I’ve known Helamans, a Nephi, a Mahonri, a few Teancums, lots of Ammons

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Mar 29, 2024
8:17:29am

bruincoug All-American

Very uncommon among whitebread English speakers but but all of those were.

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bruincoug

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I wonder why LDS folk don't name their kids Nephi, Helaman, Teancum etc. There

Methusaleh22

Mar 29, 7:14am

Probably because it’s weird

TCuz

Mar 29, 7:15am

Oh I agree. But you've been to church right?

Methusaleh22

Mar 29, 7:15am

Why not Methusaleh?

porl thompson

Mar 29, 7:16am

Right? Can him Meth for short. It's cute.

Methusaleh22

Mar 29, 7:19am

Mr. And Mrs Head, what do you call your son?

Archaea

Mar 29, 7:48am

Very common in Mexico and other countries in Central America

Greg Kite's 'stache

Mar 29, 7:16am

Well sure, but those are oooooold family names.

Methusaleh22

Mar 29, 7:17am

Alright this made me laugh out loud

PKCoug

Apr 6, 7:14pm

I’ve met a Nephi, a couple Teancums, a bunch of Mormons…

BlackBart

Mar 29, 7:21am

I wonder what drives the frown on this comment.

hooscoug

Mar 29, 8:08am

I met a Lehi...also seen it as a middle name.

Fdnman

Mar 29, 7:21am

I'd bet there's a bunch of middle names out there. Parents want their kid to be

Methusaleh22

Mar 29, 7:24am

If I had a kid named Teancum I would force him to be a javelin thrower. No

Methusaleh22

Mar 29, 7:22am

I've known several Isabel's.

StarMan

Mar 29, 7:23am

But do you know any Jezebel’s?

Swag Kazekage

Mar 29, 7:28am

Many many, just not by that name

Pretorian

Mar 29, 7:33am

Vicki Vallencourt?

foofcoug

Mar 29, 7:35am

I think they use those for middle names.

goldengoose

Mar 29, 7:24am

I could tell you why they don't use that 3rd name. That kid would likely become

foofcoug

Mar 29, 7:25am

Yes…probably best to never have three of those letters ever together in a name

Honor Code

Mar 29, 8:24am

In my last ward we had a family with a 14 y/o kid named Helaman move in.

El Careeb

Mar 29, 7:27am

I've seen all of those names before... Just not super common.. I've seen Mahonri

Don_Juan_El_Guapo

Mar 29, 7:27am

I’ve known a few Ammons. Other Book of Mormon names are not uncommon in Mexico.

BlueMatter

Mar 29, 7:28am

Why no Corianton?

Blueto

Mar 29, 7:28am

I know one

El Careeb

Mar 29, 7:30am

I met a guy who's name was Nimrod

Marc Spector

Mar 29, 7:29am

How often did you hear, "You Nimrod!"?

Q-grr

Apr 7, 11:29am

I know a couple Nephis and a Moroni.

Saregreat

Mar 29, 7:29am

I knew a family in Provo that were huge BYU fans

Strawhat4life

Mar 29, 7:30am

Met a family with a Laman and Lemuel before meeting the missionaries.

Longseason

Mar 29, 7:31am

I’ve met a few Ammons, Jareds, Jaroms

ballen

Mar 29, 7:35am

I've met an Abinadi and a Nephi and probably some others I can't think of rn

thewaterboy

Mar 29, 7:36am

My neighbor did: Sam, Nephi, Mosiah, then Isaiah and Grace

JupiterJones

Mar 29, 7:38am

I knew a Lemuel. Kid was a punk.

BluePostum

Mar 29, 7:39am

I know twins. Ammon & Aaron.

Hobo

Mar 29, 7:42am

Dentists?

Gunga Galunga

Mar 29, 8:09am

Anti-Dentite?

Q-grr

Apr 7, 11:30am

I had a mission companion named Nephi

UVCoug

Mar 29, 7:42am

Seems like putting undue pressure on a kid.

RC Vikings

Mar 29, 7:44am

Has any ever met the brother of Jared?

niqmadu

Mar 29, 7:50am

Believe it or not, 3 of my 4 sons are the brother of Jared.

FootBackwards

Mar 29, 8:40am

I've met several Nephis and one Teancum

byujag

Mar 29, 7:52am

I've known 3 Teancums now. They've all gone by "Tank"

Gunga Galunga

Mar 29, 8:04am

I’ve known Helamans, a Nephi, a Mahonri, a few Teancums, lots of Ammons

bruincoug

Mar 29, 8:17am

I once taught two Korean twins named Urim and Thummim.

O Gaucho

Mar 29, 8:19am

Grew up with a family with like 6 kids. 5 normal names, and then the last one

Jay Rick

Mar 29, 8:22am

I knew a Joseph Smith at BYU. That's almost worse.

IceCreamButt

Mar 29, 8:42am

Joe Smith

Q-grr

Apr 7, 11:32am

That is the most self centered resume ever while trying to appear altruistic.

Hobo

Mar 29, 9:05am

Got a Mahonri (first name) and Nephi (middle name) in my family

BeyondTheMark

Mar 29, 9:37am

I personally knew three people named Bubba when I lived

Stringer Bell

Mar 29, 10:15am

I knew a Tree.

Q-grr

Apr 7, 11:33am

I went to high school with twins named Lehi and Moroni.

BE-WHY-YOU

Apr 3, 9:30am

I thought I received inspiration on my mission to name my children with BoM midd

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