The only Biblical name I had in mind was Ruth. Which, really, would be after a great aunt of mine, but the name comes from a Biblical character perhaps best known for following her mother-in-law around after being widowed. I think “maybe you’ll be gay” is probably a less damaging message than “maybe you’ll be straight, you’ll get married, your husband will die, and then you’ll live with your mother-in-law in a foreign country”.
I do plan to name a first daughter after a fictional character (not a biblical one; Ruth is the prospective middle name of a second daughter) and I picked one with a mellifluous name, who displays various positive character traits throughout the four-book series in which she appears. However, the fact remains that I’m planning to name a kid after a fantasy princess who gets married in her teens to a king she’s known for a very short time and lives happily ever after save some troubles with evil wizards and who then goes on to raise her son alone for sixteen years on account of some trouble with the evil wizards. Is this inauspicious? Does it matter?
It probably wouldn’t rule out David.
The only Biblical name I had in mind was Ruth. Which, really, would be after a great aunt of mine, but the name comes from a Biblical character perhaps best known for following her mother-in-law around after being widowed. I think “maybe you’ll be gay” is probably a less damaging message than “maybe you’ll be straight, you’ll get married, your husband will die, and then you’ll live with your mother-in-law in a foreign country”.
I do plan to name a first daughter after a fictional character (not a biblical one; Ruth is the prospective middle name of a second daughter) and I picked one with a mellifluous name, who displays various positive character traits throughout the four-book series in which she appears. However, the fact remains that I’m planning to name a kid after a fantasy princess who gets married in her teens to a king she’s known for a very short time and lives happily ever after save some troubles with evil wizards and who then goes on to raise her son alone for sixteen years on account of some trouble with the evil wizards. Is this inauspicious? Does it matter?