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Re: Taboo names becoming less... taboo?
Yeah, but I don't imagine that's an issue in Hebrew. 🕊️❣️🌻💌🌻❣️🕊️masculine list: https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/191050/124079
feminine list: https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/191050/124080
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it's because jews usually don't use names of people who died in unfortunate circumstances, unless they're martyrs like Samson. That's why Abner, Joab etc., while they were in use in some countries, were very uncommon up until the modern state of Israel (and the british mandate that proceeded it.
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Interesting, thank you!
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