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 DeadBrain Time Machine: Iraq War Will Inspire New Names for Inner City KidsJul 13 2004 by Elliott McMillan
Ms. Brooks' third grade class at High Road Elementary in St. Louis, Missouri exists as a microcosm of this phenomenon. In her class, she has a student named Fallujah, one named Nasiriyah, and one named Kut. "I remember when the war was going on, thinking that those places had interesting names, but I never saw this coming," said Ms. Brooks. Little Nasiriyah Williams told me that she has a sister named Gaza, and a cousin named Mosul. Principal Calvin Skinner said he noticed the trend just after the war ended. "When the war ended three years ago, and even before that, really, I started to notice all these names. I guess the parents heard the names on television, and liked the way they sound," said Skinner. "They do have a ring, don't you think?" A search of school records showed the extent of the new name trend. There is a student named Kabul, as well as two students named Kashmiri, and one named Basra. A few miles away, at 30th Street Elementary, the trend is also apparent. The principal there, Mike Keller, has noticed the influx of Middle-Eastern names. "I talk to principals from schools all over the district, and we've all noticed that the inner-city schools have this in common. It doesn't affect the kids' education, but it's an interesting little aside," said Keller. A study showed that the large majority of the war-inspired names belong to girls. "Nasiriyah, Fallujah, names like that sound like girls' names," said Keller. "But, I heard there's a boy over at Ames Elementary named Tel Aviv." Related Articles DeadBrain Time Machine: Iraq War Will Inspire New Names for Inner City Kids Jul 13 2004
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