by JustTickledPink 31 Replies latest jw friends
The thread about Jael got me to thinking about all the Biblical names I heard from Witness children.
Jael, Barak, Elisha, Elijah, Noah, Matthew,
Anyone else remember new babies coming into the world and being given "Biblical" names? I thought it was hilarious when there was baby Noah. I swear, I knew all these kids.
It's not just a Witness thing. Non witness friends of mine have just named their son 'Malachi'. And 'Noah' was on the shortlist! Biblical names are very fashionable.
So, why not Nebuchadnezzar, Zerrubabel, or Potiphar?
This really blows the mind doesn't it! I mean these kids are going to get picked on by other kids (unless they are homeschooled) and will automaticly have a strike against them in the labor field! You can't ask about a persons religion but if "Noah Good Christian." comes to me for a job I'm sure as hell not hiring him! Why don't you just name your kid "can't ever get a job"... I guess when the job is as a janitor it's not as big a deal...
My name is Rachel and I have brothers named Stephen and Daniel.
There was a baby born in the hall whose middle name was Taze. He's a teen now and as far as I know, he still goes by Taze.
Many of the common names in the US are bible names. Not just a dub thing IMO but an overall pretty popular thing to do. That's why I named my kids Rhys (Reece) and Zoe.
I even know a lot of children with biblical names from who the parents are'nt even religious at all.
For example the children of my sister: Lucas - Anna - Eva
my sister stated that biblical names were common and accepted all over the world....
I knew a kid named Noah.
Personally, I happen to like many Biblical names and am contemplating a few of them for my kids. I've always loved the names Jael, Michael, Isaiah and Josiah.
Re: "Noah" -- I've always liked the name.
Same topic, different timeline.
Biblical names are very fashionable.
I would tend to agree. The most common name seems to be Dorcas, and I have known lots of them....
i never met a kid named Jehovah yet..
