原The things we as Americans become offended about. Too sensitive to say the very least. I know no one named Cohen but have seen so many ridiculous posts about cultural appropriation on Babycenter. Com.
Where are all of these so called Jewish people who seem to be so highly offended? All I see are people willing to jump on the train of cultural appropriation and go against the usage of this name. I guess though since I'm not Christian it would be wrong for me to name my child a biblical name?
Cultural appropriation is a joke in and of itself. With this logic, considering I'm African American, corn rows seem to predominantly be found on an African American's head but does that mean a person of another origin may not use it simply because it's so called "stealing from a culture?"
I end in: The sensitivity is ridiculous. Name your kid as you please.
原Puleeze, those commenting on how offensive this name is to Jews. Get over yourselves. You do not have a lock on these five letters in this order. My beautiful grandson is named Cohen and we could give a flying flip what anyone thinks of his name. We did not get the memo before he was named and now that he is named, we are happy with both him and his name. If you would judge a human being by his name, you are not really a decent human being.
原I named my beautiful son Cohen in October of 1998 because my childhood sweetheart had a dog named Cohen, the dog was named after everyone drew names out of a hat, his aunt Deb had a sweetheart that had the last name Cohen, so I just thought the cycle of love would continue with me naming my baby Cohen Wesley and if anyone is offended at any child being named this well, you are also a child!
原We chose the name Cohen for our beautiful son born on lucky Friday 13th 2014. We chose the name due to its Gaelic heritage and him being a fine Irish boy. To us it is a beautiful name and nothing more... I wouldn't like for it to be linked to the fabricated of state of Israel in any way shape or form.
原Wow, I named my son Cohen because there was simply no other name that came to me for him. Knowing that names are important in the Bible, I asked God what I should name my son and Cohen is the name I felt He chose. I know it is deeply connected to the Biblical priesthood and I thought it was a great honor for my son to bear that name. I never thought twice about Jewish people being offended or confused by it. I was proud and I still am. Our Messiah, Jesus, is described as our high priest in the Bible so again, I am proud for my son to carry the priestly name, whether he is of Hebrew descent or not. I'm encouraged that there are several other people who have chosen to name their sons Cohen. It's a beautiful name with a rich history.
原Some people are unbelievable. To say people would be offended. What right do they have to decide. I named my son Cohen because I liked the name. If I wanted to call him priest or jesus or john I would've. I also named my other son a popular Spanish name. I have no idea what religion people might be with that name nor do I care. It's not something I look into. I have always liked surnames for first names and that is why I named him Cohen. Plus I loved Leonard Cohen. And there was an NBA player listed on some sports websites who wasn't a Jew.
I couldn't imagine my son being anything else. If I have offended any Jew then I am deeply sorry. But I have no idea when I will know someone is a Jew or not. Because in my eyes, we are all the same and should be treated the same. No matter what our skin colour or name is.
I have a friend that is muslim and I was going to name my son after him, now do you think my friend would have been offended or honoured?
原I named my son Cohen in 2008. I fell in love with the name after the popular show called 'the O.C'. I couldn't care less what anyone else thinks of it. Or any other religion. Some of these comments make me laugh. I love my little Cohen and couldn't imagine him being called anything else.
原Anyone who is offended by a name is a ridiculous human being! I named my son Cohen due to the fact my favourite song was written by Leonard Cohen and also due to the fact I like the name! As an atheist I do not worry myself with offending religious people regardless of their faith and If I liked the name I would have had no problem with calling my child Mohammed! If a religious person is offended by my son's name then that is unfortunately their problem. Offense is 'taken' and not 'given' especially if it is not intended to offend anyone! It is therefore the problem of the person who is offended to worry about! I am personally offended by people who believe in any religion as I see it as an insult to human intelligence that they believe in god and are arrogant enough to believe they just happened to be born in the correct place or country to believe in the one 'true' god! However when I meet religious people I do not judge them or make comments about their faith! Each to their own in my opinion and if anyone says to my son that his name is offensive then I will tell him to treat it with the complete lack of concern it deserves! Get a grip people no one owns a name especially not a made up fantasy story about a man who lives in the sky!
评论时间：2014/10/10
BuyBeerOrPayTheRent
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我真的很喜欢这个名字，我觉得它有一种坏的屁股声音，我会考虑使用它。
原I really like this name, I think it has kind of a bad ass sound to it, I would consider using it.
原Was aware that Cohen was a Jewish surname before we chose it as our sons name. We decided on Cohen because we both love Leonard Cohens music. As I'm agnostic, I could care less about the religious meaning of the name.
