Tali'Zorah is 9 days old: An update and a story on fatherhood

[schrodinger]

Awww, she's so cute~

Though the name is dubious, and kids will probably mock her for it since they are little shits, it's a nice name regardless.
You two should make her a tali costume for halloween, with an omni-tool included.
Would be the best halloween costume ever.

 

[keiji_Maeda]

snipsnapsnop.

Yup, babies are cute. We are agreed

Also, i stipulate, kittens, corgies, and baby sloths.

 

[keiji_Maeda]

I don't know if some of the people actually involved in this discussion are aware of the fact. But Tali is actually a Hebrew name, i have a friend named it, and as a matter of fact, a hells kitchen (or summat) participant was named it a few years ago. google it, if you doubt the veracity or intent of my claim. I'm fine with if you don't believe it. But it is a name.

afaik nobody has said anything about Tali, more the 'Zorah part. Tali is a pretty nice name, and is really likely to be what she's called, by everybody, ever...

personally i have the same issue, i like the name Tali, but for me at least, Tali'Zorah takes it that step too far and crosses the line into what i would call 'silly names'. but regardless, it's clear the man loves his child, and that is by far the most important thing here

True enough, but there seemed to be some confusion regarding the entirety of the names validity. And as such i though it might be usefull to say that Tali itself is an actual name. Not to be douchy and say "fnaw! you don't know that this is in fact an ORDINARY name, fnah fnah fnaw!" but rather because there are so many names that it is difficult to know the origins of them.

My douchiness is drawn from a completely different well.

 

[keiji_Maeda]

Wonder how many of the people attacking the OP for the name choice realize that it's quite presumptuous of them to act like they know how Tali will react in a few years. Who knows? She might like the name enough to ignore anyone who insults her over it. Criticizing him for not thinking of her when he named her, while acting like you know EXACTLY what her personality will be like in 5 or 10 years, is a bit much.

*ahem* After I got that off my chest, I just wanted to wish the OP good luck. I'm not great with kids, so I'm glad it's you and not me.

Gawrsh, this? Really?

I came in here ready to fairly critical of the name choice. But on these puny vindictive grounds?

never.

I don't know if some of the people actually involved in this discussion are aware of the fact. But Tali is actually a Hebrew name, i have a friend named it, and as a matter of fact, a hells kitchen (or summat) participant was named it a few years ago. google it, if you doubt the veracity or intent of my claim. I'm fine with if you don't believe it. But it is a name.

I know you probably don't really care, but the Tali you were thinking of was on Masterchef US, season 3. Just saying.

On a different note, wonder how much teasing THAT Tali went through, since Tali is traditionally a female name, and he was very much not a female. Just thought I'd attach a photo (or GIF, in this case), just to show that Tali is, in fact, a real name.

Spoiler: Masterchef Tali

HAha, right you are, it was Masterchef. I remember him trying to make a chicken dish with chocolate buttons. He probably went through some teasing as well. But as i said, kids will tease each other.I'm not trivializing the fact, I'm just repeating it with a grim solemnity.

I'm pretty sure the child will, at some point, get angry with her parents for naming her after a videogame character. but then again, kids will rave at their parents regardless of what they used as source of inspiration. Being angry at what is and what isn't is a large part of developing as a teenager.

 

[UsefulPlayer 1]

I said this in the last thread; but if there was one thing I regret about my childhood, it was not having the opportunity to do after-school activities, because no one could drive me home.

Please make time for her to do extra stuff besides school, particularly a sport. She'll blossom and have tons of friends. I'm scared that she'll just pick up video games. Although video games got me into my crowd of friends in high school and allowed me to stretch my social graces, I don't think the same happens for girls.

Just think of all the girls you admired in school; they either played a sport or was involved in an extracurricular activity or maybe it was even church.

And the name? Fuck, teach her some values and not to stick her head into her phone and she'll fare a lot better than others.

EDIT: I'm serious about the phone thing, a lot of parents stick iPhones and iPads in front of kids to shut them up. TV is bad enough. I'm pretty sure electronics breeds ADD/ADHD symptoms.
Always vigilant.

 

[Saulkar]

Unholy Frag! The cynicism is thick in the air. If the Escapist was a building I would load a jar of glitter into a FlashBang then calmly walk out the door before lobbing the sucker over my shoulder and with a final cry utter: HAVE A FANCY DAY!!!

