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Angel again! > Anyway, Deirdre is forbidden because it is 1) difficult to spell,
Not really, if you speak Gaelic! > 2) difficult to prounounce
Ditto! > , and 3) of uncertain meaning.
It means "sorrowful". It comes from the legend of an Irish princess who was kidnapped and forced into marriage. Like all Irish legends, it has a sad ending. > It could be a > curse for all we know. Why have a name that’s such a mystery?
It’s not a curse, and it’s not a mystery. You just need to get out of an Afrocentric shell. And why is Brittany on the forbidden list, when such place names as Ethiopia made it? Brittany is the northern region of France. And Gwen? Gwendolyn means white shoulders. Why is that bad? You have a southernist bias in your names that is unfortunate for those of us of nordic descent. > I > recommend that you change your name to the good Biblical name Deborah > before the year is out. God will bless you if you do.
God doesn’t care what we are called. He loves us even if our parents name us Jezebel Delilah! My next is nicely Biblical: Elizabeth Delilah. The cousin of Mary, mother of John the baptist and the Patriot of Philistia. Angel "My beloved has gone down the the gardens to the valley of spices. he has gone to feed in the gardens and gather lilies." _Song of Solomon
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You know, Phil and Karla, the masses didn’t respond favorably to Jesus’ Preaching at first either. You know you can’t resist my sermonettes because they’re inspired by God Himself. I don’t see a single negative thing about any of my posts. The world is wicked and evil and must be exposed as such and thoroughly cleansed. A lot of times that wickedness begins with bad parenting. Criminals aren’t usually born that way — they’re made — and by overindulgent or abusive parents who pay no heed to the Word of God. I am not here to make sinners feel good about things. I’m here to remind you how rotten life is and what must be done to set things right. A lot of you are dounting that I’m even a "person" now. What am I supposed to be? A machine maybe? How silly! Jesus Loves EVEN the Canadians, Although He Has Smitten Them With Bitter Cold and High Taxes for a Reason! Mother Hickey of Dallas
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Well, Angel, I for one have no problem spelling or pronouncing Deirdre, but I am an exception to the rule. Few people speak Gaelic any more, even in Ireland. There have always been several variant spellings, and most Americans have trouble pronouncing the name. I would also say the jury is still out on whether Deirdre really means "sorrowful." It is true that the Deirdre who eloped with the ill-fated Naoise, who was then murdered by her rightful fiance King Conchobhar, is called "Deirdre of the Sorrows," but that would suggest her name really denotes something else. Perhaps if she hadn’t wanted to fool around so much her end wouldn’t have been so tragic. "Dolores" means "sorrows" or "pains" and so is on the forbidden list because it implies that Saint Mary, the so-called Mother of Sorrows, is still suffering. Since she’s in Heaven now she is definitely not suffering or sorrowful. Gaelic words for "sorrowful" include "bronach," "buartha," "diomach," "doiliosach," ""dubhach," and "gruama." I understand that Gaelic words evolved quite a bit over the centuries, but the precise meaning of the name Deirdre is still a mystery to most. I will do further research into this matter. Brittany is forbidden because of those unruly dogs called Brittany spaniels. I’m not saying you shouldn’t visit Brittany or enjoy your visit there, just that you shouldn’t name your daughter after it. Ethiopia is different. It has a beautiful sound. I know what "Gwendolyn" means. Tradition supports the meaning "white bow" over "white shoulders." Anyway, Gwens usually have freckles. To me the name has an obscene sound, like melted cheese squeezed between two pieces of toast. The Vietnamese name Nguyen, which means "moon," is OK. I have put many Anglo-Saxon and Nordic names on my list, which is not exhaustive. Remember that the Vikings and the Celts were not always the best of friends in history, and that the Celts were driven onto boggy land and oppressed for centuries. I don’t think I have any bias at all. God certainly DOES care what our names are. He changed Abram’s name to Abraham and Sarai’s name to Sarah once He had established a covenant with them. He changed Jedidiah’s name to Solomon. Most kings thereafter took a throne name that honored God. Ugly names can be redeemed by righteous people. Jezebel and Delilah are both possibilities for such redemption. Delilah means "darkness" and is not a bad name for a Black woman. Jezebel gives honor to the Phoenician god Baal. It also sounds too much like Isabel, which is the wickedest woman’s name on earth, I think. Didn’t I say, however, that God loves EVEN people with funny names? That doesn’t mean He doesn’t expect them to change their names once they are born again. Even with all its dark connotations, Delilah would be a better name than Morgana. The Spanish are fond of their version "Dalila" and I see nothing wrong with it. Jesus STILL Loves You, But Time Is Short, Mother Hickey of Dallas Jesus’ Special Friend
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Angel here, unable to resisit on one of her favorite subjects > If you give your children weird names they will have difficulty > getting along with others.