原It's a name people, it belongs to nobody so build a bridge and get over it. Just because a religion has a priest associated to the name doesn't make it forbidden. What is a Jew? Who is a Jew? Anything or anybody who practices that religion.
原I've noticed Cohen's rising popularity and as a given name. Originally, I was weirded out by this. Why would people want to name their kids a common Jewish surname? Then I realized that not only did it appear in pop-culture, but it has this "unique", trendy appeal: It's a firm, 2-syllable name with a long vowel as the first syllable, and ending in "-en". Similar names of this manner would be Caden, Coltan, Logan, Brayden, and Mason. Also, it's something... different. Ok, I get it. I'm not offended.
While the meaning is merely "high priest of ancient Israel", it's also understandable why many people would not be turned away by its meaning. However, understand that the meaning is much deeper than this to the Jewish community, as the Messiah is believed to be a descendant of the Kohenim lineage. If this deeper meaning seems "cool" to you, then understand that the offense to using this name would be like a non-Muslim baby being named Mohammad just because of the way it "sounds", or an Atheist naming their child Jesus.
If you name your child Cohen, Jews will know you're not Jewish because Jews would not use this name (as it is a title, not a given name). Even secular Jews wouldn't use it since it's such a common surname. I understand if you live in an area with no Jewish community in sight, then why should you worry? Well, many people may be very confused by this. Your child may even experience anti-Semitism, even though he isn't Jewish.
I also don't recommend common surnames as being used as first names in general (unless it is also a common given name). Overall, this name will lead to much confusion (and some offense). An alternative is the Dutch name Koen, which has a different meaning all together.
原Among Jews, this name would be rather sacrilegious to use, especially if you are not a Cohen and most of all if you are not Jewish. I cannot believe how ignorant some people are who use this name.
原I agree. Jews DO NOT use this name. Cohen is incredibly offensive, tacky, and ridiculous. Since it's associated with Kohanim Jews, it's like naming your child Priest. Cohen is yet another name that popular culture has influenced parents to use, although it's not a good association. I'd rather see Bronx Mowgli or Egypt Dean. That is why Cohen is a bad name. There are plenty of other names out there.
评论时间：2011/02/28
vomiting
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哦，哇。你不想试图证明这个名字对一个非犹太孩子的一些人。这样一个有争议的问题。
原Oh, wow. You don't ever want to try to justify this name on a non-Jewish child to some people. Such a contentious issue.
匿名用户
译 我们作为美国人的事情变得冒犯。太不灵敏，至少说。我知道没有人命名科恩，但已经看到这么多可笑的职位关于文化拨款在Babycenter。 Com。 \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e所有这些所谓的犹太人似乎是如此高度冒犯了哪里？我所看到的是人们愿意跳上文化拨款的火车，并反对使用这个名字。我想，虽然，因为我不是基督徒，我错了命名我的孩子一个圣经的名字是错误的？ \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e文化拨款本身就是一个笑话。有了这个逻辑，考虑到我是非裔美国人，玉米排似乎主要是发现在一个非裔美国人的头上，但这是否意味着另一个来源的人可能不会使用它只是因为它所谓的“从文化偷走？ \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e我结束：灵敏度是可笑的。给你的孩子命名。
Where are all of these so called Jewish people who seem to be so highly offended? All I see are people willing to jump on the train of cultural appropriation and go against the usage of this name. I guess though since I'm not Christian it would be wrong for me to name my child a biblical name?
Cultural appropriation is a joke in and of itself. With this logic, considering I'm African American, corn rows seem to predominantly be found on an African American's head but does that mean a person of another origin may not use it simply because it's so called "stealing from a culture?"
I end in: The sensitivity is ridiculous. Name your kid as you please.
