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Lucifer

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EndoJ · 10/09/2012 20:51

the name Lucifer is a beautiful one, but would you be brave enough to use it considering that it is the biblical name for the devil?
I'm not sure i would.

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Purplecatti · 11/09/2012 18:44

yeah sure why not? You could have the middle name Darth Vadar or Voldemort whilst you're at it

littleducks · 11/09/2012 18:19

I'm always abut Hmm at Cain, so definitely not Lucifer

amck5700 · 11/09/2012 18:14

Dante maybe?

Lucien sounds extremely wet.

pumpkinsweetie · 11/09/2012 17:13

It sounds beautiful, but is the name of the devil so no-one should call their child it imo.
Lucian, Luca or Luke are much better alternitives

noddyholder · 11/09/2012 17:12

Just no.

Balderdashandpiffle · 11/09/2012 17:11

The Christening would be fun though, if they had one.

PandaWatch · 11/09/2012 15:26

You even have to be careful with Lucien - there is a certain person high up in a certain branch of the entertainment industry (trying to keep it as vague as possible!!) who is called Lucien but is more commonly known as Lucifer. So if your child is remotely naughty don't be surprised if that nn develops!

I'd be amazed if you'd be allowed to register Lucifer as a baby name.

StormGlass · 11/09/2012 15:01

No, I would most definitely not name a child after the devil.

I'm wondering why you're asking, though, OP. Has someone you know named (or is considering naming) a child this?

RikersBeard · 11/09/2012 10:00

Thank you Sophy. It was indeed a masterpiece

MolotovBomb · 11/09/2012 09:57

Well, Lucifer is one of the names for the Dark Lord, and the bad cat in Disney's 'Cinderella'.

Neither have positive connotations.

Lucien is a nice alternative, sound-wise, IMO.

SophySinclair · 11/09/2012 00:46

love your username RikersBeard. Thought Riker looked much better avec beard.

TalHotBrunette · 11/09/2012 00:18

It is a beautiful name. But you just can't! Grin

chipmonkey · 11/09/2012 00:04

When I was around 3, I was given a doll one Christmas. A bunch of relatives were standing around and asked my what I was going to call her. My uncle quipped "Jezebel"
And I thought it was a lovely name and I called her that! She was called that for around 12 years until I found out what it meant! I must have been the laughing stock of my Mum's friends and she let me call the doll that!

Badgerina · 10/09/2012 23:46

How about Stormageddon The Dark Lord of All?

MmeLindor · 10/09/2012 22:34

LOL at Redbindy with the cat called Lucifer.

OP
No. Just NO.

ArielThePiraticalMermaid · 10/09/2012 22:28

Bugger, someone beat me to the Satan joke :(

chickydoo · 10/09/2012 22:28

Better the devil you know Grin

ArielThePiraticalMermaid · 10/09/2012 22:27

I mean, why not? Really? It's just a name, right?

TheOriginalSteamingNit · 10/09/2012 22:27

Mephistopheles is much classier.

ArielThePiraticalMermaid · 10/09/2012 22:27

I know, how about Satan?

gettinganumbbum · 10/09/2012 22:26

My dad wanted to call me jezebel so glad he didn't Grin

Also my ds has a very interesting first and middle name that always gets a Hmm from people but I liked it and think it suits him Grin

Hassled · 10/09/2012 22:25

I had a friend called Lucy who was once asked if it was short for Lucifer. Her parents were apoplectic :o.

TheOriginalSteamingNit · 10/09/2012 22:25

It's not the fact that the name has religious connotations that would bother me but that you're setting him up for a lifetime of expectations that he will be naughty, live up to his name etc.

scarlettsmummy2 · 10/09/2012 22:23

How lovely! What a pleasant name with a wonderful meaning.

TheOriginalSteamingNit · 10/09/2012 22:22

No, dont be so stupid!