I'm sure she'll be happy that she has that name when she finds all the erotic fan art and fan fiction about the character she was named after.
My daughter is named Tali'Zorah. I suppose I'm crazy : )
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For Christ's sake, name her something normal so she doesn't get the shit bullied out of her. I would try to be civil but at what point did you think this was a good idea? Do you think your daughter is only going to be capable of either being a popstar or a waitress, because Managing Director Tali'Zorah doesn't exactly sound professional, does it?
How is she going to explain it to people? "Well, my parents quite liked Mass Effect and Tali-Zorah is this alien lady whose race is almost extinct because they're very susceptible to disease and have been nearly completely destroyed by their own creations." There's another name for a character that apes this storyline: Frankenstein. Or perhaps "My parents just liked the name" will be better.
Also, aren't themed names meant to be reserved for pets and other animals and I firmly believe that's because they can't talk back and don't understand. Thank Christ Tali and Talia are real names but, even then, she'll change it. I'm 100% certain of that. There's no chance Mass Effect will have the cultural impact it has now, and, when you look at it, how many normal people really know and recognise the secondary characters of even a few major video game franchises today?
How is she going to explain it to people? "Well, my parents quite liked Mass Effect and Tali-Zorah is this alien lady whose race is almost extinct because they're very susceptible to disease and have been nearly completely destroyed by their own creations." There's another name for a character that apes this storyline: Frankenstein. Or perhaps "My parents just liked the name" will be better.
Also, aren't themed names meant to be reserved for pets and other animals and I firmly believe that's because they can't talk back and don't understand. Thank Christ Tali and Talia are real names but, even then, she'll change it. I'm 100% certain of that. There's no chance Mass Effect will have the cultural impact it has now, and, when you look at it, how many normal people really know and recognise the secondary characters of even a few major video game franchises today?
Yes. You are totally off base. Which doesn't guarantee that she'll be taunted and teased for it, or that if she is taunted and teased it will be because of it. Kids will tease and taunt each other regardless of what you name her, and with the proliferation of names in entertainment over the past 10,000 years, you might find that she's teased because her name is "Tali" and there's some cartoon out there from Europe with a crazy geeky guy character named "Tali" and that cartoon is played in your area on a cable package you don't get so you have no idea that it exists until your daughter comes home crying because she's being called a boy and that she has a boy's name.DrunkOnEstus said:
As an example, my uncle is named "Scott", and his parents are farmers. Growing up in the late 70's he was teased mercilessly with "Beam me up, Scotty." even though he wasn't named after the Star Trek character, nor did he have any idea who or what the character was. (being the late 70's and out on a farm, his family didn't watch TV much, and only had the 3 channels they could get on rabbit ears antenna) Scott is a totally normal, boring, vanilla name. He wasn't named after anyone, my grandparents just looked at him and said "He looks like a Scott" when he was born. And still he was mocked mercilessly because there was a TV character named "Scotty" who was popular in the area around the same time he was growing up.
Oh, and yes, yes you are crazy for naming your child after a game character. Still, better Tali than Wrex.
To be fair, erotic fan art probably exist for many women, real or fictional, who surpass a certain popularity threshold with younger audiences.Gary Thompson said:
Still, you're totally right, if those sites are still up in 10-15 years, teenage boys will have a jolly good time if they're searching for rule 34 & Tali'Zorah - Tali'Zorah herself, however, perhaps not quite as much.
I quite liked Mass Effect, obviously, and played it myself a lot, and I'm not even sure if I will be able to remember all those characters myself in 15 years or so. Thinking of Baldur's Gate II of the same company, chances don't seem to be that good.Gluzzbung said:
Anyway, just ask anyone named after some character of a pop movie or book or a singer that happened to be popular around the time of their own conception but nobody knows anymore today. I'm sure those parents were just as certain that their kids will love their names as much as they did themselves, but if you ask these kids today, well, it didn't exactly turned out this way for everyone. After learning what my own mum enjoyed reading or watching during her late teens & early twenties, I have to say that I'm quite glad that she didn't turn there for inspiration, but to the Bible instead. And I say that as agnostic.
If you and your wife love the name then go ahead and call her Tali'Zorah.
Kids will always be made fun of whether they have strange names or not, and nobody has a perfect life in the first place. There are far, far worse names in the world and far, far worse reasons to give someone a particular name.
I was bullied because of my unusual name for a long time, and when I was old enough I chose to legally change it. I added to it.
Kids will always be made fun of whether they have strange names or not, and nobody has a perfect life in the first place. There are far, far worse names in the world and far, far worse reasons to give someone a particular name.
I was bullied because of my unusual name for a long time, and when I was old enough I chose to legally change it. I added to it.
