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"David" is a very common given name in the Anglosphere. "Solomon" is a stereotypically Jewish name. "Jesus" is reasonably common among Spanish speakers but virtually unknown among English speakers. What has affected the way that biblical names have been taken up in different societies?

by /u/Brickie78 in /r/AskHistorians

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