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[Opinions] Clearing something up

by Somebody random (guest)

5/15/2020, 3:10 PM

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Just to make something clear: no, I have no intent on using this name and never will. I would not name a child after a betrayer, I’m just talking about the sound of the name itself.
Think of it this way: compare Judas to Jezebel. Many people agree that Jezebel has a very nice sound, but Biblical Jezebel is an obviously bad connotation.
People like the name Jezebel. Does that mean they will 100% want to use it on their child? No. They just like the sound of the name. Just because someone likes a name does not mean they want to use it. Thanks for reading this.

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- Fiammetta (lady murasaki)

5/16/2020, 7:57 AM

I for one have trouble looking at a name exclusively in terms of sound and removing any cultural associations the name might have. Jezebel’s character is far less known than Judas. Jezebel sounds cute for a pet, Judas would be tasteless.

- ari.

5/16/2020, 3:24 AM

I actually far prefer Judas to Jezebel.

- Cake or Death (queenv) +1

5/15/2020, 3:33 PM

It has to be pointed out to the casual, perhaps one-time, users on this site, the ones who leave comments under the names, that this is not a baby naming site, and not geared towards expectant parents. Maybe it needs to be pointed out to the Ops regulars as well. I suggest this:

*****GP Alert*****GP Alert*****GP Alert*****

I am asking about this name as a GP. I am not planning to use it to name a real child.

- Somebody random (guest)

5/15/2020, 4:32 PM

Thanks, I’ll try using that.

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