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I don't think Magdalene, Raphael, Nathaniel, Judith, or Miriam sound snobbish at all. I associate Magdalena and Raphael with Hispanics, and therefore immigrant or lower-class. (sorry, just my gut reaction) I know working-class Judiths and Miriams, so no problem there. And Nathaniel is just common, so I can see it in any class. The only one I sort of agree with is Jonas.

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But for any of them, class connotations are *not* the first things I think of, and the child themselves would color the name for me far more than any slight class connotations I may have. I love Magdalene and Miriam.

This message was edited 11/24/2007, 2:00 AM