Plus every substitute teacher will mispronounce it as well as every nurse, job-interviewer, etc. I spent 30 years as "an-juh-lee-uh" It’s "An-juh-luh" Once i moved to the South, most people pronounced it right. > If you give them celebrity’s names they’ll > grow up to be immoral.
Not necessarily. I have a Victoria, a Christopher and a Jonathan. All share names with celebrities (Victoria Prinicpal, Christopher Reeve, Jonathan Frid) yet, I doubt they will grow up to be immoral. > A parent’s best source for names is the Holy Bible.
Not a bad suggestion for a starting place, but frankly I will not name a son Elijah, Hosea or Habakkuk. Or a girl "make-up case" as Job did. I would hesitate before calling a child Nympha, Linus or anything else. > There are no > more beautiful names than Adam, Eve, Seth, Noah, Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, > Rebekah, and so on
Fine if you’re Jewish or black or have a nondescript last name. Ours is strongly Saxon, so we tend to favor British sounding names. And the last Abraham I knew was Muslim. > Good Americans should name boys after U.S. presidents like Thomas > Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, and Zachary Taylor, and girls after notable > women in American history like Phyllis Wheatley, Harriet Tubman, and > Coretta Scott King.
Your option. I had a friend named Harriet and she took no end of teasing. I would prefer to name them Clara, (Barton) Maria (Mitchell), Lucy (Stone) or Susan (B. Anthony). > The names of good kings and queens make fine choices too: Duncan, > Richard, Frank.
Hmm, as in Richard the Lionhearted, whose lover’s quarrel with Phillip of France caused the 3rd Crusade to fall apart? (I married a Richard, and his dad is a Robert. I wanted a William) > Ferdinand (Fernando) and Isabella are taboo because of what those evil > monarchs did to the Jews of Spain in the fifteenth century.
I rather like Isabella. After all didn’t they send Columbus out, too? > The names of > the great pharaohs are ideal: Ramses, Shabaka, Ptolemy. Don’t forget > Cleopatra.
Right. I want a name that encourages my daughter to get sexually involved at 12, marry her brother, and take a million lovers before committing suicide. Hashephut was a much better queen. > Avoid using the names of wicked celebrities like Madonna (a > BLASPHEMOUS name)
No arguement > , Morgan (for girls: this name is OK if a bit > old-fashioned for boys)
I rather like Morgana, as in Morgana le fay of Arthurian legend. > , and Leonardo. Avoid names that are too common > and trendy: Jason, Jennifer, Jose. NEVER give a chil Jesus’ name. > That’s also blasphemous. Jesse and Jehu are good substitutes.
As is Jason (the Greek form) I wouldn’t name a child Y’sh’a if you paid me. Doesn’t work with Sparrow. > Above all avoid weird spellings. You should be able to tell > someone your name without having to spell it.
YES! YES! YES! Please spell things right. > A list of Mother Hickey’s PREFERRED names follows: Aaron, Abel, > Africa,
I don’t think so. We’re white. > Albert, Aloha, Alma, Alvin
the chipmunk? > , Amanda, Andre, Angelique,
right, after a witch? > Aurora, > Barbara, Barnabas,
Ah, a Dark Shadows fan. having an Angelique and a Barnabas in the same family would be too much even for me. 8) > Bathsheba,
a Gentile adultress? > Benjamin, Berenice, Bernadette, Beulah, > Bradley, CaesarCalvin, Candace, Carl, Cassandra, Cecil, Cecilia, Chadwick, > And what ever you do NEVER name your child Henrietta, it may grow up to > be a awful person err troll….
