I love names like [name]Malachi[/name], [name]Mordecai[/name], [name]Jedidiah[/name], [name]Nehemiah[/name], etc. But every time I bring them up to my mom she says they sound like names from Children of the Corn. I personally still love the names but it kinda bothers me. When you hear those names is that what you think of? Have you has any other similar experiences with telling a person about names you love?
My boyfriend, and to a lesser degree I, love these names. But yes, they’re rather Children of the Corn-ish. Personally, it doesn’t bother us. We’re neither of us religious or spiritual in any way (I’m atheist, he’s agnostic) but we love elaborate, biblical style names, which is what most of the Children’s names are. I’ve had some funny experiences sharing names I love. My brother thinks most of the names I love are pretentious. I told him I was naming my first born [name]Bear[/name] the other day and he said, “Now that’s a name!” lmao
[name]Malachi[/name], [name]Mordecai[/name], [name]Jedidiah[/name], [name]Nehemiah[/name] and the like are lovely names with lots of history, so if you love them, keep on loving them, Children of the Corn be damned. 
[name]Mordecai[/name]/[name]Mordechai[/name] just feels Jewish to me. (I’m Jewish) and I’ve never known one who wasn’t. I don’t get much of a fundamentalist vibe off it. There are “Old Testament” names that feel much more [name]Christian[/name] to me.
[name]Malachi[/name] was literally in Children of the Corn, but I like the meaning and really I love the name.
[name]Nehemiah[/name] and [name]Jedidiah[/name] feel more [name]Christian[/name] to me because of the Anglicized translations. [name]Nechemya[/name]/Nehemya feels Jewish.
I love [name]Jethro[/name], which is hickster. (hick + hipster). My mom said “Like [name]Beverly[/name] Hillbillies?!” and I said “would you say that about Yitro?” (Same name in Hebrew) and she said “…no.”
[name]Jed[/name] has a similar Clampett feel as [name]Jethro[/name] but I don’t mind [name]Jedidiah[/name]. I actively like [name]Jabez[/name], which is similarly hickster/Southern-sounding/Children of the Corn sounding to some. Popular Bible names like [name]Noah[/name]/[name]Jonah[/name] don’t do much for me compared to some of these, honestly.
My husband said no to [name]Hezekiah[/name], NN [name]Zeke[/name] - “we’re not Amish.” and no to [name]Zebulon[/name] “we’re not… Martians?”
I never saw Children of the Corn, so to me they’re just biblical names.
I do think Children of the Corn but that doesn’t bother me.
Children of the Corn is just weird, creepy, and disturbing on so many levels. No, I don’t associate long Biblical names with Children of the Corn. I try to forget that I ever saw that movie.