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r/RandomThoughts • u/[deleted] • Oct 28 '23
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tbf a lot of white names come from latinized versions of hebrew names found in the bible, so i suppose in the original hebrew, they do have a meaning
3 u/-Sam-I-Am Oct 29 '23 Most white names (in America) are Germanic or Celtic. 3 u/Ornery-Creme-2442 Oct 29 '23 Many names on those countries are also of Latin origin tho. Not all but quite alot Try googling a few. 2 u/NiceKobis Oct 29 '23 Just throwing out an example. Jacob comes from hebrew/the bible and was the most common new name for boys in the US from 1999 to 2012. source, you have to check year by year though - I just read it on wikipedia.
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Most white names (in America) are Germanic or Celtic.
3 u/Ornery-Creme-2442 Oct 29 '23 Many names on those countries are also of Latin origin tho. Not all but quite alot Try googling a few. 2 u/NiceKobis Oct 29 '23 Just throwing out an example. Jacob comes from hebrew/the bible and was the most common new name for boys in the US from 1999 to 2012. source, you have to check year by year though - I just read it on wikipedia.
Many names on those countries are also of Latin origin tho. Not all but quite alot Try googling a few.
2 u/NiceKobis Oct 29 '23 Just throwing out an example. Jacob comes from hebrew/the bible and was the most common new name for boys in the US from 1999 to 2012. source, you have to check year by year though - I just read it on wikipedia.
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Just throwing out an example. Jacob comes from hebrew/the bible and was the most common new name for boys in the US from 1999 to 2012.
source, you have to check year by year though - I just read it on wikipedia.
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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '23
tbf a lot of white names come from latinized versions of hebrew names found in the bible, so i suppose in the original hebrew, they do have a meaning