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undeterred

(34,658 posts)
Thu May 10, 2012, 09:55 PM May 2012

Giving your children names from the Old Testament [View all]


11 votes, 0 passes | Time left: Unlimited
I think its cute
0 (0%)
Call Dept of Child and Family Services
2 (18%)
You mean like Oprah?
0 (0%)
Children yes, pets no
0 (0%)
You mean like Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses?
0 (0%)
I think its fine
6 (55%)
Depends how weird they are
2 (18%)
OTHER
1 (9%)
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You mean like Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego? klook May 2012 #1
I have some ancestors with those names. El Supremo May 2012 #17
There's nothing religious about the names. harmonicon May 2012 #20
I live in a predominantly Orthodox Jewish neighborhood. Chan790 May 2012 #2
So if you're Jewish it kind of makes sense to use the OT as a source of names undeterred May 2012 #5
Of course, David is also an Old Testament name Art_from_Ark May 2012 #9
Their child, their choice (nt) bigwillq May 2012 #3
Nebuchadnezzar? The Velveteen Ocelot May 2012 #4
Nebuchadnezzar should be the name of a sandwich with lots of Wisconsin cheese in the middle. undeterred May 2012 #6
+1 crazylikafox May 2012 #35
My real name is. Lots of great ones are. nolabear May 2012 #7
Meet the twins, Gog and Magog. dimbear May 2012 #8
Why George Bush was called sexually experienced during his Yale time jakeXT May 2012 #10
It's good to know a lot of stuff, strange stuff. dimbear May 2012 #13
You mean like... TreasonousBastard May 2012 #11
You forgot Lydia Leftcoast May 2012 #22
I droped the "UA" from "Joshua" but I think my mom was fine for naming me that. joshcryer May 2012 #12
I'm an atheist NewJeffCT May 2012 #14
Yep, we have Jeremiah and Ezekial. txwhitedove May 2012 #15
Jeremiah and Samuel here! hedgehog May 2012 #19
my daughters name is hebrew, sons is from the NT. ileus May 2012 #16
Cain? Abel? geardaddy May 2012 #18
Better that than trendy names from soap operas Lydia Leftcoast May 2012 #21
Some of the biblical names are rather trendy now, too. GoCubsGo May 2012 #23
Have you noticed that NO ONE names their son Onan? mysuzuki2 May 2012 #24
.... liberaltrucker May 2012 #25
Dorothy Parker's canary was named Onan. nolabear May 2012 #28
hahahahaha Bertha Venation May 2012 #32
My fundy step-daughter named her three sons Elijah, Ezra and Silas. Aristus May 2012 #26
Totally indifferent Generic Brad May 2012 #27
We have one of each DFW May 2012 #29
Mostly fine; depends on the name, of course LeftishBrit May 2012 #30
Of course, depends upon the name. sarge43 May 2012 #31
I have a real problem with O.T. names av8rdave May 2012 #33
My daughter's name is Rachael, yes spelled with the extra A. We are madmom May 2012 #34
Nimrod. nt JustABozoOnThisBus May 2012 #36
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