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What “Ghetto” Names Really Mean
“Tinashe” - Means “God is with us” in Shona ( An African language spoken by nearly 80 percent of people in Zimbabwe.)
“Lakeisha” - A Swahili name meaning “favorite one.”
“Ashanti” - Name of a powerful African empire in West Africa.
“Tanisha” - Hausa of West Africa name meaning “born on Monday.”
“Zola” - Means “quiet, tranquil” in Zulu.
“Amandla” - Zulu and Xhosa word meaning “power”. The word was a popular rallying cry in the days of resistance against Apartheid.
“Zendaya” - Means “ To Give Thanks” in Shona
“Latonia” - A Latin name. Latonia was the mother of Diana in Roman mythology.
“Lulu” - Swahili and Muslim name meaning “pearl” or “precious.”
“Ciara” - Means “dark-haired” in Irish Gaelic
“Lateefah” - A North African name meaning “gentle and pleasant.”
“Mercedes” - Means “Gracious gifts/Benefits) in Spanish
“Kaya” - Ghanaian name meaning “stay and don’t go back.”
“Amara” - The Swahili word amara, meaning “urgent business.” Also the Hindu name meaning “immortal.”
“Shanika” - African Bantu name, meaning “young one from the wilderness.
“Zuri” - Means “beautiful” in Swahili.
“Onika” - Word of African origin meaning “warrior.”
JUST BECAUSE A NAME SOUNDS DIFFERENT DOES NOT MEAN IT’S “RATCHET” OR “GHETTO” THEY HAVE BEAUTIFUL MEANINGS.
DON’T BE IGNORANT, LEARN.
Reblog every time it hits the dash.
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You know your life is dull when your going to sleep because your to bored being awake
Best thing I’ve heard all day
“Like 2003 Evanescence?” She knew EXACTLY what to do.
I watched this shit twice 😂
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I’M DEAD AFSHGASJHJHA
Neurosurgeons are hardware engineers and Psychiatrists are software engineers of the human brain.
They say that you mean you’re one and only during your highschool years. I’ve know her for so long. Distance has kept us apart and away from any real opportunity. Her relationships fail and I continue to not find any content in the investigation I’ve been in. She is the one I always remember. She is the one that I try to find in others. What if, she is actually the one. What if the reason that neither of us can find content is because it should be with us. Our timing has always been so off. But damn the connection is there
I ugly-laughed at several of these.
Music is just wiggling air