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Old Testament names are actually quite common in Brazil, and while they are more popular today (what with the rise of evangelical Protestantism), I've met Brazilians born in the 1930s and 1940s with Old Testament names. The vast majority of them are either Catholic or were raised Catholic. People back then usually stuck to more familiar Old Testament names. Names such as Caleb and Hadassa are of much more recent usage here.

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Some Old Testament names are actually more common on older Brazilians than younger ones, such as Benjamim (despite its rising popularity in Portugal, here it's kind of dated).

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