Why is “Christian” a name for a male but not “Jewish” or “Hindu” or “Muslim” or’”Buddhist”?

Hi, my name is Jesus.

R1, go back to Mexico!

Kristian had become a common Scandinavian name by the 20th century. Some people from other western countries also adopted it, but spelled it Christian.

That happens to be my name. And I am almost 46 and it wasn't a popular name back then. I hated it for many years and never understood how my parents came up with it

Jude or Judah?

I am pretty sure I have heard of Muslim men named Islam

Christians are more often hot than not.

Muslim countries use the name Muslim.

I’m sure those names are out there.

[Quote]Christians are more often hot than not.

You know it, bitch.

What a profound question.

Dude!

I know a Bangladeshi Muslim family whose last name is Islam. Biggest bunch of crooks imaginable (the family not religion I mean).

'Christian' was the allegorical name given to the central figure of The Pilgrim's Progress. It might have migrated from there to become a normal first name.

Islam and Israel are both first names.

Hi, my name is Human

R15- I’ve never heard of a Jewish person by the name of Israel. For some reason they are always Latino.

OP- What about the director Norman Jewison?

R17, there are a lot of Orthodox Jews named Israel / Yisrael / Yisroel. Sometimes they'll go by their nickname Isser, Issur, Srul or Sruli.

The Buddha's name was Siddhartha and it's a common name in India and countries that practice Budddhism.

[quote]I’ve never heard of a Jewish person by the name of Israel.

Of course that means they don't exist. Your limited experiences are universal I'm sure.

R17, would you please stop displaying your dirty ass and calling it you mother's chocolate supreme pie?

[quote][R15]- I’ve never heard of a Jewish person by the name of Israel.

Jacob, later known as Israel, is a Hebrew patriarch of the Abrahamic religions.

Here's a long list of famous people with the name "Israel."

"And he said to him, 'what is your name?' And he said, 'Yaakov.' And he said, 'no longer shall your name be said to be Yaakov, but rather Yisrael, for you have struggled with God and with people and you have withstood it.'" (Bereshit 32:28, 32:29)

All this religion talk makes me want to fart. A smelly one

OP, put the bong down. Take a break.

It’s a trashy name that you see in the finest trailer parks

[quote] It’s a trashy name that you see in the finest trailer parks

Or in the Danish regnal line. Take your pick.

Muhammad is the #1 most popular name in London.

Lucy worked for a religious leader.

I wouldn't call "Christian" a trashy name in the US but it doesn't have the same cultural connotations. The US is not the Danish Royal Family. In the US it means your family/parents were likely religious and probably conservative. Not as bad as made-up names like Madysen, but sometimes a bit of a red flag about someone's origins and/or beliefs.

[quote] I’ve never heard of a Jewish person by the name of Israel. For some reason they are always Latino.

And what, a Latino couldn't be Jewish?

Christian and Mohamed are both trashy names and both make me suspicious of a person. Why do people name their kids after their bizarre religions?

It is a tradition in many Muslim cultures to name at least one son Muhammad (or any of its variants -- Mohammad, Mohammed, Hamed, Hamid, Ahmad, Ahmed, Mahmud, Mehmet, Mamadou, etc.), in honor of the prophet Muhammad to show their commitment to their faith and in the hopes that their son will possess the same good leadership qualities as the prophet. Since the firstborn son is expected to head the household once the father has gone, he is usually the one given this name.

As Mohammed is such a common name in the Muslim world, many with this name use their second given name informally.

Scientology is a first name.

[quote]As Mohammed is such a common name in the Muslim world, many with this name use their second given name informally.

Similar to many Catholic girls named Maria / Marie. My great grandmother and her sisters were all named Maria: Maria Teresa, Maria Romana, Maria Rosa, Maria Francisca; while all her brothers were name Juan: Juan Carlos, Juan Miguel, Juan José. They all went by their second names.

If you're placing "Mohammed" in the same category of trashy names as "Christian," you're ignorant as fuck and probably racist,