Facebook said the page was unavailable. That, and pretty much anything else said that was legit (I also didn't wanna creep too hard). I dunno, if someone could be named something like Hashtag, I had no doubt Blow Pop could have been legit. My bad XD And you said you can't think of a better name so you're stuck with April (Which is a fine name by the way), but if you hate it THAT much, wouldn't anything else be better? I don't see the whole issue when thinking about it that way. I guess it is your name, so you're gonna want one that you wanna keep. But in light of how much crap you've gotten from it, I think anything could be better. But that's just how I see it (Happy bday when it happens by the way :3)Blow_Pop said:You checked my profile but didn't check the link to my facebook which has my actual name on it? Please tell me you are joking that you think my name is actually Blow Pop? (spoiler: It's not. It's a nickname from a job)Elvis Starburst said:Come now, it can't be THAT bad if it's fairly common... Right? (PM me it, out of curiosity? I won't tell a soul!)Blow_Pop said:
Edit: Just checked your profile again. Blow Pop can't seriously be common in some place in the world... Could it?
But since you asked. My actual name is April. Naming your child after a month that has plenty of songs/rhymes about it is NOT a good idea. And it makes it worse when your parents tell you that you got named that because you looked like April sunshine when you came out of your mum. And it's wonderful being in any month NOT April and getting told to shut up or go away or something because it's not your month and people actually expecting you to do so and getting pissy with you when you don't. Ape-face was a very popular one too during my school years. And April fool's day (April 1st) is the worst fucking day ever with my name. That and the general assumption I was born in April (I wasn't. My birthday is coming up really soon actually). Also having phrases associated with your name and books associated with your name like "Crazy April" (there is seriously a book called That Crazy April, I own it thanks to someone's idea of a joke gift) isn't fun either.
Now, I'm not saying your in the wrong here. However I will say that Tali'Zorah as a first name will result in some pretty harsh teasing and even bullying. Never underestimate the little devils called "kids". Just call her Tali and most everything should be fine. Aside from that, your not really bad/crazy people about it at all, so long as you refrain from actually referring to her and believing her to be Tali'Zorah. I must say though, that is a hilarious prank you've been pulling on your friends/family.
I mean if my name came from a book, even if I hated reading, I'd want to at least know the plot of the book if not read it out right... But I'm also a sentimental person and so the idea of picking a name as such would mean something to me.bug_of_war said:
If I weren't sentimental? Then I wouldn't give a damn really what I was called. So long as my name ain't "Cockface" I'm good.
Yea, like I said it really depends on who you surround yourself with. If you're surrounded by immature people (as many people in elementary school, middle school and to some extent high school are) they're going to pick on you. It's sadly all too common.BarbaricGoose said:
I do find it weird how people find a name like "Frozo" or "Graham Cracker" to be insulting when they're younger and actually a kind of neat nickname when they're older. I suppose it depends on the delivery as well.
My first name is perfectly normal but I've always thought my middle name would have been better and somewhat wished my parents had reversed their order, and that's just with a normal set of names. Seriously do your daughter a favour and just pick a nice normal name that ensures she has a good set of initials. Like if your surname is Daniels then don't name your son Mark Anthony as he'll end up with M.A.D etc.
If you're hesitant on anything, you should think more on it.
If it helps make up your mind, my neighbors from across the street named their boy Bich because of a song from South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut. It's Latin for generosity, apparently.
I told them that if he spells his name wrong, he could get suspended.
If it helps make up your mind, my neighbors from across the street named their boy Bich because of a song from South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut. It's Latin for generosity, apparently.
I told them that if he spells his name wrong, he could get suspended.
DrunkOnEstus said:
I think you'll be okay. Tali is a beautiful name, and there's nothing wrong with that (though I would cut out the zorah). A lot of people probably won't even know where it came from, especially children around her age group. It sounds like it could be a real name as well. It's not like you named your kid Fingolfin or something.
You could make it her middle name if you think she'd be embarrassed.
I'll tell you this now; it's a hell of a lot simpler than that guy on the forums some odd months ago who almost literally changed his name to "Prince Vegeta", so it could be MUCH worse.
That being said, I'm pretty much with everyone else (if it matters at this point) but I also agree that it doesn't matter what you name her, there will most likely be SOMEONE in her school that might pick on her whether she has an exotic name or not. Hell, people STILL don't know how to spell MY first name(and it's easy as pie) so I go by my middle name because at least people always know how to spell it.
That being said, I'm pretty much with everyone else (if it matters at this point) but I also agree that it doesn't matter what you name her, there will most likely be SOMEONE in her school that might pick on her whether she has an exotic name or not. Hell, people STILL don't know how to spell MY first name(and it's easy as pie) so I go by my middle name because at least people always know how to spell it.
And that is true...for you. Again I have to come back around to saying that when naming a child it is not about you, it is about giving them a name that THEY HAVE to carry around for the rest of their life, or a good portion. I've gotta echo others when I say that children are not accessories and should be treated with respect as a person. If you like a name like Tali Zorah, make it the kids middle name.SaneAmongInsane said:
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Not sure if I like to enforce the lesson on my first child "It's important to be the same as everyone else so people don't pick on you."bug_of_war said:
Remember? The Johnny Cash song? A Boy Named Sue?
What does having a normal name have to with being the same as everyone else? My name is perfectly standard and I'm weird as fuck. It's just a choice between "Maybe ostracized" and "Definitely ostracized". I know which one I'd choose.SaneAmongInsane said: