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Born a Crime

Why did Patricia Nombuyiselo Noah name her son "Trevor"

Asked by Derrius Reynolds on 08 Aug 00:08

Last updated by Jill W on 08 Aug 12:59

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Answered by Jill W on 08 Aug 12:59

Patricia Nombuyiselo Noah named her son "Trevor" because she wanted him to have a name with no meaning in South Africa..... just a name, beholden to no fate..... a name that would leave her son free to "go anywhere, do anything, be anyone."

Source(s)

Born a Crime, pg. 65