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lisa5201
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Cassius
lisa5201
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We have been pretty set on this as our boys name for some time and we love it
Mentioned it to a friend (who is black) and he gave me a little bit of a side eye and said "that's a black name"
I understand where he's coming from, some names might make you think one thing or another about a child's race. Cassius Clay and Cassius Marcellus Clay are the two most famous men with this name and are obviously black. The name is Roman in origin, however, and I wouldn't necessarily assign it one way or another. His reaction gave me a bit of pause though....
DD is blond and green eyed and our son would obvs. be caucasion. Just curious what your feelings on a blond haired Cassius are.
We will most likely still use the name, just looking for some input. (I am thick skinned)
TIA
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Re: Cassius
everyone has an opinion, lol!
i don't think of it as a black name.
brian austin green (he played david on 90210) and vanessa marcil (she is a soap opera star and was on 90210 for a couple seasons) named their son cassius. brian is white and i think vanessa is hispanic.
if you like it, use it!
I agree - I also think more European. To put things into perspective, my grandma threw a fit when my mom told her she was going to name me Amanda because she thought that was a "black name." Go figure...
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Just keep swimming.
They have a Kassius, which is a legit spelling of the name. Bobby Brown (ugh) also has a baby Cassius
I can see your friend's point, but I don't think it's a problem. Sean is also a very common "black" name, but you see it on a lot of Irish kids, too (and a lot of kids who aren't Irish!).
I read in a book (could be TOTALLY off base) that the reason a lot of Roman names sound like "black" names to Americans is because slave owners used to enforce theme naming on their plantations (i.e., all the slaves from this plantation have Roman names, all the slaves from this plantation have Old Testament names, etc.) so as to easily tell who belonged where. The "family names" stuck even after the end of slavery. That's why names like Demetria, Cassius, Moses and Isaiah all sound "African American."
I firstly think of Muhammed Ali. However, I know that it is Roman name, and wouldn't think anything of a Caucasian boy bearing the name. It's a nice pick.
My first thought is Shakespeare's Julius Ceasar and how much I love Cassius from that play. I would absolutely say go for it. I dated a Damien who was white and I was asked more than once if he was black. It honestly was never a big deal to me, and he didn't really care either. He loved his name.
My favorite name that sounds black to most people would be Tyson. If my fiance would get on board, I would use it.
This.
I think people sometimes go overboard with assigning cultures/races to names. To me, the origin of the name is usually enough information.
I think I have too strong of an association with Shakespeare's play to see it as a modern name, but I really don't think there is a cultural association for it!