Can "Holy" be a first name?

[Relish in Chaos]

I was wondering, can "Holy" be a first name? Because Jotaro Kujo's mother in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is apparently named "Holy". But I've never seen that used as a first name, especially an American or English first name (perhaps in Japanese, but Jotaro's mother is meant to be an American of English descent, being the daughter of Joseph Joestar), although I have seen "Holly" being used as a first name (I know there are some people, say, in South American countries called "Jesus" - although some people think that's blasphemous - and some people are named "Hope" and "Faith", but not an adjective that may describe a concept, even if it is religious) and I've seen the character being referred to as "Holy" before.

Viz translates the part where Mrs. Kujo tells her father Joseph that her Japanese friends call her "Seiko", meaning "holy child", as her telling him that her friends think that her name is "Holy", which is why they call her "Seiko" (also, she tells Joseph that she won't answer to anything else when he's in Japan, so I dunno if we should use that as her name now or not). I'm not sure how accurate Viz's translation of JoJo Part 3 is (the most I know about it was that the controversy over the Qu'ran-reading scene in the OVA meant they had to alter any potentially offensive scenes of mosque destruction in the manga, and they had Araki draw a quasi-original 8-page prologue and redraw some scenes that featured animals getting killed).

So, can "Holy" be a first name? And what is the "true" name of Jotaro's mother: "Holy" or "Holly"?

 

[Vegosiux]

If "Holy" can be a name I am totally changing my last name to "Mackerel". (I dare you to top this one, Daystar!)

Then again, I suppose it can be a name, but I find it to be a rather silly name.

 

[Redlin5_v1legacy]

If "Holy" can be a name I am totally changing my last name to "Mackerel".

Beaten to it. "Cow" or "Toledo" would be subpar substitutes though.

I'm sure you could? I mean, I don't think there is any law against it or anything. I just wouldn't.

[sub][sub]If going with silly names, I would name my son "Great Scott".[/sub][/sub]

 

[Daystar Clarion]

(I dare you to top this one, Daystar!)

[HEADING=1]challenge accepted![/HEADING]

The correct answer to this joke is Diver.


Your name would be Holy Diver.

 

[JaceArveduin]

(I dare you to top this one, Daystar!)

[HEADING=1]challenge accepted![/HEADING]

The correct answer to this joke is Diver.


Your name would be Holy Diver.

Spoiler

And Daystar shows that, once again, he is the Master of the Universe Forums

 

[shootthebandit]

Possible surnames: fuark, sheet, christ (with the option of adding "on a bike"), motherofgod, smokes or my personal favourite "strawberries batman we're in a jam"

 

[Vegosiux]

-snip-

I say, old chap, that's not too shabby! Not shabby at all! A valiant effort, it truly was, it was a pleasure to match wits with you. *tips hat and all that*

 

[Johnny Novgorod]

Maybe as an alternative spelling for Holly? It's not that far off.
In Spanish we have "Santo" and "Santos", which literally mean "saint/s", but can also stand for "holy" depending on the context. "Holy father" is "Santo padre" after all. If it was ever the butt of a joke, it's long forgotten. We're very much used to 'holy' as a name.

 

[Relish in Chaos]

Hmm. Interesting. And there is that actual "Holy Diver" reference to DIO and his Stand, The World.

 

[BQE]

-snip-

I say, old chap, that's not too shabby! Not shabby at all! A valiant effort, it truly was, it was a pleasure to match wits with you. *tips hat and all that*

-snip-

Well Vegosiux, it looks like you just heard the...

CLARION Call!

[sub]That's right, Clarion is word.[/sub]

[sub]Word,[/sub]

 

[FPLOON]

If "Holy" can be a name I am totally changing my last name to "Mackerel".

If "Holy" can be a first name, then the last name better not be "Shit"!

OT: Why not? It's "Holly" without the extra "L", the perfect name for a girl... I think...

 

[Queen Michael]

I think that it's possible here in Sweden, at least. I mean hey, we're a nation where "Dalek" is a real last name.

Yes, you can actually be named after these things.

 

[TheIceQueen]

In a world where a baby can be named 'Audio Science,' I'm pretty sure we decided that anything and everything was fair game for a baby's name.

 

[b3nn3tt]

As has been proved many, many times over, anything can be a name. However, I would say that Holy falls into the 'probably shouldn't be used as a name' category, along with Thinn, Yoga, Burger, the ever-popular Le-a and countless others that people seem to determined to punish their children with.

 

[shootthebandit]

As has been proved many, many times over, anything can be a name. However, I would say that Holy falls into the 'probably shouldn't be used as a name' category, along with Thinn, Yoga, Burger, the ever-popular Le-a and countless others that people seem to determined to punish their children with.

I whole heartedly agree. I agree with freedom of speech and you should be allowed to call your child what ever you want. However with freedom comes responsibility, you have the responsibility not to call your child something stupid

Here is what i like to call "shootthebandits simply guide on how to make your daughter not sound like a prostitute". Its a really simple easy to follow 5 step guide:

Step 1: select a name

Step 2: is this name also a type of car (examples include but not limited to porsche or mercedes) if yes go to step 1, if no go to step 3

Step 3: is the name also a type of alcohol (examples include but not limited to sambuca, pinot grigio or chardonnay) if yes go to step 1, if no go to step 4

Step 4: is the name also a brand of clothing (examples include but not limited to gucci or armani) if yes go to step 1, if no go to step 5

Step 5: congratulations, people are not going to misstake your daughter for a whore, you have succeeded as parent

 

[Aris Khandr]

Here is what i like to call "shootthebandits simply guide on how to make your daughter not sound like a prostitute". Its a really simple easy to follow 5 step guide:

Step 1: select a name

Step 2: is this name also a type of car (examples include but not limited to porsche or mercedes) if yes go to step 1, if no go to step 3

Step 3: is the name also a type of alcohol (examples include but not limited to sambuca, pinot grigio or chardonnay) if yes go to step 1, if no go to step 4

Step 4: is the name also a brand of clothing (examples include but not limited to gucci or armani) if yes go to step 1, if no go to step 5

Step 5: congratulations, people are not going to misstake your daughter for a whore, you have succeeded as parent

I'm pretty sure that most of the "stripper names" get through your test. Bambi, Chastity, et cetera. Avoid "ee" sounds at the end of names, I guess.

 

[Flatfrog]

I'm pretty sure that most of the "stripper names" get through your test. Bambi, Chastity, et cetera. Avoid "ee" sounds at the end of names, I guess.

Is Chastity a stripper name? That seems a bit unfair!

What about going for the good old-fashioned puritan names, like 'Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery' or 'Flie Fornication'

 

[Lightknight]

It works best if you also change the last name to Batman. The middle name can then be anything of your choosing.

 

[thedoclc]

Of course Holy can be a first name, at least in the US. You can saddle your child with just about any stupid name you want.

Let's see.

Penn Jillette named his daughter Moxie Crimefighter.
Gwen Stefani named her kid Zuma Nesta.
David Duchovny named his Kyd. Seriously.
Sylvester Stallone named his late son Sage Moonblood.

Freakonomics authors Steven Levitt and Steven Dubner told the story of a woman who named her kid Temptress. She was trying to name her after the actress Tempestt Bledsoe and did not know what the word temptress meant. Another father named his sons Winner (a career criminal) and Loser (later a police Lieutenant).

And not that long ago, a Tennessee judge apparently did not bother to observe separation of church and state and ordered a family to change the name of a boy on his religious grounds. He was later cited for religious bias and penalized by the state. The kid's name? Messiah.

I vote for Holy Juan as a name. Then train him like Earl Woods trained Tiger.