Re: Addressing people in America

On Thu, 3 May 2007 11:57:56 UTC, "Wayne Brown"
<awaynebrown@xxxxxxxxxxx> declaimed:

That is patently wrong.

It was generally true before the Second World War when certain names in
Germany like David were felt to be strictly Jewish, although there was a
Saint David (name day, December 29). Since then, times have changed
radically. Germans started naming sons David at least 30 years ago, and
the name became increasingly popular as the years passed. People who
keep name statistics say David was among the top 10 German names for
boys in 2004.

[snip] >... Sarah is one
of the most popular names for girls in Germany today.

OK, I got my info. from someone who lived in Germany till age 16, and
since then has lived in the states for 30-40 years. I guess his info
was outdated. He said no one who was not Jewish would have an Old
Testament name. I guess he was out of touch.

Wonder if German Christians (Protestant and R Catholic) have changed
on this also, or if it is only secular Germans who use such names as
David, Sarah, Jonah, etc. especially since you say there no name day
attached to them.

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