Black names

skymike · 01-12-2010, 05:25 PM

Originally Posted by WifeUnit

... when I was living on a Medical School campus in the early 80's, I found out that medical students who were in their OB rotation were often asked by poor expectant mothers what to name their children. They were notorious for giving these unsuspecting women the obscure latin names for diseases that sounded quite lofty and appealing. (for instance Varicella for a girls name, aka Chicken Pox).
....

My 1st wife works in a hospital and remembers a girl who named her kid "Placenta."

I understand some people call him Maurice (ooooweeeewoooooowww!)But what the hell is a pompatus of love?

Saint_LB · 01-13-2010, 08:58 AM

Originally Posted by skymike

My 1st wife works in a hospital and remembers a girl who named her kid "Placenta."

I understand some people call him Maurice (ooooweeeewoooooowww!)But what the hell is a pompatus of love?

Are you setting me up on purpose?

The Pompatus of Love is a 1996 film that tells the story of four guys discussing women and the meaning of the word "pompatus". This made-up word is found in two Steve Miller songs, "Enter Maurice" and "The Joker", the latter of which contains the line "Some people call me Maurice / 'cause I speak of the pompatus of love". The low-budget, independent film received mixed reviews but won several minor awards.

YouTube- Steve Miller Band - The Joker

Steve Miller — The Joker

Some people call me the space cowboy yeah
Some call me the gangster of love
Some people call me Maurice
Cause' I speak of the pompetous of love

People talk about me baby
Say I'm doin' you wrong, doin' you wrong
But don't you worry baby don't worry
Cause' I'm right here at home

Cause' I'm a picker
I'm a grinner
I'm a lover
And I'm a sinner
playin' my music in the sun
I'm a joker
I'm a smoker
I'm a mid-night toker
I get my lovin' on the run
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh

You're the cutest thing that I ever did see
I really love your peaches
Want to shake your tree
Lovey dovey, lovey dovey, lovey dovey all the time
Ooh wee baby, I sure show you a good time

Cause' I'm a picker
I'm a grinner
I'm a lover
And I'm a sinner
playin'my music in the sun
I'm a joker
I'm a smoker
I'm a mid-night toker
I sure donâ€™t want to hurt no one
(solo)

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh

People keep talkin' about me baby
Say I'm doin' you wrong
Well don't you worry, don't worry, no don't worry mama
Cause' I'm right here at home
You're the cutest thing I ever did see
Really love your peaches want to shake your tree
Lovey dovey, lovey dovey, lovey dovey all the time
Come on baby now, I'll show you a good time

Crusader · 01-13-2010, 03:41 AM

Originally Posted by WifeUnit

I got your answer for you. Check this out... This article spells it all out for you.
...Among other things, a strong affinity for French-sounding names is quite obvious with the articles L', Le, and La used in abundance. Also very popular are the prefixes Sha, She, Shi, Ja, Je, Ka, Da, and De; and the suffixes isha, esha, ika, ius, ante, and ita. We also note the prediliction for mid-word capitalization (examples: LaQunda, LucQuente, D'Livero, AuTashea, DeLisha, NeClea) and the rising trend toward hyphenation (Fa-Trenna, K-Rob, R-Kal)...

more on that in the actual article.

Name of the Year: But the Comma, Colon, Semicolon and Ellipsis Remain Very Much Underused

On a personal note, when I was living on a Medical School campus in the early 80's, I found out that medical students who were in their OB rotation were often asked by poor expectant mothers what to name their children. They were notorious for giving these unsuspecting women the obscure latin names for diseases that sounded quite lofty and appealing. (for instance Varicella for a girls name, aka Chicken Pox).

I keep expecting to see ViAgra, Cialis and LeVitra show up in the next kindergarten class.

Thats a great article. Thanks a lot!

strato · 01-13-2010, 12:53 PM

LOL..the space cowboy and gangster of love ..would be Jonny Guitar Watson...

YouTube- Johnny Guitar Watson - Gangster Of Love

YouTube- Johnny "Guitar" Watson - Space Guitar

and a fellow Texan

strato · 01-13-2010, 12:54 PM

YouTube- Johnny Guitar Watson - Gangster Of Love

SmashMouth · 01-13-2010, 04:24 PM

Originally Posted by Crusader

Watching diferent sports I have curious about the names of black players like
LaDainian Tomlinson and JaMarcus Russel. If seen more like DeAndre LaRonda and so on. And i wonder why is that prefix added? Does it have som cultural significance or is it "just" because it makes the name nicer?

And all this time I thought his name was Jamohcki Russell..... my bad!

01-12-2010, 05:25 PM	#1
skymike E. Side Cholo Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: The Barrio, H-town Posts: 6,089	Re: Black names Originally Posted by WifeUnit ... when I was living on a Medical School campus in the early 80's, I found out that medical students who were in their OB rotation were often asked by poor expectant mothers what to name their children. They were notorious for giving these unsuspecting women the obscure latin names for diseases that sounded quite lofty and appealing. (for instance Varicella for a girls name, aka Chicken Pox). .... My 1st wife works in a hospital and remembers a girl who named her kid "Placenta." I understand some people call him Maurice (ooooweeeewoooooowww!)But what the hell is a pompatus of love?

01-13-2010, 03:41 AM	#3
Crusader Resident Swede Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Märsta, Sweden Posts: 8,033	Re: Black names Originally Posted by WifeUnit I got your answer for you. Check this out... This article spells it all out for you. ...Among other things, a strong affinity for French-sounding names is quite obvious with the articles L', Le, and La used in abundance. Also very popular are the prefixes Sha, She, Shi, Ja, Je, Ka, Da, and De; and the suffixes isha, esha, ika, ius, ante, and ita. We also note the prediliction for mid-word capitalization (examples: LaQunda, LucQuente, D'Livero, AuTashea, DeLisha, NeClea) and the rising trend toward hyphenation (Fa-Trenna, K-Rob, R-Kal)... more on that in the actual article. Name of the Year: But the Comma, Colon, Semicolon and Ellipsis Remain Very Much Underused On a personal note, when I was living on a Medical School campus in the early 80's, I found out that medical students who were in their OB rotation were often asked by poor expectant mothers what to name their children. They were notorious for giving these unsuspecting women the obscure latin names for diseases that sounded quite lofty and appealing. (for instance Varicella for a girls name, aka Chicken Pox). I keep expecting to see ViAgra, Cialis and LeVitra show up in the next kindergarten class. Thats a great article. Thanks a lot!

01-13-2010, 12:54 PM	#5
strato Banned Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: "Little Ole Town in Tejas" Posts: 7,586	Re: Black names YouTube- Johnny Guitar Watson - Gangster Of Love

01-13-2010, 04:24 PM	#6
SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 38,509 Blog Entries: 29	Re: Black names Originally Posted by Crusader Watching diferent sports I have curious about the names of black players like LaDainian Tomlinson and JaMarcus Russel. If seen more like DeAndre LaRonda and so on. And i wonder why is that prefix added? Does it have som cultural significance or is it "just" because it makes the name nicer? And all this time I thought his name was Jamohcki Russell..... my bad!