The migration crisis and the exodus of hundreds of thousands of Cubans in the last three years have caused the arrival of new generations to Miami, a city where you can hear the most diverse and striking names of young migrants.
“Yunierka, Yasmisnelys, Magalis, Leydis, Niurka, Yadriel, Yaima, Inaric, Raydel, Usnavy, Usmail,” are some of the names listed by an Instagram user who uploaded a nice video to the events site Only in Dade.
Known in Cuba as “generation Y”, the Cuban population that is around 50 years old (and younger) was baptized with “original” nameswith a large presence of “Y” among its letters, mainly in the initial one.
Although other countries such as Colombia and Venezuela have seen a significant migration of their inhabitants to Florida, and particularly Miami, the names the user referred to seem to come from Cubans for the most part.
Under the name of “Jasmin”, the content creator seemed amazed at the names of other Hispanics in Miami, as if her own came from the Welsh prairies, whether it was Olivia, Mary or Elizabeth.
“Aisberg (iceberg), Aliercy, Umbelkis, Belkys, Dinarys, Sulakis, Marelys, Neotniel, Yari, Yennifer, Yoelki, and Carlos and Gladys,” Jasmin ended by saying in her video, which garnered numerous sympathetic comments from other users.
“Usnavy and Usmail will always be iconic names,” said one of them, referring to a couple of classic examples of island name days.
There are many more names that are used on the Island: Dayana, Carla, Patricia, Yeni, Vivian, Elizabeth, Daylin, Diana, Mario, Alain, Adrián, Osmany, Alfredo, Ricardo, Eduardo, Christian, David.
Not to mention the “generation Y” of the 80s: Yanelis, Yunaisy, Yaremis, Yadiel, Yamil, Yusleidis, or the renowned independent journalist Yoani Sánchez.
