Would naming my kid "Vault" be a detriment to him in life? Or a bonus giving him instant geek-cred?

[King of the Sandbox]

everyone judges you before they meet you.

I found your problem. No need to thank me.

/flutters cape and slips away when you're not looking

 

[Ritalynn]

Sounds cool, the only names i hate are fucking stupid girls who name their kids after the girls from charmed with names like , Hope, Faith, Serenity.

 

[Ritalynn]

BTW i'd just like to point out.

Robin Williams named his daughter Zelda.

 

[Custard_Angel]

Tell you what why don't you just call yourself that anyway, email everyone you know telling them from now on you want to be called Batman. Look your parents in the eye and tell them that you, an adult male from now on seriously want to be called Batman. Everyone at work, extended family, everyone you know now has to call you batman. Take your imaged wreath and instead lay it on the long forgotten grave of your common sense.

Can't. Evil doesn't sleep. They'll know me by my signal... and by my deeds.

/cables away

Geek cred?

So you're forcing him to be a nerd in order to be accepted for his name?

That is a MASSIVE dick move.

I would say that not only should you not name your kid that, you shouldn't have kids for a long time until you realise how bad that decision would be.

I kinda think that making fun of peoples names is a MASSIVE dick move, so there.

"I like science, so I'll name my kid Copernicus"
*12 years pass*
"What? You hate your name? You don't like science? Well... Shit."

What if someone named their kid "Scooby Doo" and the kid wanted to be a politician, not a Saturday morning cartoon enthusiast??

Would you vote for that guy?

 

[Lono Shrugged]

everyone judges you before they meet you.

I found your problem. No need to thank me.

/flutters cape and slips away when you're not looking

Wait, you said all kids were cruel anyway...

so did you meet every kid in the world?

 

[King of the Sandbox]

Tell you what why don't you just call yourself that anyway, email everyone you know telling them from now on you want to be called Batman. Look your parents in the eye and tell them that you, an adult male from now on seriously want to be called Batman. Everyone at work, extended family, everyone you know now has to call you batman. Take your imaged wreath and instead lay it on the long forgotten grave of your common sense.

Can't. Evil doesn't sleep. They'll know me by my signal... and by my deeds.

/cables away

Geek cred?

So you're forcing him to be a nerd in order to be accepted for his name?

That is a MASSIVE dick move.

I would say that not only should you not name your kid that, you shouldn't have kids for a long time until you realise how bad that decision would be.

I kinda think that making fun of peoples names is a MASSIVE dick move, so there.

*facepalm*

Kids are dicks. Do you think any kid will give a shit if it makes them a dick? Dicks are the cool kids, remember?

Seriously, forget the whole kid thing, if you seriously think telling your kid that YOU named Vault, that those other kids are just jerks is going to help anything. It won't help a damn thing. Your kid is still going to be left out and bullied...all because daddy thought it would be a cool name. Herpa herpa derp.

This is the kind of thing I would suspect of a Teenager. Not a 32 year old. And for the record, YES I WOULD TOTALLY LAUGH AT A STUPID NAME LIKE VAULT OR SUNSHINE OR DEWDROP. I would be laughing because the person had parents who were either Hippies or blind to reality.

If someone is a dick for laughing at your kid, then be it so. Just keep in mind, you'll always be the bigger dick seeing as how you've been warned and still want to put your kid through that. I'm fairly certain your kid will figure that too.

Do me a favor... go watch the vid someone posted earlier of Robin "MYGAWDTHEHAIRITSALIVE" Williams and his daughter, Zelda, then come back after the part where she says, "Yeah, she got teased as a kid", then seems seems totally adjusted and fine with it, even finding it magical and heartwarming.

 

[King of the Sandbox]

Tell you what why don't you just call yourself that anyway, email everyone you know telling them from now on you want to be called Batman. Look your parents in the eye and tell them that you, an adult male from now on seriously want to be called Batman. Everyone at work, extended family, everyone you know now has to call you batman. Take your imaged wreath and instead lay it on the long forgotten grave of your common sense.

