Am I dooming my future children?

[Foxblade618]

my son's first name is Gabriel, middle name Logan. my wife liked it. totaly slipped past her that it was from a game.

Nice, I used to love Siphon Filter...and that's a good trick 'cause it's a fairly straightup name anyway

 

[Double A]

I wouldn't worry too much about it. A lot more people are giving kids unconventional names, so they might actually end up teasing someone for having a lame name like Bob.

The way I see it, it doesn't matter if you named them after something nerdy like a video game character, as long as:

a) It's reasonable (so no 'Sephiroth' or 'Master Chiefs')
b) It can't easily be turned into a humiliating nickname (e.g. Lester the Molester)
c) It's a decent character. Name them after someone who's cool, or at least likeable.

Lyra is fine; Maes is a little strange, but not, I think, enough to warrant concern. A little strange is good.

I know a guy named Michel Lester.

 

[Anezay]

My advice is as follows: Watch this video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9G4V-N6EEvY&feature=channel_video_title

 

[New Troll]

I named my son Gabriel after Christopher Walken in Prophecy. Old school I know, but I just really like the name.

As for supposedly unique names, unless it's a common word not usually associated as a name, especially compound words like Crawfish or Raindrop, I don't think anyone has anything to worry about.

 

[Tonythion]

I actually like both of your future children's names. Like a lot. The girl's name is pretty and I come from a culture that idolizes corn...unless that's not how you pronounce your boy's name...MAIZ GOD!

I don't think children will find a way to taunt them until they are a bit older and get more creative and by then no one really gives a rat's ass if you get bullied for your name.

In elementary school I used to get so pissed when people used to call me by saying "Paulie wants a cracker, Paulie wants your momma's sweet ass!"

Now I don't give a damn.

My friends actually think I'm crazy for wanting to name my boy Toulouse (from the Aristocats, not after the town in France...) I don't have a girl name yet. This other boy's name is slightly weird, Oak. I feel like it's a strong name and no one can ever get it wrong...but everyone makes fun of me for it.

 

[infohippie]

"Lyra" sounds nice, I don't think there's really a lot of room for teasing there. Besides, as a Battletech fan it reminds me of the Lyran Commonwealth. Maes... I dunno. It's probably okay though. At least you're not going for one of those names like "Latisha" or any of that kind of crap.

 

[Micalas]

I plan to name my son ***** Titty.

 

[Berethond]

It's fine. The other kids will make fun of them for something no matter what you do, so the least you can do is give them cool names.

 

[Ikaruga33]

DONT GIVE THEM UNUSUAL NAMES

Do you know how much other kids will insult them over it?

 

[Red Albatross]

I'd much rather someone use unique names instead of butchering the spelling of a common name. The kind of parents that do that think they're so darn clever, when in reality it just comes off as impossibly smug. "My precious snowflake is too important to be associated with common things!"

 

[DudeistBelieve]

No, but I probably am by smoking a lot of pot. Those names aren't odd at all these days. Everyone thinks they're original.

He's pretty much set up to turn evil and become "Destroyer"

 

[MaxwellEdison]

Maes? Ehhhh....I'd reconsider, maybe.
Lyra is perfectly normal.

 

[Quesa]

I'd rather be named after something obscure that no one knows thirty years from now than, say, what one of my former co-workers is named, Prince. "Well, at least we know what your parents were listening to, right?"

 

[ntw3001]

David Mitchell tells us all about baby names. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xblh12XgQ4o&feature=channel_video_title]

He does not feel that it is actually a useful thing to give your children unusual names, and wonders if you're actually being a teensy bit self-indulgent.

 

[Tasachan]

Those names are better than the "totally original" alternate spelling of boring names. I'm not even kidding when I'm saying that pretty much EVERYONE in my son's JK class had an "original" spelling in their name.

Owen -> Owenn
Cameron -> Camrynn

Stop itttt!

I'd much rather someone use unique names instead of butchering the spelling of a common name. The kind of parents that do that think they're so darn clever, when in reality it just comes off as impossibly smug. "My precious snowflake is too important to be associated with common things!"

Exactly!

 

[Sinclair Solutions]

Probably not. Robin Williams named his daughter Zelda, so Maes isn't horrific by comparison.

I plan to name my son after Deathwing, so in class he can say, "My name is Neltharion and MY HATRED BURNS THROUGH THE CAVERNOUS DEEPS"

Ahh...but I am also not Robin Williams and do not have that magnificent beard to back up my madnesses

Damnit, man, you can try, can't you!

Also, I've always been a huge supporter of unorthodox names. I once met a guy named Constantine. He loved it and I loved it too. I'm almost positive his birth certificate came with a seal of badassitude.

 

[Dags90]

It's fine. The other kids will make fun of them for something no matter what you do, so the least you can do is give them cool names.

My unfortunate nickname growing up was "stick boy", and my last name has "apple" in it. It really doesn't get any easier than having a fruit in your name. But I think it was a bit too easy. And I had a friend at summer camp whose nickname was Hoboken.

Edit: My brother joked he's name his kid Pine, so it would be Pine Apple-

 

[Tdc2182]

They way I've always heard it is that they hate it when they're younger, but love it when they are adults.

 

[Trippy Turtle]

Making fun of peoples name doesn't actually happen very often. I mean some names yeah but they are almost designed to be insulted. Who names there kid Paul Mywang....

EDIT: My Nickname was Oatmeal... I use it a lot now.

 

[tomservo4prezident]

I'm a huge geek and I don't get the refrences. As for my children, I will be naming them Axle and Tracker.

I'm pretty sure it's from Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy, adapted into the feature picture The Golden Compass. I don't think it's particularly strange.

Maes will probably invite a fair amount of confusion over pronunciation, whereas Lyra is rather straightforward.

I was thinking Fullmetal Alchemist...