the meaning of Faith..

[irishjewel413.livejournal.com]

So I have a funny little comment to tell you all that my dad made about me changing the baby's name to Faith. So right now I'd like it to be Faith Liliana or Faith Olivia. Originally it was going to be Liliana but due to recent events and the split with my abusive bf I feel like Faith is so much more appropriate.

So my dad absolutely hates it. He said in the 60s apparently drug addicts named their babies Faith. I started laughing at him when he said that. Whether that WAS the case or not, its not the 60s anymore and when I and anyone I've asked think of the name Faith, they think of religion, belief in something positive, something good...not drug addicts!

What do you all think? I just had to tell you all that.

Comments

[irishjewel413.livejournal.com]

Yeah I get that, I don't view it in that way, although it is relgious. I view it simply as a nice name that means something you believe in, not necessarily organized religion, but I def get what you mean.

[hwar.livejournal.com]

That pretty much sums it up for me too. The meaning of the word faith is definitely moving toward an exclusive association with religion (especially Christianity). Not there yet but will be, and most people WILL assume that a baby named Faith was named for religious reasons.