A rose by any other name

Have I done a post on names yet? They are all starting to blur together. (That could have something to do with the fact I sat by the window in church this morning and whoever was sitting downwind of the window was smoking something sweet and decidedly NOT tobacco-ish) At any rate, if I've done it before, here it is again - if I haven't done it before, here it is for the first time.
Women's names here are often concocted with the ending 'eisha'. We know a Caneisha, Zaieisha, Taneisha (and their sister Nancy). Often the 'eisha's are named for their fathers. For example: Daneisha's dad is Dan. (and yes, we know Daneisha as well) Other female names of note would be Analia and Amalia; Felona and Falina. Even if you think a name is familiar, you may well be mistaken. I know how you all want to pronounce Patricia but the Patricia we know is pronounced Pat - ree - sia (with the accent on the 'ree') The 'th' sound, as in Ardeth, is pronounced 't', as in Ardet. Never take a name for granted. Always have them pronounce it.
Men's names get a little trickier (believe it or not). They are often more common - Troy, Mark, Isaac, etc but there is also the out of the ordinary - Glenford, Harrison, Alwen, etc. Where it gets tricky with men is - they all have nicknames. And their nicknames are the names they always prefer. It is how they introduce themselves and how everyone knows them. So if you are looking for someone and only know their given name, not their nickname, you are out of luck. So Troy becomes Lucky, Harrison is Solo, and so on. Some of the guys I know only by their nickname are: Leche ('milk' in Spanish) and Lobos (wolf in Spanish). By far the best nickname I have run across is Greg - more commonly known as Ayatolla.
It is unusual for girls to have nicknames but Brynn is the exception. For some reason 'Brynn' is an incredibly difficult name for Belizeans and Latinos alike. Consequently the Belizeans call her Brinda and the Latinos call her Brine. Kori cashes in because no one can seem to tell them apart. So Kori is often 'Brinda' also.
When Rafe came down at Christmas, he was bound and determined to get himself a nickname. To make it easy, he had one in mind. He decided to go by 'Cracker'. This lasted until he met his first Belizean: 'This is my son, Rafe' says I 'Hi Romeo' says the Belizean. Sure enough, Rafe was, and still is Romeo, to the Belizeans that know him.