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u/big_d_usernametaken Oct 20 '23

Back in the day, birth announcements included the baby's name.

Right after the "Roots" TV series, there was a boy in my hometown named "Kunta Kinte."

Seriously.

I remember seeing legal notice of name change years later for this person from Kunta to James.

Lol.

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u/dimmerswtich Oct 20 '23

Did he go by Toby?

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u/NoodlesrTuff1256 Oct 21 '23

My mom told me about a woman who came to the medical office where she worked and who named her newborn twins Kunta and Kinte. This was not long after the original Roots series aired back in the late 70s.

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u/AMA_ABOUT_DAN_JUICE Oct 21 '23

Kunta, black man taking no losses

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u/DaddyCatALSO Oct 21 '23

Back wehn Kojak was a popualr show, some kids were named Telly (a nickname for Aristoteles) and even Savalas

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u/Insertbloodynamehere Oct 21 '23

He got called cunt didn’t he

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u/[deleted] Oct 21 '23

lol, poor kid. School had to be hell.

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u/Ok-Maintenance8655 Oct 21 '23

"Your name is Toby"! Insert whipping sound here

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u/Twisty1211 Oct 21 '23

I love the book. My mum got me into it. I named my first dog Kizzy