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[Opinions] Lazarus
A family I know is expecting their ninth child, and the dad wants to name it (if it's a boy) Lazarus. I think it's absolutely awful, and so does the mom. Any opinions? The mom and I were also thinking of names like Thaddeus or Elijah. (All their boys have Biblical fns.)Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting
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i like it
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I like it, actually :b
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Lazarus is...interesting. But if the mother doesn't like it, and the father is dead set on it, they should come to some kind of compromise. Maybe use it as a middle name, or get a cat and name it Lazarus.-the warrior girl and her dragon lover-
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I love it. I wouldn't use it myself, but not for any reason other than it not being high enough on my list. I would honestly be thrilled to see it in the BAs.
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if you have nine kids, you can take a chance on one. I say do it. it's not like it's coming out of nowhere if all the other boys have names with biblical references. and Lazarus is just cool.
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Aww, I absolutely adore the name Lazarus! I plan on using it someday. It's easily one of my favorite boys names. Laz is such a cute nn.Thaddeus is great too, but Elijah has gotten popular to the point where it doesn't have much effect on me anymore.
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Lazarus? Your kidding, right? Wait, don't answer that! (OK, a bit harsh, but I'm being brutally honet.) I perfer Elijah, but Thaddeus is OK, especially compared to Lazarus.
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"...especially compared to Lazarus."First I snorted a bit to stifle a laugh, because Lazarus brings to mind a particularly entertaining passage from the book Johnny Got His Gun. Then I thought almost exactly what you just wrote. The mirth broke down into denial, then I got into bargaining. Anything but Lazarus, I thought. It's one of those names for me that makes the other options really look desirable.

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I actually find Lazarus quite nice, but I wouldn't use it myself. My favourite is Elijah, it's my nephews name so I'm a little biased. :)
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i love the Lazurus story from the Bible, but i wouldn't use it as a name. i agree with you.Thaddeus (nn Thad) is great!http://www.GlitterMaker.com/ - Glitter Graphicshttp://www.GlitterMaker.com/ - Glitter Graphics
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sorry....
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I adore Lazarus and would seriously consider using it for a child, especially with the nn Laz. :) I love the story of Lazarus in the Bible (all right, the Lazarus-from-the-dead story, since IIRC there's another Lazarus with leprosy, and that's not quite so cheery).Thaddeus is also quite nice (I like the nn Tad :), but Elijah's getting much too popular for my tastes.What are their other boys' names?Array

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Other boys' names are...Micaiah, Gideon, Job, Silas, Isaac and Nicodemus. I really love most of those (not Isaac or Silas so much), so it's not really the oddity of Lazarus I don't care for as much as the sound of it.Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting
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I ADORE Lazarus, it's pretty awesome name! I couldn't use it myself.Thaddeus is on my list, and so is Elijah.~* In Memory of*~: Elizabeth & Abigail Ramierez."We all go a little mad sometimes" - Norman Bates in Psycho
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