WDYTO Uriah/Urijah?
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Ick. Sounds like urine.
I really like this name. Of course it's usable for a non-religious person, though I do not like people that use religious names without knowing the meaning of it.
I know a young Uriah - he's a cute, rambunctious little boy with brown eyes and curly brown hair. His parents are Christian missionaries and I expect they chose the name since it was Biblical (and unusual). I never particularly liked the name - I hear the "urinary" association too. Maybe using the nn Uri (although the pronunciation is slightly different?) would help.
I went to school with a Uriah. To my knowledge, he was never seriously teased about his name.
I've always liked it.
I've always liked it.
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I think mostly of Uriah Heep, the creepy Dickens character. After that, it reminds me of urinary. :/ I'm not a fan. If you like biblical names, I'd go with Elijah, Benaiah, Elias, Josiah, Abiah/Abijah (Abe for short?), Isaiah, Jeriah, or even Uriel is better.
As for your other question, while certain biblical names are a bit "biblical"-sounding, more and more non-religious people are using them, so I wouldn't worry about that too much. Maybe stay away from Emmanuel or something like that though haha.
I think mostly of Uriah Heep, the creepy Dickens character. After that, it reminds me of urinary. :/ I'm not a fan. If you like biblical names, I'd go with Elijah, Benaiah, Elias, Josiah, Abiah/Abijah (Abe for short?), Isaiah, Jeriah, or even Uriel is better.
As for your other question, while certain biblical names are a bit "biblical"-sounding, more and more non-religious people are using them, so I wouldn't worry about that too much. Maybe stay away from Emmanuel or something like that though haha.
Biblical names seem trendy-ish right now, my issue with Uriah/Urijah is that "ur" sounds really unattractive to me.
I think it's unattractive and reminds me of urethra. Idk why!
I think of Uriah the Hittite who was murdered by King David over Uriah's wife Bathsheba. I think anyone who knows anything about the Bible will think of this infamous story. People who don't know anything about the Bible will think of urea or urethra. I can see a kid named Uriah being teased and called urethra.
I've read the Bible, and I'm religious, and I still just think of urea.