I wonder why it is an American phenomenon (do do di do do)?
>Women use it to indicate their non-commital intentions re: marriage, for example.
This seems to be much more prevalent naming practice among american blacks.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaffir_%28racial_term%29
dates back to the arab slave trade. equivalent to infidel. i guess there is a reason that "infidel" is used: example "major league infidel" instead of "major league kafir". i suppose the irony is lost. or maybe intended. U+1F914