Dakota as First Name

Dakota Fanning            Origin/Culture/Country: American
Dakota Fanning: an American child actress. Fanning's breakthrough performance was in I Am Sam in 2001. As of 2007, her most well-known films have been War of the Worlds, Charlotte's Web and Man on Fire. She has won numerous awards, and is currently the youngest person ever to have been nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award.Fanning began acting at the age of five after appearing with Ray Charles in a television commercial for the state lottery[5] and being chosen for a Tide commercial. Her first significant acting job was a guest-starring role in the NBC prime-time drama, ER, which remains one of her favorite roles ("I played a car accident victim who has leukemia. I got to wear a neck brace and nose tubes for the two days I worked.")[6]

Dakota Blue Richards            Origin/Culture/Country: England
Dakota Blue Richards: an English actress. Her debut was in the recently-released film The Golden Compass, as the lead character Lyra Belacqua.[1][2] She has also been cast as the lead in another movie, The Secret of Moonacre, which is expected to be released in 2009.[3].In June 2006, it was announced that Richards had been cast in the lead role of Lyra Belacqua in The Golden Compass.[1][2]When she was nine years old, Richards had had the His Dark Materials books read to her by her mother. She immediately loved Lyra, feeling that she could "relate to her".[4] After she saw the stage adaption at the National Theatre, she says she "just wanted to be Lyra".[7] Richards found out about the auditions for the film from a family friend, who saw an item on CBBC's Newsround

Immigrant Baby Names and the Ethnic Identity If you have immigrated from your home country and have finally arrived in your land of dreams and opportunities, an ethnic name which reflects your original culture just might pose a minor challenge or two. There is no harm in trying ....More..