Look at it this way:
Tali: Good name (Talia is also good)
Zorah: Okay name
Tali'Zorah: Bad name, don't do it
Tali: Good name (Talia is also good)
Zorah: Okay name
Tali'Zorah: Bad name, don't do it
My daughter is named Tali'Zorah. I suppose I'm crazy : )
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You are right, people on the internet are shittier than in the real world. On the other hand, gamers will be more sympathetic towards a name based on a game character than the average population, so it might balance out.DrunkOnEstus said:
Unlike people you know personally, people here simply have no reason to be polite, they don't care if you like them or not - they can thus be honest with you. Of all the things I could imagine saying to parents I personally know, telling them that I think the name they gave to their child is stupid has to be one of the worst.
I'm usually all for being nice and friendly in the internet, but here I have to agree that, yes, with all due respect, the two of you made a decision that is selfish and not in the best interest of your child.
You and your wife are not ruining her life, but in all likelihood you made her life a little bit harder. There's a good chance that she'll be picked on more because of her name. And with certainty she will have to explain how her name is spelled all the time, correct others spelling her name wrong all the time, explain where that name comes from all the time. And with a name like this on your resume, job hunting won't exactly become easier as well. Now perhaps your girl won't mind later, but perhaps she will loathe you for it - and the chances for the latter happening are greater than with an ordinary name. But that's an experience that many nerd parents who were equally creative with their kids' names will probably make in the years to come. Now you can tell yourself all that isn't so, but that doesn't change the truth.
Not to mention that you don't even have enough respect for the name to use it properly, since you're cobbling first and last name together.
Yeah... You want this kid to get beat up in school, don't you?
Seriously, people are going to ask why she's named that, and if the best answer you have is 'a good video game in the naughts', she will be changing her name as soon as possible. Possibly child services may be involved.
Seriously, people are going to ask why she's named that, and if the best answer you have is 'a good video game in the naughts', she will be changing her name as soon as possible. Possibly child services may be involved.
Look don't get me wrong, Tali is one of my favourite video game characters period, but you should AT LEAST split it into her first and middle names.
Believe me, I know what I'm talking about. I've got a Gaelic name and surname. School wasn't easy.
Believe me, I know what I'm talking about. I've got a Gaelic name and surname. School wasn't easy.
Not at all, in fact I think it is very generous to give the other children she will meet permission to make fun of her in advance. Jokes aside this seems like a bad idea, I think your child might love it for a could of years and then spend the rest of her education feeling self conscious about it, granted kids that age are usually self conscious anyway but this won't help.
"Don't make your kid stand out because they might get bullied."
Fuck. That. Shit. Name your kid what you want. I know at least a dozen people named after literary characters.
Side note: I think "Tali" alone sounds a lot better than Tali'Zorah. That's kind of like calling your kid "LukeSkywalker Smith"
Fuck. That. Shit. Name your kid what you want. I know at least a dozen people named after literary characters.
Side note: I think "Tali" alone sounds a lot better than Tali'Zorah. That's kind of like calling your kid "LukeSkywalker Smith"
I apologize for not getting the joke. I guess it wasn't that obvious to me after reading all the names that weren't any better that people actually gave their children or at least intend to do so.balladbird said:It sounds like you took me juuuuust a tad too seriously.
I judge you based on stuff that is scientifically more or less proven and that you can observe in daily life all the time. Superficial stuff such as names has an influence on how we perceive people, that's just reality, and if you give your kid a "unique" name, people will unconsciously judge him/her, and you as parent, for that. It would be nice if it wasn't so, but it is. If you fight against that, that is certainly to be commended, but you don't have to make your child, who has no say in the matter whatsoever, suffer for it. Now you can pretend it isn't so, but, with some likelihood, your beloved Willow Tali'Zorah Something will face some disadvantages later for the name you rather selfishly gave her.Multi-Hobbyist said:
Besides, if you take a look into one of those baby name books, you'd realize how many names there are for boys in girls in your and in related languages, so I'd say the risk of our society becoming all 'bland and grey' if parents let go of names like Khaleesi or Dohvakiin is fairly limited.
