Every country has a unique way of naming its people and names reflect the person identity along with the place of his belonging.
Jamaican names are even very unique in there ways and it's really tough to identify a true
Jamaican name. Jamaica's official language is English whereas its unofficial language is Patois. Jamaica mostly follows an English vocabulary whereas the remaining words are from the African language. Other dialects like Patwa, Patois, Bongo Talk and Quashie talk are also in use and that's why
Jamaican names are hard to be recognized.
Names of Jamaica are generally kept in giving importance to their first name and peoples are generally associated with their first names and they form the base of their identity.
Jamaicans baby names are a tough thing to follow as they include place name and sometime that are related to mythology and of historical origin. The other factors are nature, plants, fictional origin, characters and often religious sentiments are attached to the names.
Jamaican place names are kept in accordance to the features of the natural landscapes and they can be straightforward at times but again when historical or religious sentiments attached to the place are concerned then they name it accordingly to its location and the incidents related to it. Many locations are named after their landowners and often to the cultural influence of the place.
Few of Jamaican bus names are given below and they are too unique to be mentioned:
- Zebra Force
- Living daylights
- Ayatollah
- Wild orchid
- Flying Bomb
- Luxury Liner
- Iron Teeth
- Explosive Don
- Conqueror
Thus the
names of Jamaica truly reflects the
Jamaica culture and its very interesting usually as the Jamaicans keep lots of factors intact when giving names to somebody.
