

    • @Banana-lk7tf
      @Banana-lk7tf Před 4 lety +4

      So true! I'm from Quebec too!

    • @JasmineLajeunesse
      @JasmineLajeunesse Před 4 lety +5

      ouiii j'ai pense la meme chose

    • @chrisa.s.9679
      @chrisa.s.9679 Před 4 lety +9

      My mom’s name is Monique and she’s a 52 year old Italian woman haha

  • @swtv1754
    @swtv1754 Před 4 lety +28

    I work at a hospital in an office, and Evelyn is now becoming popular again with newborns. What is surprising is that many "old people" names are trendy again.

  • @kpoplovve775
    @kpoplovve775 Před 4 lety +9

    I once worked in the HR dept of a health industry company and was blown away to witness that resume callback or consideration was based upon the applicants name, college attended, and the address/zip code which they stated that they resided in. "Equal Opportunity Employer" - NOT!

  • @OwolabbyAzeez
    @OwolabbyAzeez Před 5 lety +3414

    If you're scrolling through the comments I hope you have a phenomenal day. Get ya bread and all the crumbs too. Stack and act broke Ladies and Gents :)

  • @angeliqueskye7127
    @angeliqueskye7127 Před 5 lety +1382

    My boo thing is Italian and his name is D’Angelo and my grandma was SHOOKETH when she saw he was white lol

    • @khadija2fly
      @khadija2fly Před 5 lety +26

      Angelique Skyë 😂😂😂😂😂

    • @Chris-wx5ti
      @Chris-wx5ti Před 5 lety +85

      I know an Italian with the last name of D'Angelo, but never first name.

    • @Jennifer-is8bv
      @Jennifer-is8bv Před 5 lety +11

      That is my last name. 😀

    • @angeliqueskye7127
      @angeliqueskye7127 Před 5 lety +54

      Chris he has like 4 names can’t pronounce none of em. 😂

    • @quabenathalamus510
      @quabenathalamus510 Před 5 lety +6

      💀💀💀💀💀💀

  • @marianafreitas4357
    @marianafreitas4357 Před 4 lety +104

    My black family's name Freitas was chosen by us, just so we wouldn't have the same name of my great grandmother owners.

    • @manuelacardoso3111
      @manuelacardoso3111 Před 4 lety +3

      Are you brazilian?

    • @TP-qz7cp
      @TP-qz7cp Před 4 lety +1

      Freitas almost sounds like German "Freitag" to me, which means Friday :)

    • @NG-cx1mm
      @NG-cx1mm Před 3 lety +2

      Freitas originates from Da Freitas, Portuguese Ashkenazi Jews.

    • @windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823
      @windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 Před 3 lety +1

      Well, that makes sense, tho.
      I'm curious about not "ethnic" names, but obviously made-up ones
      Example: Felon. (She was killed by an el train in Chicago when she jumped down to get her phone)
      Lemon (heard of two of these)
      Silohette (salesgirl)
      And no joke, a woman who got arrested for solicitation: "Female." Pron "Fem-ah-leh."
      As another person said, curious to know why you'd maje your kid's life harder...jc

  • @chakhan29
    @chakhan29 Před 4 lety +105

    My mom loved Chaka Khan and Rufus she went to a concert in 1978 and two years later I was born Cha-Khan.

    • @ThejeffJr8
      @ThejeffJr8 Před 4 lety +2

      Cha-Khan Rand seriously?

    • @LaRoche_
      @LaRoche_ Před 4 lety +2

      Poor girl

    • @loveyoursign2923
      @loveyoursign2923 Před 3 lety +1

      My cousin's name is LaShaka. My uncle said he named her after his favorite singer Chaka Khan. When she got married she changed her name Renee Griffin. Her middle name is really Renee. She hates her birth name. The name she really likes is Vanessa. After she divorced she changed her name back to Renee Taylor.

    • @jrmetmoi
      @jrmetmoi Před 3 lety +3

      Cha-Khan Rand 🎶🎶I feeeel for youuuu.....I think I luhhhhve you🎶🎶

    • @chakhan29
      @chakhan29 Před 3 lety

      @@ThejeffJr8 Seriously

  • @iluan_
    @iluan_ Před 4 lety +749

    You forgot to mention the name of one of my favourite black artists Tupac Amaru Shakur. His name is native american, specifically Quechua. He was named after Tupac Amaru II, a Peruvian revolutionary who lead an indigenous revolt against colonial occupation. The name Tupac itself, means something like "Royal".

    • @bobcharlie2337
      @bobcharlie2337 Před 4 lety +4

      Nice!!

    • @dawnc.3711
      @dawnc.3711 Před 4 lety +3

      Thanks for that!

    • @genisay
      @genisay Před 4 lety +11

      Oh, I did not know that. Interesting to know where his name came from.

    • @thetrickisirarelyrespond5945
      @thetrickisirarelyrespond5945 Před 4 lety +4

      Although his name origin is fascinating, in so far as this video is about "black sounding names", "Tupac" is a straight up wildcard.
      I mean maybe 20 something years after his death there are a bunch of kids named for him but that'd still be pretty rare in 2019- plus it's hard to overstate just how unusual Tupac's name was amongst black people in his heyday.

    • @Melanin_Move
      @Melanin_Move Před 4 lety +5

      Aaaaaand African. Amaru like Ameru & Amhara people. Shakur for Chaka & Shaka or Shaki. The Tu is common amongst some West & Southern Africans. And the Egyptians. Sooooo that melanin has origins that travelled to the Americas loooong ago.

  • @Estrellitawilliams
    @Estrellitawilliams Před 5 lety +4485

    Lord! When you pulled that baby out with a full set of box braids.....LMFAO!!!

  • @thetrickisirarelyrespond5945

    The irony of defining Latifah's character's name but not "Latifah" lol.

    • @KiraBKADestroyerOfWorlds
      @KiraBKADestroyerOfWorlds Před 4 lety +4

      Graf Aramaic from someone whose name is, coincidentally, Aramaic😏--they actually DID define 'Latifah'. Watch it again.

    • @diamndz1021
      @diamndz1021 Před 4 lety +5

      they put the meaning of Latifah right next to the meaning of the character's name

  • @Sarah.Riedel
    @Sarah.Riedel Před 4 lety +28

    the Key & Peele skit 😂😂😂 "Ladennifer Jadaniston" 💀

  • @The10thManRules
    @The10thManRules Před 5 lety +825

    Ok, now send this to all employee HR and hiring departments ASAP!