OT: Cute kid. I honestly have no problem with the name and think that it will ultimately be shorted to Tali by force-of-habbit, though personally I gravitate towards exotic names. As for those claiming you set her up for bullying, really? Kids will bully kids for absolutely nothing, they want to bully and so they will do it and there is nothing you can do outside of having competent school staff and being an alert, supporting parent. All in all, good luck raising you kid.

 

[DrunkOnEstus]

Your heart is in the right place if you're constantly thinking about that little bundle of new life in the next room while gaming and checking your smoking habits. It's fair enough to post about a follow up here all things considered.

I wish you and baby Tali'Zorah the best of luck as you watch her go from rugrat to young lady.

Thank you. She's the center of my world now, and it happened to be a quick and painless process, transferring all of my desires onto bettering her life. Maybe cancelling the Dark Souls 2 preorder was a little hard, but I'll play it eventually. It's amazing how little importance something like Dark Souls has to me now, actually.

Oh my God, you actually did it. D: Oh man. The apostrophe and everything...

Well, good luck with your kid. Don't know what else to say. Glad to hear she's healthy and normal.

It was always going to happen. I mishandled the last thread because I was freaking out a bit, there wasn't a chance that even a 100% group vote would change it. Though haven't there been experiments on the dangers of moving forward with an action just because everyone around you is in support of it, and how likely people are to do that? Anyway, thanks for the good luck.

First off, d'aaaaaaaaw, she's so cute! Thanks for posting this. Once again, she's absolutely beautiful.

Of course. Like I said, I don't have a Facebook or a blog, and I told you guys about her first...so it made sense to update everyone on it. Whether out of pure curiosity or genuine interest, I figured there were some people who wanted to know what happened and how it's been, so here I am. Thank you.

D'awwwwwwwwww, she's so tiny! Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.(Even I was a bit hmmm haa hmmm about it because you assumed she would like it, which isn't always the case with people >.> but there's always options open for her if she doesn't.)

Anyway, good luck with the future and savour every moment! ^_^

To be completely honest, if I thought in my heart that her name alone would cause her any harm, it would be a different name. I also couldn't live with myself if people asked about her name and I had to either admit or think to myself "Well a lot of people on the Internet weren't happy about the name we had in mind, so I gave in to peer and cultural pressure and went with something 'safe'". Her life will be hard. Almost everyone's life is hard, no matter what their name is. The best thing I can do is be there for her, teach her how to treat people right, and how to handle adversity in all of its forms. To elaborate, I don't understand the line of thinking. That the best thing I could do would be to name her "Danielle Normal", not allow her to dye her hair blue or purple, and choose ultra-conservative clothing for her and not let her choose them so that she can best blend in and avoid any attention, negative or otherwise. Pardon me, but fuck that.. I know I'm weird, and my mind probably doesn't work like other people's, so it turns out that I'm in love with the name I gave her. I can only hope that she loves it, and that we have a strong enough relationship to survive her changing the name if she doesn't like it. I'll do everything on my end to ensure that strength. Thank you to you as well.

It becomes an issue when said parent asks people about said name, then decides to ignore all advice because he was never seeking it in the first place, only using it to garner attention, which sets off several alarm bells in my head.


Fulfilling a biological imperative doesn't make someone immune to criticism, if anything they deserve more, because it isn't just their life they're in control of anymore.

Man, Grumpstar is at full grump today XD

There's a difference between "I want attention" and "I'd really like to talk about this with someone, shame I don't have many friends in RL. Maybe I'll talk about it with that community I'm a part of". I admit that I handled it poorly, but I also admit that I was kind of losing my marbles over the fact that it was really happening and she was really coming. And let Grumpstar shine, at least you care.

I already encountered the "apostrophe not working in the computer system" at the pediatrician, so they just dropped it and it's "Talizorah" on the paperwork there.

Wait, really? Why would an apostrophe cause an error in the system? Lots of names have apostrophes - well not in their first name, granted, but there's plenty of "O' Neils, O' Connors" etc. That's an awfully silly system.

Anyway, congratulations on the baby. I didn't look at the pictures but she sounds well. I can't say I like the name Tali'Zorah (Tali sounds really nice on its own though), but you've thought about it a hell of a lot more than I have, and it seems like you done it for the right reasons. You seem to be doing a pretty good job of looking after her, and that's always nice to see.

Thanks for sharing OP. Made my day a little brighter.

