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HelpRe: Loving the meaning but not the name :(
in reply to a message by Shalom
I wish I could answer like Mirfak and say that it could be as mainstream as Elijah and Isaiah, but I honestly never thought of those as backwoodsy - just as uber-Christian...
Jedidiah though - that is straight up Amish to me. I really like the name, so I would love to meet one, but I have to say that the only Jeds I do know happen to actually be Amish. Jebediah is probably the only name more recognizant of Amich culture to me.
That said, it's a cool name and the juxtaposition of a city boy with a country name is always adorable.
If it were me though - I would avoid the cliche Jed and go straight to the nerdy-but-cool Jedi. Just sayin'.
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Jedidiah though - that is straight up Amish to me. I really like the name, so I would love to meet one, but I have to say that the only Jeds I do know happen to actually be Amish. Jebediah is probably the only name more recognizant of Amich culture to me.
That said, it's a cool name and the juxtaposition of a city boy with a country name is always adorable.
If it were me though - I would avoid the cliche Jed and go straight to the nerdy-but-cool Jedi. Just sayin'.
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"How wonderful it is that no one need wait a single moment before starting to improve upon the world." -Ann Frank
Mama to my "bright star" Clarisse Bituin and Wife to Julius. Mahal na mahal from our little family to yours!
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Haha, Amish! That makes sense, but there aren't any (many?) Amish out west. I've never knowingly encountered any, so I wouldn't have thought of it.
FWIW the Elijahs and Isaiahs I've encountered weren't named by anyone very devout. The original Elijah (my friend's son born in the 90s) had atheist parents.
FWIW the Elijahs and Isaiahs I've encountered weren't named by anyone very devout. The original Elijah (my friend's son born in the 90s) had atheist parents.
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Yeah, I can see the current hipster vibe... especially when people go far out of teh box and use Biblical names like Zadoc and Amzi. Though, I do love Amzi.
It's weird how some names like Zipporah are hispter chic, but others like Zacharaias are still a little bit country to me.
It's weird how some names like Zipporah are hispter chic, but others like Zacharaias are still a little bit country to me.
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I agree about it sounding very Amish. If I were to meet a Jedidiah, I'd assume he was either Amish, a hillbilly (isn't this the name of one of the Simpsons hillbilly characters btw?), or maybe Australian because the names that are "hillbilly" here in the states seem to be just generally popular there lol which will be forever weird to me.
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Geez, you just used the word juxtaposition in a sentence. And you prefer Jedi to Jed. It's like we're on the same wavelength or something. ^^;
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One of my life goals is to use as many 10th grade buzz words in sentences as I can. It's a constant struggle to justify that class.
Biggest challenge to date has been sliding ululate into conversation - because, you know, everyone should have a need to describe loud wailing whilst socializing.
And Jedi? Oh, yes.
Biggest challenge to date has been sliding ululate into conversation - because, you know, everyone should have a need to describe loud wailing whilst socializing.
And Jedi? Oh, yes.
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