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HelpRe: Atheists giving their kids Biblical names
in reply to a message by Myosotis
I disagree that we need to take into consideration what names mean and represent to others before we decide if it's appropriate to use them. It's an individual's choice and nobody else's business.
Besides, I highly doubt that any American Christians or Jews object to an atheist using Biblical names.
Besides, I highly doubt that any American Christians or Jews object to an atheist using Biblical names.
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Gotta disagree with your first point.
I think it's important to look into how a name comes across to others. I mean, Adolf in itself isn't a terrible name or meaning, but damn, it comes across pretty horribly to most people. I don't want to saddle that on my kid because I like how it sounds. It would mean people would have preconceived notions about my child/family before they/we ever met.
I think it's important to look into how a name comes across to others. I mean, Adolf in itself isn't a terrible name or meaning, but damn, it comes across pretty horribly to most people. I don't want to saddle that on my kid because I like how it sounds. It would mean people would have preconceived notions about my child/family before they/we ever met.
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I was speaking of names that cross cultural boundaries. I didn't mean something like Adolf or something ridiculous.
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I guess I mean I'd at least research and look into it, as I would with names from other religions, if it came to actually using them. But, on your second point, yeah, probably not.
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It would be sort of weird, but also a name is a name, doesn't matter.
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