Yeah, I didn't think the apostrophe problem would happen so soon, or that it would really matter. I guess it's not really a problem, just that the apostrophe isn't on that particular form. Thank you for your good wishes, and making me feel better about going through with sharing it with you guys. The Escapist is my "social circle", but I may have to find somewhere else to include fatherhood in the discussions. That's okay though.

Well, I still don't think it was a good idea, but the deed is done, so all the best to you and your child.

You and I may still disagree about her name, but I sincerely appreciate the fact that you cared about a stranger enough to expel the effort you did. Also, for being levelheaded and respectful in your disagreement. Thank you, and I wish you well.

Also, her Social Security card came in the mail today, really cemented it in my mind. I haven't loved the name more than seeing it on that card. It was like "wow, she's a real legal person now, and the government saw 'Tali'Zorah' and put it right through". I'm sure I'm set for more moments like that, this whole journey has been like nothing I've felt as a human.

 

[DrunkOnEstus]

snap

Well, i might be a tad impetous here. But i'm assuming you weren't aware that this would happen when you had offspring? You as a person is going to get a bit sidelined,you desires, wants, needs, are gonna be put on the side for a bit. And the "kid" prioritized.

Then again, with no kids on my own, who am i to tell you what to expect.

Anyways, 'gratz and good fer 'cha with the no-smoke. Try to quit as fast as possible. It does guarantee more years with your kid and family.

Oh I was aware, but before it was only postulation in my mind as far as how it would be. Really living it is what I'm talking about. I'll get more skilled at ironing out "me time" without ignoring Tali and her needs, I'm here quoting these responses after all while she sleeps away (during the day, meaning she'll be up all night fuck fuck : ) )

Congratulations on becoming a dad. Now that's out of the way, you've made a massive mistake. This whole thing just comes across as selfish to me. You're not thinking of your daughter's future well-being, you're just appeasing your own hobbies through her, which is... kinda despicable.

I just hope she doesn't grow up to resent you over this. Good luck.

We'll see. I can't see the future, so I can't definitely say you're wrong. All I can say is that I'd do anything to minimize her pain, and that if I thought her name would be a source of pain it wouldn't be her name. In my defense, it's only related to hobbies in that she shares a name with a fictional character. I assure you that my line of thinking wasn't "hurr durr I love vidyagames so let's name the babies after the vidyagames because they're awesome and people will know I love vidyagames". Were that the case, I'd have a videogame tattoo somewhere on me, a permanent dedication to the hobby that I haven't brought myself to go through yet. Thanks for the congratulations either way.

And at least you didn't name her Dovahkiin to get free stuff.

I can maybe get on board with someone deciding to name their kid "Dovahkiin" because they wanted to, which in turn led to free stuff...but did they really choose that name in order to receive free stuff? That's not something I could live with. Your child and their well being is worth so much more than all of the world's supply of video game stuff. On that note, Bioware has offered me nothing but a congratulations and good wishes.

Don't worry yourself man, I know what a bad father is, and you are nothing like that.

Best of luck to you, and to Tali!

Thanks Akichi. When I say that some of the people on the Escapist have become friends of mine, you're certainly one of them. Thanks for the support, friend.

I don't get the logic behind the whole "kids will bully other kids anyway so let's just give them one more reason to bully our kid," argument. I mean sure kids really will find any reason to bully other kids but the point is that you minimize the probability of that happening and don't increase it. That's like saying "Sure you're going to get shot at in a warzone anyway so walking into the open whilst waving your arms about isn't going to make any difference," a bit of an exaggeration but you get the point....

On that note, I don't understand the line of thinking that goes "kids will always bully other kids no matter what, so let's make everything as normal as possible, fit into every cultural standard, and not allow her to do anything weird; because bullying is the worst thing in the world and we must give in to it and change our lives in order to hide from it and remain out of the crossfire". I hope I raise her to be strong enough to filter out the haters and be proud of who she is inside, despite what noise she hears in the future.

So you decided to ignore all the people who said that you could easily name her Tali Zorah Surname, and decided to give her a stupid sounding, difficult to spell, apostrophe having name instead. Congratulations, you've just made your daughter's entire life more difficult because you and your wife are so uncompromising in your fandom of a series of letters that you couldn't split the name apart.

