[D.J.]

Miranda, Erica, Amanda, Jessica, Andrea, Victoria, Julia, Dana, and Wanda – all names ending in A, right? These are some of the students I’m teaching this year, and I defy you to tell me which of these girls are white and which are black by the vowel sound that ends these names. However, some of the most unique names of my black students, like Myia and Nieasha, do end with A. But I don’t think A has any special dominance as an ending to black women’s names. Why did the parents of all these students – blacks and whites – give them names ending in A? I suspect a simple reason – they liked the name.

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Name : D.J., Gender : F, Race : Black/African American, Religion : Agnostic, City : Durham, State : NC, Country : United States, Education level : 4 Years of College, 

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