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Would you name your son (or daughter) after the promised land?
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No. Partly because I'm not religious, partly because it sounds unattractive. I am a bit fond of Jericho, though, but would never use it.
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The first association with "Canaan" that comes to mind is not religious -- rather, it is a dog breed, the Canaan Dog.
I am not personally fond of it. If it must be used, I would push it to the place of a middle name.
I am not personally fond of it. If it must be used, I would push it to the place of a middle name.
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I just saw this singer on CMT- Canaan Smith. Yes, that's apparently his real name. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UL0TTihpfxA https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canaan_Smith Since his second single was released over a year ago, I must not have paid much attention to the radio.
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Nope way too cumbersome. If I met someone named Canaan, I'd assume their parents were Christian fundamentalists of some sort.
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Heck to the no.
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No. When I hear this name it makes me think of the Canaanites, whom the Bible views in a very negative light.
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No. Canaan and Israel are fine place names but I hate them on people.
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Eh, it's just nms. I feel it'd work fine as a masculine name, though; not too sure about as a feminine one.
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No, it's too religiousy.
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Hell no. Would you?
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Yes. No. Probably.
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I'm a fan of this for a boy. It has a pleasant sound and look, and I like the Biblical connection as well as the slight Star Wars connection (through Kanan). For a girl, ehhh...I don't like it. Sounds too masculine to me. Jerusalem is a GP of mine for a girl, though.
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It's too religious for me to ever consider.
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No, I wouldn't. It's not my promised land.
Also Canaan sounds like a brand of dog food to me.
I do kind of like Nineveh...
Also Canaan sounds like a brand of dog food to me.
I do kind of like Nineveh...
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It really does sound like 'canine' now you mention it.
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I mean it's cool-looking and has a sort of primal charm to it... It's organic raw dog food, top quality. I can see the packaging and everything - a rough outline of a dog-wolf running next to a guy with a spear, in red ochre, like something from a cave wall, with thick black power-lettering: CANAAN
I'd probably buy it.
I'd probably buy it.
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No, it doesn't really make sense to me to use as a name, and I think it's a pretty unattractive sound. I also think first of New Canaan, Connecticut - but that's probably a regional association. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Canaan,_Connecticut
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No. I would not.
Mostly because I am not into place names, but also because I think it is not really that attractive as a name.
Plus, I have never understood the appropriation of Biblical locations as monikers. There are so many bold and influential characters in the Bible / Pentateuch, even ones with unusual names for today, that I think there are better choices out there.
Mostly because I am not into place names, but also because I think it is not really that attractive as a name.
Plus, I have never understood the appropriation of Biblical locations as monikers. There are so many bold and influential characters in the Bible / Pentateuch, even ones with unusual names for today, that I think there are better choices out there.
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The database entry says it is a person's name in the bible.
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Hunh. I didn't look it up before I posted.
I didn't know the tidbit about Ham, but I sometimes skim genealogies.
It totally makes sense. I guess if I think about it, most place names in the Bible are also the name of people from the Genesis and Exodus account.
I would still consider it a place name over a person's name though. Like Eden or Israel. Yeah, there are people with the name, but they are predominantly linked to a place.
I didn't know the tidbit about Ham, but I sometimes skim genealogies.
It totally makes sense. I guess if I think about it, most place names in the Bible are also the name of people from the Genesis and Exodus account.
I would still consider it a place name over a person's name though. Like Eden or Israel. Yeah, there are people with the name, but they are predominantly linked to a place.
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No, I wouldn't, however, I'll confess to liking Canaan for someone else's child. It has a great sound and I love the way it looks. It's, um, kinda sexy as well.
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I wouldn't use Canaan, but Canna, a flower that sounds similar, is more usable, imo. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canna_(plant)
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Canna is lovely.
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