Jezebel

Unlike most biblical names, this name was pretty much completely avoided by the Puritans and other colonial Americans, among whom Jezebel's name was a byword for evil women - the term "painted Jezebel" was a derogatory term commonly used at the time for women who were considered immoral. These attitudes reflected a society that enforced rigid gender roles, particularly for women. The Bible's depiction of Jezebel worshiping the Phoenician gods in monotheistic Israel and slaughtering Jewish prophets ensured that Jews would not name their daughters after her. (I realize the Bible isn't very historically accurate, but its influence over history cannot be denied.) The name Jezebel has been reclaimed by some feminists who see Jezebel as a victim of a patriarchal, xenophobic society. Regardless of what Jezebel was actually like, the name is loaded with negative connotations, which explains why it is generally avoided.

This name is in use in the Netherlands, but it is extremely rare over there: in 2014, there was a total of 19 bearers (of all ages) in the entire country:

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- http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nvb/naam/is/Jezebel (in Dutch)

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One of those bearers is the daughter (born in March 2009) of the Dutch soccer player John "Johnny" Heitinga (b. 1983) and his wife Charlotte-Sophie Zenden, whom he married a year after their daughter's birth (in May 2010).

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- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Heitinga (in English)
- http://www.vernoeming.nl/bekende-nederlanders-kindernamen (in Dutch)
- https://twitter.com/Johnheitinga/status/573021798545158144 (in English; from the official Twitter account of Heitinga)
- http://www.telegraaf.nl/prive/21084057/__Johnny_Heitinga_is_papa___.html

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The name Jezebel is also in use in other countries, such as Brazil and the United States:

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- https://www.linkedin.com/pub/dir/?first=Jezebel&last=&search=Zoeken.

Oh my word! Please, people... DO NOT NAME YOUR CHILD JEZEBEL. Sure, you think that the name is cute but really think about your kids lives after that. I'm pretty sure you are wise enough to know what your child will go through. Think of the bullying and the snide jokes. It's not your life, but your child's. Do not make your child grow up and resent you. You can't control what people say. The only thing you will be able to say is sorry. I swear, some people don't need to be bearing children.