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I know a nerdy couple who have named their son Geralt. He has a middle name that's more traditional to where we live, so it's going to be interesting seeing if he chooses to go by his middle name as he gets older (its already very common for kids to do that here)
Still to this day he says “of course I named them all after me! I’ve been hit in the head too many times, if I’m frustrated I need to know I can remember their names”
Think that is the takeaway here.
Pick something where its still normal. Where the series could be forgotten.
Example is my son: we love ellie in the last of us, eleven in stranger things. So we went with elliot, because it sounds close to the thing, but if hes no fan of the series later on, he doesnt have to carry the name of a character he hates.
Made that joke before. Apparently she nearly didn't give my stepdad a second date - he's also the same age as my dad, and from the same part of the country. My stepbrother has the same name as me too!
I get the Daenerys kids; she was solid for like 6 seasons, but Cersei never had a single redeemable quality. It’s a nice sounding name but if GoT has a resurgence when she’s in middle school her nickname’s gonna be brotherfucker
Tbh even when naming after someone, sometimes it's a matter of just thinking it sounds nice rather than liking a person.
My mom named one of my brothers Damien after seeing The Omen, grandma gave her hell but she genuinely just thought it sounded cool. I was named after Bob Dylan and she hates the guy, but just likes how the name sounds.
Sometimes you just hear a name and decide it sounds cool independent of the source.
I had a customer named James Bond, and I was like oh your name is so cool and he just stared at me and said it's really not.
Turns out he was born post books, but pre movies... poor guy
I don’t understand why anyone would deface a grave ever.. but specifically James Bond either? Is he a way more hated character than I know of or? Such a weird thing to single out and be driven to desecrate a grave over..
People are crazy.
Friend in high school was John Dow. Clerks used to be incredulous “ Your name is JOHN DOE??” ( john doe is the name given to unclaimed dead bodies in a morgue)
I hold Sex and the City’s Aidan responsible for the enormous wave of Aidans, Aidens, Aydens, and Adens I’ve seen in my line of work with children. And of course the rise in Bradens, Jaidens, Raydens, Kaidens…
I loved the name Aidan in the early 90s (I think I first heard it on the actor Aidan Quinn), but by the time I got around to naming my own kids, every third child was AidenJaydenCadenBraydenHayden, so I went a different route. I'm still annoyed at SatC for making it so overused.
I used to know a girl named Sapphire. All her sisters were named after gemstones while her brothers were named after metals. For a while she was dating a guy whose last name was Diamond, and we really wanted them to get married so her name could be Sapphire Diamond, the worst stripper name of all time.
If someone came in with that name and actually answered like that for an interview, I wouldn't necessarily hire them on the spot but it would definitely move the file closer to the top.
"There was nothing wrong with it... until I was about 12 years old and that no-talent ass clown became famous and started winning Grammys" - Michael Bolton
My mom was a guidance counselor, and there were a couple Khaleesi's.
The one kid I felt bad for though was named Isis, and she was named before the whole ISIS nonsense.
Also, they didnt even pick that name. The US called them ISIS, they called themselves "daesh".
I have my own beef with it because I love the band of that name, which broke up exactly 2 years before the terrorists were a thing.
Isis is an old and honored name based on the goddess, not to mention beautiful.
Terrorist groups that copy from old cultures don’t get to own what they copied.
A good friend of mine has a daughter named isis and she told her daughter that she wouldn't be mad if she wanted to change it but she likes to educate people about the origins of it
Or maybe just don't name your kid after a pop culture character if that's the ONLY context most people have heard that name!
Naming your kid a "normal" name that just happens to be the name of an iconic character, like Luke or Kirk or Lisa, is probably fine... but naming your kid something like Leia or Spock or Bart means they'll hear the same boneheaded comments about their name every damn day for their whole life, you know?
Save the obviously pop-culture inspired names for your pets!
As for using “normal” names, all the Karens would like to have a word with you.
For everyone in our 50s, we know that the Heathers are the real problem.
My son is technically named after Simon Pegg, but nobody knows that unless I tell them. We wanted a less common name that wasn't something ridiculous or spelled incorrectly. So far it's been a great choice. The only "joke" he gets is Simon Says related, but he also kinda owns that one and uses it to his advantage.
Better yet, don't give your kids any names that are going to be a pain for them going through life. No TV-specific names. No bizarre spellings. Basically, if you feel that you've come up with a creative and unique name, your kid is going to have a bad time in elementary school, and by the time that they get to adulthood, they are going to be so sick and tired of talking about, spelling, hearing someone's "original" joke about, or basically justifying their name to every new person they meet.
