What do you think about the name Emmanuel?
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Anonymous
| Very religious. |
Anonymous
| I hate it, and think it's a cruel thing to name someone. |
Anonymous
Overreact much? Time for your meds. |
Anonymous
| It is a family name for us and we struggled with it for a 1st name for my 1st. We decided to use it as a middle name. |
Anonymous
Curious why you think it's cruel. Is there some association with it that I'm not aware of? |
Anonymous
| It means "God is with us." Up to you if that's a message you want to convey. |
Anonymous
Beautiful message |
Anonymous
| I loved Emanuel, even for a middle name, but DH (Hispanic) nixed it as a name for Dominican thugs. Still like it though! |
Anonymous
| Fine name, but my immediate reaction is to the religious aspect. So it depends on whether that's something you want. I sing the Messiah a gazillion times a year so all I hear is the repetitions of Emmanuel, god with us. |
Anonymous
| What a dreadful thing to burden a child. Horrible. |
Anonymous
| Dislike. |
Anonymous
| I think this was the fake name the child rapist/kidnapper of Elizabeth Smart or Jaycee Duggard. |
Anonymous
For some reason it reminds me of a Hispanic name as well. |
Anonymous
Funny: every Emmanuel (or Manny) I have known has been Jewish or black. I like the name! |
Anonymous
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I know one who is not black, Jewish, or Christian. His parents are not religious. I think they just liked the name.
All that said, I think it's a nice name, OP! |