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in reply to a message by Eruchalu2015
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.
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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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"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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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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