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I mean, I agree with respecting his culture and all, but isn't that a bit too much? It'd be like me demanding that my grandchild was named "God". There would have still been other perfectly acceptable Scandinavian names, like Björn or Ivan, off the top of my head, and surely some other less stereotypical names, too.
What AgnosticTemplar said. Thor is a common name and has been passed down for generations. Heck Thor Heyerdahl became famous in the 70's for his voyages.
There are lots of Hispanics who name their kids 'Jesus'. And let's not forget that 'Muhammad' in it's various spellings is the most common name on Earth.
And I don't particularly agree with calling a kid "Jesus", either. But Thor wasn't just a prophet, like Jesus and Mohammed. He is an actual god. (I don't want to get into a discussion about how some people interpret Jesus as being God himself.) I wouldn't call a kid "Athena", "Odin" or "Zeus", either. Those are the names of gods, and it just seems strange to me to call a human being that.
Jesus isn't 'just a prophet" within Christianity. Fuck your attempted deflection.
Oh, fuck off. Would you really feel the same way about someone called "God" as someone called "Jesus"? They're clearly on different levels. And I personally find both to be names you shouldn't call children. I don't feel the same about "Muhammed", because that was just some child rapist and murderer that, for some reason, some people respect. But I find that naming someone the same name as that of a god is just arrogant.
Thor is used as a perfectly acceptable name, like Athena from Greek mythology is.
And ''Jesus'' is a common name in Spanish-speaking countries.
It's a perfectly valid name, and as far as holy names go, "Jesus" is the Greek version of the name. Joshua is the Hebrew version- Jesus of Nazareth would have been known as Yehoshua/Yeshua ben Yosef in Jewish circles.