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Olumidé is one of my middle names, and it means my hero has come. All three represent our South Asian, Caribbean and African cultures." 
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On this day in 1804, independence was finally declared in Haiti, after a successful but devastating slave uprising which had raged on for over a decade. It was a pivotal moment in the history of colonialism: Haiti became both the first state to gain its independence through a successful slave rebellion, and the first black-led,…
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When I first saw the name I thought it would be pronounced like eerie like that is so eerie but it is actually eye-ree which makes sense and sounds a bit better
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At long last, day 5 of island week! Despite the relative lateness of this post, I'm happy to have produced 5 new posts this week!
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Montserrat (I LOVE this), Beata, Eustatia, and more.
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The RGD is not happy about baby names like Placenta and Syphilis.
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Stéphanie Longeras, l'interprète d'Appoline dans la sitcom
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A piece about a couple of mothers who named their sons after slaves who fought for freedom: Simandéf and Eli. Simandéf has a second name, Mathias, in case he wishes to use that instead, and his sister is called Véli, which means the "star" Venus in Tamil and "beloved" in Creole.
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Avast! If ye want to know these names, they be: Jack, Davy, Penzance, Sparrow, Silver, Jones, Anchor, Bartholomew, Roger, and Cannon; Calico, Pearl, Anne, Mary, Calypso, Isla, Ruby (and more gemstones), Siren, Harbor/Harbour, Sailor, Martinique, Lucia, Havana, and Dominica.
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" What’s in a name? We asked parents of kids both young and old what directed their choice."
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Very interesting insights into some Jamaican parents' choices, from Catherine to Okeko to Nicaul.
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"In the winter of 1986, after the Montreal Canadiens won the Stanley Cup, a baby boy in Haiti was named Mats Naslund Civil after Swedish player Mats Naslund."
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His alias, Jean-Loup, is very dashing, non?
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Amelia and Jayden were the most popular baby names in Jamaica in 2017.
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The Guardian’s editor-at-large tells the story of how he came to be called Gary – and what happend when, 50 years on, he finally met his namesake – the sporting legend Sir Garfield Sobers
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Generation Y, the thousands upon thousands of islanders born during the Cold War whose parents turned tradition on its ear by giving them invented monikers inspired by Russian names like Yevgeny, Yuri or Yulia.
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How interesting - found via the American Name Society.
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Oscalie is the first Creole origin name to be featured here, and although it is a rare name you can find it every so often in France, Haiti and the South (maybe about 3 in the U.S. total). The name is a feminine French variant of Oscar, as well as Oscalia and perhaps Oscaria.
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Speaking of Dallas… In October of 1994, a pregnant Haitian woman named Betsy Veret gave birth aboard the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Dallas.
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What do you Yasmany Tomás, Yasmani Grandal, Yasiel Puig, Yoenis Céspedes and Yunel Escobar all have in common? They're members of Generation Y, an anti-gover...
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After a “Danderine” massage, your hair takes on new life, lustre and wondrous beauty, appearing twice as heavy and plentiful. Each hair seems to fluff and thicken at once.
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In no particular order, I'd guess.
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When Dominican actress, Dania Ramirez, named her twin boys in December, she picked names from Greek mythology: Aether (the personification of rare air only Gods could breath) and Gaia (the goddess ...
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In Curaçao we tend to mash-up Dutch, Papiamentu, Spanish and English... as well as mom and dad’s name (sometimes grandmother and grandfather too) resulting in truly unique concoctions, often very d...
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Wow and wow - I'd never have thought of these names in a month of blue moons. Sharelysong, Shukivieska, and more.
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