Michelle Duggar names her 20th

[loveinacarcrash.livejournal.com]

Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar announced the name of their 20th child (Sadly, she had a miscarriage). They named the baby Jubilee Shalom
What do you think?

Comments

[kitchen-poet.livejournal.com]

I think it is funny the only other place I have recently seen Shalom as a middle name is from this blogger: http://www.girlsgonechild.net/ and she and Michelle Duggar have to be polar opposites.


Personally, while I actually kind of like Jubilee, I strongly associate Shalom with Jewish men, and it sounds weird to me on a non-Jewish female. Also, I think of Shalom Auslander and Foreskin's Lament, so yeah...

[piperwest12.livejournal.com]

I think Jubilee is a ridiculous first name. Shalom is very pretty though I don't think it would work as a name.

[danne-gerous.livejournal.com]

Jubilee reminds me of X-Men and Shalom reminds me of the supermodel.

[http://users.livejournal.com/-dahling-/]

I think all of those kids have stupid names.

[hermione-vader.livejournal.com]

Jubilee...were they fans of X-Men during the '90s?

I like Shalom, but that's probably because one of my best friends in middle school was named Shalom.

[twitchywoman.livejournal.com]

Jubilee is a grocery store chain, at least here in Minnesota. I think the miscarriage is God's way of saying, "you've had enough now stop it." this family drives me absolutely nuts for so many reasons.

[holidaylights.livejournal.com]

I feel guilty for saying it, but I really like the name - Jubilee is a total guilty pleasure for me, and I love Shalom. I'm kind of side-eyeying Shalom for a non-Jew, though.

[pirahan.livejournal.com]

Neither of those are names.

[schexyschteve.livejournal.com]

I'm really surprised they chose Shalom, even as a middle name.

WTF is Jubilee? They did so well on some of the names, but then they have Jinger and Jordyn-Grace and such. They're wasting the opportunity to use J names like Julia.

[holidaylights.livejournal.com]

LOL, don't tell that to Sholem Aleichem, Shalom Auslander or Sholem Asch.

[adamantplatypus.livejournal.com]

I guess it's time to stop having kids when you run out of decent names to name them, hmm?

[adamantplatypus.livejournal.com]

Eh, I don't think I'd ever name a kid Julia, even in their situation. It's not my style. But Jubilee? No.

[smittenlotus.livejournal.com]

I don't think it's a terrible name. I've heard worse. But I hope for the love of Godiva chocolate they're done having kids. That woman is going to kill herself if she keeps this up.

[landslideoflove.livejournal.com]

Amen!

[canadagirl.livejournal.com]

My friend's niece is named Jubilee. I think it's a sweet name, although not my taste.

[rylee900.livejournal.com]

IA. Have they even used Jessica?

[schexyschteve.livejournal.com]

No, but they do have a Jessa. But then again, similar names didn't stop them from using Jana, Joy Anna and Johannah, or Jeremiah and Jedidiah.

[rylee900.livejournal.com]

Poor kids :/

[pleasure-past.livejournal.com]

Shalom Auslander is a very interesting name (not necessarily in a good or a bad way). Hello Foreigner. The first time I saw it, I thought it was a book or something.

[pleasure-past.livejournal.com]

I don't think they're ever going to declare themselves "done having kids." I've gathered that they have a moral objection to that (actively trying not to have kids, I mean). Still, she must be close to menopause now...

[imamaryanne.livejournal.com]

The Duggars are very old testament-y type Christians though. I know they don't eat pork, and the older girls occasionally seen wearing a star of David necklace.

The names Jubilee and Shalom are so wildly different, it's hard to believe they were put together.

[eveyalecia.livejournal.com]

I actually really like Jubilee-- when I was in elementary school I was determined to name my future son Jubilation (nn Jube) after a character in a book I loved, and jubilation is still my favorite word. :)

[cremepuff.livejournal.com]

Jubilee isn't my taste, but it honestly doesn't surprise me that they came up with it. I've heard the word used in a Christian context before.

[cremepuff.livejournal.com]

Wasn't there also a character in Lil' Abner named Jubilation? Or was that what you were referring to? :)

[sparklymoon.livejournal.com]

That's really out there for them. I love Shalom though. I feel bad that she had a miscarriage, but I'm kind of glad there is not actually a child out there named Jubilee Shalom. Maybe had it come full term they would have named it something more "normal"

[eveyalecia.livejournal.com]

I don't actually know what Lil' Abner is :) I was referring to the book Mattimeo (part of Brian Jacques' Redwall series). The Jubilation in that book was a hedgehog ^_^

[holidaylights.livejournal.com]

Heh - I think he's from NY, but it definitely has a ring to it.

[harinakshi.livejournal.com]

Please don't flame me for this. But my honest opinion is the name is absolutely terrible but it doesn't matter cause the baby never really was. *shrugs* Despite that they'll probably still go on like they have 20 kids even though they DON'T and it's not like it was a full term baby she lost. I'm sure miscarriages are tough to go through, but I know a lady who gave birth to a stillborn and I think that is way worse than a miscarriage of a fetus so it actually kind of annoys me that they named it. But, everyone grieves differently, yea yea. Just my thoughts. Stupid name, stupid family.

[earn-my-wings.livejournal.com]

THIS!!

[earn-my-wings.livejournal.com]

Technically they're similar because they mean joy and peace. But they don't sound right together, especially in that family. Ugh.

[ghost-light.livejournal.com]

Did anyone pick that in the guess-the-name post last month?

[daydream11.livejournal.com]

I might attract some flames but... I don't think it quite matters what they name this one, as it's not, um, alive. I think the name is probably due a tribute, a celebration sorta... It's less a name someone can take seriously and more to acknowledge her presence at all.

I secretly like Shalom.

[serenebean.livejournal.com]

You know...for an unborn child, I actually rather like it. Like someone else said, perhaps they'd have chosen a more "normal" name if she'd lived, but I think it's sweet to name her something so happy, to reflect their short time with her.

(That said, GAAAAAH, they need to go awaaaaay!)

[solitudete.livejournal.com]

So.. what are they going to call the show now? 20 kids and counting, or 19? : / Man this whole situation is so weird. I have to agree with the others that the name Jubilee seems ok to me because the child passed away, and "Jubilee" makes me think of celebrations-- so a tribute to her, like daydream11 said.

[laminy.livejournal.com]

I don't want to get too enthusiastic about it, because it is the name of a child they lost, but honestly, I love it. Shalom is already one of my favourite names that I would love to use, and Jubilee Shalom is cute, and fun, and really pretty. I love it.

[annenihilate.livejournal.com]

WHO THE HELL WOULD WANT 20 KIDS?!
Maybe it's just me, but I think that woman is fecking nuts.
I don't know why anyone would want to butcher their body like that??
Crazy.

[annenihilate.livejournal.com]

I was wondering if I was the only one who kept thinking about X-Men and Jubilee. I keep picturing that yellow coat! Gah.

[sakuya-baby.livejournal.com]

She's had like 3 other miscarriages and two or three uterine prolapses. Jfc.

Also, Jubilee is a restaurant here.

[sakuya-baby.livejournal.com]

Don't they have one kid that breaks the chain? Like Mackenzie or something?

[speakunique.livejournal.com]

Mackenzie is their grandaughter's name hahaha.

[sakuya-baby.livejournal.com]

Oh.