Jewish baby names, in America

[Eddie Teach]

Because children tell their parents everything?

If kids want to make fun of you, they'll make cracks about your name even if it's John Smith. That doesn't mean the name is the source of the hazing.

[garbon]

Because children tell their parents everything?

If kids want to make fun of you, they'll make cracks about your name even if it's John Smith. That doesn't mean the name is the source of the hazing.

Also doesn't mean it needs to be made easier. And then there's also the whole tension on the adult bit between having a unique enough name to stand out and be memorable but not to unique that people have difficulty pronouncing it.

[grumbler]

Actually I just checked my family tree (which has 22,857 ancestors and kin in it) and I have exactly one Caleb in there.  Caleb Burkins, born in 1845 in Cecil County, Maryland and from a Scots-Irish family.  Most likely an illiterate drunkard, too.

  I didn't know you were illiterate!

[Caliga]

  I didn't know you were illiterate!

Yep.

[Eddie Teach]

Actually I just checked my family tree (which has 22,857 ancestors and kin in it) and I have exactly one Caleb in there.  Caleb Burkins, born in 1845 in Cecil County, Maryland and from a Scots-Irish family.  Most likely an illiterate drunkard, too.

  I didn't know you were illiterate!

I didn't know he was a drunk either, thought he was just a pothead. 

[Caliga]

Not anymore, man.

[11B4V]

BTW, I named my son Gideon.

I find it funny that you people laugh at the blacks for naming their kids Labisha or something, but then end up giving your kids names like this.

Gideon has a heritage that goes back thousands of years, and is thus exempt from the criticism of modern names like Labisha or Madison. You can say it's an ugly name, but you can't claim it's not really a name at all.

See, I don't buy this line of argument - it's like people who ridicule Mormons for having wacky beliefs but believe in zombie Jews turning water to wine only because it was a long time ago.

Weird names are weird names and have exactly the same effect on the child - whether they have been invented thousands of years ago by a shepherd eating mutton or three months ago by a post office employee eating fried chicken.

Sorry, his name never got him ridiculed. Unsure why it's bothering you. It didnt bother him.

Because children tell their parents everything?

Aww, still no kids huh? Maybe one day.

[mongers]

Why are we trying to suggest names for Siegy's child, when quite obviously Mrs Seigy will have the final say on the matter.

[11B4V]

Why are we trying to suggest names for Siegy's child, when quite obviously Mrs Seigy will have the final say on the matter.

True statement there. Even though The Siege will not admit it.

[Caliga]

I'm not sure if she's a tribal Jew like Seige is, and if so what tribal Jewesses are like.  If however she is a JAP then yes, he will have no say in the matter, nor any other matter for that matter.

[Eddie Teach]

If it's up to Siege, it'll probably be Ja'Ravon.

[Solmyr]

You want Ariel, just go with Ariel- the same thing's happened with a bunch of Gaelic and Celtic names- somewhere along the line, "Ashleigh" started showing up as the girl's name "Ashley," and "Shea" has just been flat-out co-opted.  I've still known (multiple) males with both names.

[Ideologue]

Because children tell their parents everything?

If kids want to make fun of you, they'll make cracks about your name even if it's John Smith. That doesn't mean the name is the source of the hazing.

Also doesn't mean it needs to be made easier. And then there's also the whole tension on the adult bit between having a unique enough name to stand out and be memorable but not to unique that people have difficulty pronouncing it.

Some of us struck a balance.

[Eddie Teach]

Names don't have to be difficult to pronounce to be phony; last names co-opted as first names also qualify. 

[Ideologue]

Like who?