The Difference Between White Names and Ethnic Names

The Difference Between White Names and Ethnic Names

Mirlande: A Black colored bird, a shining sea

Denise: A lady who rings through an amazon gift card, but forgets to activate it 

Aabhavannan: Light; also means torch bearer who brings light

Jess: A girl I met at a 2009 NYE party and kissed

Nadzieja: Filled with hope

Trevor: Always applies with the same cover letter 

Jiang: Flowing river with a constant speed

Veronica: Girl I gave one of my spiked seltzers to

Ajani: He who wins the struggle

Craig: Unfortunate hairline but enough confidence to overcome it

Dzidzorli: There is happiness

Seth: Severe halitosis

Ezekiel: A person who is made stronger by God

Trish: Always talking about a recent New Yorker article

Vilis: Helmet of determination

Miranda: The queen of the run-on-sentence

Nozomi: Reliable, dependable, trustworthy

Brandon: Told me my laptop is no longer under Applecare

Anahera: Majestic and powerful angel

Francine: Over-pronounces the word croissant

Eda: A wealthy guardian angel who is well mannered; to strive for wealth

Monica: Always buys the wrong glasses

Tigran: Shooting or fighting with arrows

Jess: Girl I kissed at 2010 NYE party

Dzsenifer: A small sea

Ross: Rolls the worst joints

Aahana: Inner light; Immortal; First rays of the sun

Wanda: Landlord does not want her to re-sign lease

Farvardin: One who protects the good and the pure

Mark: Invented the term “okay that was a practice round, now let’s play for real!”

Jemisha: Monarch of the night or queen of the darkness

Gwen: Bad at long distance relationships

Druk: Thunder dragon

Tilda: Always finds a way to bring conversation back to her one semester abroad

Caihong: A rainbow in the sky

Sean: Forgets to click ‘agree to the terms and conditions’ before connecting to hotel wifi

Onni: Windfall, godsend, cheerfulness, pleasure

Michael: Bullied for his rattail in elementary school but now you realize it was character building

Maali: To be blessed, sanctified

Melissa: Gives the worst Powerpoints

Amr: A companion and a friend for life who lives a very long life

Jess: She looks familiar? Well it’s a 2011 NYE party, it’s probably Jess

Judea: Kind to others, believe in charity, nobel, blessed and honored by others

Jess: It’s not my best relationship but it works