Can't. Evil doesn't sleep. They'll know me by my signal... and by my deeds.

/cables away

Geek cred?

So you're forcing him to be a nerd in order to be accepted for his name?

That is a MASSIVE dick move.

I would say that not only should you not name your kid that, you shouldn't have kids for a long time until you realise how bad that decision would be.

I kinda think that making fun of peoples names is a MASSIVE dick move, so there.

"I like science, so I'll name my kid Copernicus"
*12 years pass*
"What? You hate your name? You don't like science? Well... Shit."

What if someone named their kid "Scooby Doo" and the kid wanted to be a politician, not a Saturday morning cartoon enthusiast??

Would you vote for that guy?

YES. GOOD GOD YES. Florida style.

 

[Boba Frag]

everyone judges you before they meet you.

I found your problem. No need to thank me.

/flutters cape and slips away when you're not looking

Some masterful trolling there, Batman!!

I don't it's the best move but as it's only a middle name, he'll probably end up not telling a soul until you embarrass him in front of his friends when he brings them back to the Manor.

Unless your kid is like Damian Wayne... Call him Bagpuss for all I care, just DON'T let him turn out like that little shit!!

*leans in close*

I am the Night!

/wooshes cape

 

[JoJo]

Tell you what, you Paypal me a grand, I'll mail you back a picture of my new radical ID, with my new radical name.

Also, my condolences for your originality. I'll imagine a wreath on it's grave for you.

Actually you can get a name change in the U.S. for around $100.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Ahyr70hbJXGaKbccLd7AMkn27BR.;_ylv=3?qid=20080111161411AAQTWPa

Seriously though, if you're getting such a negative reaction on a gaming forum who I suppose are the target of this "geek cred", think what the reaction of the general public would be like! Also I hate to say it but however much gaming and geek culture you surround your future child with there's no guarantee that they'll actually like that stuff in the long run.

Your child will not be a doll or a mini-me. He or she will be a real living person with his or her own tastes and likes. Nothing wrong with naming them after something, just something more sensible.

 

[King of the Sandbox]

I suggest you GO outside for a moment and cool off. Cause u seem mad, bro, and I wasn't even trolling.

Here's my theory; You wish your name was Vault, or you were violently assaulted, possibly sexually, by Todd Howard. It's the only explanations I can come up with for this unbridled rage you seem to have.

You really are something else.

First, I don't have any unbridled rage, at least on this subject. I only have no respect for shallow parents, which you proved yourself time and time again to be.

Second, going by your last couple of posts, you are trolling. Or, if you're serious, being really obnoxious about it.

Yeah, I'm the obnoxious one.

Look pal, you're obviously the gamer-elitist troll, starting off with how much you obviously despise someone for appreciating a couple of great games.

Secondly, I'm the GODDAMN BATMAN.

 

[King of the Sandbox]

Tell you what, you Paypal me a grand, I'll mail you back a picture of my new radical ID, with my new radical name.

Also, my condolences for your originality. I'll imagine a wreath on it's grave for you.

Actually you can get a name change in the U.S. for around $100.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Ahyr70hbJXGaKbccLd7AMkn27BR.;_ylv=3?qid=20080111161411AAQTWPa

Seriously though, if you're getting such a negative reaction on a gaming forum who I suppose are the target of this "geek cred", think what the reaction of the general public would be like! Also I hate to say it but however much gaming and geek culture you surround your future child with there's no guarantee that they'll actually like that stuff in the long run.

Your child will not be a doll or a mini-me. He or she will be a real living person with his or her own tastes and likes. Nothing wrong with naming them after something, just something more sensible.

Sensibility is subjective. And most people in the 'real world' won't get the reference, so they'd most likely think it foreign or something.

Also, sure. Send me a hunskie and I'm Vault in a heartbeat, then I can just call him junior... no, wait... I fucking hate junior. Vault the 2n. AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!

 

[Lono Shrugged]

never answered my question but you answered about 5 other posts.

no witty response?