  • @annafre1789
    @annafre1789 Před 4 lety +1546

    When I hear Natasha I think Russian

    • @johnlabus7359
      @johnlabus7359 Před 4 lety +52

      Russians makes up the largest group of Slavic people, so it makes total sense that you'd think of a Russian. My entire family is Slavic, but I was sadly given a non Slavic name.

    • @saintsaens21
      @saintsaens21 Před 4 lety +9

      да.

    • @desireeprince7710
      @desireeprince7710 Před 4 lety +38

      Like she's chillin' with a little dude named Boris, out there tryna wreck a moose his homeboy, a squirrel...

    • @HolandaChiquita
      @HolandaChiquita Před 4 lety +10

      Yeah idd, sounds very slavic to me. Even if it's a common name in the Netherlands too.

    • @flipk6486
      @flipk6486 Před 4 lety +12

      I think of that & black widow

  • @NiamhCreates
    @NiamhCreates Před 4 lety +34

    My aunt's name is Tasha... but she's white. My 2nd great-grandfather was Jerome (also white).
    Stephen Colbert's middle name is Tyrone.
    Cool video, guys! I enjoyed watching. :-)

    • @Nghilifa
      @Nghilifa Před 4 lety +4

      Jerry Seinfeld's real first name is Jerome.

    • @Grokford
      @Grokford Před 3 lety

      I know a White guy named Jerome Antoine

    • @putinisaterrorist2047
      @putinisaterrorist2047 Před 3 lety +1

      @@Grokford you can find many Jerome Antoine in FRANCE.

  • @AbsoluteCaramel
    @AbsoluteCaramel Před 4 lety +14

    I love this video!! It’s nice learning about the origins of some of our names. For so long I bought into the misconception that certain “black” sounding names were “hood” or “ghetto.” Then one day I thought, everyone else has their own culture, and our original cultures were stolen from us, so why can’t we create new ones for ourselves? I now view our names as something unique to our culture.

  • @neshamazing
    @neshamazing Před 5 lety +1056

    I love this! I am Antonesha, and my name is inspired by my deceased uncle Antonio. Why not Antonia? Because it was 1993 and my parents had to put some "esha" on it 🥰❤💅🏾

    • @SweetSerenity_247
      @SweetSerenity_247 Před 5 lety +48

      I have a cousin with the same name and same spelling! She’ll be happy to hear that she isn’t the only one with this name. ☺️

    • @deva190
      @deva190 Před 5 lety +41

      I remember in the 90s "esha" and "ita" ( pronounced eeeta) were popular endings for girl names.

    • @neshamazing
      @neshamazing Před 5 lety +6

      @@SweetSerenity_247 that's so neat! My parents swear they made it up! What's the story behind her name?

    • @DijahSabreena
      @DijahSabreena Před 5 lety +5

      My baby sister is Esha!!!

    • @kkurajam
      @kkurajam Před 5 lety +11

      Walker Flocka I think Antonesha is actually quite a pretty name I actually really love names with esha on it

  • @gracethegiraffe1831
    @gracethegiraffe1831 Před 5 lety +1591

    My name is Grace🤗 it was gonna be Trinity but my mom survived 9/11 and she said Gods Grace saved her

    • @annabelgrace1267
      @annabelgrace1267 Před 5 lety +85

      Yes. HE did. Amen.

    • @-Bloomingtales
      @-Bloomingtales Před 5 lety +101

      Wow I was in middle school during 9/11 I forgot you guys are teenagers now. Time flies. So glad she made it out!

    • @cyagami90
      @cyagami90 Před 5 lety +13

      That's beautiful

    • @lapris7380
      @lapris7380 Před 5 lety +9

      Grace The Giraffe aww that’s adorable

    • @stanblackbeard4732
      @stanblackbeard4732 Před 5 lety +6

      Aww thats cool. My name means "Gods Grace" or "Grace of God"

  • @dixiedawnmillergoode6850
    @dixiedawnmillergoode6850 Před 4 lety +18

    I’m always fascinated by names. As a substitute teacher, calling roll without butchering the pronunciation is often the hardest part of my day. We have more Hmong and Hispanic and Tolowa and Yurok names than a lot of places, but it’s fun to hear where the names come from. I’m a Dixie from northern Wyoming, never saw my name on merchandise. Dad dreamed he had a daughter named Dixie Ann but didn’t want my initials to sound like a swear word so changed the middle name to Dawn. I don’t know where this comes from, but my preconceived idea of black names was that they were often precious stones, Ruby, Opal, Pearl, Emerald, Diamond, Topaz.

    • @monember2722
      @monember2722 Před 3 lety +5

      Those names you mentioned are "black" names from a previous generation.

  • @HKOlaura
    @HKOlaura Před 4 lety +32

    The Freakonomics podcast recently interviewed Dr. Marijuana Pepsi Vandyck about her research into the way students with uncommon names are treated by teachers, classmates & school administrators. Azaneea/Azie: when you spoke about people not being motivated to learn your full given name, it reminded me of some of the discussions with students Dr. Vandyke spoke about in her interview. An affectionate nickname for a little baby is diminutive out of love, and feels very different from the explanation for a person choosing to not to learn your name because it’s “too hard.”
    My sister and I have very common names , and my mom always told us she chose her our names because she didn’t want us to experience the same frustration she had with how people inevitably mispronounced her name. (She’s named Dana: pronounced Dan-na, rather than the more common Day-na)
    I’d love to hear from parents about this...how have your feelings about your own names played a role in what you’ve named your children?

    • @tak81527
      @tak81527 Před 4 lety +1

      Gram named me Tamara, pronounced "tam-uh-ruh" (think "camera"). Most people pronounced it "ta-mare-uh"....it's happened so many times, half the time I respond like it's correct lol. But it's impossible to mispronounce my kids' names... Christina, Katherine, and Albert (altho we call him AJ)

    • @mandyvancleave1054
      @mandyvancleave1054 Před 4 lety +1

      My parents named me Mandy, yet people still lengthen it out and call me Amanda. When we had a son and discussed naming him Jake, we decided to name him Jacob because I thought people would lengthen his name anyway, and to give him the option of having a more formal name. He’s definitely Jake ;)
      This backfired once when we had a plane ticket with his name as Jake and his passport has Jacob, someone comparing the two didn’t understand that Jake is the nickname of Jacob. I came this close to naming him Jakob.

    • @intercat4907
      @intercat4907 Před 4 lety +1

      My son's name has four letters, two syllables. It's Hebrew, and several people have called it "too hard". It sounds a little like "Liam", so people use that and say it's "more American". That's not difficulty, that's control. Especially the part where "Liam" is an "American" name.