If you're becoming a parent in the next few years, your kid will go begin school some 6 years alter, and that's when it starts to matter. Not that far away. And being only 27 myself, I'd hope that in "20, 30+" years the world will still be my world too.
Gonna jump on the Tali/Talia = fine, stands out but a good name and Tali'Zorah = pushing it bandwagon. Although I don't agree with giving her "Zora" or "Zorah" as a middle name as that would end up on her passport, ID, resume... you name it, and attract attention (not in a good way like just "Tali" would).
Hell, I'd name my kid Patrick myself, but not Patrick Bateman {my last name} because that'd be pushing it. And I'd have to wait until he's old enough to read or watch American Psycho to tell him why he'd be named so.
Hell, I'd name my kid Patrick myself, but not Patrick Bateman {my last name} because that'd be pushing it. And I'd have to wait until he's old enough to read or watch American Psycho to tell him why he'd be named so.
Thomas Edison Smith sounds nice though. It doesn't sound too foreign and kids in elementary school or the first years of junior high, where they are much more prone to bullying, won't make the connection with Thomas Edison immediately, whereas with "Nikola Tesla" stands out phonetically as well as "Tesla" being a brand of electric cars and a name being thrown around in sci-fi movies and such.blackrave said:
I wouldn't name my kid Sherlock though. That's too high a standard to live up to, even for a kid I'd have to raise and educate.
Names with deeper meanings are great. I don't really see "character from some game my parents liked playing two decades ago" as all that deep, to be honest. I think it might be nice to discover the relative you were named after, or a historical figure, but a video game? That would be a huge let-down, especially because it most likely won't even be relevant. My mom got my first name from some mediocre, forgotten 70's sci-fi novel called "The Mirror". I like my name regardless (plus points for it being an actual name), but that seriously was a little disappointing when I found out about it.SaneAmongInsane said:
Also, who's to say that the kid will even have the same interests, or even like video games? It strikes me as a little unfair to go with a name whose meaning is so narrow in significance.
Eh...mostly because of the whole "The Abomination" part. The name itself is okay, I think because it's also found outside the context of the book. Giving it some more thought, that's definitely where I draw the line. I think if my middle name were Harkonnen or Atreides, that'd definitely be more embarrassing. Like I wasn't picked on as a kid enough for being a geek as it was.Desert Punk said:Were you embarrassed due to the fact that your name came from a book, or what character they chose to name you after?
"Seriously mom/dad, did you have to name me after Alia? COuldnt you have picked Ghanima, or Atreides?!" ...Now that I think about it Atreides or Harkonnen would be interesting middle names for a kid...
It's a slavic name, yes. But whether it's in its best interest to give your child a name that is of another language than your own/of the country you live in, is another question, and since I'm not an English native speaker, I wouldn't want to make a judgement about the alien-sounding-ness of Zora in the US either.Tropicaz said:
But with all the anime and manga fans around these days, I'm sure it won't be long until we see blue-eyed, blonde-haired Yukis and Ayakas and Fumikos and what not popping up, and at least here I'd say that it might not be such a wise idea.
Very bad idea. She is going to be spending her entire life spelling her name to exceptionally confused people. If her first name needs an apostrophe - it's unusual.
However "Tali" is a beautiful and not too unusual name. Hell, make her middle name "Zorah" if you want - middle names aren't usually a topic of frequent discussion. But Tali'Zorah? Kids will find a way to take the piss and be cruel and she could be the one to pay for it.
I can't imagine many kids being thrilled at the idea of being named after an alien either. Don't get me wrong, I understand - Tali is a fantastic character but I wouldn't share the name origin story with your daughter until she is old/mature enough to understand.
