Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Eyerusalem


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   keep. Overall consensus for Keep   Wifione    .......  Leave a message  06:13, 2 October 2010 (UTC)

Eyerusalem

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Essentially a dictionary definition of a given name. Weakly sourced. No indication of significance or potential for expansion. No articles link to it other than a disambiguation page, where its inclusion is questionable older ≠ wiser 02:52, 25 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep. It's a common name in use in Ethiopia, there are multiple sources listed and more can undoubtedly be found and ample opportunities to expand upon the history and usage of the name. One example of a namebearer is currently included. There are also numerous other articles on Wikipedia already about names common in other countries. There is also a group dedicated to expansion of articles about names, as indicated on the discussion page. --Bookworm857158367 (talk) 02:58, 25 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Weak keep. There could be use for this if enough information could be found. Or perhaps merge it into a Jerusalem (name) article, as Jerusalem is found as a name and surname occasionally. [tk]   XANDERLIPTAK  07:22, 25 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Eyerusalem is the more commonly used name, though. I haven't heard similar uses of Jerusalem unless it's an Anglicized form of Eyerusalem. This appears to be a very well used name in Ethiopia based on the number of hits for the name on Google. In one list of Ethiopian children it appeared several times as opposed to one or two references for other female names. --Bookworm857158367 (talk) 12:25, 25 September 2010 (UTC)
 * In Ethiopia. The English Wikipedia would have little reason to have an article on every name that tops the lsit of most popular baby names in Ethiopia. Jerusalem, though rare, appears more often as a name in English sources than Eyerusalem does. [tk]   XANDERLIPTAK  14:21, 27 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Also, there is little reason to have so many articles for similar names, they should be focused to one article which covers the list of variations. Otherwise we end up with the John\Jon\Johnathan\Jonathan mess. [tk]   XANDERLIPTAK  14:23, 27 September 2010 (UTC)
 * John and Jonathan are two different names with different meanings. As for Eyerusalem and Jerusalem, it is likely that Eyerusalem is also more common in English-speaking countries because emigration by Ethiopian immigrants. I found several references to women and girls named Eyerusalem in newspapers based in the United States over the past months. Jerusalem is not used as a name to any real extent. --Bookworm857158367 (talk) 18:49, 27 September 2010 (UTC)


 * Keep. Agree with Bookworm857158367 about potential for expansion. Jimmy Pitt   talk  19:28, 25 September 2010 (UTC)
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