I had a student named Latrina. I am not kidding.
susie
Her last year teaching, my mother collected the weird names. She had a Nien (pronounced "nine"), a Lashonda, and a Mushwanda (pronounced "Mashonda").
She also had a Lucille who was tough enough in sixth grade to beat up the girls' PE coach.
lol :)
Seriously,
Latrina is a Walmart employee I see everytime I go there....
You are automatically relegated in the minds of many to second-class citizenry, because when they hear the name, they instantly categorize you as ignorant, ghetto, incompetent, uneducated, and not worthy of much respect or basic human considerations.
when I hear such names, my distain is purely for the parent(s) who made it up
the person with the name is saddled with the reality that they will be expected to be a caucasiaphobe till proven otherwise
True story...
Teacher: "What's your name, young lady?"
Elementary Student: "Atolia."
Teacher: "Yes, dear, I know you told me last week but I don't remmeber it."
Wasn't that Tracey Ullman's name in Mel Brooks' "Robin Hood: Men in Tights"???
I have a student name Tequilla, I kid you not.
When I worked for DCFS in Florida, I had a young mother come in and re-apply for her welfare after being cut off for some reason or another.
Her name was pronounced Va-geena. I'll give you once guess how it was spelled.
"I had a student named Latrina. I am not kidding. "
I recall a young black girl named Placenta!
>>I had a student named Latrina. I am not kidding.<<
Sweet! My sister taught a kid named Diamante. Dad didn't even know how to spell his name.
Common Name, nowdays. I've a couple of 'trinas for associates over the past few years. Good workers, too.