Interesting...

[lonelygirl69.livejournal.com]

I've posted here once in the past with a list of names from the private daycare/preschool where I work. Four new students were enrolled today, here are there names [separated by sibset]:

Kiara (pronounced "key-ARE-uh", like Simba's daughter in 'The Lion King 2', I think?)
Carolina (pronounced "caro-LEE-nah")
They are of Spanish descent; both are girls.

JaShawn (pn "jha-shawn", nickname sounds like"shawnie"... but Mom spells it 'Shawni')
Jajuan (pn "jha-WAN", nickname sounds like "nawnie"... but Mom spells it 'Nani')
(Twin boys who are African American.)

What are your thoughts?

Comments

[omgzits--tam.livejournal.com]

I really like Kiara, but probably won't ever use it because of the Lion King. It has a pretty sound, though.

[djador.livejournal.com]

JaShawn and Jajuan? That's far too rhyme-y for me.

I kind of like the sound of Kiara but I don't really like how it looks.

[gangwaygirls.livejournal.com]

Carolina is pretty... Kiara is okay.

JaShawn and JaJuan are... they're making my head explode.

[ouronlylight.livejournal.com]

I LOVE Carolina. Kiara's pretty, too, though I doubt I'd ever use it.

JaShawn and JaJuan are just terrible.

[arbus.livejournal.com]

my name is caroline and one of the towns i cover (i work for a newspaper) has a pretty high spanish population and they always call me carolina. i absolutely ADORE it!

[0o-faerie.livejournal.com]

I agree (on both points).
The Italian (and original?) form of Kiara is Chiara, and I like that better. It's pronounced the same way.

[juniorfan29.livejournal.com]

I like the name Kiara, a friend of mine named her little girl that (after several months of us calling the baby Hayley while she was pregnant...but that's another story). I was kind of o.O at first, because of the Lion King thing, but now I think it's adorable.

Carolina is...eh. Not among my favorites.

The little black boys....their mother should be shot. Especially on behalf of poor little Jajuan. Just...EW.