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HelpRe: Naomi, Salome, Rebecca or Sara? (more)
in reply to a message by Perrine
Oh, I'd definitely choose Rebecca, hands down. I always did love that name.
Naomi is very nice too.
Sara is marginally better than Sarah, but the name is duller than yesterday's soggy cornflakes.
Don't like Salome because 1. I'm never entirely sure how to pronounce it. and 2. It reminds me of salami.
And if you're going purely by Biblical context, Naomi has the nicest association. Sarah lent her maid to her husband to have a baby, and when the baby came she was jealous and put the maid and the baby out in the desert. (Like she didn't do the whole thing in an attempt to get a baby out of it.) Rebecca helped her son take advantage of his old blind father and cheated her other son out of his father's blessing. And Salome did a sexy dance for her stepfather and his friends and asked for and got John's head on a plate as a tip.
You're entitled to your own opinions. You're not entitled to your own facts. -- Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Naomi is very nice too.
Sara is marginally better than Sarah, but the name is duller than yesterday's soggy cornflakes.
Don't like Salome because 1. I'm never entirely sure how to pronounce it. and 2. It reminds me of salami.
And if you're going purely by Biblical context, Naomi has the nicest association. Sarah lent her maid to her husband to have a baby, and when the baby came she was jealous and put the maid and the baby out in the desert. (Like she didn't do the whole thing in an attempt to get a baby out of it.) Rebecca helped her son take advantage of his old blind father and cheated her other son out of his father's blessing. And Salome did a sexy dance for her stepfather and his friends and asked for and got John's head on a plate as a tip.
You're entitled to your own opinions. You're not entitled to your own facts. -- Daniel Patrick Moynihan
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Wow! Hahaha! I always thought Leah had a horrible story, but those are awful as well. That kind of makes me wonder why a super religious family I know has kids named Sarah and Rebecca. I guess they must have had some good qualities as well or they just wanted a name that was in the Bible and didn't care about the association. It kind of makes me wonder why Salome is always perceived as a horrible character (and Delilah too) whereas Sarah, Rebecca etc. are always seen as the name of good girls even though they did just as much deceiving. Interesting! Thanks for your answer :)
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