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in reply to a message by RoxStar
I think I get what Mirfak means. If I was to meet a baby named Isis, I would not immediately think "oh my god these people are terrorists." I would think "oh, like the goddess." People in government organizations might be paranoid about pro-terrorist families, but how often do we come across them in real life, as regular people?
This makes me curious.... Did they try to stop the use of the name Ira during The Troubles?
This makes me curious.... Did they try to stop the use of the name Ira during The Troubles?
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I don't imagine ...
That anyone would seriously think a baby Isis was named *after* the organization; I think the reaction would be more like "Really bad idea in this day and age." More kind of the parents were clueless or didn't think very carefully.
I have a feeling Ira was never used much *in* Ireland, even before the Troubles; it seems to be a very traditionally Jewish name. But I bet it wouldn't go over well in Ireland now.
That anyone would seriously think a baby Isis was named *after* the organization; I think the reaction would be more like "Really bad idea in this day and age." More kind of the parents were clueless or didn't think very carefully.
I have a feeling Ira was never used much *in* Ireland, even before the Troubles; it seems to be a very traditionally Jewish name. But I bet it wouldn't go over well in Ireland now.