tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19803826.post1818727164407606693..comments2024-03-29T00:30:10.138-07:00Comments on BikeBubba's Boulangerie: Call me "Salathiel"Bike Bubbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08193546045614393425noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19803826.post-71046306546882554162010-05-21T07:16:34.145-07:002010-05-21T07:16:34.145-07:00Hmmm...I wonder if there's another Tobias? Bec...Hmmm...I wonder if there's another Tobias? Because a friend of mine, who'd be expected to be much more careful and deliberate about that sort of thing, named his son that. Or maybe it's the etymology?pentamomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19803826.post-14573253910238305972010-05-20T11:44:26.930-07:002010-05-20T11:44:26.930-07:00Along those lines, my step-uncle's given name ...Along those lines, my step-uncle's given name is "Tobias," a name also known in Nehemiah....he goes by Ned for most of us. :^)Bike Bubbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08193546045614393425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19803826.post-81434491602701339642010-05-20T10:54:07.591-07:002010-05-20T10:54:07.591-07:00It's a good commentary on the name and the cha...It's a good commentary on the name and the character, but there is a history of the later neo-Puritans (e.g. mid-19th century Prots) using old testament names really inappropriately, too. It seems like in some cases, the thinking was, "It comes from the Bible, so it's a good name," without regard to the etymology or heritage of the name.<br /><br />So maybe your ancestors were that smart, and maybe they weren't. ;-)pentamomnoreply@blogger.com