Must agree. Our next will be Gwendolyn Elizabeth or Elizabeth Morgana or for a boy William Michael. Or maybe Charles Mordred. <joke, I wouldn’t do that to a child> Angel, who loves british names
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(snipped long line of BS about names) Henrietta, My son’s name is Charles. I happen to think its a very nice name for him. It has absolutely notheing to do with Prince Charles. My paternal grandfather who was a good decent hardworking man was also named Charles. Shightly off-topic: do you have any sort of proof Prince Charles had anything to do with the death of Diana? Or are you just blowing smoke out your ass as usual? AS faar as your statement about getting alongt with others due to names: could this be the reason you are having so much trouble getting along here? think about it. Becky ~ My idea of cleaning house is to sweep the room with a glance~
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>AS faar as your statement about getting alongt with others due to >names: could this be the reason you are having so much trouble getting >along here? think about it. > Becky
When I see the name Henrietta – all I can think of is the town in Texas near where I grew up. At least it makes a little bit of sense – Henrietta was named after a Henrietta. What I think is a bit weird is all the kids named "Austin" and "Dallas". And girls named "Cheyenne". I think I’ll name my next one "New York City". ——- "It is difficult to distinguish where the feminine ends and nature begins." - Antonio Carlos Jobim
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The spelling "Karla" is pushing it. "Carla" is better. Didn’t head Satanist Anton LaVey name one of his daughters Karla? I rest my case. I admit that Henrietta is a bit old-fashioned. I was named after my great-grandmother, who was a slave who bought her own freedom at age 22 before the Civil War. The name means a great deal to me, and means "King of the Home." My King, at home and elsewhere, is Jesus. "Karla" means "manly," by the way. Finally, I am neither an awful person nor a troll. What makes you think that? I try to teach people to live right. My preaching may not make you feel good, but it’s definitely good for your soul. What is wrong with that. Jesus Loves You, And So Do I, Whatever Your Name Is
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>When I see the name Henrietta – all I can think of is the town in Texas near >where I grew up.
I think of the car that is pulled by Toby the Tram Engine. Anyone out there have a child who is a fan of Thomas like my son? Amy
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> The spelling "Karla" is pushing it. "Carla" is better. Didn’t > head Satanist Anton LaVey name one of his daughters Karla? I rest my case. > I admit that Henrietta is a bit old-fashioned. I was named after > my great-grandmother, who was a slave who bought her own freedom at age > 22 before the Civil War. The name means a great deal to me, and means > "King of the Home." My King, at home and elsewhere, is Jesus. > "Karla" means "manly," by the way. > Finally, I am neither an awful person nor a troll. What makes > you think that? I try to teach people to live right. My preaching may > not make you feel good, but it’s definitely good for your soul. What is > wrong with that. > Jesus Loves You, > And So Do I, > Whatever Your Name Is
The mere fact that you insist on "preaching" bothers me, this is a discussion group, nobody here wants to be "preached" to. Karla
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who in the world are you? always welcome.
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This has to be the funniest post yet!! I couldn’t stop laughing!!! Deirdre (sorry about the "forbidden" name, and sorry for responding to this message! I just had to after seeing my name! Spelled correctly too for that matter 
! ) – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > If you give your children weird names they will have difficulty > getting along with others. If you give them celebrity’s names they’ll > grow up to be immoral. > A parent’s best source for names is the Holy Bible. There are no > more beautiful names than Adam, Eve, Seth, Noah, Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, > Rebekah, and so on. These names are practically universal and can be > modified to suit almost any ethnic group’s tastes. "Eva" can be > substituted for "Eve" almost anywhere, as can "Hawwa," "Chavah," and "Ewa." > Be careful to avoid unconventional spellings. "Rut" is OK since it is > the proper Spanish equivalent of "Ruth," but what English-speaking girl > wants to go around being called Rut? Not many. Ditto "Ester." Spelled > that way, the name suggests some sort of chemical, not the Jewish Queen > of Persia. > Did you know that the name