Dumb questions: "Jesus" as a first name?

Started by Capetan Mihali, May 04, 2009, 03:05:57 PM

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katmai

#15
May 04, 2009, 04:00:33 PM
I know it's common in Latin America, but off the top of my head I can't recall a single Jesus from my Dad's side, nor any friends named Jesus.
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garbon

#16
May 04, 2009, 04:09:56 PM
Quote from: Tyr on May 04, 2009, 03:59:53 PM
:unsure:
I don't know what you're saying here.
Yeshua and Jesus sound utterly different.

Given how languages change and what not, I don't think it is that bad.  If anything Yeshua to Joshua also seems rather foul.
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Iormlund

#17
May 04, 2009, 04:11:32 PM
Yes, it is fairly common in Spain.

katmai

#18
May 04, 2009, 04:14:38 PM
Quote from: garbon on May 04, 2009, 04:09:56 PM
Quote from: Tyr on May 04, 2009, 03:59:53 PM
:unsure:
I don't know what you're saying here.
Yeshua and Jesus sound utterly different.

Given how languages change and what not, I don't think it is that bad.  If anything Yeshua to Joshua also seems rather foul.


:mad:
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saskganesh

#19
May 04, 2009, 04:23:23 PM
Quote from: Tyr on May 04, 2009, 03:59:53 PM

:unsure:
I don't know what you're saying here.
Yeshua and Jesus sound utterly different.

it's transliteration, not a translation. as a translation, which is concerned with meaning, it's awful. as a way of fitting a foreign word into another written language that uses a different alphabet, I guess it's alright.
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Zanza

#20
May 04, 2009, 04:52:03 PM
Jesus wasn't allowed as a first name until 1998 in Germany. I've never heard of anybody with that name.

Viking

#21
May 04, 2009, 05:14:34 PM
Quote from: The Brain on May 04, 2009, 03:17:45 PM
In Sweden we have people called Thor (Tor). Odin (Oden) and Frey (Frej) are extremely rare though. Freya (Freja) is not unheard of.

The world really needs more people name after and behaving like Loki.
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saskganesh

#22
May 04, 2009, 06:26:53 PM
it's all fun and games until someone dies of mistletoe. naming your kid Loki = bad idea.
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Siege

#23
May 04, 2009, 06:35:36 PM
That's probably why Latin-American countries are so poor.



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Caliga

#24
May 04, 2009, 06:40:30 PM
Quote from: Zanza2 on May 04, 2009, 04:52:03 PM
Jesus wasn't allowed as a first name until 1998 in Germany.

:bleeding:

If I want to name my son Fuckface, I should be allowed to.  :mad:
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Siege

#25
May 04, 2009, 06:42:30 PM
Quote from: Caliga on May 04, 2009, 06:40:30 PM
Quote from: Zanza2 on May 04, 2009, 04:52:03 PM
Jesus wasn't allowed as a first name until 1998 in Germany.

:bleeding:

If I want to name my son Fuckface, I should be allowed to.  :mad:


Why would you want to punish your son like that?
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"All men are created equal, then some become infantry."

"Those who beat their swords into plowshares will plow for those who don't."

"Laissez faire et laissez passer, le monde va de lui même!"

Caliga

#26
May 04, 2009, 06:43:20 PM
uh.... well, what if he happens to be a fuck face?  :huh:
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Jacob

#27
May 04, 2009, 06:52:47 PM
Quote from: Caliga on May 04, 2009, 06:43:20 PM
uh.... well, what if he happens to be a fuck face?  :huh:

You should get a legal name change to fuckface.

Caliga

#28
May 04, 2009, 06:55:24 PM
Quote from: Jacob on May 04, 2009, 06:52:47 PM
Quote from: Caliga on May 04, 2009, 06:43:20 PM
uh.... well, what if he happens to be a fuck face?  :huh:

You should get a legal name change to fuckface.

I can't, it's illegal.  :mad:
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DontSayBanana

#29
May 04, 2009, 07:54:37 PM
Quote from: Caliga on May 04, 2009, 06:55:24 PM
I can't, it's illegal.  :mad:

It's a shame; if you were a girl, you could at least settle for Shithead.

Anyway, on-topic, I blame Latin. Jesu/Jesus is only the Romance derivative, although I'm not sure how it morphed that widely in such a relatively short period of time.
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