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amother

OP ↓

Yesterday at 6:17 am

would you find it strange if a gan was named

"Gan Eden"
?

Please honest answers, we are debating in out team...all other options dont sound nice (named after donors)

lucky14

Yesterday at 6:31 am

I’d think it was a little nerdy but wouldn’t think much else about it other than for a second. It certainly wouldn’t be something that would prevent me from considering sending a kid there.

amother

Watermelon

Yesterday at 6:33 am

Yes - I wouldn't want to send my child to gan eden, chas vshalom!

amother

Crimson

Yesterday at 6:35 am

Please don't, there used to be a school in my city with that name. It's really not a good idea. Morbid.

amother

Melon

Yesterday at 6:41 am

Yes, it's weird.

But not as bad as an old age home in my town that's called Gan Eden! Can't Believe It

#Happymom

Yesterday at 6:41 am

Please don't!

kenz

Yesterday at 6:54 am

I think it sounds nice but looks like I’m in the minority.

amother

Snowflake

Yesterday at 6:56 am

I sent my son to Gan Eden Preschool and didn’t think about the name at all.

patzer ↓

Yesterday at 6:58 am

Extremely weird.

Firstly, like many posters have pointed out, no one wants a child in gan eden.

Secondly, assuming this is for very young children, this will likely be the first time they hear the phrase "gan eden". First impressions are very strong, and they'll come to associate the phrase with their kindergarten.

JasmineDragon

Yesterday at 7:03 am

It sounds a bit strange to me.

amother

Lightpink

Yesterday at 7:29 am

I think it depends where you’re located. In Israel this wouldn’t sound as strange as in America

amother

Yolk

Yesterday at 8:18 am

I ised to work on a place called Ganon Eden,it's run by Chabad

amother

Oleander

Yesterday at 8:22 am

Yes super super weird don't do it and we have a old age home with that name!!

amother

Freesia

Yesterday at 10:33 am

There was a playgroup called Gan Eden in Queens. It's a great place. Not sure I would have chosen that name though.

amother

Firethorn

Yesterday at 10:51 am

I’ve sent my kids to Gan Eden playgroup in Lakewood. There were multiple age groups and every single class was full. A good school is a good school and people will send there regardless of the name

happymommy12

Yesterday at 10:55 am

My brother went to gan Eden preschool in Cedarhurst, it’s not around anymore.
I thought it was cute but I can hear why people are turned off by it…

imaima

Yesterday at 10:59 am

amother OP wrote:

would you find it strange if a gan was named

"Gan Eden"
?

Please honest answers, we are debating in out team...all other options dont sound nice (named after donors)

Don’t do it

amother

Lightcoral ↓

Yesterday at 11:17 am

amother Melon wrote:

Yes, it's weird.

But not as bad as an old age home in my town that's called Gan Eden! Can't Believe It

yeah . hi fellow Manc. I grew up round the corner from there. we used to laugh about it all the time! and we would visit the elderly people there often but still found it amusing

amother

Daylily

Yesterday at 11:21 am

amother Freesia wrote:

There was a playgroup called Gan Eden in Queens. It's a great place. Not sure I would have chosen that name though.

I went there as a kid. I guess that's why it sounds normal to me

amother

Babypink

Yesterday at 1:10 pm

amother Lightcoral wrote:

yeah . hi fellow Manc. I grew up round the corner from there. we used to laugh about it all the time! and we would visit the elderly people there often but still found it amusing

Well we lived opposite gan eden old age home and we used to joke that if that's gan eden, then we must be in living in the opposite place (ie gehenom).

But I agree with the other posters, find some other name to use instead.

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