    • @dreaminginthewoods7495
      @dreaminginthewoods7495 Před 4 lety

      My named is Dreamer pronounced dreamer lol and I swear people literally go out of their way to make up a name for me and they go “so it’s just like Dreamer, like in the dictionary? That’s cool” and I swear it’s because I’m black 😂

  • @TheAmazingHuman
    @TheAmazingHuman Před 5 lety +740

    Ok ladies, it's time to take this show on the road. PBS do I hear an HBO/HULU/NETFLIX collaboration? No? Well, I should. Get on it! These women are a treasure. 💕👊💕

    • @erikaarnold4780
      @erikaarnold4780 Před 5 lety +13

      Mary Elizabeth
      I agree! , but it important for us to be represented on PBS. It was refreshing to see these ladies on the landscape with such a fresh take on culture and history. Wherever they go, they will be awesome 👏🏾🎉

    • @TheAmazingHuman
      @TheAmazingHuman Před 5 lety +6

      @@erikaarnold4780 absolutely! Having our culture represented and explained on PBS is wonderful and exciting. My idea to collaborate with additional platforms was made only to suggest expanding their media presence to inform a wider audience. I adore PBS.💕🤗💕

    • @erikaarnold4780
      @erikaarnold4780 Před 5 lety +4

      @@TheAmazingHuman
      It would be great if they had sort of a "Vice" type formatted show where they could really get out in the streets with their stories. I would totally watch that...or anything they do...together... but I truly love a lot of the programming on PBS! 💖

    • @TreeFreak
      @TreeFreak Před 5 lety +2

      Unless they start espousing conservative views, they are truly safe on CZcams and will reach a much wider audience here.

    • @BFDT-4
      @BFDT-4 Před 5 lety +1

      YES!!!

  • @rfrolicarts
    @rfrolicarts Před 5 lety +451

    "My family is from Nigeria, and my full name is Uzoamaka, which means 'The road is good.' Quick lesson: My tribe is Igbo, and you name your kid something that tells your history and hopefully predicts your future. So anyway, in grade school, because my last name started with an A, I was the first in roll call, and nobody ever knew how to pronounce it. So I went home and asked my mother if I could be called Zoe. I remember she was cooking, and in her Nigerian accent she said, 'Why?' I said, 'Nobody can pronounce it.' Without missing a beat, she said, 'If they can learn to say Tchaikovsky and Michelangelo and Dostoyevsky, they can learn to say Uzoamaka.'" -- actress Uzo Adaba.
    The same principle should apply to "black sounding" names and frankly, all names that are different than white normative names. Being faced with an unfamiliar name is just an opportunity to learn.
    EDIT: Please read my whole comment. It's clear that I am quoting Uzo Adaba. I'm not speaking from experience.

    • @kuldoxy5637
      @kuldoxy5637 Před 5 lety +3

      Lol, ur mom is a real African!

    • @tijanaself897
      @tijanaself897 Před 5 lety +13

      why is your username a german name and a white pfp?

    • @meoowwwwwwwwwwww
      @meoowwwwwwwwwwww Před 5 lety +1

      Man, idk about y’all, but as somebody who speaks Russian I’ve never met any white person who doesn’t speak Russian who can pronounce Tchaikovsky or Dostoyevsky

    • @Kiwi653
      @Kiwi653 Před 5 lety +82

      @@tijanaself897 Its a quote ... did u read the whole thing

    • @Nyx773
      @Nyx773 Před 5 lety +10

      @@Kiwi653 Rebecca needs to learn how to use paragraph breaks (enter/return key) to make her comments more readable and less confusing.
      Plus start off with the name of the person she is quoting, as in
      "To quote actress Uzo Adaba:
      "My family is from ... "

  • @susanwilson0161
    @susanwilson0161 Před 4 lety +20

    What an amazing, humorous take on black culture. So informative.

  • @Sillykat420
    @Sillykat420 Před 4 lety +86

    Interesting, as a British person I would have never associated the names Tyrone or Natasha with black Americans. For Tyrone I think of Ireland and for Natasha the immediate image is Russia.

    • @TP-qz7cp
      @TP-qz7cp Před 4 lety +6

      Same!! But I think that's a European thing :)

    • @minimooster7258
      @minimooster7258 Před 4 lety +10

      Well it depends how you're saying Tyrone. If its Tie-rone, that's black, if it's tuh-rone, emphasis on the second syllable, that's more Irish, to me, at any rate

    • @umarscamartistjohnson1784
      @umarscamartistjohnson1784 Před 3 lety

      Really?!?!? Lol that’s weird asf being from u.s.

    • @crazyleaf257
      @crazyleaf257 Před 2 lety +1

      Yeah they were saying that Tasha is the Black version of Natasha

    • @josecopas
      @josecopas Před 2 lety +4

      Me too, I'm south american, and when hearing Natasha i think of someone slavic, and when hearing tyrone I think of the Backyardigans character lol

  • @tHustr4
    @tHustr4 Před 4 lety +864

    Having grown up speaking French I remember always being puzzled as a kid when I saw "Jérôme", "André" and "Monique" being referred to as "black" names on TV lol
    nice video

    • @fifipierre8663
      @fifipierre8663 Před 4 lety +33

      True I m french. And the people i known with these names are all white. Even africans and french west indians dont really used this name. Yvette is also used by africans americans.

    • @alibentz8692
      @alibentz8692 Před 4 lety +14

      I’m from a really white family and my cousins are Natasha and Monique Natalie and Nichole

    • @camillevoyage9727
      @camillevoyage9727 Před 4 lety +18

      Yeah lmao every white French person has a great uncle named André

    • @sashamendieta2570
      @sashamendieta2570 Před 4 lety +3

      J'ai toujours pensé la même chose!

    • @SheaTru
      @SheaTru Před 4 lety

      Fifi Pierre My second name is Yvette, so yep. I was named after my mother but I’m not sure why she was given French names. Her first and middle are French. I was told my first is French but it’s debatable.

  • @kmj2000
    @kmj2000 Před 4 lety +949

    French names started to become popular after Black troops came back from fighting WWII in France, which was also a catalyst for the Civil Rights movement. Black troops faced little racism abroad, only to have to come back to intense segregation under Jim Crow.

    • @moemoe5309
      @moemoe5309 Před 4 lety +34

      Also WWI.