Keshia is Biblical? In the King James > Bible the name is spelled "Kezia." It’s the name of a beautiful tree > that grows in the Holy Land. I spelled one of my daughter’s names Keesha > so it would be pronounced with the right number of syllables. The name > Kasha is a variant. Another of Job’s daughters was named Jemima, but > that name is too "Uncle Tom" for the present generation. > Good Americans should name boys after U.S. presidents like Thomas > Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, and Zachary Taylor, and girls after notable > women in American history like Phyllis Wheatley, Harriet Tubman, and > Coretta Scott King. > The names of good kings and queens make fine choices too: Duncan, > Richard, Frank. The names of some caesars are OK too: Julius, Augustus, > Claudius. Nero is out for obvious reasons. Charles is a bad choice because > that MIGHT just be the name of the next evil king of England. Everyone > knows he’s an adulterer who had his ex-wive murdered in France last year. > Ferdinand (Fernando) and Isabella are taboo because of what those evil > monarchs did to the Jews of Spain in the fifteenth century. The names of > the great pharaohs are ideal: Ramses, Shabaka, Ptolemy. Don’t forget > Cleopatra. > Avoid using the names of wicked celebrities like Madonna (a > BLASPHEMOUS name), Morgan (for girls: this name is OK if a bit > old-fashioned for boys), and Leonardo. Avoid names that are too common > and trendy: Jason, Jennifer, Jose. NEVER give a chil Jesus’ name. > That’s also blasphemous. Jesse and Jehu are good substitutes. > Above all avoid weird spellings. You should be able to tell > someone your name without having to spell it. I saw a woman at the Water > Company yesterday whose name was "Karryl." Now THAT is an abomination. > What’s wrong with plain "Carol." That reminds me of Diahann Carroll. > Her first name has GOT to be simplified. She’s a great actress, but I > cringe every time I see her name in print. A lot of people confuse her > with Dyan Cannon, another actress who obviously never learned the right > way to spell her own name. Poor thing! > A list of Mother Hickey’s PREFERRED names follows: Aaron, Abel, > Africa, Albert, Aloha, Alma, Alvin, Amanda, Andre, Angelique, Aurora, > Barbara, Barnabas, Bathsheba, Benjamin, Berenice, Bernadette, Beulah, > Bradley, CaesarCalvin, Candace, Carl, Cassandra, Cecil, Cecilia, Chadwick, > Charlotte, Cheryl, Chester, Christopher, Christine, Cindy, Clarence, > Clarissa, Claudette, Clifford, Clyde, Cole, Cornelius, Curtis, Crystal, > Cynthia, Cyrus, Damon, Daniel, Darnell, David, Deborah, Della, Dennis, > Denzell, Derek, Desiree, Diana, Dinah, Donna, Duane (Dwayne is OK too), > Duke, Dwight, Earl, Ebenezer, Ebony, Edward, Eden, Elijah, Elizabeth, > Ernest, Esther, Ethiopia, Eugene, Eunice, Eve, Evelyn, Everett, Ezekiel, > Faith, Florence, Frederick, Gabriel, Geneva, George, Gerald, Geraldine, > Gideon, Giselle, Hannah, Hazel, Helen, Henry, Hope, Hugh (and Hugo), > Irmabeth, Isaac, Isaiah (note correct spelling), Jackson, Jacob, Jamal, > Jameelah, James, Janelle, Jarvis, Jasper, Jeremiah, Jesse, John, > Jolene, Jonah, Joseph, Joshua, Joyce, Juanita, Judy, Julia, Julius, Justin, > Kasha, Keesha, Kenya, Kilbert, Kim, Laura (but not barbarous spellings > like Lora), Leah, Leila, Lucas, Maisha, Manuel, Marcus, Margaret, Marvin, > Matthew, Michael, Moses, Mosette, Muhammad, Myron, Nathan, Nathaniel > (Nathanael is OK), Nicholas, Nigeria, Norman, Opal, Oscar, Otis, Paul, > Pearl, Peter, Rasheed, Raymond, Rebekah (Rebecca is OK), Reginald, Rex, > Richard, Robert, Roderick, Rollo, Ross, Rufus, Russell, Sabra, Sahara, > Samuel, Sandra, Sarah, Savannah, Scott, Sheila, Stephen, Sylvia, Tamara, > Tanzania, Tasha, Teresa, Thomas, Timothy, Tirzah, Tisha, Toya (but not > Toyya), Treasure, Uganda, Victoria, Virginia, William, Yolanda, Zachariah, > Zebedee, and Zola. > Mother Hickey’s list of FORBIDDEN names follows: Adrian, Aiden, Amber, > Aphrodisia, Aphrodite, Ashley, Brittany, Bryce, Buffy, Caitlin, Carpathia, > Carrie, Chelsea, Courtney, Crematia, Croatia, Dalmatia, Dara, Darwin, Dawn, > Deirdre, Dolly, Dolores, Dracula, Elvira, Elvis, Emerald, Esmeralda, > Euridyce, Fagan, Ferdinand, Gandalf, Gareth, Garnet, Gavin, Gaylord, Gem, > Gwen, Gwynneth, Hagitha, Hailey, Hilda, Harlan, Heather, Hillary, Humana, > Isabel, Jade, Jaqueline, Jane, Janice, Jason, Jeffrey, Jennifer, Jessica, > Jewel, Joan, Jocasta, Jocelyn, Jody, Jordan, Juliet, Juno, Kelly, Isis, > Kevin, Lee, Lesbo, Lethe, Linda, Lynn, Madalyn, Marijuana, Millicent, > Monica, Mortala, Morticia, Nympho, Om, Orpheus, Patricia, Patrick, Percy, > Prince, Princess, Queen, Rachel, Regan, Romeo, Ryan, Samantha, Sappho, > Serbia, Sin, Sybil, Sylvester, Thalia, Vanity, Vanna, Venus, Yvonne, and > Zorilla. > More about this fascinating subject later. If you’re curious > about a particular name or names, post them here and I’ll tell you ALL > about it. > Jesus Loves You, > Even If Your Name Sounds Like Fingernails on a Chalkboard, > Mother Hickey of Dallas > Truth Embodied
