Parents ought to be careful not to name a child something that will cause him problems. However, sometimes they cannot know that it will. For instance, my wife's grandfather's middle name (he went by his first name) was Adolph, which was natural because he was of German descent. He was a World War I veteran, and at that time Adolph had no more significance than any other name of that sort. Obviously, however, it quickly became the most despised name in the world in the second World War. Similarly, there were at least three Judases mentioned in the Bible. Two of them evidently were outstanding men, but the only one we remember is the one who ruined the name.
More HERE on strange names.
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