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Theo or Noah if not religious

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barca123 · 28/02/2023 20:01

Given Theo actually means God and Noah obvs has the ark link, would it be odd for an atheist to use both/either? Would you think of these as religious names? Thanks!

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SarahLHs · 28/02/2023 20:07

Not religious in the slightest and they were our top 2 names if we'd had a boy. I don't think most people would even think of the religious associations.

ZoyaTheDestroyer · 28/02/2023 20:07

Noah is literally the most popular name in the country so there must be a fair few atheists using it.

pawz · 28/02/2023 20:06

Names only have the meaning we assign them - as a religious person I'd have absolutely no judgement on hearing an atheist use those names, they're just lovely names! ☺️

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barca123 · 28/02/2023 20:04

Merrow · 28/02/2023 20:03

I'm an atheist and didn't know that Theo was a religious name! Wouldn't consider it odd for an atheist to use Noah either.

Yes I didn’t realise about Theo either until it was pointed out but then seemed obvious given the word theology etc

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Merrow · 28/02/2023 20:03

I'm an atheist and didn't know that Theo was a religious name! Wouldn't consider it odd for an atheist to use Noah either.

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