Bullying, difficulty getting a job, having to spell her name with an apostrophe, having to reassure everyone that yes, that is her real name, and finally, having to explain that her name comes from an alien you can have sex with and find porn of on the internet all await your cute daughter. I hope she has a happy childhood and doesn't have problems because of the name, I truly do, but I doubt that'll be the case and you'll be the one who has to deal with the fact that it's your fault.

You don't know that for sure, just as I don't know for sure that you're wrong. I'm her father, I'm prepared to deal with a mountain of consequences from both mine and her actions. I'll say it again, it wouldn't be her name if I (keyword I) thought for a second that it would harm her. But I'm not normal. Faaaar from it. Maybe I'm too abnormal that it affects my ability to foresee these huge problems that you and people of your mind seem to see, but I just don't see a problem. Either way, I respect your opinion and the fact that you care about a total stranger enough to spend your time trying to help her.

(Side note: A little over one hour was spent changing a diaper, comforting her, and doing a feeding during these quote responses. Even talking on a forum becomes precious free time)

 

[DrunkOnEstus]

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What evidence? We just have a statment - From himself...


We don't know if he really called his daughter Tali'Zorah - we don't even know if he has a daughter.

And what if his daughter is actually a member of the Illuminati? What if life's all just a dream and we're about to wake up? How do we know if our names are, like, really OUR names!? WHO AM I!!?

OT: Congratulations on being a dad! Glad to hear that Tali's doing well.

I laughed at that far more than I should have. And I never got a chance to say so in the last thread, but thank you for coming around to seeing me as a person and being constructive and respectful in your criticism of her name. I sincerely felt better about even hearing criticism given the way you altered it and apologized. So thanks. Also, this is actually the Matrix. The Illuminati invented the robots that harvest our electricity, and you're all named Tali'Zorah to the robots : )

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I just want to share a couple thoughts. First, parents have every right in the US to name their kids what they want, no matter how silly someone else thinks it is. Second, Tali'Zorah may present some difficulties in computer databases and other such things in the future, but it's hardly something as unusual (aka stupid) as naming your kid "Abcde". Tali'Zorah is beautiful, if unfamiliar for many people. Third, congrats on the kiddo. She looks amazing. I've got a 3 year old boy and 5 month old girl of my own and fatherhood is seriously the greatest thing I've done with my life outside of being a husband. You may sometimes miss your time with games, old friends that you don't see as often, etc. but watching your child smile, crawl, walk, and speak are some of the greatest parts of life. If you ever need someone to commiserate with about daddy-hood, just send me a PM.

Thanks for the friend request and the kind words, as well as the offer of a listener. Likewise, feel free to hit me up if you want to chat about your kids, I get the impression that the average Escapist member is a bit young to really care about babies and I might be sharing with a group who's terrified of babies at this point in their lives, so I appreciate your offer. Hopefully we talk soon.

Congratulations man! She's cute!
Of course it's hard to judge from forum posts, but it sounds like you're a great dad.
As for anyone complaining about the names... how is it any different from giving your child a name you read in a book? in 12 years, I doubt anyone in high school at that point will know what Mass Effect is, so I don't think that'll be an issue. and honestly, I like the name.

Thanks, I appreciate it. Yeah, that's the way I see it, at some point in history someone named their kid Kyle and got confused stares, or Darlene or Shaniqua. I don't even know if my daughter is the first Tali'Zorah, but it's likely that's true. If so, it all comes with the territory.

While I may not view having my child be named after a videogame character as a good idea as long as you do everything ing your power to raise your child well, love them, support them, and protect them, then you have done more than millions of other dead beat dads or workalholics have ever done for their children. I wish best of luck with your child and hope you all have a good life, but if she decides to want her name changed later or is constantly getting picked on at school because of her name since we know children can be cruel to others please support her decision to change it if that possibility ever comes. Honestly hope that above doesn't happen and she has no trouble, but knowing people you are going to have some one act cruel because of something as simple as a name.

My name is Adam, and middle school was hell before I was big enough to slam heads in locker doors and put a stop to it. I love my daughter to death, and I intend on supporting a whole lot of decisions. If she wants to dye her hair blue, I'll support her. If she's a lesbian, then I hope she can come to me and not keep it a secret and feel bad about it. If she wants to become a man...you get the picture. I'll be right there for her if she decides she doesn't love her name as much as I do.

Oh my god she is so cuteeeeeeeeeee *intense squealy voice*

We're so happy to see you happy! Also, i'm sure you're an amazing father to little Tali :3 Great you dropped smoking;for your health and hers!

