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To: Hebrews 11:6
The White and Black lists are notable for the complete lack of Biblical names . . .

The real list (at least the ones I've seen over the years) includes old stand-bys including Michael, David, and Christopher, Rachel, Elizabeth, and Sarah.

No one has yet commented on Jewish American baby-naming conventions. So I'll do it. A lot of Jewish parents are very careful to give their children--the male children anyway--traditional Hebraic names, many of them found in the Old Testament. The German-Ashkenazic surnames ending in "stern" ("star"), "stein" ("stone"), "baum" ("tree") etc. are fairly reliable indicators that the bearer has a Jewish ancestry, but find them coupled with first names of David, Nathan, or Benjamin and all doubt is removed. This baby-naming convention persists to this day among new Jewsish parents.

Then there is the rural, cowboy/country & western subset of Americana. Just as country & western music is noted for its deliberate puns and clever word imagery and associations (e.g., "Thank God and Greyhound She's Gone"), these parents sometimes name their children in a similar fashion. For example there is the Rhoades family and their three sons Rocky, Clay, and Dusty.

153 posted on 12/28/2002 8:04:43 AM PST by Kevin Curry
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To: Kevin Curry
"...their three sons Rocky, Clay, and Dusty."

I know of a family with four sons... Houston, Dallas, Austin, and Tyler. Sad part is they are in Tennessee.
228 posted on 12/28/2002 9:06:16 AM PST by TN4Liberty
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To: Kevin Curry
Thanks for the interesting info. Happy New Year!
589 posted on 12/28/2002 9:01:35 PM PST by Hebrews 11:6
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