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Help[Opinions] Re: Tabitha
in reply to a message by noisynora
Good Beatrix Potter associations, and a pleasant name; I wouldn't use it because, to me, it's a cat name - nn Tabby of course.
My alternative, which I like very much, is Talitha. Amazing what a difference one consonant can make.
My alternative, which I like very much, is Talitha. Amazing what a difference one consonant can make.
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Me too! Tabitha is pretty much reserved for my future cat should I have one.
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Like Talitha Getty?
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It's a biblical reference, so why not? I don't associate it with the Getty family at all - I'd never heard of her. But it's got a feminist history that I find fascinating: in the New Testament, Jesus raises someone from the dead with the words "Talitha, cumi" which means "Little girl (or, Young lady), get up". And in England, 19th-century feminists took this as a slogan for themselves: Rise up through education, through legal reforms, through the franchise ... so women's colleges, clubs and schools often took Talitha Cumi as their name or motto.
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Talitha Getty was a model who died young, presumably murdered by her husband (though I don't think he was ever convicted of it - it was under very suspicious circumstances though) so it's got a bit of a tragic connection... for those who have a mild interest in 60s fashion anyway
But the 19th century feminists is a nice connection :)
But the 19th century feminists is a nice connection :)
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Thank you x 2
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