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If your DCs names had a 'theme' would you feel obliged to stick to it?

30 replies

Ceolas · 02/08/2009 21:03

All four of my children have biblical names. Sort of by design but all names we both love.

Now we are expecting DC5 in a fortnight and have chosen a biblical boy's name but can't seem to agree on a girl's one. Somehow I feel obliged but I'm not sure if DC5 would feel 'left out' if her name were not from the Bible.

Is it just pregnancy hormeones going mad?

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Bellsa · 02/08/2009 21:30

Only please don't call her Abishag. Biblical and beautiful though it may be.

mavornia · 02/08/2009 21:28

I love Abigail, Tabitha and Eden - and I don't think they scream "bible name" in the same way that Mary or Martha might

mavornia · 02/08/2009 21:26

mmm - biblical names aren't necessarily as obvious as, say, flower or nature themed names so I might be inclined to go for another biblical name in case she did wonder why hers was different from the others

i love behindthename.com for baby name ideas - here is a link to their biblical girls' names

www.behindthename.com/nmc/bibl_f.php

cookielove · 02/08/2009 21:08

i know of siblings two are themed the last not even close to theme she seems not to care whatsoever

hester · 02/08/2009 21:05

I would probably feel obliged to disrupt the theme, but that's just my problem with themed family names

I can't imagine DC5 would feel left out by having a slightly different kind of name. Just go for the name you love!