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TreasonousBastard

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11. You mean like...

Reply to undeterred (Original post)

Fri May 11, 2012, 03:30 AM

May 2012

David
Abraham
Adam
Noah
Rachel
Aaron
Ada
Benjamin
Dan
Daniel
Deborah
Esther
Jacob
Jesse
Jethro
Judith
Joshua
Leah
Naomi
Nathan
Rachel
Ruth
Samuel
Sarah

and, of course, Jezebel

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Giving your children names from the Old Testament [View all] undeterred May 2012 OP

You mean like Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego? klook May 2012 #1

I have some ancestors with those names. El Supremo May 2012 #17

There's nothing religious about the names. harmonicon May 2012 #20

I live in a predominantly Orthodox Jewish neighborhood. Chan790 May 2012 #2

So if you're Jewish it kind of makes sense to use the OT as a source of names undeterred May 2012 #5

Of course, David is also an Old Testament name Art_from_Ark May 2012 #9

Their child, their choice (nt) bigwillq May 2012 #3

Nebuchadnezzar? The Velveteen Ocelot May 2012 #4

Nebuchadnezzar should be the name of a sandwich with lots of Wisconsin cheese in the middle. undeterred May 2012 #6

+1 crazylikafox May 2012 #35

My real name is. Lots of great ones are. nolabear May 2012 #7

Meet the twins, Gog and Magog. dimbear May 2012 #8

Why George Bush was called sexually experienced during his Yale time jakeXT May 2012 #10

It's good to know a lot of stuff, strange stuff. dimbear May 2012 #13

You mean like... TreasonousBastard May 2012 #11

You forgot Lydia Leftcoast May 2012 #22

I droped the "UA" from "Joshua" but I think my mom was fine for naming me that. joshcryer May 2012 #12

I'm an atheist NewJeffCT May 2012 #14

Yep, we have Jeremiah and Ezekial. txwhitedove May 2012 #15

Jeremiah and Samuel here! hedgehog May 2012 #19

my daughters name is hebrew, sons is from the NT. ileus May 2012 #16

Cain? Abel? geardaddy May 2012 #18

Better that than trendy names from soap operas Lydia Leftcoast May 2012 #21

Some of the biblical names are rather trendy now, too. GoCubsGo May 2012 #23

Have you noticed that NO ONE names their son Onan? mysuzuki2 May 2012 #24

.... liberaltrucker May 2012 #25

Dorothy Parker's canary was named Onan. nolabear May 2012 #28

hahahahaha Bertha Venation May 2012 #32

My fundy step-daughter named her three sons Elijah, Ezra and Silas. Aristus May 2012 #26

Totally indifferent Generic Brad May 2012 #27

We have one of each DFW May 2012 #29

Mostly fine; depends on the name, of course LeftishBrit May 2012 #30

Of course, depends upon the name. sarge43 May 2012 #31

I have a real problem with O.T. names av8rdave May 2012 #33

My daughter's name is Rachael, yes spelled with the extra A. We are madmom May 2012 #34

Nimrod. nt JustABozoOnThisBus May 2012 #36