Rabbis Issue List of Unseemly Names

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JERUSALEM -- A group of Israeli rabbis has put together a list of names they say should be off-limits to Jewish children -- including Ariel and Omri, the given names of Israel's prime minister and his eldest son.

Uttering the name Ariel is problematic because it could beckon an angel namesake instead, drawing down his wrath, they caution.

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Rabbis Issue List of Unseemly Names

Omri -- the name of an evil biblical king -- should be taboo because of the highly negative connotation...

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