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HelpRe: Names that are just...wrong.
in reply to a message by LiaMaria
Along with everybody else, Adolph, Stalin, Lenin, Pol Pot, Osama Bin Laden, and Saddam Hussein are all definitely inappropriate. In addition, Yahya Khan (Bangladesh genocide), Pasha (involved in Armenian genocide), Hideki Tojo (war crimes against civilians), Kim Il-Sung (1.6 million killed in political purges).
Fictional mass killers would be in bad taste as well. For instance naming a kid Sauron, Darth Vader, or Voldemort.
Delilah - it is a common euphemism for a whore, and it is generally associated with a prostitute who betrayed her lover for money. On top of that the name means weak or languishing. Whenever I hear that this name is starting to be used, I wonder what exactly the parents are planning for their daughter. Are they advertising their intent to pimp her out? It seriously creeps me out that there are parents like that. Doxy, Floozy, and Strumpet out for similar reasons. Mata Hari isn't really usable either, but simply Mata might work in some countries. Do you think Aileen is unusable?
Aryan is a contentious name that might work in some parts of the world.
Fictional mass killers would be in bad taste as well. For instance naming a kid Sauron, Darth Vader, or Voldemort.
Delilah - it is a common euphemism for a whore, and it is generally associated with a prostitute who betrayed her lover for money. On top of that the name means weak or languishing. Whenever I hear that this name is starting to be used, I wonder what exactly the parents are planning for their daughter. Are they advertising their intent to pimp her out? It seriously creeps me out that there are parents like that. Doxy, Floozy, and Strumpet out for similar reasons. Mata Hari isn't really usable either, but simply Mata might work in some countries. Do you think Aileen is unusable?
Aryan is a contentious name that might work in some parts of the world.
This message was edited 12/8/2016, 11:46 AM
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In regards to Delilah, do you also think Jezebel is unusable? I feel they have such similar stories but for some reason people are okay with Delilah but against Jezebel.
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No, I wouldn't use Jezebel either. I have never actually encountered someone who did consider Jezebel a usable name. Didn't she have the priests of other religions wiped out while she herself engaged in religious worship that included human sacrifice? She also falsified evidence against a neighbor so he would be executed and she could acquire his land. Mostly, Jezebel is seen as a sort of insulting epithet or an attempt at having an edgy blog name.
This message was edited 12/10/2016, 6:28 PM
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I love Delilah.
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Hideki is an extremely extremely common Japanese name. No one would associate it with that particular person. It would be saying like Michael would always get associated with Michael Jackson or something.
I agree with many of the others. Aryan doesn't work well at all in many countries. Delilah is a name I wouldn't use because of the association but I like the sound and can see why people are drawn to it, just as I can see it with Lilith, Salome and Jezebel. There was a popular song about a Delilah some time ago which made it common and I think most people just think of that.
I agree with many of the others. Aryan doesn't work well at all in many countries. Delilah is a name I wouldn't use because of the association but I like the sound and can see why people are drawn to it, just as I can see it with Lilith, Salome and Jezebel. There was a popular song about a Delilah some time ago which made it common and I think most people just think of that.
This message was edited 12/8/2016, 12:04 PM
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Where exactly is Delilah used as a euphemism for whore? I've certainly never heard of that!
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In older novels or regency romances and westerns, it is pretty common to see hookers referred to as Delilahs. Even in some movies the prostitutes are called Delilah. Outside movies and books, I actually hear it more in everyday speech to refer to someone who is perceived as a two-faced slut. Instead of calling someone a b**** (French word for female dog) people will just say that the person is a Delilah. It does seem to be a term used exclusively for women while a guy would just be called a gigolo or lech.
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I've never heard it. But now I will be looking out for it. Mind you, a jade was a very common term for a prostitute over a long period of time, and look how popular that is for a name. So I wouldn't worry too much over something that obscure
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