If I had a son, maybe I'd call him Albireo, after the binary star of the same name. Bonus points if he has heterochromia.
What will you name your children?
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I have a daughter named Ella[footnote]no whatsoever relation to anything[/footnote]
If I were from an English-speaking country, I would really have fought for Erin[footnote]see 1)[/footnote]
If she were a boy, probably Yorick, however written (Jorik)[footnote]a comic series brought the name to my attention. Also, see Hamlet. And Frisia. Not LoL[/footnote]
If I were from an English-speaking country, I would really have fought for Erin[footnote]see 1)[/footnote]
If she were a boy, probably Yorick, however written (Jorik)[footnote]a comic series brought the name to my attention. Also, see Hamlet. And Frisia. Not LoL[/footnote]
And if you lost him, you could cut off your finger to placate his psychotic kidnapper!ChanTheNoob said:
"And we had two beautiful children, Nathaniel and Superfly!"norashepard said:
OT: Roland would be a good name for a son. Or Miles, as a backhanded reference to my sister's boyfriend and likely husband, Giles, whom my father and I always refer to as Miles.
For a girl, maybe Faye.
I hear you get a free fudge sundae after the fifth sprog.EeveeElectro said:
Why do some of you hate your unborn children? You're just asking for your kid to be bullied. You like the name, then you have it. If you like the name "Garrus" then I'm happy for you but don't inflict it on somebody else, change your name to it.
I would call them something normal, not a game character, not some old name (like Barry) and something not directly associated with the bible (so Noah is not okay but James is).
They are my only "rules" (for lack of a better word) for naming a child. Game characters 'cos a lot of them have daft names. Old names 'cos things like "baby Bob" sound messed up (when you think of a Bob you think of an older bloke with a flat cap). No Biblical names 'cos if the kid wants to be atheist and I call him Noah, I bet he will be well pissed.
There should be laws for this reason!
Edit: The thing with weird spellings is whatever you name your child will only be half there name. For example, if you call your kid "Viktor" that kid will have to say "my name is Victor with a K" every fucking time! Well either that or spell it at them.
My second name is "McAllister" ... I have seen my second name spelled Mccallister, Mcalister, Mcallistar, Mallister (yes, they missed the "C") and just about every variation in between! Me, my mum and brother try to find new odd spellings for fun.
I would call them something normal, not a game character, not some old name (like Barry) and something not directly associated with the bible (so Noah is not okay but James is).
They are my only "rules" (for lack of a better word) for naming a child. Game characters 'cos a lot of them have daft names. Old names 'cos things like "baby Bob" sound messed up (when you think of a Bob you think of an older bloke with a flat cap). No Biblical names 'cos if the kid wants to be atheist and I call him Noah, I bet he will be well pissed.
There should be laws for this reason!
Edit: The thing with weird spellings is whatever you name your child will only be half there name. For example, if you call your kid "Viktor" that kid will have to say "my name is Victor with a K" every fucking time! Well either that or spell it at them.
My second name is "McAllister" ... I have seen my second name spelled Mccallister, Mcalister, Mcallistar, Mallister (yes, they missed the "C") and just about every variation in between! Me, my mum and brother try to find new odd spellings for fun.
This is where it gets dodgy. Viktor, with a k, is the 9th most popular boy's name in Sweden. If you spell it with a 'c' there you're more likely to suffer those problems with spelling. It's spelled with a 'k' in a number of countries, in Italy it lacks a 'c' or a 'k' completely. It is not the parents' fault if they chose to honour their heritage and name their child accordingly. In the West we're living in an ever-increasing multicultural world, so why on earth do we have to all have easy-to-spell Christian forenames? Especially in countries like America where I would hope people are rather used to a melting pot of nationalities.Lilani said:
As for your other criticisms, in England the name 'Bastion' would be considered "weird". It's the name of the kid from The NeverEnding Story, my generation would have known it as that and probably only that, but show us a Siobhan, a Niamh or an Eilidh (Scottish, Hayley) and while the spelling would have been hard to grasp at a young age, it would have been considered more normal. I had a Siobhan and an Eilidh in my year, though granted I thought the latter's name was Hayley. I'm not even going to attempt to phonetically type out 'Coinin', but rest assured it isn't pronounced "coin-in" so the chances of children mocking him for that are slim unless children only communicate via text (which... actually they might, but that's another question) these days. This goes for Durante, too.
Children will find ways to mock anything. My name was mocked, it's a common name but it's also easily twisted to mean something else. But my name is my name after my grandmother, who was named for her grandmother and so on. I was lucky really, that it was so "easy to spell", and yet phonetically most kids will get it wrong anyway. There is absolutely nothing wrong with naming your child after your heritage, some cultures dictate it, in fact. It has nothing to do with thinking the child is somehow not special enough without a special name. I concur that some names are just dumb in general, but there are plenty mentioned in this thread and yet the post you pick on listed nothing but real names with long histories and rich cultural meanings.
Eris and Aerith both sound nice =) They aren't too unusual to be considered kinda mean or anything.EeveeElectro said:
I'm trying to think of a FF cast that won't result in at least one of your kids hating you for that;
FF6: Gau?
