I think of *a* Christian, which for me
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as an atheist, doesn't exactly do a lot for the name. I do like some Biblical names and all, and ones with Christian or other religious-themed meanings or connections (Abraham, Jeremiah, Solomon, Christopher, whatever else) but Christian to me is more of a label than a name. Since it's a label that I completely reject for myself I don't think I'd bestow it on my child. Ditto that for any other outright religious label whether it happens to be generally acceptable as a name or not.
If I was in your shoes without all of my own personal connotations, I still wouldn't use it. You don't love it and that's reason enough.
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If I was in your shoes without all of my own personal connotations, I still wouldn't use it. You don't love it and that's reason enough.
This message was edited 6/19/2006, 3:27 PM
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ditto the part about Christian being a label
~Smile at the world and the world will smile back at you!~ :-)
~Smile at the world and the world will smile back at you!~ :-)
This message was edited 6/19/2006, 4:53 PM
I agree. It does seem like more of a label than a name. I prefer the way Christian sounds over the sound of Christopher though.
This message was edited 6/19/2006, 3:40 PM