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Help[Opinions] Re: Lucifer Sighting!
in reply to a message by Dianatiger
I'm normally open minded when it comes to names and I have nothing against the name Lucifer per se but this name could be a gigantic burden for a child. There are many very religious people out there and many may be taken aback by that name. And religious people are everywhere, in all kinds of businesses. I would seriously worry about ruining my kids chances of employment because people would get offended and not invite him to a job, college etc. interview (yes, I know, it would be silly and THEY are the problem not the kid named Lucifer but still he would be the one suffering). So this would be a huge NO from me.
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I agree too much opportunity for being a burden
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Do many kids know about Lucifer? I think here they don't. They know about the devil but not about the name, that comes later (in puberty) when they read more about it etc in school. But I live in a super non-religious area so people would come into contact with Lucifer in religious education class and in elementary school they only told us about the good stuff (of all religions, not just Christian religions) and later on it was more about analyzing and Lucifer came up then. When they say something about the devil it is usually "the devil" and not Lucifer. But in elementary school it is more about the nice parts, Mary, Joseph and the birth of Jesus - well any nice kid friendly story basically.
Yes, at least there are nickname options and at least in the US it's relatively easy to change a name (here it is pretty much impossible). And yes, Luke works.
Yes, at least there are nickname options and at least in the US it's relatively easy to change a name (here it is pretty much impossible). And yes, Luke works.
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younger kids might not register it, sure, but I think plenty of preteens and up will and still be plenty juvenile to mock someone's name, especially with a target like this.
This message was edited 5/20/2021, 7:07 PM
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Rather than offended, I think most people religious or not would react with "What the Hell?" (pun intended)
Many people might assume that it was a name that he gave himself as a bad boy wanna be. It isn't a name that inspires people to take him seriously. As hilarious as a lawyer or banker named Lucifer would be, it isn't the image that most would want to have.
Many people might assume that it was a name that he gave himself as a bad boy wanna be. It isn't a name that inspires people to take him seriously. As hilarious as a lawyer or banker named Lucifer would be, it isn't the image that most would want to have.
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Yes, most of them. But I guess some people who are superstitious would take the "nomen est omen" approach and not want to hire him. But yes, a lawyer named Lucifer would indeed be hilarious. I hope he will choose this career path hahaha
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