Also, poo to all the grumps! They should get their little butts out of this thread then.

We here are all so happy for you!!

Thanks so much! That was such an enthusiastic and supportive post that I just had to call you out to thank you so much for your kind words.

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I appreciate it, and thanks. You too are awesome, though I'm afraid I have no dog at the moment to let you know that : )

 

[default]

Congratulations my friend, best of luck to you guys and little Tali!

And well done for quitting smoking like that, proud of you man.

 

[Zeraki]

I thought the name was a bad idea, but holy crap people are being complete assholes in this thread. Guys it's over, the kid is named, move on with your lives.

I remember when the Escapist had a good reputation because of the community, now it's mostly mocked because of it.

Regardless, congratulations and best of luck and health to you and your family Estus.

 

[VanTesla]

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What evidence? We just have a statment - From himself...


We don't know if he really called his daughter Tali'Zorah - we don't even know if he has a daughter.

And what if his daughter is actually a member of the Illuminati? What if life's all just a dream and we're about to wake up? How do we know if our names are, like, really OUR names!? WHO AM I!!?

OT: Congratulations on being a dad! Glad to hear that Tali's doing well.

I laughed at that far more than I should have. And I never got a chance to say so in the last thread, but thank you for coming around to seeing me as a person and being constructive and respectful in your criticism of her name. I sincerely felt better about even hearing criticism given the way you altered it and apologized. So thanks. Also, this is actually the Matrix. The Illuminati invented the robots that harvest our electricity, and you're all named Tali'Zorah to the robots : )

SNIP

I just want to share a couple thoughts. First, parents have every right in the US to name their kids what they want, no matter how silly someone else thinks it is. Second, Tali'Zorah may present some difficulties in computer databases and other such things in the future, but it's hardly something as unusual (aka stupid) as naming your kid "Abcde". Tali'Zorah is beautiful, if unfamiliar for many people. Third, congrats on the kiddo. She looks amazing. I've got a 3 year old boy and 5 month old girl of my own and fatherhood is seriously the greatest thing I've done with my life outside of being a husband. You may sometimes miss your time with games, old friends that you don't see as often, etc. but watching your child smile, crawl, walk, and speak are some of the greatest parts of life. If you ever need someone to commiserate with about daddy-hood, just send me a PM.

Thanks for the friend request and the kind words, as well as the offer of a listener. Likewise, feel free to hit me up if you want to chat about your kids, I get the impression that the average Escapist member is a bit young to really care about babies and I might be sharing with a group who's terrified of babies at this point in their lives, so I appreciate your offer. Hopefully we talk soon.

Congratulations man! She's cute!
Of course it's hard to judge from forum posts, but it sounds like you're a great dad.
As for anyone complaining about the names... how is it any different from giving your child a name you read in a book? in 12 years, I doubt anyone in high school at that point will know what Mass Effect is, so I don't think that'll be an issue. and honestly, I like the name.

Thanks, I appreciate it. Yeah, that's the way I see it, at some point in history someone named their kid Kyle and got confused stares, or Darlene or Shaniqua. I don't even know if my daughter is the first Tali'Zorah, but it's likely that's true. If so, it all comes with the territory.

While I may not view having my child be named after a videogame character as a good idea as long as you do everything ing your power to raise your child well, love them, support them, and protect them, then you have done more than millions of other dead beat dads or workalholics have ever done for their children. I wish best of luck with your child and hope you all have a good life, but if she decides to want her name changed later or is constantly getting picked on at school because of her name since we know children can be cruel to others please support her decision to change it if that possibility ever comes. Honestly hope that above doesn't happen and she has no trouble, but knowing people you are going to have some one act cruel because of something as simple as a name.

My name is Adam, and middle school was hell before I was big enough to slam heads in locker doors and put a stop to it. I love my daughter to death, and I intend on supporting a whole lot of decisions. If she wants to dye her hair blue, I'll support her. If she's a lesbian, then I hope she can come to me and not keep it a secret and feel bad about it. If she wants to become a man...you get the picture. I'll be right there for her if she decides she doesn't love her name as much as I do.

Oh my god she is so cuteeeeeeeeeee *intense squealy voice*

We're so happy to see you happy! Also, i'm sure you're an amazing father to little Tali :3 Great you dropped smoking;for your health and hers!

