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HelpRe: Apple and Moses?
in reply to a message by Kay
On a side note, Moses isn't remotely Catholic. Living in the (albeit secular) Catholic West of Scotland, I'll say New Testament names like Matthew, Stephen, Paul and Timothy are what's considered "Catholic". Moses you never see here, but it would be considered either Puritanical or Jewish.
Anyway, I think Moses sounds a tad ridiculous in their context. It's so Biblical sounding, it's distracting. I can't say "Moses" aloud without seeing an old man in brown robes parting the sea with a walking-stick. To me, it's like Goliath or something -- not a real person's name -- unless the person in question is Jewish, then it'd seem more natural. (Moses, that is. Not Goliath!)
And Apple ... it makes me cringe, perhaps because I don't like apples. The taste, the smell, the texture, ick! Besides, it just sounds cutesy and try-hard as a first name. The name has pissed me off even more since I read of Gwyneth Paltrow calling it "Biblical". How tacky and delusional.
I also think the names sound very silly together. Apple sounds like they chose it for a laugh, whereas Moses is resoundingly serious. By the way, all these opinions are amplified by my hatred of Gwyneth Paltrow ;-)
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♥Elinor♥
Anyway, I think Moses sounds a tad ridiculous in their context. It's so Biblical sounding, it's distracting. I can't say "Moses" aloud without seeing an old man in brown robes parting the sea with a walking-stick. To me, it's like Goliath or something -- not a real person's name -- unless the person in question is Jewish, then it'd seem more natural. (Moses, that is. Not Goliath!)
And Apple ... it makes me cringe, perhaps because I don't like apples. The taste, the smell, the texture, ick! Besides, it just sounds cutesy and try-hard as a first name. The name has pissed me off even more since I read of Gwyneth Paltrow calling it "Biblical". How tacky and delusional.
I also think the names sound very silly together. Apple sounds like they chose it for a laugh, whereas Moses is resoundingly serious. By the way, all these opinions are amplified by my hatred of Gwyneth Paltrow ;-)
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♥Elinor♥
This message was edited 4/18/2006, 2:47 AM
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I'm with you Elinor-I detest Ms. Paltrow and her arrogance and preaching about her "perfect" mothering skills. What a joke. She annoys me beyond belief. I hope something brings her down a notch-and soon! Gwyneth IS half Jewish and so I suppose it is fine that she chose the name Moses, but I agree with you that Apple sounds so light-hearted while Moses is extremely heavy and serious. I also picture Moses in brown robes! :) And Apple is "Biblical"?? Um...okay Gwyneth. Sure, it represents temptation in the Bible and evil being brought into the Garden of Eden. Not so "clean and fresh" when you think of it that way, hmm? She's a dork-that's all I can say.
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I agree with you about the ridiculousness of both names...particularly the supposedly 'biblical' connections, as Gwyneth Paltrow isn't Catholic. As far as I can make out, she follows Buddhism/Kabbalah/the god of macrobiotic food/whatever else is trendy this week, so claiming to have intentionally picked a name which is biblical for her child (twice!) justs grates on me.
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Moses isn't Catholic it's Jewish. Well Moshe is is..lol. It's the variant of Moses. I think GP is really stupid, she irks me so bad. I love Moses though, but she kind of ruined it for me. I'd use it for the Moses in the Bible and hopefully pray that ppl will think of him and not her kid.
Apple is not biblical in any way shape or form. It was a fruit, never said an apple. Besides...she's delusional (GP not Apple).
"There is none Holy like The Lord, there is none besides Thee; there is no Rock like our God." (1 Samuel 2:2 RSV)
Apple is not biblical in any way shape or form. It was a fruit, never said an apple. Besides...she's delusional (GP not Apple).
"There is none Holy like The Lord, there is none besides Thee; there is no Rock like our God." (1 Samuel 2:2 RSV)
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