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But "Anya" only has a meaning as a short form of Anna. Tom Send a noteboard - 29/03/2011 05:29:33 PM
Anna being from Channah or "grace". You could change your name to Grace, I suppose, but that sounds like a name only old women (or maybe girls from Taiwan or Hong Kong) have. But if Anya were the "official form" then you can't be Anka, Anechka, Annen'ka, Annushka, Anyuta, Anyura, Nyura, Nyuta...there are so many different forms and each carries its own sort of flavor or feeling.
Political correctness is the pettiest form of casuistry.

ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius

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Which apostles of Jesus Christ have you known? In the biblical sense, of course. Vivien - 23/03/2011 04:52:48 AM 1722 Views
About as close as I can get it is a Mary *NM* random thoughts - 23/03/2011 04:55:10 AM 342 Views
Yeah... Inequality and discrimination is so annoying! Vivien - 23/03/2011 05:10:48 AM 766 Views
most of them don't even have decent female versions to use *NM* random thoughts - 23/03/2011 01:10:15 PM 359 Views
Slutty. I like it *NM* Urza - 23/03/2011 05:10:03 AM 393 Views
lol, how many apostles do you think is slutty? *NM* Vivien - 23/03/2011 05:11:37 AM 453 Views
Depends. How many you been with? *NM* Urza - 23/03/2011 05:12:28 AM 446 Views
My answer. Vivien - 23/03/2011 05:14:54 AM 1016 Views
Oh prude! 12 would have been a much sexier answer *NM* Urza - 23/03/2011 05:19:45 AM 1350 Views
Where is the line between prude and slut? *NM* Vivien - 23/03/2011 05:34:57 AM 452 Views
Sorry, trade secret. *NM* Urza - 23/03/2011 05:37:46 AM 461 Views
Darn! Vivien - 23/03/2011 05:44:33 AM 981 Views
My challenge to you... Urza - 23/03/2011 06:39:06 AM 881 Views
You don't get to give me challenges. Vivien - 23/03/2011 03:09:10 PM 834 Views
Of course I do Urza - 23/03/2011 08:34:29 PM 762 Views
I think it's related to statistical significance. *NM* Aeryn - 23/03/2011 10:55:26 AM 433 Views
Also, 12 would mean that there was a Judas. Vivien - 23/03/2011 05:56:59 AM 756 Views
oh man, i gotta remember dude's names? temeraire - 23/03/2011 05:44:06 AM 1004 Views
What do you mean, "maybe"? Vivien - 23/03/2011 05:46:54 AM 988 Views
Yeah, you're winning so far. *NM* Aeryn - 23/03/2011 10:54:16 AM 452 Views
You know, Joshua and Jesus are the same name. Ghavrel - 23/03/2011 06:54:52 AM 842 Views
Good point. Joshua/Josh counts. *NM* Vivien - 23/03/2011 03:55:11 PM 467 Views
How can they have English names, when English didn't even exist yet!?! *NM* ironclad - 23/03/2011 08:56:09 AM 462 Views
God must be a forward thinker. *NM* Ghavrel - 23/03/2011 09:34:07 AM 340 Views
Well he is omniscient, and he loved Evangelical Baptists above all. It makes sense. *NM* Aeryn - 23/03/2011 10:56:05 AM 451 Views
Different ethnic versions of the names are fine. *NM* Vivien - 23/03/2011 03:12:18 PM 450 Views
Joshua = Jesus. According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal beetnemesis - 24/03/2011 10:08:27 PM 774 Views
Because cleary, God is a Brit. Michael - 24/03/2011 12:40:28 PM 820 Views
My response. Aeryn - 23/03/2011 10:53:06 AM 914 Views
1.5 nossy - 23/03/2011 02:43:46 PM 916 Views
Why? Vivien - 23/03/2011 03:15:23 PM 847 Views
lol, I'm sorry, that just got a lot funnier than I had expected it to. nossy - 23/03/2011 03:25:38 PM 1014 Views
Then it doesn't count. Vivien - 23/03/2011 03:53:55 PM 908 Views
Have a John is better than none...? *MN* Joel - 27/03/2011 03:42:09 AM 791 Views
Half a John, hahaha. Classic *NM* ironclad - 23/03/2011 03:55:37 PM 444 Views
*NM* TaskmasterJack - 24/03/2011 01:34:40 AM 399 Views
*NM* snoopcester - 24/03/2011 12:00:03 PM 437 Views
In a strictly Biblical sense, it's the men who do the "knowing" and women who are "known". *NM* Tom - 23/03/2011 10:20:34 PM 422 Views
"How many apostles have known you?" Fantastic. *NM* Ghavrel - 23/03/2011 11:05:25 PM 459 Views
LOL. *NM* Vivien - 24/03/2011 04:12:21 AM 449 Views
Do women get to know anything then? *NM* Vivien - 24/03/2011 04:25:24 AM 408 Views
Can they know themselves? *NM* Vivien - 24/03/2011 04:31:24 AM 472 Views
Good question. According to Biblical scholar Richard Elliott Friedman: Tom - 24/03/2011 01:36:56 PM 884 Views
That seems over simplified in a few areas, though I've always agreed with the, er, "main thrust". Joel - 27/03/2011 05:13:14 AM 1062 Views
What a terribly thought-out and absolutely groundless response you have shat out. Tom - 28/03/2011 05:56:56 AM 1094 Views
Next time I'm defending you against charges of elitism remind me to forget this exchange. Joel - 28/03/2011 08:38:10 PM 723 Views
