# If they're called \_\_ then they're probably from \_\_ **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 11, 2015, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-theyre-called-__-then-theyre-probably-from-__/740201 "2015-12-11T21:19:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Battle\_Pope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@Battle\_Pope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Battle_Pope)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2015, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-theyre-called-__-then-theyre-probably-from-__/740201/21 "2015-12-13T23:47:05Z")
Whatever the name if they have a ‘Junior’ at the end they are probably American. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2015, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-theyre-called-__-then-theyre-probably-from-__/740201/22 "2015-12-14T01:07:32Z")
> [@Battle\_Pope](#): > > Whatever the name if they have a ‘Junior’ at the end they are probably American. Especially it’s the only name everybody knows them as. But if it’s their legal first name, they’re probably Hispanic. …Sammy Davis Jr. Jr. is Ukrainian. ---
**Author:** ![araminty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b5e925/32.png) [@araminty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/araminty)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2015, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-theyre-called-__-then-theyre-probably-from-__/740201/23 "2015-12-14T02:43:18Z")
If I ever hear of a Dwayne, I assume Aussie. In fact, I recall comedian Eddie Perfect’s line about a mum looking down at her newborn, thinking, “You know, Wayne just isn’t enough…” Larry is pretty American. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-theyre-called-__-then-theyre-probably-from-__/740201.md?page=1)