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[mamasammy.livejournal.com]

I found an old acquaintance on Facebook and came to find out she has two kids now,...

Landon (m)
Lakota (f)

Landon is fine, imo. Lakota, I don't get.

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[mamasammy.livejournal.com]

I just looked up Lakota and found this:

The meaning of the name Lakota is: Tribe Name

The origin of the name Lakota is: Native American

Notes: It is not culturally appropriate to name a child the name of a tribe.

[velkoria.livejournal.com]

I don't know where you found this... was it babynames.com?

OP- That's just sad... so sad. I think she needs a tattoo that says 'like Dakota, but with an L' so she doesn't have to say it for the rest of her life.

[sandtree.livejournal.com]

Lakota (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakota_people)

[velkoria.livejournal.com]

oh cool I had no idea... but yeah I agree it's kind of not nice to name your kid after a tribe just so it matches her brother's name >.> buuut that's just me.

[istytehcrawk.livejournal.com]

I'm also pretty sure it's a brand of RV.

[cremepuff.livejournal.com]

Better tell that to Dakota Fanning's parents too, heh.

[azalea581.livejournal.com]

I love the name Landon
Lakota? not so much :)

[laminy.livejournal.com]

The fact that Lakota is a tribe is what instantly struck me, and I just can't say that's a smart idea. Ridiculous. Landon is fine.

[duckduckcaboose.livejournal.com]

Landon is my #1 boys' name, and has been for a while.
Lakota just strikes me as an attempt to make a matchy sibset. :(

[frost.livejournal.com]

Instantly thought of the Lakota tribe...
I don't really like Landon, but it's not horrible.

[cremepuff.livejournal.com]

I knew Lakota was the name of a Native American tribe. If you think about it, Dakota has the same origins. However, Lakota's not my style, simply because I have known no less than 2 dogs with that name, so for me it will forever hold an association with canines.

Landon is overdone, IMO.

[blue-roan.livejournal.com]

I have a friend with a son named Landon and I don't think it's terrible. I already knew that Lakota was a Native American tribe, and I strongly dislike Dakota so Lakota is worse, as a name :\