    • @NibblesTheNibbler
      @NibblesTheNibbler Před 4 lety +56

      Naturally they wouldn't face much racism from Europeans during WWII. Europe was destroyed in every way.
      Regardless of their color, they were a part of the massive US military that was liberating them. The black soldiers were also well armed and trained, and thus the decimated European populous would have no way to fight their black liberators if they decided to be jerks and felt it was justified to act racist toward them and start a fight.
      Prior to WWII, Europe was very racist and nationalistic. A number of European countries had oppressive and racist colonial assets in Africa and Asia. France and Britain had the largest colonial empires; certainly the largest presence in Africa, and French subjects were treated horribly (as were all colonial subjects).

    • @mollyfarquhar824
      @mollyfarquhar824 Před 4 lety +1

      Thanks for sharing!

    • @GameFreak7744
      @GameFreak7744 Před 4 lety +30

      @@NibblesTheNibbler Also the Europeans were just... less racist. Racist, sure, but... less.
      The British population, for example, were disgusted at the notion of segregation when US brass wanted segregated pubs, and there was even a small... incident over it in Bamber Bridge.
      You have to realise that in places where slavery just wasn't ever a thing (like the UK, where it was literally never legal) the general populous didn't exactly share the attitudes of the rich and powerful who had stakes in colonialism.
      (Also as a side note, you have to remember than the Royal Navy literally blockaded Africa to stamp out the slave trade. Yes, there were likely selfish reasons for doing this, but the general public had to be sold on the idea that this was The Right Thing To Do.)

    • @cinema_chic
      @cinema_chic Před 4 lety +71

      First black (and Native American) female pilot, Bessie Coleman, had to go to France to be taught how to fly because the US facilities refused to teach minorities. France was far less racist and sexist than American.

  • @happysun5045
    @happysun5045 Před 4 lety +49

    Asmeret: Eritrean name, mening it has lighten up 😊

    • @peacelovercreater123
      @peacelovercreater123 Před 4 lety +4

      That’s such a beautiful name.

    • @happysun5045
      @happysun5045 Před 4 lety +1

      @@peacelovercreater123 Thanke you so much 💚 I like your name too 💚

    • @peacelovercreater123
      @peacelovercreater123 Před 4 lety +2

      Happy Sun my middle name is way better. It’s Adelia

    • @happysun5045
      @happysun5045 Před 4 lety

      @@peacelovercreater123 omggg thats an amazing name 💚 What does it mean? 😊😄

    • @peacelovercreater123
      @peacelovercreater123 Před 4 lety +1

      Happy Sun it’s a German derivative of Nobility I think but I’m named after my great aunt

  • @KrissyChacon
    @KrissyChacon Před 4 lety +8

    I'm not black but I was named after Nina Simone (My name is Kristina Simone). My mom loved her voice and her story and decided to name me after a powerful woman in the music industry.

  • @lillaughingal
    @lillaughingal Před 5 lety +686

    This video came up on my recommended videos and I’m so glad I watched it. It’s so interesting and informative! Thank you girls.
    My name is Ifeoluwayimika, which in Yoruba (Nigeria) means ‘Surrounded by the Love of God)’. My mum said that my grandpa always gave his children a slightly different version of your standard/typical Nigerian names. Along with my other 12 names, each with different meanings, nobody calls me my full first name. So I go by Ife (means love), which growing up in the UK was difficult to pronounce for your non-Nigerian people. So for ease of others, my mum introduced me in school as “Iffy” as apposed to “If-eh”. Only until I got to university at 18, did re-introduce myself as “If-eh”. 😊
    Lol I just wrote a mini essay by accident, my bad! Great video though! 👍🏾👌🏾

    • @Call-me-Al
      @Call-me-Al Před 4 lety +26

      It was interesting to read though! And that's a beautiful name

    • @bobsponge6062
      @bobsponge6062 Před 4 lety +4

      That's a fun name to say.

    • @S-K.
      @S-K. Před 4 lety +9

      Thank you for sharing your story Ife! Beautiful name

    • @ArielManxx
      @ArielManxx Před 4 lety +8

      Wow! Your name is sooo beautiful!!

    • @verbition
      @verbition Před 4 lety +12

      Hey! I'm Ifeoma and went all through school with the same nickname, but spelled it Iffey. Now I insist on people using my full name

  • @lucilesautot7740
    @lucilesautot7740 Před 5 lety +1240

    I'm French and for me, "Monique" is definitely a name for a white granny 😄 very interesting video ☺

    • @ThisCharmingBat
      @ThisCharmingBat Před 5 lety +48

      I've only ever known one Monique & she was Mexican!

    • @caIIhermomo
      @caIIhermomo Před 5 lety +64

      @@ThisCharmingBat omg I'm Mexican and my name is Monique too lol

    • @itsalwayshalloweenexceptwh5118
      @itsalwayshalloweenexceptwh5118 Před 5 lety +170

      I'm dutch and "Moniek" is an older lady who is very traditionally dutch, and probably friends with "Ingrid".

    • @dannywolfpero
      @dannywolfpero Před 5 lety +31

      I knew a Korean-American named Monique.

    • @ItsAshaMac
      @ItsAshaMac Před 5 lety +4

      😂😂😂

  • @cassalynnvictoria1496
    @cassalynnvictoria1496 Před 2 lety +7

    My name is actually a spin-off of Evelyn 🤣!
    My mom is illiterate but liked the way Cassandra and Evelyn were spelled so she named me Cassalynn. “Victoria” is part of my first name as well and she added it to my name because she thought it made my name sound royal. That’s how I got the name Cassalynn Victoria. 🤣 although it sounds like “Castle in Victoria” when I say it fast and people are like, huh? 🤣🥴

  • @eveielove9445
    @eveielove9445 Před 4 lety +19

    dangg so I’m not the only Evelyn under 60😅❤️

    • @sinisternightmare
      @sinisternightmare Před 4 lety

      I think, it's a beautiful name, that should be given more often. :)
      However, I mainly like that name because of a certain pun. There's an awesome song/ballad named "Evilyn" by the finnish monster-horror-metal-band LORDI.
      czcams.com/video/_QUSGY7bg5c/video.html
      (Please don't take this the wrong way. I'm not saying, that you're evil.)

  • @Evelynfromtheinternets
    @Evelynfromtheinternets Před 5 lety +558

    LOL We had a lot of fun with this one! **performs masculinity** **wears a mustache and a red lip at the same time** Oh and Quintrell Thomas is a real basketball player and it’s Terrell as in Owens!! :DDD thanks for watching y'all!

    • @TheOne-th8eh
      @TheOne-th8eh Před 5 lety +1

      Evelyn From The Internets
      Shai (singing group) Rob (my father is Robert) ia (feminine)
      My sister is Tarobia (combination of mother and father- Tameka and Robert)

    • @hunnybunny6801
      @hunnybunny6801 Před 5 lety +1

      The uncle was hilarious!

