This is an interesting link. I think that lds like some groups chose unusual names or more like blending names. Like if the dad’s name is Henry and the couple has a girl, calling her Henrylena. Something like that.
Anyway, the link has tons of articles about the names. I haven’t looked at every link on the page so hope they are ok.
http://wesclark.com/ubn/
I think that lds like some groups chose unusual names or more like blending names.
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First thing I thought of was book of Mormon names, Ether Moroni, Mormon, Nephi, Lehi, Lemuel, Amulek and then early LDS names like Orrin, Parley, Orson, Brigham, Young, those kind of things.
If one were going to make up names for Book of Mormon stories, one would not have chosen those Book of Mormon names. For example, Alma for a man’s name. Now when I went to San Diego to see the Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit, one of the “scrolls” was of interest to Mormons as it contained “Alma, Son of Judah” which was the first time the name of Alma was known to be used as a man’s name.
But I suppose you think the exhibiters of the Dead Sea Scrolls are a bunch of liars and charlatons, right?