I never asked you to defend me against charges of elitism; I am an elitist. Tom - 29/03/2011 12:55:12 AM 1102 Views
Hahaha, no kidding. *NM* Vivien - 29/03/2011 03:56:43 AM 333 Views
Then I'll have to settle for hoping you're not as representative of RAFO as some fear. Joel - 31/03/2011 10:06:34 PM 957 Views
Oh, did I offend you? Please let me continue to do so. Tom - 03/04/2011 05:24:25 AM 1041 Views
Also, John and Jonathan are not the same name. Tom - 24/03/2011 02:48:49 AM 749 Views
Well Tom, if you've *been known* by both a John and a Jonathan, my hat's off to you. Vivien - 24/03/2011 04:11:49 AM 777 Views
I have come into the world, but the world has known me not. Tom - 24/03/2011 01:43:36 PM 853 Views
Nice *NM* Vivien - 25/03/2011 10:19:37 PM 428 Views
Which is why "Johnathan", "Jonathon" and the like are such abominable names. *NM* Legolas - 25/03/2011 07:41:02 PM 447 Views
I hate it when people of the same ethnicity have different spellings of essentially the same name. *NM* Vivien - 25/03/2011 10:20:32 PM 457 Views
Алина, Алена, Елена really bothers me Tom - 25/03/2011 11:42:56 PM 848 Views
Americans still have that "official name vs. everyday-use name" thing to a very large degree. Legolas - 26/03/2011 12:08:26 AM 957 Views
Germans do it. Tom - 26/03/2011 12:20:21 AM 794 Views
I think you'll find they do it rather less these days. Legolas - 26/03/2011 12:31:54 AM 894 Views
I think you may be misunderstanding the concept of nicknames. Ghavrel - 26/03/2011 04:17:09 PM 767 Views
Is it me, or are your first and last sentence in direct contradiction of each other? Legolas - 26/03/2011 04:55:33 PM 891 Views
Possibly; I don't know what their parents intended. Ghavrel - 29/03/2011 01:41:32 AM 712 Views
I have known people who did it random thoughts - 29/03/2011 05:41:32 PM 716 Views
Actually, all Slavic languages do it extensively. Tom - 26/03/2011 12:29:39 AM 837 Views
My experience with Slavic languages is extremely limited, but... Legolas - 26/03/2011 12:44:19 AM 719 Views
But "Tom" isn't a proper name. Tom - 26/03/2011 01:53:38 PM 806 Views
For a lot of people it is. Legolas - 26/03/2011 04:52:57 PM 932 Views
Hoi polloi do a lot of idiotic things. Tom - 26/03/2011 04:58:46 PM 881 Views
Oh that's not that bad! Vivien - 26/03/2011 03:48:05 PM 853 Views
Well, you're in luck! Tom - 26/03/2011 04:52:18 PM 767 Views
But I can't! Vivien - 26/03/2011 05:13:20 PM 720 Views
Sure you can Tom - 26/03/2011 05:56:10 PM 781 Views
But... Vivien - 28/03/2011 07:28:17 PM 886 Views
But "Anya" only has a meaning as a short form of Anna. Tom - 29/03/2011 05:29:33 PM 697 Views
So you wouldn't love me anymore if you found out my given name was Bobby? Joel - 27/03/2011 05:18:19 AM 908 Views
I don't mind it if the alternative spelling is at least somewhat current. Legolas - 26/03/2011 12:03:54 AM 898 Views
I love how as long as you're around I don't have to point out stuff like this. Joel - 27/03/2011 03:26:04 AM 898 Views
None ßelals Girl - 24/03/2011 03:15:50 AM 772 Views
Awww. Vivien - 24/03/2011 04:30:09 AM 946 Views
I guess I haven't gone the apostle route Helene - 24/03/2011 01:48:48 PM 823 Views
Re: I guess I haven't gone the apostle route TaskmasterJack - 24/03/2011 09:59:17 PM 776 Views
Are there more Peters, or are Peters more likely to get laid? *NM* Helene - 25/03/2011 06:08:51 AM 457 Views
Re: Are there more Peters, or are Peters more likely to get laid? Aeryn - 25/03/2011 11:10:47 AM 857 Views
I had no idea! Helene - 26/03/2011 04:28:06 PM 864 Views
The entire English-speaking world, generally Tom - 26/03/2011 04:55:01 PM 758 Views
I know a lot of words for male genetalia, but I'd simply never heard Peter... weird. *NM* Helene - 26/03/2011 05:51:56 PM 455 Views
I've never heard Peter as a word for penis. Rebekah - 26/03/2011 06:00:12 PM 778 Views
Really? There's a whole off color joke built around that in The World According to Garp. Joel - 27/03/2011 03:53:57 AM 914 Views
It's never too late! *NM* Vivien - 25/03/2011 06:42:01 PM 439 Views
Ah, I'm probably going to be known by only one man for the rest of my life Helene - 26/03/2011 04:27:41 PM 823 Views
Well then maybe it is too late *NM* Vivien - 26/03/2011 05:25:46 PM 384 Views
Yeah, most likely :-) it's actually quite nice to be honest. *NM* Helene - 26/03/2011 05:52:37 PM 462 Views
Just Magdalene, sorry, and she only counts if you're a Gnostic or Neo-Gnostic. Joel - 27/03/2011 03:23:58 AM 796 Views
Best I can do Bad Ash - 28/03/2011 07:01:17 AM 894 Views
That's awesome. Vivien - 28/03/2011 07:25:46 PM 932 Views
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