    • @missthis4140
      @missthis4140 Před 5 lety +1

      You ladies are wonderful! My kids watch you.

    • @alexiswilliamsinc
      @alexiswilliamsinc Před 5 lety

      This series ..exists. My head exploded. 🤯
      Bonus: I also learned about my middle name from this, which tempts me to watch the middle name vid next... Love love love love love!!!

  • @pinwheelart2825
    @pinwheelart2825 Před 5 lety +304

    "give your daughters difficult names. give your daughters names that command the full use of tongue. my name makes you want to tell me the truth. my name doesn’t allow me to trust anyone that cannot pronounce it right."
    ~Warsan Shire

    • @pistaluv
      @pistaluv Před 5 lety +14

      and on that note warsan fittingly means good speech in somali, the male version being warsame!

    • @mon6745
      @mon6745 Před 5 lety +3

      This 👆🏾!!!!

    • @ThisIsMissCheeky
      @ThisIsMissCheeky Před 5 lety +6

      Actually, Warsan means good news, same goes for Warsame.

    • @pistaluv
      @pistaluv Před 5 lety +4

      @@ThisIsMissCheeky "war" is speech it can be used as news (bearer of good news) or just talk in general

    • @astoldbynickgerr
      @astoldbynickgerr Před 5 lety

      I love her.

  • @jessica3548
    @jessica3548 Před 4 lety +11

    "Tyrone" is actually the Anglicization of the Irish "Tír Eoghain" -- pronounced not "tie-rone" but "tear owen," with a rolling "r" and stress on the "o" :)

  • @janetownley
    @janetownley Před 4 lety +39

    I’ve always wondered where ‘Trayvon’ came from. Me friend’s daughter recently named her twin boys Trayvon and Vontre.

    • @amandatran4207
      @amandatran4207 Před 4 lety +5

      Patty J. Ayers oh that's really cute!

    • @diamndz1021
      @diamndz1021 Před 4 lety +7

      those are cute names. From what I looked up the name Trayvon means brave or the chosen one

    • @unreadthoughts2588
      @unreadthoughts2588 Před 4 lety +4

      p jealous much?

  • @mayanpaw
    @mayanpaw Před 5 lety +802

    I'm Nycole with a Y because:
    1. I was a c-section
    2. There was a LOT of morphine involved
    And
    3. My mom thought it sounded French

    • @xXxkennykrunkxXx
      @xXxkennykrunkxXx Před 5 lety +2

      Lmao bless your mom

    • @runswithrabbits2470
      @runswithrabbits2470 Před 5 lety +47

      Ericka with a C and a K because my mom couldn't decide which spelling she liked best🙄

    • @myadagreat8975
      @myadagreat8975 Před 5 lety +27

      I instantly thought Nyquil

    • @potatopirate5557
      @potatopirate5557 Před 5 lety +39

      Hey that's better than "Refuse" as in ref-yoos, ie garbage... the woman who shared a room with my mom at the hospital when she had me... she named her baby Refuse because she liked that "it sounded French" which is both brilliant and absurd because it actually is a French word... but for garbage.

    • @mayanpaw
      @mayanpaw Před 5 lety +14

      @@myadagreat8975 the automatic messages from the school definitely pronounced my name as NyQuil

  • @hey34
    @hey34 Před 5 lety +349

    Shout out to Dr Marijuana Pepsi and her dissertation on this very topic!

    • @jacquelynhudson5475
      @jacquelynhudson5475 Před 5 lety +5

      Yessssss🙌🙌🙌🙌

    • @jauxro
      @jauxro Před 5 lety +4

      I hear she's super nice too

    • @searchingonline6430
      @searchingonline6430 Před 5 lety +5

      I love this comment!! Dr.Pepsi making waves.

    • @blacktea69
      @blacktea69 Před 5 lety +1

      I really wish I was smart enough to find a dissertation and read it lol.

    • @jamesmcinnis208
      @jamesmcinnis208 Před 5 lety +1

      @@blacktea69 You wish you WERE smart enough...

  • @CalebtheArtist_
    @CalebtheArtist_ Před 4 lety +54

    My name is Caleb. The meaning behind my name is “Faithful”, My mom got my name out of the Bible Caleb, in the Old Testament, one of the spies sent by Moses

    • @shadowsinmymind9
      @shadowsinmymind9 Před 4 lety +2

      Ive always like that name. It means loyal/faithful and also means dog. Ive never met anyone with the name though. Do you pronounce it as Kay- leb or Ka- leb?

    • @sinisternightmare
      @sinisternightmare Před 4 lety

      The name Caleb sounds so cool. It has a mysterious ring to it.

    • @tangent94
      @tangent94 Před 3 lety

      Fun fact: the origin of Caleb is either the hebrew word "Kelev" (dog), or a combinations of the words "col" (whole) and "lev" (heart) - wholehearted.

  • @Ostara2024
    @Ostara2024 Před 4 lety +6

    I just want to say how interesting and informative this is! Thank you for all of your hard work & research!

  • @soleneallcaps
    @soleneallcaps Před 5 lety +1111

    It is so interesting to learn how African-American used the "De"; "Le" and "La"! I never connected the dots. Here in France we don't put it before our first names, it is more something you put between the first and last name, like Andre De Champollion, or Jean-Francois De Richelieu (Woud LOVE to hear an African-American pronounce this haha). And usually it is (white) people with some kind of royal or high ranked ancestry, the "De" meaning "from", as in "from that family, from that lineage, from that place".
    Also noooooow i get the "é" in Beyoncé! Because it is indeed a typical French sound. Just like in my name "è" Solène (different pronunciation tho). Always a fight to get (non-french) people to place the accent right on your name...
    Loved the episode!

    • @cammiosis
      @cammiosis Před 5 lety +61

      Solène i can pronounce those names with ease 😂😂😂

    • @blessedby5
      @blessedby5 Před 5 lety +61

      I took french for many years but even I didn't connect the "de" "le" and "la" in Af-Am names. Here's one for ya. I have a relative who was born around 1991, and her mom was in her early to mid 30s at the time. She named her daughter Je T'aime, except she spelled it Je'Taime, and of course being a black family in the south, there was no way we were going to stick to the traditional French pronunciation of the name (j'TIM), so she's called something that sounds like (Juh-TAM) (rhymes with pam).

