Saul

waytoe

WDYT?

DH and I thought of it yesterday. It's my Grandmother's maiden name and we're thinking of using it to honor her.

?Possible middle names:

Saul Aaron

Saul Jacob

Saul Arthur?

ablou

I like Saul Jacob.

Becky262

ablou:

I like Saul Jacob.

Ditto

EastCoastBride

Not a fan of Saul.

Lola'sDogMom

Good one. It's biblical and classic but not overly used. I like Saul Jacob the best of your middle names.

Gomez322

I love the name Jacob... but I think Saul Aaron sounds better

ara4488

 Ditto nearly all of the pps--I like Saul Jacob best.

EmmaRain

Sorry, I'm not a fan because of a negative connotation.

Someone mentioned that it is a Biblical name that is not often used. Here's why. Saul in the New Testament was a prominent murderer of Christians, and when he converted to Christianity he was re-named Paul. He became the famous Paul that wrote several books of the Bible. He was a persecutor of Christians when he was named Saul, and that's why the name is not often used among Christians.

SpecialWife

EmmaRain:

Sorry, I'm not a fan because of a negative connotation.

Someone mentioned that it is a Biblical name that is not often used. Here's why. Saul in the New Testament was a prominent murderer of Christians, and when he converted to Christianity he was re-named Paul. He became the famous Paul that wrote several books of the Bible. He was a persecutor of Christians when he was named Saul, and that's why the name is not often used among Christians.

Ditto this but it's probably because I'm a church girl. Others might not think that though. I like Jacob with it the best.

kristen230

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I like it, and FWIW?

I am a church girl and know that, but I don't think it's a big deal. There are horrible people in the world with certain names that people still use. Why is this different because it's in the Bible? My husband and I are considering using Kane, and it's not a problem to us that Cain in the Bible killed his brother.?

EmmaRain

kristen230:

 

I like it, and FWIW 

There are horrible people in the world with certain names that people still use. Why is this different because it's in the Bible? My husband and I are considering using Kane, and it's not a problem to us that Cain in the Bible killed his brother. 

I think the reason that Biblical names with negative connotations aren't used as often is that the Bible is the foundation of faith for millions, and there have been over 3 billions of copies of it sold. That means that a lot of people all over the world have the same connotation when they hear the name. To me, that's different from a name you hear and just happen to have your own association with. I don't see anything wrong with the name Saul, I just wanted to bring up why it is a Biblical name that is rarely used.

Smtih&co

I like Saul.  The middle names you've picked are ok, but I'm not crazy about any one of them with Saul. 

amyfelice

In the old testament, he was the first kind of israel, and was a very respectable character for the most part. I like it, Saul Jacob sounds very nice.

jsillyfun

I love it, especially with Jacob as a mn.

CourtneyRDH

SpecialWife:

EmmaRain:

Sorry, I'm not a fan because of a negative connotation.

Someone mentioned that it is a Biblical name that is not often used. Here's why. Saul in the New Testament?was a prominent murderer of Christians, and when he converted to Christianity he was re-named Paul. He became the famous Paul that wrote several books of the Bible. He was a persecutor of Christians when he was named Saul, and that's why the name is not often used?among Christians.

Ditto this but it's probably because I'm a church girl. Others might not think that though. I like Jacob with it the best.

Ditto. I'm a Christian and would never consider using Saul. Way too negative for a child. I'd go with Paul instead. Similar to Saul without the negative connotation and it won't be very popular among his peers. I like Jacob a lot. Aaron is also really nice.

Sxia

I don't like Saul, but not because of the connotation. Hell, I loved Delilah, but my daughters name is Sammie (Samantha) and DH wouldn't let me even think about it.

waytoe

amyfelice:

In the old testament, he was the first kind of israel, and was a very respectable character for the most part. I like it, Saul Jacob sounds very nice.

I'm Jewish, so this is what I think of. I found a quote about King Saul that I plan to use in our baby announcements if we use the name:

"...(he) was a dutiful son. He was handsome, and a head taller than any Israelite." Book of Samuel 9.2

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Thanks for input on middle names!?