Adios, Juan and Juanita: Latin Names Trend Down
source: http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1927422,00.html
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There was a time when I would roll my eyes at the Goldies, Shlomos and Sadies of the world — those old-country Jewish folks with their old-fashioned shtetl names. They may have embodied my heritage — my peeps — but I winced at how out of step their monikers made them seem.
It was surprising, then, that when it was my turn to give out names, I found myself adhering to similar kinds of traditions. My daughters are half Mexican — not an easy thing to be in Lou Dobbs' America — and my wife and I wanted to make sure they remained proud of their Hispanic heritage. We thus tagged them with Elisa and Paloma — elegant, uncommon and undeniably Spanish.
--I remember growing up being annoyed by my name. I remember complaining to my mom as a little girl (mostly during elementary school) about giving me a "white" name, and it was so short, Amy. I would tell her, "Why didn't you name me Esperanza, Virginia, or at least Maria like my grandmother." But, I got over it and now like my name very much, but I still sometimes wish I had a Latin middle name ;P
It was surprising, then, that when it was my turn to give out names, I found myself adhering to similar kinds of traditions. My daughters are half Mexican — not an easy thing to be in Lou Dobbs' America — and my wife and I wanted to make sure they remained proud of their Hispanic heritage. We thus tagged them with Elisa and Paloma — elegant, uncommon and undeniably Spanish.
--I remember growing up being annoyed by my name. I remember complaining to my mom as a little girl (mostly during elementary school) about giving me a "white" name, and it was so short, Amy. I would tell her, "Why didn't you name me Esperanza, Virginia, or at least Maria like my grandmother." But, I got over it and now like my name very much, but I still sometimes wish I had a Latin middle name ;P
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