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I never spam anyone. I also never mail bomb my enemies, which is more than I can say about SOME people on this Newsgroup. I never send anyone any unsolicited e-mail at all. Now, who am I? I am Reverend Mother Henrietta T. Hickey, Doctor of Divinity and pastor of the First Universal Christian Kingdom in Beautiful South Dallas, Texas. I am an Orthodox Black Messianic Jew who reaches out to ALL peoples with the True Gospel of Christ Jesus. I am 49 years old, married almost thirty years to the same loving husband, and happy to wear the Shackles of Christ. The Lord has empowered me to heal thesick and raise the dead that doubters and scoffers believe and come to a saving knowledge of Jesus the Christ. I have been called "Teetotaling Teresa" because I have closed many bars and liquor stores in Dallas. I run a hardware store that facilitates the refurbishment of a once downtrodden community. I run a daycare center that teaches children strong discipline. I would like to open a Christian school and I accept your freewill love offerings in any amount to help support my Holy Work. E-mail me for details. I no longer post my address lestr I be sent another urine-soaked diaper or a Unabomb. Please refer any questions you may have about Faith and Morals to me and I will answer them completely and truthfully. Jesus Loves EVEN You, Sinners That You Are! Mother Hickey of Dallas -|- God’s FAITHFUL Servant |
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I have often said that Canadians have weird tastes in all things. You live so close to America where life is good — and warm — but are still tied to that evil queen in England. I hope Quebec finally secedes from you and goes back into the Dark Ages with Iran and Iraq. Anyway, Deirdre is forbidden because it is 1) difficult to spell, 2) difficult to prounounce, and 3) of uncertain meaning. It could be a curse for all we know. Why have a name that’s such a mystery? I recommend that you change your name to the good Biblical name Deborah before the year is out. God will bless you if you do. Jesus Loves EVEN You, In Spite of Your Funny Name! Mother Hickey of Dallas
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Oh please. I had a Deirdre friend in high school. That was about the most innocent, god-fearing, nicest girl their could have ever been. A person’s name has nothing to do with who/what they are. Lisa Mom to Kelsey (2.5)
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>>AS faar as your statement about getting alongt with others due to >names: could this be the reason you are having so much trouble getting >along here? think about it. > Becky >When I see the name Henrietta – all I can think of is the town in Texas near >where I grew up.
I think of Henrietta Hippo – from The New Zoo Revue – that old kids’ show …. Krista – which I’m certain old Henrietta will tell me is spelled wrong and is blasphemous
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The bogus "Reverend" Don Morgan rears his ugly head again, and AGAIN defeats his own purpose. A few of the names on your list were already on mine, Don. These include Gideon, Jehu, and Zebedee. To that list you can also add Titus, which is a fine name. I also like Absalom (watch that spelling), Amaziah, Asaph, Balaam, (semantically the same as Joseph), Gamaliel, Heman, Jonadab, Lazarus, Mordecai (although it is derived from the Babylonian god Marduk’s name), Naboth, Nicodemus, and Zerubbabel. Thank you, Don, you’ve proven useful (what Onesimus means) to me after all. I’ll add these to my list, which was not meant to be exhaustive. Ahab was the name of a wicked king, not a role model for today’s youth by a long shot. Athaliah was the name of a wicked queen, Jezebel’s daughter. Sennacherib was the name of a foreign king and enemy of Israel. Ahasuerus was a Persian king. The Greek form Xerxes is easier to pronounce and spell. I like the original Persian form myself: Khshayarsha. Ish-bosheth and Mephibosheth were never given names. The original forms included the ugly names of foreign gods, which the Bible’s editors changed to the Hebrew word "bosheth," which means "shame." I do wish you’d send me your closely guarded e-mail address, Don. There’s something I’d love to tell you away from all the prying eyes on this Newsgroup. I’ll leave that decision up to you. We both left out Hezekiah and Josiah, two of the best Biblical names there are. God Bless You, Don, Skeptic That You Are! Mother Hickey of Dallas
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> who in the world are you? > always welcome.