FF7: Red XIII?
FF8: Quintis?
FF9: Quina?
FF10: Kimahri?
=P I'd be tempted to call my daughter Yuna actually. I think it sounds lovely but it's a bit too unusual.
I can only really think of boy names. I dunno; I have nothing against girls at all (seeing as I am one), I just can't come up with anything that sounds appealing!
I really like Nathaniel and Dante (the poet, not the devil hunter) though.
captcha: Pipe Down; what I'll be telling them should I have them.
I really like Nathaniel and Dante (the poet, not the devil hunter) though.
captcha: Pipe Down; what I'll be telling them should I have them.
Uh, for a girl, Sophie's a pretty name.
For a boy, erm, Nick.
I shoulda been called Nick. One woman at a restaurant misheard my name as it, and ever since I've thought "God, that should have been my name.." it's way less common than Jack (in my experience), and just as short, sweet and catchy.
I'll be avoiding the Irish names, Orlaith, Oisin, Caoimhe, Aiobheann, etc.*
*pronunciation, form left to right:
Orla, Osheen, Kiva, Ave-een. I'm not even sure I spelt 'em right.
For a boy, erm, Nick.
I shoulda been called Nick. One woman at a restaurant misheard my name as it, and ever since I've thought "God, that should have been my name.." it's way less common than Jack (in my experience), and just as short, sweet and catchy.
I'll be avoiding the Irish names, Orlaith, Oisin, Caoimhe, Aiobheann, etc.*
*pronunciation, form left to right:
Orla, Osheen, Kiva, Ave-een. I'm not even sure I spelt 'em right.
If I have a girl I want her to be called Evangeline, Valory, Grace, Yuffie, Rosett or Fiona, they're all so beautiful yet have a lot of strength just like I'd want her to be. If it's a boy the perhaps Patrick after my uncle I never met, Graham, Cid, Zidane, Chrona or Joshua.
I reckon I could sneak a few of the references past my wife's knowledge but all of these are names I just adore.
I reckon I could sneak a few of the references past my wife's knowledge but all of these are names I just adore.
Huh, so I'm not the only one. It's a nice name and she was one of my favourite characters in FMA.madwarper said:
OT: Probably Winry for a girl. No idea for the boy.
If I have a baby girl I'll name her Lana, unrelated to Superman stuff, I just like the name.
A boy I'd probably name Zoran, can't really think of a good boy name now. I sure hate mine.
A boy I'd probably name Zoran, can't really think of a good boy name now. I sure hate mine.
You guys are gonna have some unhappy kids when they grow up. Especially anyone who thinks anything Japanese is a good idea.
As for everyone thinking about a name from Final Fantasy game... dont worry. Your spouse will have the sense not to let you do that to your child.
I will probably name any sons I have... Huw or Gareth, both are Welsh names belonging to two of my greatest friends. As for any girls I have I am not sure, I will have to refer to the woman on that.
As for everyone thinking about a name from Final Fantasy game... dont worry. Your spouse will have the sense not to let you do that to your child.
I will probably name any sons I have... Huw or Gareth, both are Welsh names belonging to two of my greatest friends. As for any girls I have I am not sure, I will have to refer to the woman on that.
Well, most of the male names I like also belong to close friends of mine. Jason, Simon, David, Bjorn. I can't name my kids after them, that would be an unmanly display of emotion.
And ones that don't go well with my surname are out too.
So that basically leaves me with:
Brann, after Brann Dailor of Mastodon
Mikael, after Mikael Akerfeldt of Opeth/Bloodbath
Jack or Rufus just 'cos they're good names.
And as for girls' names, I like Eve or season names, ie Winter, Summer, Autumn.
Would possibly go for more interesting names if my partner was up for it. Norse or Roman gods could definitely be on the list.
And ones that don't go well with my surname are out too.
So that basically leaves me with:
Brann, after Brann Dailor of Mastodon
Mikael, after Mikael Akerfeldt of Opeth/Bloodbath
Jack or Rufus just 'cos they're good names.
And as for girls' names, I like Eve or season names, ie Winter, Summer, Autumn.
Would possibly go for more interesting names if my partner was up for it. Norse or Roman gods could definitely be on the list.
In Greek tradition, you name your kids after your parents. As such, my first son will be Tim (dad's name), and my first daughter will be Catherine (or some variant on Katerina). My 2d son/daughter will be named after my wife's parents, unless they've got some really weird, untranslatable Greek names like Lesbia or Paminondas (true story, I have relatives with both those names).
After that, I lean toward Evan for a boy (my middle name and great-grandfather's name) and Anastasia or Maria for a girl.
After that, I lean toward Evan for a boy (my middle name and great-grandfather's name) and Anastasia or Maria for a girl.
All of my names are the names of inspirational people. I have a choice between Charles (Darwin), Christopher (Hitchens), Alan(Turing) and Karl (Marx) for a boy and any variations of those name, like Charlie or Chris. Unfortunately, there aren't that many women throughout history that have done much because of the whole oppression thing. I don't like the names of the few noteworthy women in history, either. I only have one name for a girl and I stole Nikola Tesla's name.