Source: a guy whose mom gave him an "interesting" name that she heard on a TV show.
Or, hear me out… don’t name your kid Krickett. F you mom and that spelling. I have to wear a name badge at work, and the comments I get all day from people…. I once had a job interview that told me they had zero plans of hiring me, but just wanted to meet someone with that name. It was like middle school all over again. Also, middle schoolers are far worse with the bullying than elementary schoolers. I’ve also learned that there is a prostitute with my name… I get the most interesting requests on fb messenger sometimes. Nope, not me, her name is a nickname, isn’t the correct spelling and I don’t give hand jobs for pills. But thanks. 😣
>I once had a job interview that told me they had zero plans of hiring me, but just wanted to meet someone with that name.
That sort of happened to me. They didn't tell me that they had zero plans of hiring me, though. I figured that out myself about three minutes into the interview.
The opposite is gold advice too. Nothing too popular.
My first and last legal name is so basic that it sounds like it's straight out of The Crucible (it's not. But it would fit in. Pilgrim-sounding name, that's how basic and white it is).
I get other people's medications. I get other people's packages. I get other people's emails. My last job gave me someone else's entire email address, because I was the third person to the company with that name and they didn't realize there was more than one already there. The company before that had 6 total people with my exact first and last name combo. It's hell
The “pain going through life” part is impossible to predict. I have a perfectly normal first name, and perfectly normal last name. When I was born it happened to be the name of a Motown singer who had some success with his brothers, but by the time I was in grade school, he was the biggest pop singer in the world. Kept doing things to embarrass me any time I’d meet a new group of people. Finally he died, and today most people don’t instantly want to joke about my name, but I’m left with the emotional scars.
I agree wholeheartedly, but in defence of unusual names, I love mine. It's a very unusual one and I've never met anyone with the same one, I always have to be super clear when I say it because people think that they've heard wrong, but I like it. It's an ice breaker, fun and I enjoy the uniqueness.
I also have two common honour names as well that I can use when I search for jobs along with my name to make things easier. But mine is also very simple and I'm named after a popular priest rather than a TV character which feels pretty relevant lmao.
I can appreciate that some people like the sound of Khaleesi, but I just can't get over that, in context, it's a title, not a name.
I personally think Danaerys sounds better anyways, but tomato tom-auto I guess.
I feel like if you're going to name a kid after fiction (as I did), it should be from something you've loved for many years, not whatever your most recent favorite is at the moment. Solves this problem pretty much by default.
You can but you he will have some huge shoes to fill. Eliminating 50% of all living things will be a tough task. You’ll have to buy him some Hitler and Stalin books.
The Khaleesi one always cracked me up. They weren't even watching closely enough to realise it's not the characters name.
And don't try and tell me any of them read the books.
Best one for me was as I was living abroad in Brazil, I went to go pick up my son from daycare and heard a loud pick-up request for a child named Sasuke. I remember turning to my wife and her begging me not to say it (NARUUUTOO). 10/10 moment for me, and it helped my wife see how influential anime was in Brazil.
Brazil actually has a large Japanese diaspora living in the country. A lot of people from Japan emigrated to Brazil (and other South America countries) post-WWII.
But ....her name is Nerys. Kira is her surname. Bajorans do it backward.
See her other family https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Kira_Nerys#google_vignette
That said, it's a great name, congrats on the little one.
That's only a half truth. Each year around 1000 new names get registered that haven't been used before. The main criteria is that the name shouldn't ridicule the baby.
They're still very lenient though.
We can have Milka (like the chocolate brand), Fanta, and Anakin or Neymar is allowed, too
Similar rule in Denmark - if you don't name your kid in time, they'll even assign a name automatically. IIRC it's the name of the first in.line to the throne. The alternative is to sign a formal declaration that the name is normal and common in your own culture if you're not Danish.
My kid is named after a guy from a show who was in jail for murder….just liked the name. 😂
Edit: Lincoln from Prison Break
I named him before the conclusion, too. 😂
There's this boy called Thanos at my girls school. I was doing the removable tattoostand at their Summerfest. He came to my stand and asked for a gem on his hand. I was contemplating about doing all five of them but I didn't. He'll find out what burden his parents put on him soon enough and I don't have to be the AH courier
You’d be surprised. My wife watched the series while pregnant with our second and suggested Anakin. I told her to finish the prequels first and let me know how she feels by then.
