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Help[Opinions] Re: Cohen
in reply to a message by SJayne
What are your thoughts on the name Cohen for a boy?
I don't think it's usable. Well, realistically, I know that it is used, but I don't think it should be.
Do you like it?
Nope. It has a pleasant sound, but it's too problematic for me to really enjoy it. I feel like it's on the wrong side of the line in terms of appropriateness and good taste. Sort of how I feel about Muhammad's use by non-Muslims or Messiah's use by anyone.
What comes to mind when you think of this name?
As a surname, Jewish people. As a first name, ignorance.
For some perspectives on both sides of the Cohen debate, do a search on the Nameberry forums (man, does it feel weird to recommend Nameberry to someone on BtN--I'm usually doing the opposite) filtering out the game board's threads. They're interesting reading...if for no other reason than they get awfully heated, by Nameberry standards. Posting about Cohen is like dropping a bomb over there.
Couple examples:
http://nameberry.com/nametalk/threads/110916-Middle-Name-for-Cohen?highlight=Cohen
http://nameberry.com/nametalk/threads/137719-Help!-My-child-s-name-is-offensive?highlight=Cohen
Satran also wrote this article about Cohen for the Daily Beast: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2009/05/05/the-big-baby-naming-battle.html
I don't think it's usable. Well, realistically, I know that it is used, but I don't think it should be.
Do you like it?
Nope. It has a pleasant sound, but it's too problematic for me to really enjoy it. I feel like it's on the wrong side of the line in terms of appropriateness and good taste. Sort of how I feel about Muhammad's use by non-Muslims or Messiah's use by anyone.
What comes to mind when you think of this name?
As a surname, Jewish people. As a first name, ignorance.
For some perspectives on both sides of the Cohen debate, do a search on the Nameberry forums (man, does it feel weird to recommend Nameberry to someone on BtN--I'm usually doing the opposite) filtering out the game board's threads. They're interesting reading...if for no other reason than they get awfully heated, by Nameberry standards. Posting about Cohen is like dropping a bomb over there.
Couple examples:
http://nameberry.com/nametalk/threads/110916-Middle-Name-for-Cohen?highlight=Cohen
http://nameberry.com/nametalk/threads/137719-Help!-My-child-s-name-is-offensive?highlight=Cohen
Satran also wrote this article about Cohen for the Daily Beast: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2009/05/05/the-big-baby-naming-battle.html
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