Hi, this is just something i've been thinking about. With all the common names out there, how many of you would be willing to try something a little different? What about naming your child after after a character in a book or movie? What about thinking up your own names? Personally, i'd prefer my children to have unique names. There's far too many people named David,Chris,Dan etc. if you ask me. But what about the rest of you? How would you feel? Do all names have to be the traditional ones? I can understand that some people may be concerned about their children being picked on for their names, but that type of stuff is likely to happen anyway. So, opinions?

Believe it or not, I actually heard a lady calling her wee boy Neo (as in the movie, The Matrix) the other day while shopping. I quite liked that though, it's got a nice sound to it. My friend called her daughter Peyton - her dad was a Peyton Manning fan. Again, that sounds pretty nice to me. It's different but not too "out there".

If you're choosing names from characters in games or movies, then it's only fair to pick something that's not too outlandish. While it may sound cool at an early age, can you imagine growing up, being in a professional job and having to admit your name comes from the Final Fantasy series or something. Plus you'd get mighty tired of people saying, "Are you named after...?"

I always liked Sky as a girl's name though or Storm for a boy, but didn't use them for the above reason. :) If I was doing it all again, I think I'd go for something Celtic sounding. It is nice to hear a bit of individuality coming through in names though. I bet teachers would enjoy not having five Davids in a classroom too! :)

I don't think I could saddle my child with a odd name.

When we chose names we tried to make sure that the nickname that might go with it wasn't cruel. I would think the same of names.

I love unique names, and I dispise mine (but thats another story!).

My son: Alexander Stone
My girl: Arianna Cailynn (Are-E-Anna Kay-lynn)

Oddly, if anyone knew my first and middle name, they would think I was just giving myself some extra points with my daughters name. ;)

I couldn't just imagine someone would name their child Lucifer or Satan.:mad:

But I know of a family that has a last name that means dumb or idiot (the name was in Filipino and it was "Bobo"). I don't why they have that name but the children are always being picked by their classmates at school. I just hope the kids will change their last names someday, especially the boys.

In Cambodia, parents are naming their children with odd names like pig or clay because they have this superstition that evil spirits will get their children if they have good names.

Well, I'm just glad that my parents have given me a good name. I will base the name of my future children according to a good character. For example my name Ryan James, Ryan stands for "King" and James stands for "a person who supplants. So my name is "A king who supplants." I just wish I'm a king. I would name my son maybe Archibald which means brave and Belvedere for a daughter which means beautiful.

If you like to know the meanings of your names, you can visit this site: BABY NAMES (http://www.thinkbabynames.com/). It might also help you in naming your child.

It depends on the name! If I -really- liked a name, I might use it, non/fictional char name or not.

I would never name my kid like, optimus prime though, HAHAAHAHA!

How about Rainbow Bright?? lol!

I really doubt I would ever name any child after a character. There are too many people I love that are real that I would rather honor by naming my child after them

My husband and I got into a battle before our child was born over the middle name, which was going to be after one of the grandparents. Of course, I wanted to name the baby after my family and he wanted it to be after his. In the end, our son never got a middle name at all, because neither of us wanted to back down about it. Silly, it really was.

I'd never give my child a weird name. Life can be tough enough without giving others a reason to pick on them.

I've definitely read a fair few Celtic novels and thought they'd make lovely names if I ever had a daughter. But if my kids take after me they'd be a bit odd as my mom and I are built more like Mack trucks than flowers. But I'd never name them after a big Holywood movie character. Some obscure film festival winner maybe, but no Neo here.

What type of character names are we going for her, tv/movies/books?

I would go for books specifically books that are written by successful people. People that are reading successful books will know my child because of that good book. I don't like my child to have a TV or movie name for those two will easily fade.

What type of character names are we going for her, tv/movies/books?

When I made this thread, I was referring to ANY kind of character name. Either from books, movies, games,mythology, or anything else you would happen to think of!

So yeah, no real rules.

Err, i'm assuming this was a reply to me anyway. Forgive me if I was wrong!

I don't think I could ever name my child after something like a cartoon, sitcom or anything like that. Maybe it would depend the book if I went that route. Nothing like Piglet or anything though. :D

Not all character names are as unfit sounding as Piglet. You would never want to give your child a name like that, but maybe something that sounds interesting?

I mean, there's so many different names out there. Why stick to the merely typical?

My names choices are all Biblical. I am firmly of the opinion that fashion names are kind of cruel to the child who will have to grow up with it, and that really the only thing you can do to show respect to your child is to give them a name that is low key.

I don't want a name that is little girly, as she will seem odd as an adult, and nothing that will go out of fashion.

My mom got my name from a freakin' soap oprea, a character was also pregnant had her baby and named her 'Lori' and mom liked it and named me the same. For some reason that has always irritated me. I'm not sure why other than I thought is was a stupid reason to name me that...But really shouldn't that's a bit irrational I realize. I don't really care for my name, but most people don't really like their names do they?

I always feel a little sorry for kids who's names are too wierd. And totally unable to pronounce without being 'told' or 'hear' the name. The work I do requires me to call people often from a 'written' name, and I just cringe when I see something like, "Qauntiquia" Smith, I of course just say, 'hello, Ms. Smith". I also saw some research re: resume's , and potential employers flat rejecting them on name alone, regardless of experience etc. No one likes to contact someone and have absolutely no idea if they are male/female, or cannot even come close to pronouncing their names.

I think a name of a character is ok, as long as it's not too odd. Because I do like unique names, just not weird ones. Remember (was it) Frank Zapa who named his daughter 'moon beam'? And what about these names that are inanimate objects? Like 'apple', what's with that?

We too tried to 'make fun' of names before we chose them for the kids. All names CAN be made fun of, some though are just plain obvious!

If it were up to my sister, if she ever has kids to start with, I have a feeling ones nickname atleast will be Whiney, she is a complete Pooh fanatic, and I am going to feel bad for the kid when they get picked on.

I understand that some names could be embarrassing for children to grow up with, but not all names are that bad as I said. You want a name that can be pronounced, and does not seem to be completely off the wall.

I totally agree, and the worst has got to be the names that are clearly made up by the parents. "I wanted it to be different" I hear as the reason, but did they really think about how it would affect the child? Having a name that no one can pronounce and that the child cannot spell is not cool.

I would want to but I couldn't do that to my child. I mean I like the name Eureka which comes from an anime show that I like watching, but I would always think of how they'd get teased. My mind would be filled with 'Eureka! I got it!'

My husband and I got into a battle before our child was born over the middle name, which was going to be after one of the grandparents. Of course, I wanted to name the baby after my family and he wanted it to be after his. In the end, our son never got a middle name at all, because neither of us wanted to back down about it. Silly, it really was.



We were lucky we had twins, they got a name each. But I can see this time will be a pain, just one baby and two names... :eek: (if it's even a girl) and if not then I think we'll put my husband's name in.