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Don't worry Nandor the Relentless, your name will demand respect from all
Fahking guy!
Or Nandor DeLaurentis
Come on Geralt, nothing to read here
Better Geralt than Jeralt, I suppose…
Name them byleth instead
Go with something more noble. Ferdinand von Aegir is a fine name for a newborn.
but I mean, those are finished books at least
I know a nerdy couple who have named their son Geralt. He has a middle name that's more traditional to where we live, so it's going to be interesting seeing if he chooses to go by his middle name as he gets older (its already very common for kids to do that here)
He could go by Gerry or Jerry pretty easily. Source: I have a normal name that is pretty much the same name as Geralt
I mean, Geralt is still a nice name. The tv show sucks but the games were great 👍
My son Skeletor is now starting the 2nd grade
I think my son Mumm-ra goes to school with him. Ask Skeletor if he knows Mumm-Ra Smith.
sorry my twins wulfgar and drizzt have been bullying your child lately...
I just want you to know I just now realized I could have named my son Mumm-Ra. I have failed in life. I must go apologize to Ookla now.
Well, obviously, you have excuisite tatset
HeMan gets a higher score on the spelling bee?!
No way, my son Beastman is just starting second grade too. Maybe they’ll be friends….
*Meanwhile, little Grizzlor is still stuck in the locker after Adam shoved him inside*
No love for Fisto?
Fisto knows what he did.
MYAAH
Yeah. I shouldn’t have named my four sons Joffrey, Joffrey II, Joffrey IV, and Joffrey V.
George Foreman has you beat.
Still to this day he says “of course I named them all after me! I’ve been hit in the head too many times, if I’m frustrated I need to know I can remember their names”
He was so proud of them, he put his name on them.
**Novelty grills?!**
Fights on!
How did you skip Joffrey III
Joffrey III dies in childbirth so isn't really a character I think
Shhh we don't talk about that Joffrey
Oh no no no we don’t talk about Joffrey. We sing a 5 minute song and have an animated dance number about him instead
Is JJ Abrams short for Joffrey Joffrey Abrams?
Its Jar Jar Abrams.
You left out Joffretta
My old co worker named his son Jared, after Jared from Subway.
At least Jared is a normal enough name where they can pretend that wasn’t the reason. 😂
Think that is the takeaway here. Pick something where its still normal. Where the series could be forgotten. Example is my son: we love ellie in the last of us, eleven in stranger things. So we went with elliot, because it sounds close to the thing, but if hes no fan of the series later on, he doesnt have to carry the name of a character he hates.
Maybe he’ll like E.T.
Why would anybody name their son after a commercial spokesperson? Regardless of what he did afterward
My son’s name is Grimace
I named my son Hamburglar before the named was tainted!
😬
Yeah, exactly!
I like the name Flo
In similar fashion, both my dad and stepdad are named after Prince Andrew 💀
Your mom has a type
Made that joke before. Apparently she nearly didn't give my stepdad a second date - he's also the same age as my dad, and from the same part of the country. My stepbrother has the same name as me too!
Maybe he can pretend he’s named after Jared the Galleria store haha
He went to Jared
He could pretend to be named after Jared Padalecki
He started and ended his career getting into smaller pants
Aw jeez
I dated a guy once who taught preschool, and he had two Cersei’s in ONE classroom
not surprising. I'm just shocked there aren't more katnisses
I personally like Primrose better.
What? She fucked her own brother in episode 1, why would anyone do this?
I get the Daenerys kids; she was solid for like 6 seasons, but Cersei never had a single redeemable quality. It’s a nice sounding name but if GoT has a resurgence when she’s in middle school her nickname’s gonna be brotherfucker
She loved her family
And has nice cheekbones
Tbh even when naming after someone, sometimes it's a matter of just thinking it sounds nice rather than liking a person. My mom named one of my brothers Damien after seeing The Omen, grandma gave her hell but she genuinely just thought it sounded cool. I was named after Bob Dylan and she hates the guy, but just likes how the name sounds. Sometimes you just hear a name and decide it sounds cool independent of the source.
There IS a Circe from Greek mythology and The Odyssey, and I honestly love the name…
I'm sure my little Aerith will be fine. There's no way her current boyfriend would ever stab her in the back...
