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Uriah Faber is an infamous UFC fighter. Love his name! He's a california kid, long blond curls handsome guy. The name really adds something to his "look". It's also very memorable.

Its always reminded me of urea which makes me think of pee. although Urijah looks better, I think people will pronounce it like Elijah.

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 think it's unattractive and reminds me of urethra. Idk why!

I started reading the Divergent Trilogy this week, which opened my eyes for Uriah. I quite like it. I didn't think it was as popular as it is though, and I think it will gain more popularity. Not too biblical.
I don't like Urijah though, it looks weird.

Biblical names seem trendy-ish right now, my issue with Uriah/Urijah is that "ur" sounds really unattractive to me.

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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.

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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 went to school with a Uriah. To my knowledge, he was never seriously teased about his name.

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I've always liked 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 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.

Ick. Sounds like urine.