Introverted and Intuitive (INFP)

Reuben ... means ... Behold, a Son!

Sometimes women don't know what to do to help with the world situation, the wars and violence. There are two things you can do. Refuse to have your son circumcised and give him a name that means peace, not war.

Here's an excerpt from my article that was recently reprinted in HopeandSpirit eMagazine

As a metaphysician, I know that nothing is a coincidence. Many of the most popular boys’ names through the ages are derived from Hebrew, Greek, Latin and Teutonic (German) words for weapons, helmets and other military apparatus, or they are the names of famous warriors or epithets for them such as “great protector” or “stalwart guardian”. I wonder if we are ready to change our expectations about boys and encourage a more gentle and peaceful nature in them instead by naming them names that come from the words for oak tree (Orick), for example, or wide meadow (Bradley).

The fact that we don’t know what these names mean when we pick them doesn’t change their meanings. We are sure of this in spiritual metaphysics. Nothing is “not known” to the subconscious mind. These names are in the collective unconscious of every person who comes from the Judaeo-Christian tradition.

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Here are the 10 most popular boys’ names in America in 2002 and their meanings.
 
As you read them, consider whether you would consciously choose this quality for your son.
 
1. Jacob (Hebrew) supplanter
2. Michael (Hebrew) gift from God
3. Joshua (Hebrew) god is salvation
4. Matthew (Hebrew) gift of Jehovah
5. Ethan (Hebrew) strong
6. Joseph (Hebrew) may Jehovah give increase
7. Andrew (English and Scottish) manly and brave
8. Christopher (English) one who holds Christ in his heart
9. Daniel (Hebrew) God is my judge
10. Nicholas (Greek) named after Nike, the goddess of victor

I wonder if someone really knew what these names meant if they would still use them.

In the 2002 list the percentage of Hebrew names has increased from 30% to 70%. Many of the Hebrew names are different kinds of blessings from God.

Here are some more warlike names we could do without:

1. Edgar (Teutonic) rich spear
2. Gerard (T) firm spear
3. Gerald (T) spear power
4. Harold (T) warrior power
5. Ivan (T) archer
6. William (T) helmet
7. Ichabod (Hebrew) the glory is departed
8. Lewis, Louis (French) famous warrior
9. Marcus (Latin) of Mars
10. Oscar (English) bounding warrior
11. Owen (English) young warrior
12. Randolph, house wolf
13. Rudolf (T) wolf of fame
14. Roger (T) spear of fame
15. Tristan (T) mad face
16. Vincent (Latin) conquering
17. Victor (Latin) conqueror

Maybe we could replace them with names of good things, places and plants, like these:

1. Benedict (Latin) Sunday’s child
2. David and Benjamin (Hebrew) beloved
3. Albrecht (English) intelligent
4. Ehren (German) honorable
5. Wilfred (English) resolute peace
6. Edric, power and good fortune
7. Bashshar (Arabic) brings good news
8. Benen (Irish) kind
9. Stillman (English) quiet
10. Demario (Spanish) quiet

Or what about my favorite boy's name, Reuben, which means in Hebrew, "Behold a son."
 
Let's name our sons consciously.  It's something we can all do to further peace in our world.