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Felicia and Sharnessa

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ChynaDoll2006 · 14/04/2010 21:24

How do you pronounce Felicia? Is it fel-EE-sha? or fel-ISS-ee-a?

And what do you think of Sharnessa? I know it is a made up name. A girl called this was in a band I LOVED when I was younger. What kind of impression does it give you?

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sophiesmummie · 20/04/2010 15:39

Felicia is a common girls name in Germany. Pronounced Fe-lEE-ssia

Means happy/lucky .

confusedfirsttimemum · 20/04/2010 12:51

I like Kwame too.

I didn't mean it as in needing a 'black' or 'white' name Dinah and I hope I didn't offend. What I meant was, if you have a name which is strongly associated in lots of people's minds with a particular group or culture, and you're not, then that might cause problems/odd reactions.

Rebecca say, or Thomas,are real go-anywhere names (especially in all the different spellings). I wouldn't have fixed expectations about what she/he would be like, in terms of race or nationality.

You tell me your name is Sergey and I'd think it a bit odd if there wasn't an eastern european connection. If you say you're name is D'Shawn, I'm going to assume you're American. It's probably wrong, but people do associate names with places and cultures. Sharnessa sounds very very American to me, and very urban American (i.e. I'd be surprised if she grew up in Kentucky or somewhere, I'd assume a coast). Great if you are, might produce odd reactions if you're not...

OtterInaSkoda · 19/04/2010 15:25

I like Garvey too - but it reminds me of that Victor Lewis-Smith sketch

mathanxiety · 19/04/2010 14:57

Kwame and Garvey are nice.

DinahRod · 19/04/2010 14:20

A friend has named their son Philip. He says they've had comments that it's not a very black name, which he's gobsmacked at, but says ds (still a baby) going to be a doctor not a rap artist, slightly tongue-in-cheek but also I think serious. He also used the term chav to describe some naming choices, although he didn't specify.

Kwame I like. Not keen on either girl's names.

OtterInaSkoda · 19/04/2010 13:01

I like Kwame, Chyna (for a boy, clearly).

confusedfirsttimemum · 19/04/2010 09:46

Honestly, Sharnessa sounds to me like a name from a character in the Wire, which is fine if you're a black woman growing up in downtown Baltimore, but probably not quite right if you're [insert race] growing up in [insert random area of the UK]. Depends where you're from I guess.

Felicia is ok, prefer Felicity...

blinks · 18/04/2010 23:24

i parp on your emoticon

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ChynaDoll2006 · 18/04/2010 23:23

that video is not racist at all..

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choosyfloosy · 18/04/2010 23:22

I like Felicia because of Felicia the Critic, a book I loved as a kid.

Sharnessa just makes me think of Vanessa, which a lot of people like but makes me think of synthetic fabrics.

brimfull · 18/04/2010 23:17

you HAVE to watch this lol

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ChynaDoll2006 · 18/04/2010 23:11

Waiting to see if I am pregnant! It's early stages yet. If it's a boy it will be Kwame or Garvey.

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LadyBiscuit · 18/04/2010 23:08

You think you have conceived but you won't know for a couple of weeks?? How does that work then?

What if it's a boy?

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ChynaDoll2006 · 18/04/2010 23:06

blinks... haha

and about 'chavvy'. Yeah if they were white the names would sound chavvy. But they're not.

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blinks · 18/04/2010 22:17

may i suggest

shielanessa
margaretanique
paulinenetto
brendasiana

ShadeofViolet · 18/04/2010 22:15

Felicia just reminds me of the car.

stripeyknickersspottysocks · 18/04/2010 22:13

And flame me all you want for daring to use the "chav" word but you know I'm right.

stripeyknickersspottysocks · 18/04/2010 22:13

You know a lot of very chavvy sounding kids.

ShadeofViolet · 18/04/2010 22:01

Sharnessa from Big Brother here

DinahRod · 18/04/2010 21:26

What about?

Alicia
Alyssa
Anastasia
Annalisa
Lucia
Jolie

Also know of sisters called Hallelujah (Halle) and Hosanna (Anna)

Shoshe · 18/04/2010 21:14

Dont know about your choice of names (mine was always counted as a bit suspect )

But DD was Chynna Skye, so love your posting name.

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ChynaDoll2006 · 18/04/2010 21:02

Nah, seriously I am not joking. I just have an unusual taste in names. And round where I am (north & south london), you can get away with quite a lot.

Some kids I know

Twyla
Aneevah
Amani
Tyresha
Sanaa
Tyronie

Jayden
Rico
Devonte

I only like Sharnessa because of the band I loved when I was young.

And I really don't know what's so bad about Yaniece. Yaniece Thomas hasn't done badly for herself.

By the way, I think I have now conceived, whoever said I hadn't. I will find out in the next couple of weeks.

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tootyflooty · 17/04/2010 11:25

didn't mean the Felicia name just the other one

tootyflooty · 17/04/2010 11:24

sorry both awful, made up names give an impression of no class or good taste. Sorry just my opinion, based on people I have encountered with kids with that sort of name

GladioliBuckets · 17/04/2010 11:14

No that makes too much sense
C'haannessa