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Noah and Isaac?

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jumpyturtles · 12/02/2021 19:09

I’m expecting my second little boy in April and really like the name Isaac. My DS1 is called Noah Lucas and this ones middle name would be Daniel. But I worry whether Noah and Isaac are too biblical together?. Or does it not matter because they’re both quite popular names.

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Annamaywong25 · 15/02/2021 19:35

Both nice names. I also like Malachi.

finallychangedmyusername · 15/02/2021 19:30

Noah and Isaac is perfect. Agree that they are not too religious together.

Lalliella · 13/02/2021 23:58

I think it’s nice to have names with a similar theme e.g. 2 royal names such as George and William. Isaac is a great name and goes really well with Noah. Love the middle names too!

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jumpyturtles · 13/02/2021 18:15

Not too bothered about the spelling! My name has a few different spellings and I’ve always got on fine with it.

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Newnamefor2021 · 13/02/2021 17:42

@Love51

I vaguely know an Isaac and Noah sibset. They are very popular names, so individually I would think anything of them. Together it might cross my mind they could be Jewish but I'd either not know or eventually find out I'm right or wrong. It doesn't really matter if I have that thought. I'd think Jewish though, not Christian, no idea why.

Isaac is a name people sometimes struggle to spell, so don't use it if you are easily offended!

Like I just did 😂 I do know how to spell it by my brain always puts double s rather than double a for some reason.
Love51 · 13/02/2021 14:17

I vaguely know an Isaac and Noah sibset. They are very popular names, so individually I would think anything of them. Together it might cross my mind they could be Jewish but I'd either not know or eventually find out I'm right or wrong. It doesn't really matter if I have that thought.
I'd think Jewish though, not Christian, no idea why.

Isaac is a name people sometimes struggle to spell, so don't use it if you are easily offended!

Newnamefor2021 · 13/02/2021 14:09

Sister in law has a Noah and then an Issac. Our family have almost all biblical names though 😆 I'm atheist 😆

ILoveShula · 13/02/2021 13:59

A bit biblical, but nobody would think that about David and Samuel, so yes, why not.

EmilySpinach · 13/02/2021 13:47

‘Biblical’ is used in a strange way on this board, usually to mean ‘slightly obscure Old Testament / Hebrew’

Yes. When MNers describe a name as ‘biblical’ they almost always mean Hebrew.

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jumpyturtles · 13/02/2021 13:42

Thank you everyone, it’s nice to have some outsider opinions. I think I’m going to go ahead with Isaac!. Also to the poster asking why biblical is negative, it isn’t, it’s just that I’m not super religious and didn’t want it to seem weird

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HideTanner · 13/02/2021 13:07

I know loads of OT sibsets. It's pretty common.

JohnMiddleNameRedactedSwanson · 13/02/2021 13:04

@PolarnOPirate

Well, if you’re not religious it might be a bit weird to have kids will all biblical names. Names say something about the parents, hence this whole message board! I once met an Abednego and rightly assumed his parents were Christian.
I don’t think anyone would say that about siblings called Michael and Joanna, though. So many traditional names are biblical and many people have little idea.

Isaac is lovely but brace yourself for the misspellings!

mogtheexcellent · 13/02/2021 13:01

I know a Noah and Jonah. People haven't commented. Noah and Isaacs are lovely names.

Xmasbaby11 · 13/02/2021 12:58

I know an Isaac and Noah. There's a strong biblical connotation for me so I wouldn't choose them (I'm atheist) but I do love the names regardless.

DreamingInColours · 13/02/2021 12:55

Because they're popular at the moment, I wouldn't assume any biblical connection.
Lovely names BTW!

ZoyaTheDestroyer · 13/02/2021 12:55

Perhaps, but they are both so popular as not to say very much about their parents at all.

‘Biblical’ is used in a strange way on this board, usually to mean ‘slightly obscure Old Testament / Hebrew’. Daniel, Peter and David are rarely dismissed as ‘too biblical’.

PolarnOPirate · 13/02/2021 12:28

Well, if you’re not religious it might be a bit weird to have kids will all biblical names. Names say something about the parents, hence this whole message board! I once met an Abednego and rightly assumed his parents were Christian.

ZoyaTheDestroyer · 13/02/2021 12:04

Why would ‘biblical’ be negative?

PolarnOPirate · 13/02/2021 08:09

My first thought was very biblical. Maybe you're religious though! They go very well together.

I LOVE Hebrew names though, my son has one and we aren't religious. My second one we steered clear though.

Whatsyourflava · 13/02/2021 07:36

Both lovely names
The biblical thing wouldn't bother me, they're both well established names

CherryMaple · 13/02/2021 07:15

I really like biblical names. Noah and Isaac sound gorgeous together OP.

Holly60 · 13/02/2021 05:16

I think they ‘go’ really nicely together. And I also quite like names with a slight ‘theme’ iyswim. I think Noah (biblical) and Dafydd (welsh) would be a little odd, for example. Noah and Isaac are lovely names individually and together. They sound like lovely brothers Smile

greyballoo · 13/02/2021 05:02

They're extremely biblical. Daniel is also I suppose but isn't really thought of as a biblical name. It's not a bad thing though it doesn't really matter at all they're just names, but if it's an issue to you don't pick them and kid yourself they don't sound biblical

SmeleanorSmellstrop · 13/02/2021 04:03

They are very biblical (I'd probably assume you were religious) but don't think that's a bad thing?? I love biblical names.

Thedogscollar · 13/02/2021 02:24

Lovely names and go together really well.

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