And don forget the growing ranks of “Sheniqua Jones”es – or how about Aisha Tyler?
• And then there’s the recent trend of choosing bizarre names for kids based on how cool and unusual they are (with varying degrees of success), regardless of the child’s heritage. For instance, my little brother Oliver has friends named C.C. (short for Callaway Clark), Appol (short for Appolonia), Sabri, and Ila Jane. • During the 90s in Germany, it was very fashionable to give your kids English or French names. Unfortunately this phenomenon was mostly restricted to low-education low-income families, to the point that it’s now considered to seriously hurt your chances to get a job if you’re named Kevin or Jaqueline. Add to that the fact, that many of these parents didn’t know the correct pronounciation of such names, which made “Shackelleenne” a very wide spread running gag. • Don’t forget ffes Rocher. • People in Belgium frequently have English first names. It is probable that Brussels’ nature as an international city has led to this, or perhaps it’s the fact that Belgium has two lan