    • @cammiosis
      @cammiosis Před 5 lety +3

      BlessedBy5 I took French in Jr high for one semester. I got an A and the teacher was French. Spain came here first. All the Romance languages are the same.Spanish, French, Italian etc .. it takes 2000 years for a language and a culture to die

    • @ameenahsf
      @ameenahsf Před 5 lety +35

      My daughters name is Anaise. We added the E at the end for Americans who wouldn't see or get the accent mark in French. My family is part Louisiana creole. French definitely had a huge impact at least in a lot of places in the south.

    • @13579hee
      @13579hee Před 5 lety +24

      Well Beyonce is actually of French ancestry

  • @marianabernal9479
    @marianabernal9479 Před 5 lety +664

    Everyone deserves the minimum of respect and having their names pronounced correctly. It takes 2 seconds to double ask their name and pronunciation.

    • @HeartSongPony
      @HeartSongPony Před 5 lety +18

      Sometimes it is a bit more difficult than that, like when languages use letters or sounds that we don't have.
      Like in Japanese, they use the rolling consonant "lr" sound. So there might be a name like Kilralra which uses sounds we don't typically use. Since we don't use it, our ear isn't trained to hear it, and we have difficultly conceptualizing what is being said.
      That "lr" is also where the stereotypical Japanese "Helro" comes from. They do not have the letter "L" in their alphabet, so most can not make the "L" sound without the "R."
      Whether an American is struggling with Kirlarla, or a Japanese with Lily, there are languages barriers that can affect our ability to interpret and repeat names properly.
      Granted, some people are just ass hats who intentionally act like pricks and love to microagress on massive levels.

    • @AmandaKayHowell
      @AmandaKayHowell Před 5 lety +18

      I am around a lot of people (Vietnamese) who can not pronounce my name correctly do to English not being their first language. I'm not in the least offended. It's the manor in which you mispronounced a name, not the fact you mispronounced it. I can't pronounce their names well either. Love and respect is the issue, not what you call someone!

    • @marianabernal9479
      @marianabernal9479 Před 5 lety +10

      Amanda Kay Howell I agree, one thing is phonetic relevance and the other is the fact that some people just don’t care at all or aim to pronounce it correctly.
      I met once a man from Africa whose name was Anotidaishe. First time I had heard that name so I asked again so I could pronounce it correctly. He told me he was grateful with me for being interested in pronouncing his name the right way. Imagine being grateful with someone for using the most basic rule of cordiality with you.

    • @litchtheshinigami8936
      @litchtheshinigami8936 Před 5 lety +2

      Well i live in the netherlands and i have to retell my name like 5 times for people to pronounce it right

    • @singtalklaughli8999
      @singtalklaughli8999 Před 5 lety +1

      People don't do it here 😂 but I'm also way to shy to correct someone when they say my name so there are a lot of people who mispronounce my name and i don't know what to do when they find out they were saying it wrong 😭😂

  • @loganelizabeth8672
    @loganelizabeth8672 Před 4 lety +2

    Thank you for posting this. Approaching it this way makes people more receptive to hearing it, so well thought out and expressed. You both were so informative and funny. I'm someone who enjoys names with historic origins so this was right up my alley. Love it.

  • @Okamiobidala
    @Okamiobidala Před 4 lety +39

    Alright, who wrote Beyoncé??? 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗

  • @TeaTimeWithEyek
    @TeaTimeWithEyek Před 5 lety +620

    "Beke" actually means white/light skinned in some dialects in Igbo, so it's interesting to discover how that was translated into a name, versus a description.

    • @AEHudg
      @AEHudg Před 5 lety +148

      But low key.. now we say that name to describe white/light women with light eyes and soft hair and we didnt even know that lol

    • @TeaTimeWithEyek
      @TeaTimeWithEyek Před 5 lety +34

      @@AEHudg EXACTLY!!!

    • @queenofthewhores
      @queenofthewhores Před 5 lety +35

      I'm from Dominica (not DR) and we call white and very light people Beke.

    • @kay4912
      @kay4912 Před 5 lety +7

      Tea Time With Eyek well I grew up and met a couple of Puerto Rican girls names Blanca and Blanca means translates as “white” in Spanish. The word “blanch” in English is probably related

    • @starlalala5006
      @starlalala5006 Před 5 lety +1

      Tea Time With Eyek it’s my old friend’s surname from his dad who is full Ghanaian

  • @naufrage0
    @naufrage0 Před 5 lety +531

    Why yall pullBrandy out the water like that!!??!?!?! Im SCREAMING

  • @VickiCampbell-1216
    @VickiCampbell-1216 Před 4 lety +1

    Thank you Ladies. This was fascinating!

  • @Luxesharee
    @Luxesharee Před 4 lety

    This is by far one of the best videos I have ever seen on CZcams. Thanks for sharing.

  • @VanessaBasora
    @VanessaBasora Před 5 lety +655

    Dr. Marijuana Pepsi Vandyck was able to make the best of her name. She embraced it and that’s admirable to me. 😁

    • @bronwynecg
      @bronwynecg Před 5 lety +39

      Beader4life I legit thought that was a new flavor of soda til I saw she did something great! 😂🤣😂🤣😂

    • @VanessaBasora
      @VanessaBasora Před 5 lety +4

      RedDragon Smaug ☺️

    • @k.s.alexander9427
      @k.s.alexander9427 Před 5 lety +2

      🤣🤣🤣

    • @religiohominilupus5259
      @religiohominilupus5259 Před 5 lety +2

      @@jasminepearls1047 Are you being sarcastic?
      Btw, cool name--please don't spear anybody though! Lol

    • @LisaFrank39
      @LisaFrank39 Před 5 lety +4

      That is unique.

  • @rachelsyrup
    @rachelsyrup Před 5 lety +306

    "People didn't really want to learn my name, they acted like it was sort of a hassle."
    Ffs how rude and selfish can you BE?? IT'S THEIR NAME. LEARNNNNNN ITTTTTTTTT.

    • @melissaspencer3985
      @melissaspencer3985 Před 5 lety +15

      My thoughts exactly! Minimum level courtesy: using a person's preferred name!

    • @sarahbarabe8470
      @sarahbarabe8470 Před 5 lety +5

      People lazy and selfish

    • @Sasu123456789x1
      @Sasu123456789x1 Před 5 lety +1

      Yup! 👏🏾

    • @moxygirlhey
      @moxygirlhey Před 5 lety

      I know ! My Spanish teacher was always so rude to me and called me a different name all the time, my last name was constantly butchered even when I was being recognized positively. Being the only non Latino student in that class period just really sucked, and he knew to make sure I was different daily. Just learn my damn name

    • @emmandaline
      @emmandaline Před 5 lety +3

      But I really identify with that because my name is Emmanda. If I don’t introduce myself as Emma, people think it’s Amanda and then get annoyed when I explain it.

