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What do you think of the name Judah? Would you use it despite the association with Judas Iscariot? I've heard some people over in america have been giving their kids anti-religious names, so do you think Judas might become a valid name soon?
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It sounds like "Jew, duh".
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I'm a practicing Christian and have a soft spot for lesser-used Biblical names.
While they may sound similar, Judah and Jude have very different connotations for me than Judas, and very different uses in most Biblical translations.
I quite like Jude, and like Judah. I can't imagine either becoming particularly widely-used, but my predictions are worth remarkably little. I doubt Judas would, either.
While they may sound similar, Judah and Jude have very different connotations for me than Judas, and very different uses in most Biblical translations.
I quite like Jude, and like Judah. I can't imagine either becoming particularly widely-used, but my predictions are worth remarkably little. I doubt Judas would, either.
This message was edited 7/24/2022, 12:40 PM
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Actually my immediate go to with this name is Judah Ben-Hur, not Judas. And as far as bad guys names, lots of people still use Joseph despite Stalin, for instance. I would use have no problem with Judah. Have seen no evidence of deliberately anti religious names, not sure I could recognize the effort if I ran across it. Even if someone used stuff like Baal or Satan isnt that just another aspect of a religion rather than being anti?
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Judas has probably got a long way to go! And Judah ... I'm not religious at all, but my issue with both names is their similarity to Judith. But then I hear 'Hey Jude' playing in my head, which is always a delight. I'm interested in the notion of Americans with anti-religious names! I'd love to hear more about that; it's certainly nothing that I've come across so far.
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https://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/5367597
I saw some people talking about it here.
I saw some people talking about it here.
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Thanks for the reference! I'm a bit sceptical, though: where the OP cites 'the rising popularity of Delilah and Lilith', I think that the presence of Lil- and -lil- in both is likely to be more influential than biblical references. And a lot of people, including a surprising number of Christians, are familiar with the Bible stories they like and don't know about the others; don't read widely, in fact. So Lilith would be just another name to them, and a preferable, because less popular, version of Lily. Delilah ... even in the Tom Jones song, she's an unfortunate namesake. So I don't know about that one!
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