If you really love the name, I'd highly recommend making "Zorah" (no apostrophe) a middle name.
However "Tali" is a beautiful and not too unusual name. Hell, make her middle name "Zorah" if you want - middle names aren't usually a topic of frequent discussion. But Tali'Zorah? Kids will find a way to take the piss and be cruel and she could be the one to pay for it.
I can't imagine many kids being thrilled at the idea of being named after an alien either. Don't get me wrong, I understand - Tali is a fantastic character but I wouldn't share the name origin story with your daughter until she is old/mature enough to understand.
If you really love the name, I'd highly recommend making "Zorah" (no apostrophe) a middle name.
Yeah, I'd shorten it to Tali. Tali sounds unusual but not in way that I can think of any obvious jokes to make about it.
Kids have more imagination than me though...
Kids have more imagination than me though...
diffrent angle here
my sister is called shirley...not all that strange right? well we live in germany and that's somewhat strange but pretty accpetd. she has a second name. a nigerian name and i can't even write it. i can hardly pronounce it.(her dad's nigerian so it makes sense....some at least)
everything from "hey hun write your name on the board" to "can you repeat that? how's that spelled?" will be a part of her life.
and the whole "it's not because we are ME nerds it's because we like the name and the sound of it"...well yeah you might want to print some shirts right now because it's a name. something you "have" to interact with other ppl and ppl are dicks.
i have a name with an "lf" at the ending of it and i never once met someone that got it right from hearing.
tali on the other hand I'd like that. zora as a middlename too (i think it's blue in japanese or something?)
bottom line: practice what you'll tell her when she asks for the meaning behind her name.and one more thing if you think "it just sounded nice" is a sound reason for anything...oh boy. i'd be so freaking pissed especially if i'd ask you if you asked other ppl's opinions and what's your answer then? "well yeah about 100 ppl on a forum told us not too but fuck'em"
look at your year of birth. look at what was trendy then. pick the worst name possible. try seeing yourself living with it now. i'm not saying it's the worst name ever (in germany someone actually got their kid name jihad or something) but your kid might feel that way.
pick a name with meaning and with history. or in short
something you'd never ever have to justify or discuss.
my sister is called shirley...not all that strange right? well we live in germany and that's somewhat strange but pretty accpetd. she has a second name. a nigerian name and i can't even write it. i can hardly pronounce it.(her dad's nigerian so it makes sense....some at least)
everything from "hey hun write your name on the board" to "can you repeat that? how's that spelled?" will be a part of her life.
and the whole "it's not because we are ME nerds it's because we like the name and the sound of it"...well yeah you might want to print some shirts right now because it's a name. something you "have" to interact with other ppl and ppl are dicks.
i have a name with an "lf" at the ending of it and i never once met someone that got it right from hearing.
tali on the other hand I'd like that. zora as a middlename too (i think it's blue in japanese or something?)
bottom line: practice what you'll tell her when she asks for the meaning behind her name.and one more thing if you think "it just sounded nice" is a sound reason for anything...oh boy. i'd be so freaking pissed especially if i'd ask you if you asked other ppl's opinions and what's your answer then? "well yeah about 100 ppl on a forum told us not too but fuck'em"
look at your year of birth. look at what was trendy then. pick the worst name possible. try seeing yourself living with it now. i'm not saying it's the worst name ever (in germany someone actually got their kid name jihad or something) but your kid might feel that way.
pick a name with meaning and with history. or in short
something you'd never ever have to justify or discuss.
Yeah I really wouldn't name a kid Tali'Zorah, it will probably come back to kick you in the arse, and I know for a fact if my parents had named me that I'd get it changed ASAP. To take a name from a game that won't be popular in ten years will also make you cringe in hindsight. Go for Tali, no problem, but combining them will cause your kid grief. It's absolutely wrong and shouldn't be the case but it's true. Young kids don't have a great sense of wrong.