She is a religous nut. Ignore her. Beast
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Angel Sparrow, you’re ACTUALLY responding to this " person " in a serious tone ? What gives ? this " Henrietta" person is the Jerry Springer of this newsgroup. Please , read her posts for amusement, like you would the National Enquiror, but move on. I feel silly for even putting in post under this stupid dimwit , this person is probably some sicko child molester or something . Everyone STOP POSTING TO THIS PERSON
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I never spam anyone. I also never mail bomb my enemies, which is > more than I can say about SOME people on this Newsgroup. I never send > anyone any unsolicited e-mail at all. > Now, who am I? I am Reverend Mother Henrietta T. Hickey, Doctor > of Divinity and pastor of the First Universal Christian Kingdom in > Beautiful South Dallas, Texas. I am an Orthodox Black Messianic Jew who > reaches out to ALL peoples with the True Gospel of Christ Jesus. I am 49 > years old, married almost thirty years to the same loving husband, and > happy to wear the Shackles of Christ. The Lord has empowered me to heal > thesick and raise the dead that doubters and scoffers believe and come to > a saving knowledge of Jesus the Christ. > I have been called "Teetotaling Teresa" because I have closed > many bars and liquor stores in Dallas. I run a hardware store that > facilitates the refurbishment of a once downtrodden community. I run a > daycare center that teaches children strong discipline. I would like to > open a Christian school and I accept your freewill love offerings in any > amount to help support my Holy Work. E-mail me for details. I no longer > post my address lestr I be sent another urine-soaked diaper or a Unabomb. > Please refer any questions you may have about Faith and Morals to > me and I will answer them completely and truthfully. > Jesus Loves EVEN You, > Sinners That You Are! > Mother Hickey of Dallas -|- > God’s FAITHFUL Servant |
I really think it’s unfortunate that you choose to enlighten people in with such forcefulness and negativity. I feel that for every one person in the newsgroup you may turn on to religion there are at least two that you scare away. Perhaps you should save your "preaching" for some where it is appreciated. Karla – another wacky Canadian, and proud of it…
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I know I promised not to respond to Mother Hickey, but I don’t think this will count. Since she said if we are curious what she thinks of certain names, just ask and she will tell us. Here are some names I would like to hear about. Alyssa, Laura (evidently ok), Elena, Nicole, Elyse, & Brianne.
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Henrietta: Why is Heather a forbidden name? It is my daughters name & I loved it when she was born and at 27yrs old it still fits her fine. Also-what do you think of my name: Merry-it wasn’t on any of your lists? Appreciate a reply. Thanks. Merr — Surf Usenet at home, on the road, and by email — always at Talkway. http://www.talkway.com
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> If you give your children weird names they will have difficulty > getting along with others. If you give them celebrity’s names they’ll > grow up to be immoral.
Yeah, don’t name your kid after celebrities like Jim Baker or Jim Swaggart… While I agree that giving a child certain names can put them at a distinct disadvantage, this notion of "celebrity name == immoral" is so ridiculous I can not figure out where it came from. Do you perhaps mean some kind of unique celebrity name like "Madonna"? That I would avoid, yes, but other celebrity names like William, Leonard, Angela or Pamela don’t strike me as problematic in the least. — Dana K6JQ
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> A parent’s best source for names is the Holy Bible. There are no > more beautiful names than Adam, Eve, Seth, Noah, Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, > Rebekah, and so on. These names are practically universal and can be > modified to suit almost any ethnic group’s tastes. "Eva" can be
Oh, I know he is a troll — but I couldn’t resist this one. The man who performed my wedding ceremony had a lovely Biblical name. ‘Barzilla’ We should have used it for our son —
