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Babylon?
WDYTO Babylon? I saw it on the back of a book today, with the nickame Babyl! Personally I think Bethlehem would make a better name in comparison if you ask me!

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All I can think of is the whore of Babylon.
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When I hear 'Babylon' I hear 'babble on' and it just seems ridiculous to matter which way I look at it.
I do know a Bethlehem and, while a bit over the top, it's okay.
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Awful. I don't like Bethlehem either, but Babylon is worse.
I kind of like Jericho, though.
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That's a terrible name to saddle a poor kid with.
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I dislike Babylon as a name for a child... I can't picture an older person being called Baby, Babyl, or Babble. Bethlehem is better, I love the nn Beth. A better alternative if you like the sound of Babylon is Avalon, the name of the island in Arthurian legend.
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Nah. I can't imagine it as a name. Makes me think of Babylon 5 and the song.
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Reminds me of that book, "Rabble Starkey", where the main character is really named Parable Ann, but everyone calls her Rabble. Anyway, I don't care for it. Too much Bible for me. And it just doesn't sound good, besides.
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Babylon was the centre of false religion in Bible times.
"By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down..."
Babylon 5.It's a no from me.
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Babylon 5.First thing that pops into my head. It's so over-the-top. Bethlehem would make a far better name.
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I think it's alright for a character. I don't think it would work IRL though (Baby? Babble? yeah...)
Bethlehem is an okay middle name IRL.
Right now I think the only names I like in that category are Jericho and Corinth.
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I would agree with the Bethlehem comment. I do not like the nickname Babyl because it sounds like babble, though I like the spelling. Babylon is just nms, honestly. I like biblical and science fiction references usually. However, go with Bartholomew from the Bible or Tiberius from Star Trek if you want to go bold and nerdy.
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They both suck as name, but at least a Bethlehem could be called Beth.
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Agreed, like I said it is the better of two evils! Haha!
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and even then ...Bethlehem is still over the top. Even Bethlehem, Pennsylvania capitalizes on their name by having tons of people get their Christmas cards postmarked there.
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They also have a huge star in the center of town and have Christmas parties around the "star of Bethlehem". It's actually quite fun. (went to school there)
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Yeah, I prefer Elizabeth, Bethany and even Bethel better than Bethlehem! And anything is better than Babylon at this point!
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Bethlehem, just no. Belén is lovely though.And as for Babylon...!!! Why would anyone (Dirty Dancing excepted) want to be called Baby after they were two...
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she said Babyl, not Baby lol but either way, I hate it!
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oh dear.....dyslexic! But yes, I hate that too!
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