kimmstree
译 普莱泽，那些评论如何冒犯这个名字是犹太人。过自己。你没有按这个顺序在这五个字母上锁定。我美丽的孙子被命名为科恩，我们可以给任何人认为他的名字飞行翻转。我们没有得到备忘录，在他被命名，现在，他被命名，我们很高兴与他和他的名字。如果你用他的名字来判断一个人，你不是一个真正的人。
匿名用户
译 科恩是一个伟大的名字！对我来说没有宗教意义。我不是犹太人，我不认识任何犹太人...事实上，我知道科恩比犹太人更多。
Grey_eyed_gurl77
译 1998年10月，我命名我的美丽的儿子科恩，因为我的童年甜心有一只名叫科恩的狗，这条狗被命名，因为每个人都从帽子中抽出名字，他的阿姨德班有一个甜心，最后一个名字科恩，所以我只是想爱情的循环将继续我命名我的孩子科恩韦斯利，如果任何人在任何孩子被命名这个井，冒犯了，你也是一个孩子！
Sidhoops67
译 我们选择了Cohen这个名字，我们的美丽的儿子出生在幸运的2014年5月13日。我们选择了名字，由于其盖尔遗产，他是一个优秀的爱尔兰男孩。对我们来说，这是一个美丽的名字，没有什么更多...我不喜欢它以任何形式或形式与以色列的状态联系在一起。
Mom22
译 哇，我命名我的儿子科恩，因为没有其他名字来找我。知道名字在圣经中是重要的，我问上帝我应该命名我的儿子，科恩是我觉得他选择的名字。我知道它深深地与圣经的牧师联系在一起，我认为这对我的儿子来说是一个伟大的荣誉。我从来没有想过两次犹太人被冒犯或困惑。我很自豪，我还是。我们的弥赛亚，耶稣，在圣经中被描述为我们的大祭司，我为我的儿子骄傲为祭司的名字，无论他是否是希伯来人的下降。\u003cbr\u003e我很鼓舞，有几个其他人们选择命名他们的儿子科恩。这是一个有着丰富历史的美丽的名字。
I'm encouraged that there are several other people who have chosen to name their sons Cohen. It's a beautiful name with a rich history.
匿名用户
译 我得出结论......作为第二个名字科恩意味着牧师在犹太人。\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e但作为名字，这意味着...惊人的孩子。
But as a first name it means... amazing child.
匿名用户
译 有些人令人难以置信。说人会被冒犯。他们有什么权利决定。\u003cbr\u003e我命名我的儿子Cohen，因为我喜欢这个名字。如果我想叫他牧师或耶稣或约翰，我会。\u003cbr\u003e我还命名我的另一个儿子一个流行的西班牙名字。我不知道什么宗教的人可能有这个名字，我也不在乎。这不是我看的。\u003cbr\u003e我一直喜欢姓的名字，这就是为什么我叫他科恩。加上我喜欢Leonard Cohen。在一些体育网站上有一个NBA球员不是犹太人。\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e我不能想象我的儿子是别的什么。\u003cbr\u003e如果我冒犯了任何犹太人，那么我很抱歉。 \u003cbr\u003e但我不知道什么时候我会知道有人是一个犹太人或不是。因为在我的眼中，我们都是一样的，应该得到同样的待遇。无论我们的肤色或名字是什么。\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e我有一个朋友是穆斯林，我要命名我的儿子在他后面，现在你认为我的朋友会被冒犯或荣誉？
I named my son Cohen because I liked the name. If I wanted to call him priest or jesus or john I would've.
I also named my other son a popular Spanish name. I have no idea what religion people might be with that name nor do I care. It's not something I look into.
I have always liked surnames for first names and that is why I named him Cohen. Plus I loved Leonard Cohen. And there was an NBA player listed on some sports websites who wasn't a Jew.
I couldn't imagine my son being anything else.
If I have offended any Jew then I am deeply sorry.
But I have no idea when I will know someone is a Jew or not. Because in my eyes, we are all the same and should be treated the same. No matter what our skin colour or name is.
I have a friend that is muslim and I was going to name my son after him, now do you think my friend would have been offended or honoured?
Cohenismylove
译 我在2008年命名我的儿子科恩。\u003cbr\u003e在流行的节目“O.C”之后我爱上了这个名字。\u003cbr\u003e我不在乎别人怎么想。或任何其他宗教。这些评论中的一些让我笑了。我爱我的小科恩，不能想象他被称为任何其他。
I fell in love with the name after the popular show called 'the O.C'.
I couldn't care less what anyone else thinks of it. Or any other religion. Some of these comments make me laugh. I love my little Cohen and couldn't imagine him being called anything else.