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> If you give your children weird names they will have difficulty > getting along with others. If you give them celebrity’s names they’ll > grow up to be immoral. > A parent’s best source for names is the Holy Bible. There are no > more beautiful names than Adam, Eve, Seth, Noah, Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, > Rebekah, and so on. These names are practically universal and can be > modified to suit almost any ethnic group’s tastes. "Eva" can be > substituted for "Eve" almost anywhere, as can "Hawwa," "Chavah," and "Ewa." > Be careful to avoid unconventional spellings. "Rut" is OK since it is > the proper Spanish equivalent of "Ruth," but what English-speaking girl > wants to go around being called Rut? Not many. Ditto "Ester." Spelled > that way, the name suggests some sort of chemical, not the Jewish Queen > of Persia. > Did you know that the name Keshia is Biblical? In the King James > Bible the name is spelled "Kezia." It’s the name of a beautiful tree > that grows in the Holy Land. I spelled one of my daughter’s names Keesha > so it would be pronounced with the right number of syllables. The name > Kasha is a variant. Another of Job’s daughters was named Jemima, but > that name is too "Uncle Tom" for the present generation. > Good Americans should name boys after U.S. presidents like Thomas > Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, and Zachary Taylor, and girls after notable > women in American history like Phyllis Wheatley, Harriet Tubman, and > Coretta Scott King. > The names of good kings and queens make fine choices too: Duncan, > Richard, Frank. The names of some caesars are OK too: Julius, Augustus, > Claudius. Nero is out for obvious reasons. Charles is a bad choice because > that MIGHT just be the name of the next evil king of England. Everyone > knows he’s an adulterer who had his ex-wive murdered in France last year. > Ferdinand (Fernando) and Isabella are taboo because of what those evil > monarchs did to the Jews of Spain in the fifteenth century. The names of > the great pharaohs are ideal: Ramses, Shabaka, Ptolemy. Don’t forget > Cleopatra. > Avoid using the names of wicked celebrities like Madonna (a > BLASPHEMOUS name), Morgan (for girls: this name is OK if a bit > old-fashioned for boys), and Leonardo. Avoid names that are too common > and trendy: Jason, Jennifer, Jose. NEVER give a chil Jesus’ name. > That’s also blasphemous. Jesse and Jehu are good substitutes. > Above all avoid weird spellings. You should be able to tell > someone your name without having to spell it. I saw a woman at the Water > Company yesterday whose name was "Karryl." Now THAT is an abomination. > What’s wrong with plain "Carol." That reminds me of Diahann Carroll. > Her first name has GOT to be simplified. She’s a great actress, but I > cringe every time I see her name in print. A lot of people confuse her > with Dyan Cannon, another actress who obviously never learned the right > way to spell her own name. Poor thing! > A list of Mother Hickey’s PREFERRED names follows: Aaron, Abel, > Africa, Albert, Aloha, Alma, Alvin, Amanda, Andre, Angelique, Aurora, > Barbara, Barnabas, Bathsheba, Benjamin, Berenice, Bernadette, Beulah, > Bradley, CaesarCalvin, Candace, Carl, Cassandra, Cecil, Cecilia, Chadwick,
And what ever you do NEVER name your child Henrietta, it may grow up to be a awful person err troll….
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If you give your children weird names they will have difficulty getting along with others. If you give them celebrity’s names they’ll grow up to be immoral. A parent’s best source for names is the Holy Bible. There are no more beautiful names than Adam, Eve, Seth, Noah, Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Rebekah, and so on. These names are practically universal and can be modified to suit almost any ethnic group’s tastes. "Eva" can be substituted for "Eve" almost anywhere, as can "Hawwa," "Chavah," and "Ewa." Be careful to avoid unconventional spellings. "Rut" is OK since it is the proper Spanish equivalent of "Ruth," but what English-speaking girl wants to go around being called Rut? Not many. Ditto "Ester." Spelled that way, the name suggests some sort of chemical, not the Jewish Queen of Persia. Did you know that the name Keshia is Biblical? In the King James Bible the name is spelled "Kezia." It’s the name of a beautiful tree that grows in the Holy Land. I spelled one of my daughter’s names Keesha so it would be pronounced with the right number of syllables. The name Kasha is a variant. Another of Job’s daughters was named Jemima, but that name is too "Uncle Tom" for the present generation. Good Americans should name boys