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[Opinions] Re: HALLELUJAH!
Why is it important that the mother was Catholic? Do Catholics have a bias in their terminology Against the word scarlet? Is it something to do with the Scarlet Letter and being associated with adultery?? No idea. But Scarlett is pretty and I have a soft spot for it. When I'm feeling partial to popular names I like to imagine twin girls named Scarlett and Audrey. I too rejoice when my name dips back down again as a fellow popular named person. Huzzah!Please rate my "Names I would Use" list & "Backup Favorites" list. Feel free to rate some of my other lists too if you have the time.
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I'm sorry, I should have been more clear. She said the name had some bad connotations in Catholicism about sin.
(Just to be clear, I am not judging Catholics at all. Some of my very nicest best friends are Catholic.)
Scarlett and Audrey might be my favorite twin combination. Especially because of Audrey Hepburn.
Oh for sure! I love Scarlett and Audrey I think they're quite complimentary to one another as twins or ordinary sisters
My name is Audrey. 😊 Sadly, my name is falling and seems to be on it's way out of the top 100. 😮‍💨
#82 right now. Audrey & Scarlett make a good set.

This message was edited 5/9/2025, 7:53 PM

Audrey is so beautiful. I would love to be named Audrey! So gorgeous and classic.
Maybe I'll consider it for a future child if it continues to descend. You can probably tell, I like classic and unique names.

This message was edited 5/9/2025, 7:56 PM

In the bible, Scarlet represents sin. The woman in Revelation is clothed in Scarlet. But to me the name is totally fine.
Um, not to mention The Scarlet Letter by Hawthorne, if you want a better literary connection.
Scarlet represent sin in that novel, too.
I am a Christian, and no Christians have said anything bad about my name yet. Except a very nice pastor who I met, who said that "it's the color of Jesus' blood."
I'm unbothered. I like my name.
I knew at least three girls growing up named Scarlett, but then again I was a Baptist in a predominantly Baptist community so that bias possibly doesn't exist in that population.. or at least in the one I was in. Then again, I also knew a few Delilah's too so perhaps my community was more based on aesthetic than implications. My childhood nickname in my friend group was Delilah too purely for aesthetic and being biblical without the implications.Edit: Actually for Scarlett it was just the two I believe. Misremembering

This message was edited 5/9/2025, 7:25 PM

Wow, two Scarlets? I was born in the 2000s and my name seemed relatively unpopular then... it jumped up around 2011-2012.
Too bad about Delilah, I like the sound of the name.
Yes, but 1 was named for the other 😆