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I was into a heck of a lot more eccentric, biblical names when I was still Christian. I was really into the idea of using Hezekiah as a boy name for a while. I also really loved Zacchaeus. I still like Zacchaeus (pronounced as za-Kay-us over za-Key-us) but it's notably lower on the lists since my deconstruction. Honestly, this is the first time I remembered I was into it in months. The good thing about a lot of biblical names is that a lot are popular outside of the religion. David, Sarah, Elizabeth and James you could find any which where and place under the sun. Hezekiah, Hadassah, or Zacchaeus, probably less so. I first fell in love with Evangeline when I was still very, Very conservative Christian as a preteen. I still intend to use it if I have a daughter unless my partner hated it fierily. Evangeline, though connected to evangelists / Christianity and indoctrination, does at times rub me the wrong way... especially considering my own religious trauma, but my love for it exists removed from that. I still sort of believe in a god, or I should say a higher power or collective. To me, I transitioned to loving it in a way that means "good news from the other side", such as good news from my late loved ones. That feels more powerful to me than the proselytism implications.

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