Have you given your kids fantasy names?
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Chaldfont
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My daughter's middle name is Coraline, after that great book by Neil Gaiman. I'm sure people will mistake it for Caroline all her life--just like the book. We were also considering Aeryn from Farscape as a middle name.
I pushed hard to name my son Bruce after Bruce Wayne, but my wife had a family friend named Bruce and didn't want to reuse it.
I'd not name my kids something obvious (like Peter Parker, etc). I like names that have references but that the common person would not get.
I pushed hard to name my son Bruce after Bruce Wayne, but my wife had a family friend named Bruce and didn't want to reuse it.
I'd not name my kids something obvious (like Peter Parker, etc). I like names that have references but that the common person would not get.
Aries_Omega
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My Kids
I was almost able to sneak in Luke. My wife and religious father-in-law were like "oh like from the Bible". I grinned and said yes then the wife tattled on me and said really loudly "oh no! He wants to so he can say "Luke! I am your father" when he is acting bad". Needless to say my requests for Han, Anakin and Lando all were shot down too.
We went with Marcus for my son....different but not weird to bad. It's Latin for lion king or warlike lion king. He is also a Leo. Here is the funny part. My surname translates to "of the sword" so my son's name means "Lion King of the Sword". Wife to this day has no idea about this.
My daughter I named her Jaelin (JAY-lin) which is a feminine version of Galen as in the ancient physician during the times of ancient Rome. She loves playing doctor too. Her name means Physician of the Sword...combat medic. Once again the wife has no idea about this.
I was almost able to sneak in Luke. My wife and religious father-in-law were like "oh like from the Bible". I grinned and said yes then the wife tattled on me and said really loudly "oh no! He wants to so he can say "Luke! I am your father" when he is acting bad". Needless to say my requests for Han, Anakin and Lando all were shot down too.
We went with Marcus for my son....different but not weird to bad. It's Latin for lion king or warlike lion king. He is also a Leo. Here is the funny part. My surname translates to "of the sword" so my son's name means "Lion King of the Sword". Wife to this day has no idea about this.
My daughter I named her Jaelin (JAY-lin) which is a feminine version of Galen as in the ancient physician during the times of ancient Rome. She loves playing doctor too. Her name means Physician of the Sword...combat medic. Once again the wife has no idea about this.
llamatron2000
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Voadam said:IIRC Freakonomics did an economic study on the impacts of wierd name choice. It was a while ago but I think the conclusion was that though many people thought it would be, it was not a factor in professional success in any measureable way.
Barak Obama kind of sounds like a Fantasy character name to me.
double hilarity because a friend of mine is playing a freaking monk named Barack Obama.
I think people who give their kids weird fantasy/sci-fi names need to be beaten with a tire iron.
Since when is naming your kid all about you? You're picking the name for your child, not for your own amusement, or to immortalise some fictional character you happen to like. The kid's the one who needs to like the name and be able to find meaning in it (if you name them after someone or something), not you.
Since when is naming your kid all about you? You're picking the name for your child, not for your own amusement, or to immortalise some fictional character you happen to like. The kid's the one who needs to like the name and be able to find meaning in it (if you name them after someone or something), not you.
smootrk
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There have been studies that have shown how a name, does in fact, impact the life of a person. There is an African culture that always names children (after a regular given name) based on the day that they are born on. Additionally the days of their calendar correspond to certain behaviors; for instance, Saturdays correspond to mischeivious behavior, while Sunday corresponds to great thinkers (note: I am making these up just as examples, because I do not have the actual research available - just trying to illustrate the point). What makes this so interesting, is that when statistical studies were performed, the folks with such namesakes were, in fact, more likely to exhibit aspects of the appropriate behavior according to day they were born.
American Indian cultures also choose names with meaning to apply to their children, and later in life they may get additional names (tribally chosen). Often these names are chosen as something to 'live up to' and often it works. Honest Abe was applied to Lincoln early in his life, and throughout he lived accordingly.
I have worked/owned a business that telemarket sales to others businesses only (only business, no selling lightbulbs to old folks stuff). Many of the salespeople we employed used a made-up name while doing this marketing, some examples were 'Stone Phillips', 'Bob Steel' and the like. I would argue that the names helped to convey authority and other subtle qualities that people like to associate with - ultimately helping their sales ability. Not exactly scientific, but I would wager that it had a substantial impact.
In my wife's culture, they take their mother's maiden name as a middle name, keeping an extended connection to her family, through name. When she married me, she dropped this name, and her own maiden surname was moved into this position - maintaining a connection to her own family while taking on aspects of my family. All in all, a very cool concept that we have passed onto our children, so that they have a connection to their relatives overseas.
So, I say bring on the interesting names with connotations to impressive people, abilities, connections to past generations, and so forth.
American Indian cultures also choose names with meaning to apply to their children, and later in life they may get additional names (tribally chosen). Often these names are chosen as something to 'live up to' and often it works. Honest Abe was applied to Lincoln early in his life, and throughout he lived accordingly.
I have worked/owned a business that telemarket sales to others businesses only (only business, no selling lightbulbs to old folks stuff). Many of the salespeople we employed used a made-up name while doing this marketing, some examples were 'Stone Phillips', 'Bob Steel' and the like. I would argue that the names helped to convey authority and other subtle qualities that people like to associate with - ultimately helping their sales ability. Not exactly scientific, but I would wager that it had a substantial impact.
In my wife's culture, they take their mother's maiden name as a middle name, keeping an extended connection to her family, through name. When she married me, she dropped this name, and her own maiden surname was moved into this position - maintaining a connection to her own family while taking on aspects of my family. All in all, a very cool concept that we have passed onto our children, so that they have a connection to their relatives overseas.
So, I say bring on the interesting names with connotations to impressive people, abilities, connections to past generations, and so forth.
Merkuri
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Gilladian said:
"SheeTa'haid" reminds me of a name my sister saw in college. I won't pass the filters on this board. It's pronounced "shih-THEDE", but spelled "Sh*thead". I have a feeling her parents were iliterate or somehow didn't read her birth cirtificate after having someone else write that down.
Committed Hero
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My wife and I joked that we would give our child the name !Kung [! is a tongue click] to frustrate the scantron sheets, but it would have been too hard to call them in for dinner.
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