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[Opinions] WDYTO Lilith
I've been seriously considering Lilith lately. I also really like the sound of the variant Lilit, but I would only use that as a middle.I was raised non-denominational Christian, but apparently some Jews (and possibly Catholics? Is that true?) grew up with the Lilith myth. How well-known do you think this connotation is? Does it make the name unusable?Lately I've been thinking, who cares? I just think it's a pretty name. I think it can also make a statement that a woman doesn't need to be submissive and should dismiss a myth clearly invented to portray her as subservient.Actually I wouldn't use the name Delilah because I found the biblical character cruel growing up, but I wouldn't judge someone who did use it (unless they started bragging that it was a biblical name), but I toy sometimes with using Jezebel as a middle. Thoughts on Jezebel as well? I feel that would be more problematic as an fn, even though it's very pretty, since Jezebel is also an old-fashioned way of calling someone a harlot.ETA: Current combo is Lilith Naomi, but I'm not settled on it.

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WDYTO Lilith  ·  Amy  ·  3/13/2021, 8:43 PM
Re: WDYTO Lilith  ·  Mokoš Ní Boii  ·  3/14/2021, 10:47 AM
Re: WDYTO Lilith  ·  Dianatiger  ·  3/14/2021, 9:52 AM
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Re: WDYTO Lilith  ·  New_Chloë  ·  3/14/2021, 12:31 AM
Re: WDYTO Lilith  ·  Amy  ·  3/14/2021, 7:52 AM
Re: WDYTO Lilith  ·  Anneza  ·  3/13/2021, 11:41 PM
Re: WDYTO Lilith  ·  noisynora  ·  3/13/2021, 9:57 PM
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Re: WDYTO Lilith  ·  mirfak  ·  3/13/2021, 9:19 PM
Re: WDYTO Lilith  ·  Amy  ·  3/13/2021, 11:04 PM