Salem? For a boy?

[thehogopogo]

Really struggling for boys names. Have always kinda liked Salem as a name but never seriously considered it as I just automatically associated it with a certain black cat and other 'witchy' themes. BUT. I just looked up the meaning, and I think it's beautiful. It means 'peaceful/complete'. The meaning of a name is of particular importance to me..

I just don't know.

Does the name Salem have any associations in the UK?yet?

I need some gentle, kind commentary if you please?

Atticus
Jeremiah
Nathaniel
Zachary
Theodore
Hugo
Peter
Edward

Sorry, very negative connotations here too.

How about Soloman? Sol/Solly is lovely.

I'm trying to be gentle, but pleeease don't use Salem.

Haha. Yes.

Ok.

I get it, Salem not good!

Was just testing the waters on that one...

Just makes me think of witch trials and horrible things -sorry

What about silas?

How about Sunny, Solly, Samuel, Simon, Sebastian instead.
Salem here has very negative things associated with it, the salem witch trials. Kind of the same as Luther, too negative.

Like bootsy I think of the cat in Sabrina the teenage witch

Salem's a lot worse than Luther!
Saul? Seth?

Salem would be like calling a child Auschwitz or Tyburn or something.

Solomon is nice.

There are trillions of beautiful names to choose from with lovely origins and meanings that haven't been tainted by bad connections. Choose carefully, Lucifer means bringer of light but people just think Satan, the swastika is Sanskrit and means good but show a swastika and everyone will presume your a neo nazi. I didn't mean to offend with my comment about at best he'd sound like a tongue in cheek ironic 80's death metal band member that was being kind and gentle.