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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.

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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!)

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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.

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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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This message was edited 4/18/2006, 2:47 AM