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in reply to a message by countrygirl12
I'd name my kid whatever I wanted. People are naming their daughters Gypsy these days and no one says a word, but Cohen is offensive? I don't understand that logic. The name Jude could also be considered a racial term, but that's currently a favorite here on the board. I just don't get it.
If you are concerned about controversy, though, you could always go with an alternate spelling; Koen isn't bad, but maybe Kohen would be good, too. I kinda like that spelling. :)
If you are concerned about controversy, though, you could always go with an alternate spelling; Koen isn't bad, but maybe Kohen would be good, too. I kinda like that spelling. :)
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I'd consider Gypsy offensive
jude borderline
jude borderline
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Ditto.
And utterly ridic.
Jude as racist? How so? I've never heard Jude as a racist term. Wop, Chink, Nigger, Gyp, Jap - those are offensive. Jude? How?
And utterly ridic.
Jude as racist? How so? I've never heard Jude as a racist term. Wop, Chink, Nigger, Gyp, Jap - those are offensive. Jude? How?
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Jude...
pronounced Yoo-deh is the German word for "jew"...but I don't really think that makes it offensive. After all it was a biblical name and is pronounced differently in English.
pronounced Yoo-deh is the German word for "jew"...but I don't really think that makes it offensive. After all it was a biblical name and is pronounced differently in English.
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When I first heard Jude as a name, 'Jew' was the first thing I thought. I thought it was a really really weird word to use as a name. Now I've come accustomed to seeing it used, but I think a lot of people would still find it odd or yes, maybe even offensive.
Oh and, don't forget, English isn't the only language out there. So just because something isn't a racist term to you, doesn't mean it's not a racist term to anyone else...
Oh and, don't forget, English isn't the only language out there. So just because something isn't a racist term to you, doesn't mean it's not a racist term to anyone else...
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Its the German word for Jew
I think that's probably the only reason. And since WWII is over and no one's got to wear it pinned to their clothes, it's not really an issue.
I think that's probably the only reason. And since WWII is over and no one's got to wear it pinned to their clothes, it's not really an issue.
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Jude literally means "jew" doesn't it?
I am also not sure, but I think I have read somewhere that the name Judah predates the term Jew/Jude. Someone else almost anyone else would be able to clarify this though.
Jude literally means "jew" doesn't it?
I am also not sure, but I think I have read somewhere that the name Judah predates the term Jew/Jude. Someone else almost anyone else would be able to clarify this though.
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I was typing up a big, long, overly complicated message that only half made sense to me, then I found this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etymology_of_the_word_Jew
But no, Jude doesn't literally mean Jew. Jude is from Yehudah, from which Judah is also derived, which means 'praise; thanks'. How Jude/Judah came to refer to Jews is another story.
However, the German word for Jew is Jude. In that sense, yes, it literally means Jew.
But no, Jude doesn't literally mean Jew. Jude is from Yehudah, from which Judah is also derived, which means 'praise; thanks'. How Jude/Judah came to refer to Jews is another story.
However, the German word for Jew is Jude. In that sense, yes, it literally means Jew.
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