 

[Russian_Assassin]

Ok, after reading all of your responses I have concluded that you obviously have no idea how a human personality is formed. You think you can just spawn a kid and customize it to your liking, pretending it is You #2.

If you are trolling, then congrats, I mad. If you are not then PLEASE reconsider, I don't care how you think this is the most awesome idea in the world or if you think you are the god emperor of the universe and can craft the perfect human being, naming your child Vault will only bring negative consequences.

 

[teh_gunslinger]

If you do, I hope it comes back to haunt you like in A boy name Sue.

But seriously, if my parents named me for video games I'd kick their stupid asses.

 

[King of the Sandbox]

Tell you what why don't you just call yourself that anyway, email everyone you know telling them from now on you want to be called Batman. Look your parents in the eye and tell them that you, an adult male from now on seriously want to be called Batman. Everyone at work, extended family, everyone you know now has to call you batman. Take your imaged wreath and instead lay it on the long forgotten grave of your common sense.

Can't. Evil doesn't sleep. They'll know me by my signal... and by my deeds.

/cables away

Geek cred?

So you're forcing him to be a nerd in order to be accepted for his name?

That is a MASSIVE dick move.

I would say that not only should you not name your kid that, you shouldn't have kids for a long time until you realise how bad that decision would be.

I kinda think that making fun of peoples names is a MASSIVE dick move, so there.

*facepalm*

Kids are dicks. Do you think any kid will give a shit if it makes them a dick? Dicks are the cool kids, remember?

Seriously, forget the whole kid thing, if you seriously think telling your kid that YOU named Vault, that those other kids are just jerks is going to help anything. It won't help a damn thing. Your kid is still going to be left out and bullied...all because daddy thought it would be a cool name. Herpa herpa derp.

This is the kind of thing I would suspect of a Teenager. Not a 32 year old. And for the record, YES I WOULD TOTALLY LAUGH AT A STUPID NAME LIKE VAULT OR SUNSHINE OR DEWDROP. I would be laughing because the person had parents who were either Hippies or blind to reality.

If someone is a dick for laughing at your kid, then be it so. Just keep in mind, you'll always be the bigger dick seeing as how you've been warned and still want to put your kid through that. I'm fairly certain your kid will figure that too.

Do me a favor... go watch the vid someone posted earlier of Robin "MYGAWDTHEHAIRITSALIVE" Williams and his daughter, Zelda, then come back after the part where she says, "Yeah, she got teased as a kid", then seems seems totally adjusted and fine with it, even finding it magical and heartwarming.

*facepalm*

Fine 12 year old. I give up, name your kid Alarm Clock for all I fucking care. You don't give 2 shits what anyone tells you anyway. ''But Robin Williams named his kid Zelda!'' Yeah, but he's Robin Williams, who the fuck are you again? Oh right, nobody. Nobody is going to bat a eye at Robin Williams kid, know why? Because her dad is fucking Robin Williams, that's enough cred right there, she was pretty much set for life at birth. Your kid isn't going to get a Job because his dad is Richard. Nobody will stand in awe that Vaults father is Richard. Only thing anybody is going to think about your Kids father is ''What a dumbass''.

Yeah, you jelly. Thanks for playing.

never answered my question but you answered about 5 other posts.

no witty response?

Sorry, I must have missed it. Terror, night, neversleeping, etc. Lemme go look. I'll get back to you.

 

[Dogstile]

Sure, why not?

I mean, everyone on the first page at least thinks it's stupid, but it actually deems like a pretty unique name and when he gets past primary school I think it could be a conversational point.

Hell, a girl named Valkyrie has a conversation starter every time she talks to people, I would assume vault is the same. And its not exactly easy to make fun of.

"hey, pole vault"
"talking about my giant dick again"
"...fuck"

 

[Spongebobdickpants]

David mitchell did a video on this kind of thing.

You dont need a "unique" name to show how wonderful and special your child is because being special is in the eye of the beholder.

To the layman a kid who's middle name is Vault will just come across as weird.