My girlfriend is Irish and I'm Black, should I name our future child an Irish name?

O'bama?





he will be Blirsh

My girlfriend is Irish and I'm Black, should I name our future child an Irish name?
The best advice for naming a kid is:





1) choose a first name that's not too wierd but not too popular. "Steven" or "Gloria" come to mind...





2) Do poetic rhythms so that the first, middle, and last names are pleasant. Consider "Edna St. Vincent Millay" as an example of a name that has a pleasant rhythm. Now, leading politicans generally have a two-syllable first and last name (Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Carter, Lyndon Johnson, William Clinton) but more often you want a first and last name with different syllables.





3. If the last name is common (Johnson, Smith, Martinez) then the first name should be more exotic, if the last name is unusual then the first name should be more routine. Elbaza Martinez is better than Sue Martinez; Joe Kowolonek is better than Elviro Kowolonek.
Reply:Let the child tell you his name. When he is born the name you should call him will come into your mind. Choose a name that your child will like and that can't be used to tease him.





Colour doesn't come into it and nor does nationality. The Irish will accept people for who they are....





Choose your sons name carefully and with a lot of thought. You don't want him growing up being teased and laughed at.





Shannon is a nice name but there's a 'Shannon Airport' and Shannon River in Ireland, you don't want someone asking him if his surname is Airport or River do you??
Reply:Cover both possibilities, name the kid O'Bama
Reply:no thats just weird name him tyrone riley or kunte kinte
Reply:whats the name?
Reply:you can name him whatever you both agree on.As long as you both love the kid, who cares what you name him?
Reply:How about naming the child after both your and your girlfriends' parents? For example, if the child is a boy and your dad's first name is Robert and your girlfriend's father's first name is Sean, you could name him Robert Sean. (Traditionally, in Ireland, the first son is named after the baby's paternal grandfather and the second son is named after the baby's maternal grandfather.) Similarly, if your mother's name is Ann, and your girlfriend's mother's name is Colleen, following Irish naming patterns, you could combine the two names, Ann Colleen. (Also, in Ireland, the first daughter is often named after the father's mother, and the second daughter is often named after the mother's mother.) If you don't like these combinations, go back a generation to both your and your girlfriend's grandparents. That way the baby's name will reflect both heritages. Below is a link showing traditional naming pattern in Ireland to help you out a little. This way it will make it easier for your descendants to trace their family tree as well.
Reply:I didnt know black people had a specific genre of names....hmmm, kewl. If you do, give it a good Irish name and a good black name. Make sure they are proud of both of their heritages.
Reply:Since we're all decendents of Adam %26amp; Eve, any racial thoughts are out the window. A name of any nationality is OK.


I'd pick out what I thought best and not worry what other ppl think. There's nothing wrong with a name like Shannon!!!
Reply:yes, i think that the child will thank you later for making his/her name special and unique ( just not McKenzie,b/c it doesn't even reflect the Irish anymore,not to me anyway, its over used) anyway, he/she will feel important and bound to be great at everything.
Reply:If It was me I would go with an Irish First name and your last name (Obviously). Im sure you can settle on a name that can go well with your last name and still Identify your your wifes heritage as well. Now if your Wife wants to name your child after a personal relative, then things can become a little complicated.
Reply:it depends...both of you should decide about it... ;)
Reply:Savannah's answer is so utterly stupid! I never heard such silly ramblings! I assume your girlfriend is white? A child with one white parent and one black parent will be 50% of each. Their skin tone may be varying degrees of darkness or light, depending on the individual, but genetically, the child is 50-50. Not 90% of one parent and 10% the other parent.





Secondly, you are confusing a couple issues here. You identify yourself as "black" which is a RACE. You identify your girlfriend as "Irish" which is a NATIONALITY or ETHNICITY, depending on the context being used. So, you are not comparing apples to apples here. A name can have Irish, German, French etc. origins, but a name cannot be black or white. A name does not belong to a race.





Are you American, Canadian, African, Mexican, etc...?





NATIONALITY is that of whatever country you are born and raised in. If you were born and raised in Canada, then you are Canadian, regardless of your race, ethnicity, heritage, or genetic make-up.





RACE is a human population considered distinct based on physical characteristics (usually skin color).





ETHNICITY is a term which represents social groups with a shared history, sense of identity, geography and cultural roots which may occur despite racial difference or place of birth.





So, once you get straight what it is you are comparing between you and your girlfriend as the issue, then you can better decide how to incorporate those differences into a name for your child.
Reply:you should name the kid a Black name because you are a boy. everyone knows according to genes, the dominant ones are the genetic things! so go with a Black name! since you are the dominant breed of the child, the child will be more Black, so why not name him a Black name? chances are he will be a little bit over 50 % Black! :) he may end up being 90 % Black! :)

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