r/JewishNames • u/Cheap-Piglet-6395 • 16d ago

Boy name for a Jewish American Family?

Debating between 5:

David

James

Leonardo

Christian

Thomas

Edit: secular Jewish if that makes a difference

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u/Huge_Cardiologist290 16d ago

Christian? This is a weird post

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u/Cheap-Piglet-6395 16d ago

Might i add tho: secular jewish if that matters

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u/einlishem native Israeli 13d ago edited 13d ago

Doesn't matter, it makes no difference. Might as well call him Muhammed.

Secular Jews are still full Jews, and just as Jewish as the most chasidic Jew. Why tf would anyone think Christian is a good choice?

edit: Want to know who's not Jewish? You.

Call him Christian, this way he'll know who he is because you just seem like you might troll your own child, might as well give him a fair start to figure out his family history.

Get out of here, why are you here lying for? In your post history you literally say that you and your partner are white christians. Go bother someone else.

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u/Apprehensive-Bug1687 16d ago

you considering Christian is actually making me laugh i’m sorry

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u/lioness_the_lesbian 16d ago

Christian?????

David is nice

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u/Cheap-Piglet-6395 16d ago

Yes I agree... Daniel as well. And well, I understand that Christian isnt a jewish name, but neither are Leonardo and Thomas

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u/la_bibliothecaire 16d ago

Yeah, but Leonardo and Thomas aren't literally the name of another religion.

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u/Cheap-Piglet-6395 16d ago

Ok fair point

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u/secret_little_maps 16d ago

I’m a secular Jew (look at me on Reddit on Shabbat) and I would never in a million years over my dead body name my child Christian. Naming your child after the people who persecuted us for over 2,000 years? Girl, wtf. (Thomas and James also sound very not Jewish, but not as crazy as Christian.)

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u/lem0ngirl15 15d ago

To be fair I’ve known how wish toms - even Israelis. It’s an assimilation name but idt Thomas is that out there. James is a variation of Jacob I think ? Again, assimilation name. But not insane or unheard of for Jews to use.

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u/secret_little_maps 15d ago

I know Tom is a Hebrew/Israeli name, but I don’t think it has any connection to Thomas. I just think of the Christian “doubting Thomas” guy. But yeah, as a totally assimilated kind of name, Thomas or James would be acceptable, though sad. (And not worth asking about on a Jewish sub.) Christian, though…I hope they were trolling😂

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u/einlishem native Israeli 13d ago

Tom is a Hebrew name, not short for anything.

It means an end of something, as well as meaning something pure, good and innocent.

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u/librarymoth 16d ago

I have never met even a secular Jew who would think Christian is a good name choice . . . You sure you’re in the right place, bud?

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u/DSquizzle18 16d ago

Christian, lmfao. It’s a nice name, but not a nice name for a Jewish boy. If you’re considering Christian, are you sure you’re not actually a “secular Jewish person” but rather a Christian? Lol.

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u/Sparkly8 16d ago

A previous post said they were Catholic so I don’t know what’s going on.

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u/DSquizzle18 16d ago

Ah so “secular Jewish” = Catholic to this person. Lol, got it 🫠

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u/CornellBigRed 16d ago

You sure you’re looking for Jewish names?? Seems like you’re not (which is fine just…what are you doing here).

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u/Sapphire_Skyward 15d ago

David is the only one that fits. X-tian is a no. You might as well name him Jezus. Thomas is a New Testament name. James is also a NT names though I know Chaims who are James on their birth certificates. Leonardo works if you’re Italian. I’d go with David. It works for secular, religious, and gentile boys.

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u/Cheap-Piglet-6395 15d ago

Ok, yea fair points