after U.S. presidents like Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, and Zachary Taylor, and girls after notable women in American history like Phyllis Wheatley, Harriet Tubman, and Coretta Scott King. The names of good kings and queens make fine choices too: Duncan, Richard, Frank. The names of some caesars are OK too: Julius, Augustus, Claudius. Nero is out for obvious reasons. Charles is a bad choice because that MIGHT just be the name of the next evil king of England. Everyone knows he’s an adulterer who had his ex-wive murdered in France last year. Ferdinand (Fernando) and Isabella are taboo because of what those evil monarchs did to the Jews of Spain in the fifteenth century. The names of the great pharaohs are ideal: Ramses, Shabaka, Ptolemy. Don’t forget Cleopatra. Avoid using the names of wicked celebrities like Madonna (a BLASPHEMOUS name), Morgan (for girls: this name is OK if a bit old-fashioned for boys), and Leonardo. Avoid names that are too common and trendy: Jason, Jennifer, Jose. NEVER give a chil Jesus’ name. That’s also blasphemous. Jesse and Jehu are good substitutes. Above all avoid weird spellings. You should be able to tell someone your name without having to spell it. I saw a woman at the Water Company yesterday whose name was "Karryl." Now THAT is an abomination. What’s wrong with plain "Carol." That reminds me of Diahann Carroll. Her first name has GOT to be simplified. She’s a great actress, but I cringe every time I see her name in print. A lot of people confuse her with Dyan Cannon, another actress who obviously never learned the right way to spell her own name. Poor thing! A list of Mother Hickey’s PREFERRED names follows: Aaron, Abel, Africa, Albert, Aloha, Alma, Alvin, Amanda, Andre, Angelique, Aurora, Barbara, Barnabas, Bathsheba, Benjamin, Berenice, Bernadette, Beulah, Bradley, CaesarCalvin, Candace, Carl, Cassandra, Cecil, Cecilia, Chadwick, Charlotte, Cheryl, Chester, Christopher, Christine, Cindy, Clarence, Clarissa, Claudette, Clifford, Clyde, Cole, Cornelius, Curtis, Crystal, Cynthia, Cyrus, Damon, Daniel, Darnell, David, Deborah, Della, Dennis, Denzell, Derek, Desiree, Diana, Dinah, Donna, Duane (Dwayne is OK too), Duke, Dwight, Earl, Ebenezer, Ebony, Edward, Eden, Elijah, Elizabeth, Ernest, Esther, Ethiopia, Eugene, Eunice, Eve, Evelyn, Everett, Ezekiel, Faith, Florence, Frederick, Gabriel, Geneva, George, Gerald, Geraldine, Gideon, Giselle, Hannah, Hazel, Helen, Henry, Hope, Hugh (and Hugo), Irmabeth, Isaac, Isaiah (note correct spelling), Jackson, Jacob, Jamal, Jameelah, James, Janelle, Jarvis, Jasper, Jeremiah, Jesse, John, Jolene, Jonah, Joseph, Joshua, Joyce, Juanita, Judy, Julia, Julius, Justin, Kasha, Keesha, Kenya, Kilbert, Kim, Laura (but not barbarous spellings like Lora), Leah, Leila, Lucas, Maisha, Manuel, Marcus, Margaret, Marvin, Matthew, Michael, Moses, Mosette, Muhammad, Myron, Nathan, Nathaniel (Nathanael is OK), Nicholas, Nigeria, Norman, Opal, Oscar, Otis, Paul, Pearl, Peter, Rasheed, Raymond, Rebekah (Rebecca is OK), Reginald, Rex, Richard, Robert, Roderick, Rollo, Ross, Rufus, Russell, Sabra, Sahara, Samuel, Sandra, Sarah, Savannah, Scott, Sheila, Stephen, Sylvia, Tamara, Tanzania, Tasha, Teresa, Thomas, Timothy, Tirzah, Tisha, Toya (but not Toyya), Treasure, Uganda, Victoria, Virginia, William, Yolanda, Zachariah, Zebedee, and Zola. Mother Hickey’s list of FORBIDDEN names follows: Adrian, Aiden, Amber, Aphrodisia, Aphrodite, Ashley, Brittany, Bryce, Buffy, Caitlin, Carpathia, Carrie, Chelsea, Courtney, Crematia, Croatia, Dalmatia, Dara, Darwin, Dawn, Deirdre, Dolly, Dolores, Dracula, Elvira, Elvis, Emerald, Esmeralda, Euridyce, Fagan, Ferdinand, Gandalf, Gareth, Garnet, Gavin, Gaylord, Gem, Gwen, Gwynneth, Hagitha, Hailey, Hilda, Harlan, Heather, Hillary, Humana, Isabel, Jade, Jaqueline, Jane, Janice, Jason, Jeffrey, Jennifer, Jessica, Jewel, Joan, Jocasta, Jocelyn, Jody, Jordan, Juliet, Juno, Kelly, Isis, Kevin, Lee, Lesbo, Lethe, Linda, Lynn, Madalyn, Marijuana, Millicent, Monica, Mortala, Morticia, Nympho, Om, Orpheus, Patricia, Patrick, Percy, Prince, Princess, Queen, Rachel, Regan, Romeo, Ryan, Samantha, Sappho, Serbia, Sin, Sybil, Sylvester, Thalia, Vanity, Vanna, Venus, Yvonne, and Zorilla. More about this fascinating subject later. If you’re curious about a particular name or names, post them here and I’ll tell you ALL about it. Jesus Loves You, Even If Your Name Sounds Like Fingernails on a Chalkboard, Mother Hickey of Dallas Truth Embodied
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