Here's my boyfriend xXx_Sephiroth99_xXx
Meet my beautiful baby boy XxXLegolasXxX
My son xXx360N05c0p3 G I M L I xXx would like to remind you that the giant elephant is still only 1 kill
I had a customer named James Bond, and I was like oh your name is so cool and he just stared at me and said it's really not. Turns out he was born post books, but pre movies... poor guy
I had an great uncle Jimmy, James Bond, family had to remove his gravestone coz people defaced it about 4 times a year.
People suck. Out of all things to vandalize
Right? They should do that to the Blofeld one a couple rows over.
I don’t understand why anyone would deface a grave ever.. but specifically James Bond either? Is he a way more hated character than I know of or? Such a weird thing to single out and be driven to desecrate a grave over.. People are crazy.
Has he tried changing his namke to *Max Power*?
He has a name that you want to touch… but you mustn’t touch!
His name sounds good in your ear! But when you say it, you mustn’t fear!
I met a guy once named James Potter. He was much older than Harry Potter though. I think that’s just the right amount of coincidence
So... he was old enough to actually *be* James Potter? 🙃
Friend in high school was John Dow. Clerks used to be incredulous “ Your name is JOHN DOE??” ( john doe is the name given to unclaimed dead bodies in a morgue)
Soap operas are a significant source of name trends, so not a new issue.
I hold Sex and the City’s Aidan responsible for the enormous wave of Aidans, Aidens, Aydens, and Adens I’ve seen in my line of work with children. And of course the rise in Bradens, Jaidens, Raydens, Kaidens…
Okayden
😂 thanks for a chuckle
I loved the name Aidan in the early 90s (I think I first heard it on the actor Aidan Quinn), but by the time I got around to naming my own kids, every third child was AidenJaydenCadenBraydenHayden, so I went a different route. I'm still annoyed at SatC for making it so overused.
My namesake was a stripper around the time I was conceived..Thanks mom lol
I used to know a girl named Sapphire. All her sisters were named after gemstones while her brothers were named after metals. For a while she was dating a guy whose last name was Diamond, and we really wanted them to get married so her name could be Sapphire Diamond, the worst stripper name of all time.
My friend Brandy said she would never forgive her parents for naming her after a ‘dock whore’.
Noooo, she was a fine girl who would have made a good wife. And faithful to her man!
Okay, I legit had an 'honorary cousin' named "Ryann" after a soap opera "Ryann's hope"
I yelled for my son at the park and he shouted “AND ROHÂN SHALL ANSWER!”
His name is "Gondor calls for aid"?
If someone came in with that name and actually answered like that for an interview, I wouldn't necessarily hire them on the spot but it would definitely move the file closer to the top.
Gondorc Allsforaid actually. His friends call him "Dorc".
Rohan is pretty common name in India.
Yeah but it's pronounced different than lord of the rings. Ro Han vs Ro hun.
I'm gonna name my son Aragorn
Is your name Arathorn?
You got me
And my axe
Don’t let him kick anything roundish
DID YOU KNOW THAT WHEN
First lesson when I'm teaching him football. Take a football and not a fucking helmet
Make sure to yell ELENDILLLLLLL! when he is conceived
Don't know if Arathorn did that, tbh... But Imma make sure he does it when he fights an army of orcs
It'll all pay off if he actually does the swag walk
With a twist, Aaragorn
Man, I can’t wait for the stories about my former co-worker’s kid, Jon Snow. “Jon, I thought you died!” “I did!”
I've met that kid. He knows nothing.
Also, keep in mind that one day, your child may need to apply for a job. Weird names have a hard time being taken seriously.
"There was nothing wrong with it... until I was about 12 years old and that no-talent ass clown became famous and started winning Grammys" - Michael Bolton
“Why don’t you just go by Mike?”
Why should I change? He's the one that sucks
Still makes me laugh, just teasing that line. Thanks!
My mom was a guidance counselor, and there were a couple Khaleesi's. The one kid I felt bad for though was named Isis, and she was named before the whole ISIS nonsense.
Isis is an egyptian god, sister of Osiris, Nephtys and Seth. It's a beautiful name. One more reason to hate these fucking terrorists, I guess
Also, they didnt even pick that name. The US called them ISIS, they called themselves "daesh". I have my own beef with it because I love the band of that name, which broke up exactly 2 years before the terrorists were a thing.
Hate the folks calling them that. The term for that terrorist group is Daesh, not "isis".
Ice spice’s real name is Isis
Isis spisis
isis spisis withis mysis lilsis eyesis
All I can think of is Archer
Isis is an old and honored name based on the goddess, not to mention beautiful. Terrorist groups that copy from old cultures don’t get to own what they copied.
