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Do you like Dakota?
I never really cared for it. I just realized that it was in fact rather popular, especially for boys (top 100), in the 90s.
I didn't expect that. I've seen it mostly on girls and there are at least three rather well known actresses who bear it (Fanning, Johnson, Blue Richards).
So I wanted to ask what you thought of it and whether you think its use is problematic. I know it is the name of a Native American tribe. I'm wondering how someone belonging to that tribe would feel about the name being used. If it would just be very weird or if it would be offensive. It is also a place name. I think if someone named their child after something from my culture that wasn't traditionally used as a name I'd just find it odd but I would guess that they had good associations with my culture in order to name their child after it and wouldn't see it negatively. But I understand that it is a sensitive topic.
The sound of it isn't bad, it is kind of unusual. But I personally wouldn't use it.
Opinions?
I never really cared for it. I just realized that it was in fact rather popular, especially for boys (top 100), in the 90s.
I didn't expect that. I've seen it mostly on girls and there are at least three rather well known actresses who bear it (Fanning, Johnson, Blue Richards).
So I wanted to ask what you thought of it and whether you think its use is problematic. I know it is the name of a Native American tribe. I'm wondering how someone belonging to that tribe would feel about the name being used. If it would just be very weird or if it would be offensive. It is also a place name. I think if someone named their child after something from my culture that wasn't traditionally used as a name I'd just find it odd but I would guess that they had good associations with my culture in order to name their child after it and wouldn't see it negatively. But I understand that it is a sensitive topic.
The sound of it isn't bad, it is kind of unusual. But I personally wouldn't use it.
Opinions?
This message was edited 10/6/2020, 4:49 PM
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