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in reply to a message by ✧･ﾟ: *Magpie*:･ﾟ✧
It is a bit startling. Though, if you think about it, Natalie is just about as trite - everyone was conceived and then had a birthday, so they are hardly names that require much thought or encourage individuality.
Am I right in thinking that the BVM herself was Immaculately Conceived, ie her mother also became pregnant without human intervention? Very strange.
Am I right in thinking that the BVM herself was Immaculately Conceived, ie her mother also became pregnant without human intervention? Very strange.
This message was edited 7/18/2021, 12:28 AM
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But Natalie / Natalia means Christmas Day which has a whole different set of connotations. Such as "good will towards men" and a celebration of a holiday where people are traditionally more generous... as opposed to "an egg got fertilised that day". I feel like this is more like naming your child "Conceived" as in, a label of a successful pregnancy and possible suitable heir as opposed to a child with emotions.
Of course with it being more popular (or used to be) in another country of another language, perhaps this does not translate as cleanly. Though, with the popularity stats of Spain especially, it could have become a name outside of it's actual meaning - relating to people more than on its own merit. Perhaps a family name passed on exactly like how there's a million Georges in my family, each named after the one before for generations.
Having said that, there's a whole section of insane religious names on this website and Concepcion is one of the better ones.
Maybe it legit sounds better in Spanish
Of course with it being more popular (or used to be) in another country of another language, perhaps this does not translate as cleanly. Though, with the popularity stats of Spain especially, it could have become a name outside of it's actual meaning - relating to people more than on its own merit. Perhaps a family name passed on exactly like how there's a million Georges in my family, each named after the one before for generations.
Having said that, there's a whole section of insane religious names on this website and Concepcion is one of the better ones.
Maybe it legit sounds better in Spanish
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Yes, up to a point: but the word is older than the religion, and originally just meant any and every birthday (not fertilisation day, unlike Concepcion!).
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