2007-11-20 06:16:02 · 62 answers · asked by inbetweendays 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Jack.
2007-11-20 06:18:04 · answer #1 · answered by GEISHA 3 · 7⤊ 2⤋
Owen Theodore Oliver Chase Collin Turner Shea Layne Brennan Tate Blane Maddox Alexander Emerson Kenny Dalton
2016-05-24 08:24:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Robert, Ronald, Allan, Jake, Dallas, William, Gordon, Harold, Alexander - just skip the Saints and Angels and you are in "secular name land." Now if you are ruling out Christianizing rulers, you need to get rid of William and Alexander and probably Robert just to be safe.
The city name movement will work - Dallas, Austin, Dexter.
Another secular source would be traditional last names - these are names that were typically last names but in the South there was a tradition of naming the second son's first name the mother maiden name, etc. so any interesting last name is also an option for a first name: Baker, Smith, Anderson, Owsley, Grannis, etc. They are also interesting names - your kid may get tired of spelling them for strangers, but they rarely rhyme with taunts (a good test for any first name).
2007-11-20 06:30:41 · answer #3 · answered by Amy R 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I'm guessing you want a name that can not be found in a book of scripture, or derived from a book of scripture?
... hum, how about Henry. I can't think of anything Judeo-Christian about that name, although I do realize there are MANY other religions out there that are NOT Judeo-Christian based.
What about a name from a foreign language, maybe an Asian name, or an African name? Those are usually pretty sounding names and since they are in a foreign language, even if they are religious in nature you would have to search out the meaning for it.
Of course you could always name the kid George Costanza's favorite name... Seven.
2007-11-20 06:23:48 · answer #4 · answered by Tonya in TX - Duck 6 · 7⤊ 0⤋
Why do you care if a name devires from a religion? You don't believe in them, so they should have no affect on your thinking.
However, there are many Greek names that seem to have the most distance between deistic root and common day use.
(See first link)
How about Franklin (means Free Man)?
Charles or Charlie
Brady (Irish: Spirited)
Brandon (English: From the beacon hill)
Point is.. this isn't a hard thing. Pick a name because you like it... not because you hate it's etymology.
2007-11-20 06:38:46 · answer #5 · answered by Consider_This 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Logic, Reason, Deduction, Rational, Skeptic, Pragmos, Cerebrum, Philos, Socrates (or any other philosopher)....Ummm, whatever atheists think that a religious person doesn't have (or use).
2007-11-20 06:36:54 · answer #6 · answered by . 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Azriel, future goth misfit and D&D master.
Seriously, I'm not sure why an atheist name is important. Aside from the fact that first names are Christian names by definition, it hardly seems important to me. If it's important to you, might I suggest something proto-West and non-Christian instead, like Finn or maybe Apollo?
2007-11-20 06:22:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 0⤋
Oscar Meyer
2007-11-20 06:19:35 · answer #8 · answered by Dr. G™ 3 · 7⤊ 0⤋
I'll go with Darwin, Epicurius, Bakunin, Karl, Sigmund, and Friedrich.
2007-11-20 06:47:02 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Rex , Andromeda ,Cosmo ,Casual , Dusty , Red , Blue , Cash , Copernicus , Darth , Leroy , Ra , America , Satch , Rock , Stone , Storm ,
2007-11-20 06:34:14 · answer #10 · answered by allure45connie 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Richard.
2007-11-20 06:26:38 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