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HelpRe: Atheists giving their kids Biblical names
in reply to a message by Laslow
A bit, but less so if it's one that is so common it doesn't immediately scream Biblical. If it was more Biblical, then I'd wonder why they didn't put more significance on name origins and meanings... must not be namenerds. :) I have two little cousins named Luke and John, and my aunt and uncle are decidedly not religious, so it does at the least amuse me.
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Most people, and I mean probably 90% although there's no real way of measuring this, don't give a rip about name origins and meanings.
When I get a chance, I will ask my daughter, "Why did you use the names Abraham and Thaddeus although you are an atheist?" Because I actually don't know what her answer will be, although I do know that both boys were given the names in part after an historical person.
When I get a chance, I will ask my daughter, "Why did you use the names Abraham and Thaddeus although you are an atheist?" Because I actually don't know what her answer will be, although I do know that both boys were given the names in part after an historical person.
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