Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsHollywood stars, political figures and more are celebrating the varying meanings and origins of their names after a video of GOP Sen.
David Perdue mocking vice president candidate Kamala Harris’ name went viral.“Kamala or Kamala-mala-mala-mala, I don’t know.
Whatever,” Perdue said during a Trump rally in Georgia.Hours after Twitter users expressed frustration and disappointment with Perdue’s failure and lack of effort to correctly pronounce Harris’ name, #MyNameIs began trending on the social media platform.“#MyNameIs Daniel Dae Hyun Kim, or in Korean, 김대현.
It means “great and powerful one.” My name is not “Macaca” or “Kung Flu.” And @sendavidperdue, her name is not “Kamala Mala Mala I.
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