Naming Offspring After Favorite Character

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by Neiri, Sep 15, 2021.

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Will you name name them after your favorite character?

Poll closed Sep 22, 2021.
  1. Yes

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  2. No

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  3. Depends

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  1. Neiri

    Neiri Well-Known Member

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    Will you name name them after your favorite character?
     
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    Doesn't sound like a good idea tbh XD
     
  3. Neiri

    Neiri Well-Known Member

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    *ahem*Daenerys*ahem*Marimar*ahem* Why did the fans not see it coming? really, people not paying attention to the signs just because it is their favorite character and the victims are not so innocent and MORE importantly this is Game of Thrones (a Song of Ice and Fire) written by a guy that love inner conflicts and dislike black and white characters and they are not paying any attention if they think there is a they live happy ever after ending.
     
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  4. Lissi

    Lissi 『Queen of Lissidom』『Holy Chibi』『Western Birdy』『⚓』

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    If it's not tacky... and is in English... and sounds good... then sure ^^
     
  5. Mr. Tired

    Mr. Tired Professional Idiot

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    Definitely simple things that are not ridiculous or over the top. Ones that are considered actual names would be easier.

    For example, I would hope to never come across someone named 'Naruto', 'Scrooge', 'Maximus Prime', 'Gandalf', or *inhale* 'Jugemu Jugemu Gokō-no Surikire Kaijarisuigyo-no Suigyōmatsu Unraimatsu Fūraimatsu Kuunerutokoro-ni Sumutokoro Yaburakōji-no Burakōji Paipopaipo Paipo-no Shūringan Shūringan-no Gūrindai Gūrindai-no Ponpokopī-no Ponpokonā-no Chōkyūmei-no Chōsuke'. Or 'Karma'.
    There are just some things you can't name humans.
     
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    baka8roukanako Well-Known Member

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    Only if it's something subtle and not totally out-of-the-ordinary.
     
  7. Gandire Alea

    Gandire Alea [Wicked Awesome Translator]

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    I am an English teach in Japan. One of my fellow english teachers worked at a school where there were a pair of siblings named, “Ichigo” and “Rukia”.
     
  8. ludagad

    ludagad Addicted to escapist novels

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    Give them a normal name. They still have to go to school eventually.
     
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  9. Kadmos1

    Kadmos1 Well-Known Member

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    If I have a daughter, the name "Lucy" comes to mind. She would named after Lucy Heartfilia.
     
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  10. SylviaViolet

    SylviaViolet Toast to the ones that we lost on the way⚓️

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    Why not, if the first name sounds decent? Like Violet from Violet Evergarden....
     
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    Alanna sounds like a nice name from the Song of the Lioness. Some characters have great existing names, some have cool epic names, but then there are other names from other fictional characters that don't sound too well depending on the place and culture..would the kid grow up one day and get teased by it? Sometimes we want the most unique or stand out name or whatever we think fit, but we should also think how it affects the kid down the road. Sometimes it stands out not in a good way.
     
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  12. Vermouth

    Vermouth Older but none the wiser.

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    I probably would name them after a favorite character. Currently, a favorite of mine is Valentine from Ender's Game. It's long. It sounds feminine. I love the character. It's perfect.

    I would never name a child after a character I hated though. For the longest time, I loved the name Anna... that is until I read Anna Karenina.
     
  13. FIEND

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    How fucking rad would it be to named Sexy Ass Gojo Dance Moves the Third
     
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    If it's a name that actualy exists irl, why not? :blobpeek:
     
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  15. Eishun

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    Not possible in my case. My favorite character's name is Accelerator. Think about it, will ya?

    Kid goes to school and introduces himself as Accelerator. Don't you think he will get beaten up?
     
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  16. Gandire Alea

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    not if he also inherits the powers
     
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  17. LivingCorpse

    LivingCorpse Half-dead Neighborhood's Undead

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    Why yes! Of course I will name my future spawn after my favorite character!
    Let's go RX-78-2 Gundam!

    Jokes aside, betting on the astronomically miniscule chance that I have a kid in the future... probably not. Since that sounds cringy as hell, and probably something I will regret in the future... Both for me and the kid.

    Though Alex is probably fine.
    There's a Gundam named Alex and Alex is a pretty common name.
     
  18. Zeusomega

    Zeusomega M.D of Olympus Pvt Ltd. Seeking [Boltzmann brain]

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    Sephiroth ..fang yuan aren't really school friendly names you know? I don't want them to be some trophies or merchandise of my fav characters :blobjoy: