Nomi Afroamericani
Weiss
Esiste un motivo noto, magari ovvio, per il quale si sono diffusi alcuni
nomi afroamericani relativamente strani?
Mi riferisco a nomi tipo LaToya, Latasha (o LaTasha), Latonya, DeShaun ecc
che a volte vengono scritti appunto in maniera "anomala", con la doppia
maiuscola.
Ho letto qualcosa e chiesto ad amici, sembra che non esista nessun
particolare motivo per queste piccole alterazioni e l'uso dei prefissi
"La" e "De" davanti a nomi comuni o alterazioni, tranne il desiderio dei
genitori di "distinguere" in qualche modo il figlioletto, trovargli un
nome "particolare".
Vi risulta?
(a proposito di nomi strani, i nomi dei figli delle star sono autentiche
bizzarrie da cambiare nome da grandi, come mi pare abbia fatto il figlio
di David Bowie - Zowie Bowie, si potra'?)
grazie
Weiss
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Joseph Curtin
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> E' una banale curiosita'.
> Esiste un motivo noto, magari ovvio, per il quale si sono diffusi alcuni
> nomi afroamericani relativamente strani?
>
> Mi riferisco a nomi tipo LaToya, Latasha (o LaTasha), Latonya, DeShaun ecc
> che a volte vengono scritti appunto in maniera "anomala", con la doppia
> maiuscola.
>
Most of these names are made up.
The name Tonya can inspire new names such as LaTonya and Tonyasha.
Slaves were given English-language (read "white") names by their masters.
Eventually they lost their languages, and even their African names.The
phenomenon of making up unique names may reflect a desire to throw off
some of the false identity imposed on African-Americans by slaveholders.
There is currently a DNA project under way in the US which allows black
Americans to be tested so that they can have some idea where in Africa their
families originated. Before she was tested, Oprah Winfrey,. the well-known
talk-show host, said "I hope I'm Zulu". She was tested, and the results
linked her to a West African tribe. This did not stop Oprah from claiming
Zulu ancestry, until the results of her test were widely publicized.
Evidently Oprah considers the Zulu "high class" Africans, and she was very
disappointed to learn she was not descended from the Zulu people. No
Zulu were ever sold into slavery. Maybe Oprah was hoping she was not the
descendant of slaves, but of Zulu royalty.
Joe from Massachusetts
Pizzi
>
> There is currently a DNA project under way in the US which allows black
> Americans to be tested so that they can have some idea where in Africa their
> families originated. Before she was tested, Oprah Winfrey,. the well-known
> talk-show host, said "I hope I'm Zulu". She was tested, and the results
> linked her to a West African tribe. This did not stop Oprah from claiming
> Zulu ancestry, until the results of her test were widely publicized.
> Evidently Oprah considers the Zulu "high class" Africans, and she was very
> disappointed to learn she was not descended from the Zulu people. No
> Zulu were ever sold into slavery. Maybe Oprah was hoping she was not the
> descendant of slaves, but of Zulu royalty.
>
> Joe from Massachusetts
Ricordo di aver letto anch'io qualcosa in merito, ma la delusione di
Oprah era dovuta al fatto di aver una, relativamente alta, percentuale
di "sangue bianco".
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Ciao Pizzi
Weiss
> There is currently a DNA project under way in the US which allows black
> Americans to be tested so that they can have some idea where in Africa their
> families originated. Before she was tested, Oprah Winfrey,. the well-known
> talk-show host, said "I hope I'm Zulu". She was tested, and the results
> linked her to a West African tribe. This did not stop Oprah from claiming
> Zulu ancestry, until the results of her test were widely publicized.
> Evidently Oprah considers the Zulu "high class" Africans, and she was very
> disappointed to learn she was not descended from the Zulu people. No
> Zulu were ever sold into slavery. Maybe Oprah was hoping she was not the
> descendant of slaves, but of Zulu royalty.
Gli zulu hanno una immagine molto romantica.
Forse l'unica tribu' africana ad aver sconfitto in una battaglia gli
inglesi al culmine della loro potenza, in epoca Vittoriana.
Comprensibile l'identificazione, meno l'ignoranza (come hai scritto, non
esistevano schiavi di origine zulu).
ciao
The Squash Delivery Boy
>
> There is currently a DNA project under way in the US
Very interesting!
Thanks
Ladybat
> E' una banale curiosita'.
> Esiste un motivo noto, magari ovvio, per il quale si sono diffusi alcuni
> nomi afroamericani relativamente strani?
>
> Mi riferisco a nomi tipo LaToya, Latasha (o LaTasha), Latonya, DeShaun ecc
> che a volte vengono scritti appunto in maniera "anomala", con la doppia
> maiuscola.
>
Pero' conosco anche una east-ender che si chiama Sherrylynn (non sono
sicura dello spelling)
Penso sia piu' o meno lo stesso meccanismo che da noi induce i genitori
a chiamare i figli Adelaide-Clara (conosciuta una) o col nome della
protagonista della telenovela di turno
la gente e' gente a tutte le latitudini e lingitudini...
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