Why are name meanings not important in American culture?

I wonder why it is that in countries like Japan and India and in colonial America among the different Indian tribes name meanings actually mattered to families and played a big part in the child's lives growing up but in modern American culture today name meanings don't carry any significance to anyone growing up and mostly it is a person's actions that shape how that person is viewed by others. I wonder why name meanings are not a big part of U.S. culture. I have a feeling that this might be a carry over from England. Maybe name meanings over there didn't mean a whole lot and so when the colonies got started and expanded that culture of naming babies and not carrying about their meanings spread to the rest of the nation.Why are name meanings not important in American culture?
Because people from the U.S are all mixed ethnicites, I mean some people are a mixture of 6 or 7 different heritages, irish, german, dutch, russian, norweigen, hispanic, etc...... So if you are mixed of all these different heritages how can you pick a name that represents them all? You cant, you have to pick just one and so most people just pick a name they like for their kids.
Two reasons:



1: Asian names are made up of regular words. American (European) names don't do that to a large extent. My Japanese teacher's name would translate into English as "gutsy pretty face" for instance. That doesn't sound like something you'd name your kid regardless if it was a boy or girl.



2: America is such a mix of cultures, and this is reflected in the names as well.Why are name meanings not important in American culture?
A good majority just like the way a name sounds. Why else would someone name their kid Chase?Why are name meanings not important in American culture?
Once the industrial age hit it didn't matter, it would be silly to have a million people called Hammer Handler. And when people immigrated to America alot of them changed their name to sound more American.



Much better to be judged on your own character and behavior, than by your family's, don't you think? Most names with meaning came about after the individual came into adolescent. Otherwise it would'nt fit and you'd have to change it throughout their lives. Now babies need named immediately, and the U.S. culture is a melting pot of all cultures, and races. It might be kinda weird if you were named Sally, three toes, Chuntao, Tanisha, Arfareen, Sheepshanks.