why do so many black guys have a "la" in front of an otherwise normal first name?

[blueedwards]

"lamarcus"
"labradford"

that's kinda weird.

i think i will try something different if i have a son. i will put the "la" at the end..."mikela" or "tomla".

 

[CY18]

This is the first I have heard those.

 

[blueedwards]

lamarcus plays for texas. i remember labradford smith for the 80's...think he played a louisville.

there are more...these are the first two that popped into my head.

i remember this black kid from my high school. his name was fontillis. fontillis harris. nice kid.

 

[D2bets]

LAdanian?

Does LaMar (as in Hoyt) count?

 

[Doug]

Girls too, once worked with a hottie...Laquisha !

 

[FatTony]

laveranues coles

 

[PO69]

How about this popular girls name

Lasharon

Laquita

 

[freebie]

latoya

 

[Doug]

We need baseball guy in on this one !

 

[blueedwards]

We need baseball guy in on this one !

how could i forget...latroy hawkins

 

[blueedwards]

How about this popular girls name

Lasharon

Laquita

the girls names are just plain made up. shamiqua? queen latifa?

 

[FatTony]

Ladell Betts and LaVar Arrington both on the Redskins.

 

[blueedwards]

lashon johnson...was an nfl running back about 10 years ago

lebron james?

 

[blueedwards]

this has to be a recent thing...like in the last 25 or 30 years. when i was a kid, all the black men had names like earl, willy, leroy, etc.

 

[NEWPORT]

this has to be a recent thing...like in the last 25 or 30 years. when i was a kid, all the black men had names like earl, willy, leroy, etc.

please no offense meant here, but my rationale would be because they do not want to be leroy or earl, or darryl anymore, it is the "la" I am different

 

[blueedwards]

could be.

i still like my idea..."gregla" and "johnla"

 

[NEWPORT]

also more reality is probably becuase they are jealous the black woman are having a free for all on the black name thing

not too many Bernice's or Ida's, or Carmen's anymore

 

[Iceman]

My dad swears he was in the doctors office years ago and the girl ahead of him said to the receptionist her name was VA-GINA. Yes she spelled it exactly that way.

 

[Doug]

also more reality is probably becuase they are jealous the black woman are having a free for all on the black name thing

not too many Bernice's or Ida's, or Carmen's anymore

Never met a person with those names.

 

[NEWPORT]

Never met a person with those names.

Well many black woman in their 60's and over have those names