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HelpRe: From my list: Katarina, Ivanka, Mila, Svetlana (m)
in reply to a message by PamelaSusan
~I would use any name from any ethnicity or background as long as it was a great name
I would love to do that, but I worry that people will feel like I'm butting in on their culture. Just for instance, there are a lot of Hebrew names that I love, but I'm not Jewish. I'm not even Christian. How would I explain that to someone if they asked? I don't know if people are quite that accepting just yet.
I would love to do that, but I worry that people will feel like I'm butting in on their culture. Just for instance, there are a lot of Hebrew names that I love, but I'm not Jewish. I'm not even Christian. How would I explain that to someone if they asked? I don't know if people are quite that accepting just yet.
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As you know, there is a difference between ethnicity and religion. As a christian, I would be annoyed if a non-christian named their child God. But as a person of English descent, I would not be annoyed if a person not of English descent named their child something English.
If for some reason, a Hungarian person, or any person for that matter, comes up to me and asks why I used a Hungarian name, eventhough I am not Hungarian, I will simply say something like, "It is just one of my favorite names," and leave it at that. They don't need a long explanation.
If for some reason, a Hungarian person, or any person for that matter, comes up to me and asks why I used a Hungarian name, eventhough I am not Hungarian, I will simply say something like, "It is just one of my favorite names," and leave it at that. They don't need a long explanation.
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