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Sorry to disappoint, but Goliath is not a good name, not even for a dog

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~Andrew~

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"Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside a dog, it's to dark to read."
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"An explanation of cause is not a justification by reason."
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I was thinking about this name the other day too i like it but i know my husband would not go for it but maybe for a middle name.

Sound-wise, I really like it. However, the connotations are just too strong. One can't hear the name without picturing a giant. It might be cutely ironic on a newborn. But then when he grew up ...

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It would be humiliating for a short or puny man to go by the name Goliath. But then, God forbid he was obese! It would be a no-win situation.

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Sorry :-(

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♥Elinor♥

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'Why do people with closed minds, always open their mouths?'

This message was edited 12/5/2005, 2:47 AM

I would say it is too much for a baby. Not because I don't like the name as such, it is just a bit heavy to carry around.

YES! The Biblical character is enough to put me off the name. Plus, people use it as a word to describe things that are big. What if for some reason the child is over weight?

Only for a dog.

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It connotes being big and scary. What if the boy was overweight? One might as well name a child Gigantor. Also, since I'm a Jasper Fforde ffan, I immediately think of the Goliath Corporation, a corrupt, gigantic monopoly in the world of Thursday Next.

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I knew a very nice dog by name of Goliath, though. He was a mutt and one of his paws was paralyzed, but for a big dog, he was surprisingly non-scary. :D

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