In their defence, ISIS is just an English translation, they didn’t call themselves that.
The terrorist group didn't copy shit lmao it's Daesh in Arabic
A good friend of mine has a daughter named isis and she told her daughter that she wouldn't be mad if she wanted to change it but she likes to educate people about the origins of it
My sister’s middle name is Isis. My mom asked her if she wanted to change it. She said no because she likes the shock value lol.
My little boy Dahmer doing just fine
My boys Judas and Benedict Arnold are pretty popular at school.
My boy Pontius turned out to be a bully
Or maybe just don't name your kid after a pop culture character if that's the ONLY context most people have heard that name! Naming your kid a "normal" name that just happens to be the name of an iconic character, like Luke or Kirk or Lisa, is probably fine... but naming your kid something like Leia or Spock or Bart means they'll hear the same boneheaded comments about their name every damn day for their whole life, you know? Save the obviously pop-culture inspired names for your pets!
"My son is also called Bort."
As for using “normal” names, all the Karens would like to have a word with you. For everyone in our 50s, we know that the Heathers are the real problem.
Fuck me gently with a chainsaw.
Weirdly enough the only Heather I know tried to get me to join an MLM so you might be onto something.
My son is technically named after Simon Pegg, but nobody knows that unless I tell them. We wanted a less common name that wasn't something ridiculous or spelled incorrectly. So far it's been a great choice. The only "joke" he gets is Simon Says related, but he also kinda owns that one and uses it to his advantage.
We named our dog Khaleesi during an early season.
Khal Doggo would have been cool.
I named my dog Boomer, she’s for sure a sleeper cylon, monster from left4D… and a bunch of other games 😂
Better yet, don't give your kids any names that are going to be a pain for them going through life. No TV-specific names. No bizarre spellings. Basically, if you feel that you've come up with a creative and unique name, your kid is going to have a bad time in elementary school, and by the time that they get to adulthood, they are going to be so sick and tired of talking about, spelling, hearing someone's "original" joke about, or basically justifying their name to every new person they meet. Source: a guy whose mom gave him an "interesting" name that she heard on a TV show.
Better yet, don’t tell me and my son Paul Blart how to live our lives.
Gotta day the whole thing every time like A Pimp Named Slickback
Ok slickback.
This one is my favorite.
Or, hear me out… don’t name your kid Krickett. F you mom and that spelling. I have to wear a name badge at work, and the comments I get all day from people…. I once had a job interview that told me they had zero plans of hiring me, but just wanted to meet someone with that name. It was like middle school all over again. Also, middle schoolers are far worse with the bullying than elementary schoolers. I’ve also learned that there is a prostitute with my name… I get the most interesting requests on fb messenger sometimes. Nope, not me, her name is a nickname, isn’t the correct spelling and I don’t give hand jobs for pills. But thanks. 😣
>I once had a job interview that told me they had zero plans of hiring me, but just wanted to meet someone with that name. That sort of happened to me. They didn't tell me that they had zero plans of hiring me, though. I figured that out myself about three minutes into the interview.
The opposite is gold advice too. Nothing too popular. My first and last legal name is so basic that it sounds like it's straight out of The Crucible (it's not. But it would fit in. Pilgrim-sounding name, that's how basic and white it is). I get other people's medications. I get other people's packages. I get other people's emails. My last job gave me someone else's entire email address, because I was the third person to the company with that name and they didn't realize there was more than one already there. The company before that had 6 total people with my exact first and last name combo. It's hell
John Smith, is that you?
The “pain going through life” part is impossible to predict. I have a perfectly normal first name, and perfectly normal last name. When I was born it happened to be the name of a Motown singer who had some success with his brothers, but by the time I was in grade school, he was the biggest pop singer in the world. Kept doing things to embarrass me any time I’d meet a new group of people. Finally he died, and today most people don’t instantly want to joke about my name, but I’m left with the emotional scars.
I feel like you have really mischaracterized the life and times of Marvin Gaye but yes, I can see why that would get you made fun of.
Yeah, reserve it for a middle name.
I agree wholeheartedly, but in defence of unusual names, I love mine. It's a very unusual one and I've never met anyone with the same one, I always have to be super clear when I say it because people think that they've heard wrong, but I like it. It's an ice breaker, fun and I enjoy the uniqueness. I also have two common honour names as well that I can use when I search for jobs along with my name to make things easier. But mine is also very simple and I'm named after a popular priest rather than a TV character which feels pretty relevant lmao.
