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in reply to a message by louris
Yeah, I said I'd give the kids ENGLISH first names- It doesn't matter if it's Catholic, Jewish, Yiddish or bloody Chinese. You can't say Magdalena isn't a name used by Jews. There's surely a Jewish person somewhere with that name and I've researched loads of Jewish women with the name Magdalena- it's a form of the JEWISH name Magdalene.
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Geez, calm down, no need to sound so defensive. You asked for opinions and I gave you mine. Maybe you've "researched", but I've been Jewish all my life--over 40 years--and lived in two different countries and I've never met or heard of a Jewish woman named Magdalena. It's just not done. Also, Magdalene is a place name that was translated as a name in the New Testament. Her name was Miriam, if you want to get anal about it. Jews don't accept the New Testament as part of the Bible, so neither Mary or Magdalena can really be considered Jewish names, they're simply *derived* from Jewish names. There's a difference. And I understand you want to give them English names, but I thought you wanted them to sound authentic. There are plenty of English names who don't have Catholic connotations and would be perfectly acceptable for a Jew.
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