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DerekJohnson
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I like the guy who adds 'La' onto a misspelled name:
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Lakeif-Daniels-118064
African-American names are often drawn from the same language groups as other popular names found in the United States. Most surnames are of Anglo origin. The practice of adopting neo-African or Islamic names did not gain popularity until the late Civil Rights era. Efforts to recover African heritage inspired selection of names with deeper cultural significance. Prior to this, using African names was uncommon because African Americans were several generations removed from the last ancestor to have an African name, as slaves were often given European names.[102]
There has also been a trend of moving away from historical names altogether adopting uniquely African-American names. African-American female names may have origins in many languages including French, Latin, English, Arabic, and African languages. Many have the popular prefix of "La" or "Le" (Latoya, Lashawn, Latrice, etc.) and also "Da" and "De" (Denelle, Danisha, etc.) Names such as Tanisha (meaning the name of a day indicating birth on a Monday) originate in Africa from the Hausa language. Other African languages include Zulu, Swahili, Igbo, and Yoruba. African-American boy names also have origins in many languages including French, Latin, English and various languages in Africa. Many have connections to Greek and Classical literature, the Bible or reflect noble positions such as Earl or Earle. Some also include the prefixes of "La"/"Le" and "Da"/"De", such as Lamarr or DaJon
Here is the 2011 All De La Le Team Roster:
QB – Denard Robinson, Michigan
RB – LaMichael James, whOregon (ROFL)
RB – De’Athony Curtis, Arkansas
RB – D’Lyle Washington, Ole Miss
WR – DeSean Hales, Texas
WR – Da’Rick Rogers, Tennessee
WR – Ja'Juan Story, Florida
TE – Ja'Baris Little, Florida St.
*OL – T-Bob Herbert, LSU
OL – La’el Collins, LSU
OL – A’Trey U Jones, LSU
OL – Aristacus Forster, ASU
OL – LaDarius Chatmon, Alabama A&M
ATH – DeAnthony Thomas, whOregon (ROFL)
DL – LeBranden Richardson, Central Florida
DL – DeMarcus Hodge, Arkansas
DL – DeQuinta Jones, Arkansas
**DL – Barkevious Mingo, LSU
LB – LaTravis Washington, Nebraska
***LB – Xzavier Dickson, Alabama
LB – DeMarcus Debose, Alabama
LB – Sir Thomas Jackson, Arizona
DB – D'Leon McCord, North Texas
DB – DeQuan Menzie, Alabama
DB – Tra’Mayne Bondurant, Arizona
DB – Deshazor Everett, Texas
*T-Bob:white players::De/La/Le:black players
** You can’t pass up a name Barkevious
*** Xzavier gets a spot solely based on phonetics
The upside is that when he hits middle age, he will become
LaBob.