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Again, beating a dead horse, so this will be my last comment as I feel my previous comments were very explicit with reasoning and that others probably see that.

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Thoroughness is not excessiveness if it reflects the etymology of the word. Excessiveness is using too much information that doesn't add to the entry in any meaningful way.

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I am a Christian so I have no issue with the word Jubilee and its use within Christianity to refer to a Jewish year of jubilee. The history of the word Jubilee, etymologically speaking, is spelled out very clearly in the edited submission. It addresses the meaning in Hebrew as well as from what languages it derives. Saying the name comes from the "holiday" is incorrect. The "holiday's" name is derived from a series of words, which are etymologically traced in the submission. So, saying that all Christians, Jews, or simply English speakers use the word Jubilee to relate to the year of jubilee is grossly incorrect. It can mean anything from "shout of joy" to "ram's horn" (which was considered the start of jubilee) to "victory cry" to "shout." Before you suggested that it relates to the year of jubilee, I, as a Christian, have only heard it in reference to "shout of joy." Deciding that your usage of the name Jubilee for your daughter is in reference to the year of jubilee is perfectly acceptable, but one person's reasoning for choosing a name doesn't need to be highlighted in a submission meant for a whole group of people to understand the etymological background of a name.

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An entry isn't about describing why a name is "attractive" to a specific culture of people, especially when that entry encompasses a wide variety of usages. An entry is about fact. If you want to discuss why you chose the name or why Jews and Christians may like the name then that is more of an opinion and should be discussed in Opinions or in the comments section of the name (which isn't a part of the submissions section).

This message was edited 8/6/2014, 2:16 AM