New Post
Search
Help[Opinions] Re: Delilah
in reply to a message by Perrine
The meaning "delicate, weak, languishing" would bother me. There is nothing empowering about it.
The the longstanding association with prostitution is also problematic. Delilah the hooker who sold her boyfriend is still one of the first results that comes up when you Google the name, so it isn't like it's an obscure reference. I honestly wonder about the parents of a child named Delilah. The are all these social messages about encouraging girls to dare to do great things, the need for good role models, and a push for stories about innovative women in the fields of math, science, engineering, etc...
With all the options out there, you have to wonder about parent's who name their daughter after a whore. Way to have high expectations.
Yes, I know there are other associations with song lyrics, but it doesn't seem very thoughtful or considerate to name a child without at least Googling the name.
The the longstanding association with prostitution is also problematic. Delilah the hooker who sold her boyfriend is still one of the first results that comes up when you Google the name, so it isn't like it's an obscure reference. I honestly wonder about the parents of a child named Delilah. The are all these social messages about encouraging girls to dare to do great things, the need for good role models, and a push for stories about innovative women in the fields of math, science, engineering, etc...
With all the options out there, you have to wonder about parent's who name their daughter after a whore. Way to have high expectations.
Yes, I know there are other associations with song lyrics, but it doesn't seem very thoughtful or considerate to name a child without at least Googling the name.
This message was edited 3/25/2019, 11:13 AM
Archived Thread - replies disabled
1