Awful biblical names

[beanlet]

Anyone else out there who thinks some biblical names are just awful? My cousin just named her DS Enoch -- bleugh! Some other ones I'd never use:

Hepzibah -- sounds like hippopotamus or heffalump.
Jezebel -- obvious reason!
Jael -- can't get the story of her hammering a tent peg through some chap's head out of my own head.

Jezebel is a great name though

Abishag

Ezra

Dorcas

I think Ezra is nice. I do not have a child called Ezra but do have three bibicallly names children so I am waiting for someone to say their names ming.

I could have written your post, IngridFletcher

Absalom

I really like Job but I knew it would be pronounced wrongly all the time.

What's wrong with Dorcas!

you have to watch American Pie to know the reason.
they use it as an insult, like dork or nerd.

i like it though cos it's funny. i wouldn't use it because of the above.

it's another name for Tabitha.

Tamar, i think its a bit pretentious and im pretty sure my friend named her after the river but she insists its a biblical name, i just dont like it (unless your a river).

Probably the Dorc part of it.

Having said that, even if a name sounds odd to you to start with, you get used to it.

Pontius

How do you pronounce "Job"? I say....Job.

I say Jobe.

Lol ASLD its pronounced 'Joe-wb' i dont mind it - not something id choose for my DC though.

I know an Enoch, was wondering if it was the same child but the Enoch I know is 8 (In DS's scout group) He is actually Enoch-Elijah It sounds too much like kneeknock to me.

I like Ezra though, but I wouldnt use it.

beanlet - I found a list of names that my dad and mum had done for when I was on the way and Hepzibah was on it - but as a joke (I hope!) as my older sister's name is Hannah.

Herod

I think Enoch Powell may have killed off the use of Enoch in this country. Has anyone actually been called Herod since the actual Herod?

I like Jonah too.

Hepzibah is a bit too much but 'Eppie' (as in Silas Marner) is lovely. Agree Jezebel is fantastic but feel it would be a little cruel to saddle a child with it.

Beelzebub

Huh? Jael rocks as a name, actually I have just suggested it on another thread. Jezebel pretty cool too, but can't imagine Our Vicar baptising my child Jezebel, nor FiL's face (he is also of the cloth!)