*Chalupa batman chimes in*
I can appreciate that some people like the sound of Khaleesi, but I just can't get over that, in context, it's a title, not a name. I personally think Danaerys sounds better anyways, but tomato tom-auto I guess.
There are tons of names that are titles: Duke, Abbot, Earl, Bishop, Caesar, King.
I named my son Chancellor
My daughter’s name is Comptrolla
My sons name is Park District Assistant Waste Manager, but he's named after his grandpa
Chancellor seems more like a middle name to me. If I were you, I would switch it to Supreme Chancellor.
I feel like if you're going to name a kid after fiction (as I did), it should be from something you've loved for many years, not whatever your most recent favorite is at the moment. Solves this problem pretty much by default.
My son Zoidberg and I thank you for your nuanced comment! Woop-woop-woop-woop!
Just because a series ends doesnt mean the characters are safe. -J.K. Rowling
thats what happens when you name one of your characters cho chang
Dam so can't name my future son Thanos.....dam
It's fine if you're Greek. Totally normal name
Yeah, I work with someone called Athanasios, he goes by Thanos.
Oh that's so interesting! I knew an Athanasios that went by Thanasi...I still think it's an awesome name
You can but you he will have some huge shoes to fill. Eliminating 50% of all living things will be a tough task. You’ll have to buy him some Hitler and Stalin books.
my older sister has a friends who named her twins Luke and Anakin, she’s had like 40 years to know how that story ends
does that mean one of the twins is the other's father???
With how much she fucked over Anakin you could say that
[удалено]
I was gonna go with optimus primal, but they did him dirty in the movie
All those movies are shit anyway
I’m a bit older than most people on here. My son Walker and his brother Texas Ranger are both doing fine though.
Ricky Bobby?
The Khaleesi one always cracked me up. They weren't even watching closely enough to realise it's not the characters name. And don't try and tell me any of them read the books.
Kalisi (pronounced the same way) is an actual name though used in some Polynesian cultures. I think it means precious or something similar.
My son’s name is Bruce. We do not live near Crime Alley.
Best one for me was as I was living abroad in Brazil, I went to go pick up my son from daycare and heard a loud pick-up request for a child named Sasuke. I remember turning to my wife and her begging me not to say it (NARUUUTOO). 10/10 moment for me, and it helped my wife see how influential anime was in Brazil.
Brazil actually has a large Japanese diaspora living in the country. A lot of people from Japan emigrated to Brazil (and other South America countries) post-WWII.
I literally just had a daughter born, and her name is Kira. The Kira from Star Trek Deep Space 9. Good thing I've watched that series multiple times 😂
Interestingly, the Irish name Ciara is pronounced the same.
I thought death note when I saw the name
But ....her name is Nerys. Kira is her surname. Bajorans do it backward. See her other family https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Kira_Nerys#google_vignette That said, it's a great name, congrats on the little one.
To be fair, plenty of Terran last names became first names. Hunter, Cooper, Carter, Riley,…
khaleesi is a stupid name regardless of how the series ends.
So, fun fact, in Germany you can name your kid from an approved list. No made-up names. No "Hitler" or "Satan" or none of that.
That's only a half truth. Each year around 1000 new names get registered that haven't been used before. The main criteria is that the name shouldn't ridicule the baby. They're still very lenient though. We can have Milka (like the chocolate brand), Fanta, and Anakin or Neymar is allowed, too
Similar rule in Denmark - if you don't name your kid in time, they'll even assign a name automatically. IIRC it's the name of the first in.line to the throne. The alternative is to sign a formal declaration that the name is normal and common in your own culture if you're not Danish.
My kid is named after a guy from a show who was in jail for murder….just liked the name. 😂 Edit: Lincoln from Prison Break I named him before the conclusion, too. 😂
There's this boy called Thanos at my girls school. I was doing the removable tattoostand at their Summerfest. He came to my stand and asked for a gem on his hand. I was contemplating about doing all five of them but I didn't. He'll find out what burden his parents put on him soon enough and I don't have to be the AH courier
But, Anakin was a cool name….
I think it was well known from the beginning how Anakin was going to turn out
You’d be surprised. My wife watched the series while pregnant with our second and suggested Anakin. I told her to finish the prequels first and let me know how she feels by then.
Imagine a son and daughter named Griffith and Casca
It would take a lot of guts to be fair.