  • @Avery2TheCOOLKidsYup
    @Avery2TheCOOLKidsYup Před 22 dny +1

    Y’all are the best hosts/educators! I learned so much, thank you!

  • @hillaryf7332
    @hillaryf7332 Před 4 lety +1

    This was very interesting! Thanks for making!

  • @mochalatte904
    @mochalatte904 Před 5 lety +572

    My name is pretty “normal” but I chose to give my daughter an African name...I chose a Swahili based name, “Niara”, which derives from “Nia” meaning utmost purpose ❤️
    EDIT: several Swahili speakers informed me that Niara is NOT from the language but I love the name, the meaning that I found and I’m still considering it as a unique, black name and an homage to my African ancestors ❤️

    • @ashleyg39
      @ashleyg39 Před 5 lety +26

      Danielle Wise that’s such a pretty name. One of my first best friends were named that❤️❤️

    • @raiaray1
      @raiaray1 Před 5 lety +12

      My sister’s name is Niara too!

    • @CBlargh
      @CBlargh Před 5 lety +13

      There you go. I think that's what I would do too... I scrolled down bracing for this thread to be pure evil, and was pleasantly surprised! Thanks for sharing your experience.

    • @giggleberryjuice8205
      @giggleberryjuice8205 Před 5 lety +6

      My name is Danielle and my daughters name is Niah. Wow!! Great minds think alike.

    • @mochalatte904
      @mochalatte904 Před 5 lety +2

      giggleberry juice omg!!! What a coincidence! That’s amazing! LOL great minds DO think alike! ❤️

  • @localuna4953
    @localuna4953 Před 5 lety +836

    As a white person, I found this very interesting and informative. I try to be knowledgeable on as many topics as I can be and this helped me with that. knowing these things can help with those little prejudices we all deny having. Thank you.

    • @emmandaline
      @emmandaline Před 5 lety +66

      As a white person named Emmanda, people have thought I’m black just on paper, so I see a little of the prejudice, and it causes awkward interactions in job search scenarios.

    • @TheRealAmythyst
      @TheRealAmythyst Před 5 lety +21

      @@emmandaline I feel you my name looks like I have a green card I was born in West Covina my mom's people were here prior to English Colonization but it was all because of my African Asian Father I get the *AM I speaking to such and such or is there interpreter? Or the "OH" look where are you from... ATLANTA by way of California*🤦🏿🤦🏿🤦🏿🤦🏿

    • @georgeboehringer5530
      @georgeboehringer5530 Před 4 lety

      I'm a white racist and I like this video. I have no problem with black people butchering the English language. They should have their own names. Maybe there's an honorable respected older black lady musician who could become the queen of African American etiquette and write a list of proper black names

    • @zulephizus1212
      @zulephizus1212 Před 4 lety +66

      @@georgeboehringer5530
      The the English language itself is a butchered amalgamation of other Latin languages.

    • @georgeboehringer5530
      @georgeboehringer5530 Před 4 lety +2

      @@zulephizus1212 I think it's funny how different places of the world have their own take on the English language

  • @sithdestroya
    @sithdestroya Před 4 lety +1

    Very informative and very respectful to both sides. I did not find anything pretentious and/or feel at anytime that y'all were talking down to the audience. If only more people would handle subjects as calmly and respectfully as you two ladies did! Great vid, can't wait to see more!

  • @yerocb
    @yerocb Před 22 dny +1

    Absolutely fascinating. Thank you!

  • @catbeara
    @catbeara Před 5 lety +672

    Tyrone is still a place in Northern Ireland. 😅 A county to be exact.

    • @amanuel_23
      @amanuel_23 Před 5 lety +7

      Really... wow

    • @AoifeOConnor1996
      @AoifeOConnor1996 Před 5 lety +49

      Yep - from NI here. Know plenty of Irish (caucasian) men named Tyrone who have joked about going to America and people expect them to be black. Also it's pronounced "ter-own" as opposed to "tie-rown".

    • @Beth-uc7jb
      @Beth-uc7jb Před 5 lety +43

      It comes from the Irish Tír Eoghan meaning Eoghan’s (Owen’s) land/country

    • @nottodaylilbaldhead
      @nottodaylilbaldhead Před 5 lety +4

      Also a place in Georgia lol

    • @TheNerdyVirgo
      @TheNerdyVirgo Před 5 lety +16

      cool to hear my name in a positive light for a change ☺️

  • @VanityMania
    @VanityMania Před 5 lety +624

    My father named me Vanity beacuse he loved prince. The end. It's cute so I'll take it.

    • @yudahel8521
      @yudahel8521 Před 5 lety +8

      it's super cute, let them tell they say your name is west African and it means the one who got looked at, or its Swahili, your dad read an Arabic book and got your name out of there.
      like c'mon people.
      these are Africans in these videos, trying to rob us of our uniqueness but notice how they encouraged African sounding names. like who tf in 2019 would name their baby Tyrone??
      do they not know black American names of 2019???
      nope because they're African

    • @kikifarris6873
      @kikifarris6873 Před 5 lety +9

      That is soo cute i like your name!!!

    • @x0xTHLover4Lifex0x
      @x0xTHLover4Lifex0x Před 5 lety +1

      Yudah El I get what you're saying but it is true that alot of traditional Black American sounding names are inspired by African names. In the 60's and 70's black Americans got more into their culture as well as Islam and you start seeing names like Aisha, Khadijah, Latifah, Fatima, etc. Those are Muslim/Arabic names. And then you go into the 70's and 80's and you see more variety to those names - Lateefah, Shateefah, Khadeejah, Iyesha....etc. African names like Tinashe, Kwame, erc became names like Tanisha, and the Quan and Quana (Dequan, Naquan, Shaquana; etc) names you see alot of during the 80's and 90's. So really it isn't about being 'unique'. It's just another developed culture.
      More to the point French and Irish names also played a part in the development of Black Americans names...using De or La as the prefix and use of hyphens is from France. So are names ending in 'ique' or accent 'e'. Ique would eventually lead to 'iqua' so names like Shanique and Shaniqua are basically French inspired. And so are names ending is 'isse' 'issa' and 'isha'. Names like Shawn, Shavon, Kiara, Kiana, Breanna, Tiana, Shanay, Sasha are inspired by Irish names - Sean, Siobhan, Briana, Ciara, Sinead, and Saoirse.
      It's more to it than you think than just being unique or being robbed of our uniqueness. Everything has a meaning or a reason than just throwing letters in the air and making stuff up.

