[Opinions] Natalie
What do you think of the name Natalie for a Jewish baby?
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It's fine and doesn't seem to bother Natalie Portman.
I find it bland and dated for any kind of baby!
I wouldn't think anything of it. I like it as a middle name.
Not a problem. It's long lost it's Christian connations.
I think it's nice, and if a nice Jewish girl like Natalie Portman can carry it off, why can't any other?
Speaking as a Jewish person:
I've known several Jewish people named Natalie. My (fairly religious) grandma was meant to be named Natalie, but it ended up as her middle name.
To be honest, I never realized that Natalie had a christian meaning.
It is significantly easier for me to imagine a Jewish Natalie than a, idk, Jewish Christopher or a Jewish Paul.
I've known several Jewish people named Natalie. My (fairly religious) grandma was meant to be named Natalie, but it ended up as her middle name.
To be honest, I never realized that Natalie had a christian meaning.
It is significantly easier for me to imagine a Jewish Natalie than a, idk, Jewish Christopher or a Jewish Paul.
This message was edited 9/27/2015, 12:16 PM
Aheheheheh...
My dad is Jewish (albeit non-practising, but raised in the faith) and he's called Paul, although you wouldn't realise that he or his parents/siblings were Jewish based on their full names alone.
My dad is Jewish (albeit non-practising, but raised in the faith) and he's called Paul, although you wouldn't realise that he or his parents/siblings were Jewish based on their full names alone.
This message was edited 9/28/2015, 1:43 AM
No, secular Jews. And then there is of course Natalie Portman... hm. I was just wondering.
I think it's a fine name and the meaning shouldn't be a problem. Does Christmas Day carry bad connotations for the Jewish people? I am an uninformed gentile when it comes to most things.
I once knew a Muslim girl named Natalia.
I once knew a Muslim girl named Natalia.
Okay, but Jesus is a prophet in Islam...
Not bad connotations, no.
Not bad connotations, no.
Oh, pffft. I didn't even know that. Like I said, uninformed. :)
:)
Yepp, Muslims respect Jesus. He is just seen as hanging around with messages from God and is the last prophet sent by God.
Yepp, Muslims respect Jesus. He is just seen as hanging around with messages from God and is the last prophet sent by God.