Anti-bullcrap
译 任何人被冒犯名字是一个可笑的人！我命名我的儿子科恩由于事实我最喜欢的歌曲是由伦纳德·科恩写的，也是由于事实，我喜欢的名字！作为一个无神论者，我不担心自己与冒犯的宗教人，不管他们的信仰，如果我喜欢这个名字，我会没有问题，叫我的孩子穆罕默德！如果一个宗教人士被我的儿子的名字冒犯，那么这是不幸的是他们的问题。进攻是“被采取”，而不是“给予”，特别是如果它不打算冒犯任何人！因此，这是冒犯的人的问题担心！我个人感到冒犯的人相信任何宗教，因为我认为它是对人类智力的侮辱，他们相信上帝，并傲慢足以相信他们刚刚发生在正确的地方或国家出生，相信一个“真“神！但是，当我遇到宗教人时，我不会判断他们或对他们的信仰发表评论！每个对自己在我看来，如果有人对我的儿子说，他的名字是攻击性的，那么我会告诉他对待它完全缺乏应有的关注！抓住人没有人拥有一个名字，特别是不是一个生活在天空中的人的幻想故事！
BuyBeerOrPayTheRent
译 我真的很喜欢这个名字，我觉得它有一种坏的屁股声音，我会考虑使用它。
martmac
译 知道科恩是一个犹太姓，之前我们选择它作为我们的儿子的名字。我们决定Cohen，因为我们都爱Leonard Cohens音乐。因为我不知道，我可以不在乎名字的宗教意义。
Rawb
译 这是一个名字的人，它属于没有人，所以建立一座桥梁，并得到它。只是因为一个宗教有一个牧师与名字相关联并不能禁止。什么是犹太人？谁是犹太人？任何或任何实践这种宗教的人。
Tiger Lilly
译 我注意到科恩不断上升的人气和作为一个给定的名字。原来，我很奇怪这个。为什么人们想要为孩子命名一个普通的犹太姓氏？然后，我意识到，它不仅出现在流行文化，但它有这个“独特的”，时尚的吸引力：这是一个坚定的，2音节的名称与长元音作为第一个音节，并以“-EN”结尾。这种方式的相似名称将是Caden，Coltan，Logan，Brayden和Mason。另外，它的东西...不同。好的我明白了。我没有冒犯。\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e虽然意思只是“古代以色列的大祭司”，但也可以理解为什么许多人不会被其意义所左右。然而，应该明白，这个意思比犹太社会的意义深得多，因为弥赛亚被认为是科恩族的后裔。如果这个更深的含义似乎“酷”给你，那么就要明白，使用这个名字的罪行就像一个非穆斯林的婴儿被命名为穆罕默德只是因为它“听起来”的方式，或一个无神论者命名他们的孩子耶稣。 br\u003e \u003cbr\u003e如果你命名你的孩子科恩，犹太人会知道你不是犹太人，因为犹太人不会使用这个名字（因为它是一个标题，而不是一个给定的名字）。即使世俗的犹太人也不会使用它，因为它是这样一个共同的姓氏。我明白，如果你住在一个没有犹太社区的地区，那么你为什么要担心呢？好吧，很多人可能会很困惑这个。你的孩子甚至可能会经历反犹太主义，即使他不是犹太人。\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e我也不建议使用常用的姓氏作为一般名字（除非它也是一个常见的名字）。总的来说，这个名字会导致很多混乱（和一些罪行）。另一个选择是荷兰名字Koen，它有不同的含义。
While the meaning is merely "high priest of ancient Israel", it's also understandable why many people would not be turned away by its meaning. However, understand that the meaning is much deeper than this to the Jewish community, as the Messiah is believed to be a descendant of the Kohenim lineage. If this deeper meaning seems "cool" to you, then understand that the offense to using this name would be like a non-Muslim baby being named Mohammad just because of the way it "sounds", or an Atheist naming their child Jesus.
If you name your child Cohen, Jews will know you're not Jewish because Jews would not use this name (as it is a title, not a given name). Even secular Jews wouldn't use it since it's such a common surname. I understand if you live in an area with no Jewish community in sight, then why should you worry? Well, many people may be very confused by this. Your child may even experience anti-Semitism, even though he isn't Jewish.
I also don't recommend common surnames as being used as first names in general (unless it is also a common given name). Overall, this name will lead to much confusion (and some offense). An alternative is the Dutch name Koen, which has a different meaning all together.
匿名用户
译 在犹太人中，这个名字使用起来相当吝啬，特别是如果你不是科恩，最重要的是，如果你不是犹太人。我不能相信有些人是无知的，是谁使用这个名字。
bananarama
译 我同意。犹太人不要使用这个名字。科恩是令人难以置信的冒犯，发粘，可笑。因为它与Kohanim犹太人相关联，它就像命名你的孩子牧师。科恩是流行文化影响父母使用的另一个名字，虽然它不是一个很好的协会。我宁愿看布朗克斯Mowgli或埃及院长。这就是为什么科恩是一个坏名字。还有很多其他的名字。
vomiting
译 哦，哇。你不想试图证明这个名字对一个非犹太孩子的一些人。这样一个有争议的问题。