Name Opinions - What's your first thought

~adamwife~ · August 2010

when you hear the name Moses?

Honestly.

Hotomale · August 2010

Sounds pretty religious/biblical to me

krissymac · August 2010

Holy Moses!

awaymire79 · August 2010

I hear Moses, I think basket. Wink

luvdv8 · August 2010

Honestly? It's quite the name... but if you have quite the kid it can totally work. I had friends who named their little guy Shaughnessy. Again, quite the name, but it fits him perfectly!

robinsokj · August 2010

I would think you're uber religious

~adamwife~ · August 2010

robinsokj:
I would think you're uber religious

Well, you would think right Wink

CutieBean79 · August 2010

old man

CosmoMurphy · August 2010

So, have you ever heard the song "Moses" by Coldplay? Chris Martin wrote it for Gwyneth Paltrow.
One of the lines is "Just like Moses/ Had power over the sea/ So you've got/ A power over me." That's like, painfully beautiful. So they named their kid Moses. Seriously, that makes my heart melt.

blessedsunshine · August 2010

I LIKE IT! I'm fond of Biblical names. My faith is a huge part of my life though...actually it's my whole life!

kknj720@msn.com · August 2010

I knew a Moses in High school. He was the sweetest guy! when I think of names I think of ppl that I know with that name-it either turns me away or makes me love it. ...listen to others opinions, but stick to what YOU love

jess478 · August 2010

That it's biblical. I think it would fit nicely with your boy's names.

cherryblssm · August 2010

I think of the movie The Ten Commandments when someone (Nefretiti??) is calling out "Moses!! Moses!"

ETA: I like the name very much.

VTbride05 · August 2010

I think of the bible.

Lucky_Dragonfly · August 2010

def not a name that would be used today- other then by Gwyneth Paltrow. and old person.

autumnbride07 · August 2010

To be honest I'm not a big fan. It does sound super religious (which I'm not against) I just think of an old man.

pkate98 · August 2010

I like Moses just fine. I like classic names though - not trendy ones.

cranberry27 · August 2010

Super religious. If that doesn't bother you, then use it! It's pretty! Obviously you would hope that your child would share your religious views as an adult, but if not it would be potentially problematic.

kje120 · August 2010

bethy84:
Honestly, probably sadly, my first thought was Gwyneth Paltrow's little boy. LOL.

This. Not a fan.

JLW10 · August 2010

The bible.

njmoh · August 2010

awaymire79:
I hear Moses, I think basket.

Me too!

mrssostaric · August 2010

I think it's a cute name, it's hard to find a biblical name that's not way overused. You hear Joshua, John, Isaac, Isaiah, Caleb... (to name a few) way too often. But I don't know any baby Moses' and if you and your husband like it, go for it :-)

LucyGoosey81 · August 2010

I have a couple thoughts.

#1- Moses Hogan...an AWESOME composer/music director. Big plus in my book.

#2- Go down Moses. Awesome spiritual. Another big plus in my book. Aforementioned Moses Hogan arranged a really great version of this song.

So the music nerd in me gives it two very enthusiastic thumbs up.

cozylittlecave · August 2010

njmoh:
awaymire79:
I hear Moses, I think basket.

Me too!

Me three!

PaxMama · August 2010

I think of a Moses from high school. Very funny and not at all the religious stereotype.

K&D3 · August 2010

I like it!

~adamwife~ · August 2010

Thanks ladies! I've never known a Moses IRL. My husband really likes the name and it is growing on me, but I don't want to give my child a name that will cause people to make fun of him.

I think we'll add it to our boy name list

_lobsters__ · August 2010

I'm more of a spiritual person than I am a religious person. However, I was raised Catholic and this name does remind me of the bible.

But, as always, it's totally up to you. I do like that it's not the "typical boy name".

I will also say, that I have a friend Angel who hates her name. Most people assume she's religious due to her name. She isn't so it bothers her. I guess just something to think about in case he doesn't follow your religious outlook as an adult.

lilsunshine214 · August 2010

I'm not a fan of the name.

2bejunebride06 · August 2010

I immediately think of the Bible. While I have absolutely wrong with the Bible, I'm not a fan of Moses as a name.

papagena · August 2010

Biblical - flood.

MrsTotty · August 2010

I think old man, bushy beard. lol.

MrsTotty · August 2010

Ok, I've thought about this some more and I think this whole Moses thing is a moot point ... you're having a girl. It's only fair after 2 boys :P

~adamwife~ · August 2010

MrsTotty:
Ok, I've thought about this some more and I think this whole Moses thing is a moot point ... you're having a girl. It's only fair after 2 boys :P

God Bless You!!!!

I have a strong pink feeling this time, but I also had that with the other pregnancies. My intuition is always 100% wrong

Disneygeek77 · August 2010

Not bad but there are other religious names we like better. Right now we like Isaac or David for a boy. Moses just sounds too old manish like Abraham.

Disneygeek77 · August 2010

Not bad but there are other religious names we like better. Right now we like Isaac, Ethan or David for a boy. Moses just sounds too old manish like Abraham.

jesslw · August 2010

Some old guy with a beard holding a staff in one hand...lol. Sorry, but that really is my first thought. Mose is a very similar name, kinda Amish sounding but maybe not as 'biblical' sounding. No matter what anyone else says, it's what you and DH (mostly YOU, though Smile

) think about a name. I think if you like it you should use it. When your LO is 10 Moses may be on the Top 10 list of baby names and you'll be thinking, 'Dam. I liked that name before anyone else and I didn't go with it!'

~adamwife~ · August 2010

stw_77:
Not bad but there are other religious names we like better. Right now we like Isaac, Ethan or David for a boy. Moses just sounds too old manish like Abraham.

We already have a David and a Gabriel.

I also like Paul and am thinking about using it. DHs family has used every single popular Biblical boy name and DH has problems with using ones taht they have used, so we have slim pickins

Disneygeek77 · August 2010

What about Ethan or Matthew ?

~adamwife~ · August 2010

stw_77:
What about Ethan or Matthew ?

We have a good family friend with an Ethan and he has a cousin named Matthew. The following names have been used by his family already - Adam, Samuel, Bejamin, Timothy, Thomas, Daniel, James, Andrew, Christopher, Jacob, Joel, Joshua, Nathanael, and Zachariah. Our best friend used Eli.

Disneygeek77 · August 2010

~adamwife~:

stw_77:
What about Ethan or Matthew ?

We have a good family friend with an Ethan and he has a cousin named Matthew. The following names have been used by his family already - Adam, Samuel, Bejamin, Timothy, Thomas, Daniel, James, Andrew, Christopher, Jacob, Joel, Joshua, Nathanael, and Zachariah. Our best friend used Eli.

Hmmmmm, let me think. Noah, Luke, Peter, Caleb, Josiah, Isaiah, Jonathon, Michael, John, Mark, Seth, Stephen, Joseph, Jude.

That's all I can think of right now.

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