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Help[Opinions] Re: Salome, Sabbath and Odessa /names that feel Jewish but are not used by jews
in reply to a message by EES-rah-el-la (Israella
I agree with other comments about Sabbath... why is it "criminal" that Christians use it? If I understand correctly (not Christian) all Abrahamic religions have a 'sabbath' day which, even if it's not called that in their religion/language/tradition and even if it's often not always the same day, could be translated or equated to 'sabbath' and the word is even used as a kind of general term for these things in English. I've definitely heard Christians referring to 'sabbath' as a term/concept. So it sort of feels like a weird point to make.
Also, throwing an atheist spanner in the works, I'd totally use Sabbath as a name as an aggressively goth/metal homage, these days it definitely feels like the nickname a wane awkward teenage girl would give herself when her real name is Beth, or it could be a cute little nod to Black Sabbath if the parents are an old-school metalhead. And I think it'd be cute on a little black cat for all those reasons too. That's the vibe I get as someone who doesn't follow Abrahamic religion.
Odessa doesn't feel very 'Jewish' either to me, (although I admit I'm not sure what a 'Jewish' name is...) but, I've come across it by Americans and Mexicans mostly and once a Spanish girl, the impression I get from it is mostly what anyone in the US might call 'Hispanic' or something??
Salome, I don't know... but I really don't like it, so best left alone. It's so slimy, like gone-off sweaty salami. Not nice, in my opinion.
Also, throwing an atheist spanner in the works, I'd totally use Sabbath as a name as an aggressively goth/metal homage, these days it definitely feels like the nickname a wane awkward teenage girl would give herself when her real name is Beth, or it could be a cute little nod to Black Sabbath if the parents are an old-school metalhead. And I think it'd be cute on a little black cat for all those reasons too. That's the vibe I get as someone who doesn't follow Abrahamic religion.
Odessa doesn't feel very 'Jewish' either to me, (although I admit I'm not sure what a 'Jewish' name is...) but, I've come across it by Americans and Mexicans mostly and once a Spanish girl, the impression I get from it is mostly what anyone in the US might call 'Hispanic' or something??
Salome, I don't know... but I really don't like it, so best left alone. It's so slimy, like gone-off sweaty salami. Not nice, in my opinion.
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I don't know why I decided to word it that way but I disagree with my statement right now, it kinda reminds me of Shabbtai that's why I thought it was very Jewish
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Odessa does have a Jewish-Russian feel to it, imo.
Are you using the American pronunciation of Salome - sa-loo-me? That's not how it's pronounced in most countries. It's sal-o-may. I've only heard sa-loo-me in Christian churches, all the Salomes I've meet (a few) prnounced it the second way.
Are you using the American pronunciation of Salome - sa-loo-me? That's not how it's pronounced in most countries. It's sal-o-may. I've only heard sa-loo-me in Christian churches, all the Salomes I've meet (a few) prnounced it the second way.
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Do you hear the "mee" ending in a particular region or denomination? (I know that's listed as the English pronunciation, but I'm curious because I've never heard it.)
This message was edited 9/29/2023, 9:14 AM
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That's the way my dad and my mom pronounce it, they're Baptist. i'll ask my husband how he pronounces it today.
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