    • @JessiPeele
      @JessiPeele Před 5 lety +32

      I have a friend named Glorious Joy because she was just that when she was born. Her parents struggled to conceive.

    • @opulence_prime
      @opulence_prime Před 5 lety +7

      Vanity Insanity I respect your Dad and love your name.

  • @beesnuts
    @beesnuts Před 4 lety +1

    I am so glad CZcams suggested this video for me to find you ladies. I thoroughly enjoyed this video! Can't wait to watch more. :)

  • @mojavajax2620
    @mojavajax2620 Před 4 lety

    Evelyn, corazoncito! I so enjoy everything you are producing!

  • @darnellparks3142
    @darnellparks3142 Před 5 lety +378

    Now why in tf is my name in the thumbnail 🤦🏾‍♂️😂

  • @cadarinthecold2374
    @cadarinthecold2374 Před 5 lety +164

    I died when the babies came out with box braids. But the video was amazing.

  • @tmalone2530
    @tmalone2530 Před 4 lety

    You girls KILL these video! Excellent job!

  • @Onlygirl1INTHEWORLD1
    @Onlygirl1INTHEWORLD1 Před 4 lety +7

    I'm in love with this knowledge. As someone whose name was a common 'esha' name (and shortened because people couldn't pronounce it.. and when they heard the whole name it was somehow 'ghetto' because they didnt understand or more so Want To understand ) I appreciate this. The beginning of my name is actually french and changed slightly to match the first letter of my grandmother's name. That's the trend for most of my name, the beginning letter is of someone of importance to my parent who named me. It goes deep and I'm so appreciative of it. Thank you again for doing this.

  • @chloe01010
    @chloe01010 Před 5 lety +181

    “It’s giving me a working at the pyramid tonight vibe” FRANK OCEAN REFERENCE YESSS

    • @kissmedesi
      @kissmedesi Před 5 lety +2

      chloe 121 YAAS I CAUGHT IT TOO!

  • @TheDanie7412
    @TheDanie7412 Před 4 lety +638

    My sons name is Darius, which is a Persian name, but I can't tell you how many times people say it's a black name. I'm from Germany and didn't know that it mattered until I came to the states.

    • @MarkBonneaux
      @MarkBonneaux Před 4 lety +45

      Not just Persian but one of the greatest Persian rulers who gave Greece hell if I remember right

    • @nestorismaelflores3625
      @nestorismaelflores3625 Před 4 lety +11

      He is the champion from league of legends :3

    • @Cantetinza17
      @Cantetinza17 Před 4 lety +2

      I love Darius and Armon

    • @dkourosh
      @dkourosh Před 4 lety +22

      In Persian it's Daryush, Darius(Dario in spanish) is a latinization of the Persian name. Like Cyrus in English, but Kourosh in Persian. And even Persia is a western name, it comes from the southern province in Iran called Pars, the Greeks called the people and the place persis and the city Parsa persepolis.

    • @wikki7560
      @wikki7560 Před 4 lety +6

      This is also a popular polish name

  • @LiliumFar-Traveler
    @LiliumFar-Traveler Před 4 lety

    I LOVE learning about names, and this was so much more informational than I thought it would be.

  • @lar_s
    @lar_s Před 4 lety

    This is fantastic!! Thank you so much for making this. So interesting and informative - I never knew any of this before. Also, omg I freaking LOST it at the "oh..... uhh, hi baby????"

  • @wesleyrm76
    @wesleyrm76 Před 5 lety +111

    I have the same name as my grandfather. Anytime we were together, he'd introduce himself and say, "I'm named after him." Always made me smile.

    • @lionessprowess3581
      @lionessprowess3581 Před 5 lety +1

      I have a cousin named Wesley. I always thought it was an elder person's name.

    • @AnakaStar
      @AnakaStar Před 5 lety +2

      I am named after my grandfather too. 😀

  • @deetheefoodie
    @deetheefoodie Před 5 lety +390

    My name is Davicia (DaVeeCha) a mixture of my mother (Felicia) and my father (David). I love my name!!! It’s unique to me.

    • @amakarita4520
      @amakarita4520 Před 5 lety +6

      Original!

    • @lakeishadean4298
      @lakeishadean4298 Před 5 lety +17

      I sooo butchered your name before reading how to pronounce it lol. I love it. Very unique.

    • @YeetusTheFetus
      @YeetusTheFetus Před 5 lety +7

      I have a friend whose name is a portmanteau of her parents’ names but she’s Jewish, not black.

    • @jaidasimone_
      @jaidasimone_ Před 5 lety +9

      That’s cute 😍......reminds me of da Vinci

    • @tinicoleofficial
      @tinicoleofficial Před 5 lety +2

      Davicia Dee Harris that’s cute!🤔 David is my top fav name

  • @lanaytheegoddess5211
    @lanaytheegoddess5211 Před 4 lety +6

    That frank ocean reference WORKING AT THE PYRAMID TONIGHT YEAHHHH WORKING AT THE PYRAMIDDDDD

    • @_aiborie
      @_aiborie Před 4 lety

      Ayeee! She grinding on it

  • @genisay
    @genisay Před 4 lety +10

    There were a lot of interesting ways that people came up with names that suited them, or they felt were powerful.
    My first name is Misty, and my middle name is Dawn. I was born very early in the morning, and that is what my mother saw. I liked a couple of older ladies I knew joking that I had a 'retro' baby name. XD

  • @baysidedaze
    @baysidedaze Před 5 lety +139

    Love the detail about adding French prefixes to names. I definitely learned something today

  • @Salwerth2822
    @Salwerth2822 Před 5 lety +309

    I learned a lot from this. The French prefixes especially. Great video!

  • @sparkymularkey6970
    @sparkymularkey6970 Před 4 lety +1

    This was fascinating and entertaining. Thank you!

  • @sulaimaanahmad
    @sulaimaanahmad Před 4 lety +5

    my name's sulaimaan
    (arabic word for solomon)
    beautiful video ladies. 🕌 📖 📚 📚 📚
    i'm an american born person of nigerian 🇳🇬 paternity and ghanaian 🇬🇭 maternity, with some amazigh 🇲🇦 (berber) ancestry.

  • @potterwatch711
    @potterwatch711 Před 5 lety +42

    I was thinking, "She is giving me major PBS vibes." And then I saw the PBS icons. Congrats!!!

  • @fernandosalvador369
    @fernandosalvador369 Před 4 lety +471

    That's why my daughter is a stealth latina. No one expects a Claire.

  • @BasilWyrth
    @BasilWyrth Před 4 lety +1

    xD the Moses reenactment had me burst into laughing. thank you for the laugh and knowledge. Needed it.