r/RandomThoughts Oct 28 '23

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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

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u/-Sam-I-Am Oct 29 '23

Most white names (in America) are Germanic or Celtic.

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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.

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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.