Also, poo to all the grumps! They should get their little butts out of this thread then.

We here are all so happy for you!!

Thanks so much! That was such an enthusiastic and supportive post that I just had to call you out to thank you so much for your kind words.

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I appreciate it, and thanks. You too are awesome, though I'm afraid I have no dog at the moment to let you know that : )

As long as you are there for her unless say something tragic strikes, then you are infinitely better than my father ever was and most fathers of people I know. So just keep that up and I wish you and her and everyone else the best.

 

[Jamieson 90]

I don't get the logic behind the whole "kids will bully other kids anyway so let's just give them one more reason to bully our kid," argument. I mean sure kids really will find any reason to bully other kids but the point is that you minimize the probability of that happening and don't increase it. That's like saying "Sure you're going to get shot at in a warzone anyway so walking into the open whilst waving your arms about isn't going to make any difference," a bit of an exaggeration but you get the point....

On that note, I don't understand the line of thinking that goes "kids will always bully other kids no matter what, so let's make everything as normal as possible, fit into every cultural standard, and not allow her to do anything weird; because bullying is the worst thing in the world and we must give in to it and change our lives in order to hide from it and remain out of the crossfire". I hope I raise her to be strong enough to filter out the haters and be proud of who she is inside, despite what noise she hears in the future.

It's called choosing your battles; no one person or even a family can fight the tidal wave that is an entire society, its far too big and your far too small, sure you can stand out and fight on certain issues, and I think people should, but you really can't spend the entirety of your life fighting social norms etc, it's too much, it'll wear you down, and yes in an ideal world we should be able to call our kids whatever we want without fear of reproach, but that's a naive view to take. Anyway it's done now, congratulations too.

 

[Teoes]

I still think that just because you like how something sounds doesn't make it fit for a human being to live with it. I like Chewbacca. Would I name my kid Chewbacca McCoy?

I'm going to be seriously pissed at you, person I've never met and will likely never meet, if I don't hear of you naming your firstborn Chewbacca McCoy.

Congrats to OP, wish the new family happiness. The name is none of my business.

 

[CloudAtlas]

Well, I still don't think it was a good idea, but the deed is done, so all the best to you and your child.

You and I may still disagree about her name, but I sincerely appreciate the fact that you cared about a stranger enough to expel the effort you did. Also, for being levelheaded and respectful in your disagreement. Thank you, and I wish you well.

No thanks necessary. I too was a bit harsh, but whatever might or might not have gone through your head when you made this decision, it is obvious that you care deeply about your daughter, and that is what matters now. You even quit smoking for her, and that will make a big difference for her (and for you, of course) with certainty.

Oh, and those accusation that you'd be doing it just for 15 minutes of internet fame, I believe that really went too far, that was not fair.

 

[McElroy]

It was good for a few laughs, I guess. By the way that name wouldn't fly here. They'd make one name their daughter something else (Tali'Zorah sounds like "talisora" which translates to "tallow gravel", and much simpler names get rejected all the time). And now I can't play Mass Effect without thinking of that baby whose name is Tali'Zorah and the dad who wanted to ask if he and mum were crazy.

A story to tell my kids if I ever get those.

 

[CloudAtlas]

And now I can't play Mass Effect without thinking of that baby whose name is Tali'Zorah and the dad who wanted to ask if he and mum were crazy.

Well, you might have to look for a different love interest now!

 

[Dark Knifer]

There is a lot of people who are criticising this name but naming it after a hobby or something they like is rather common, even throughout history. Hell, how many kids are named Muhammad after all. Or named after celebrities, or people from the bible or other texts. I don't see it being much better then what names have been throughout history. I was named after my mums car after all.

And if you are worried about the bullying, don't worry. Kids are bastards and they will bully anyone they see fit, cowering in fear if goddamn children is kind of stupid.

How else are you to name a child? Just something asinine like "I liked the sound of it"

I'm not even a huge fan of the name but each to their own, a names not going to make you or ruin you unless you get named hitler.

[sub][sub]Better then Khaleesi. That's not a name, its a goddamn title[/sub][/sub]

 

[chinangel]

so when does she get her first atmospheric suit?

 

[Kiirya]

Look I joined this site just to tell you, that you arent alone in naming your baby after something or someone from somewhere or something. (Whoa say that ten times fast.) And especially not Mass Effect. Me and my husband gave our son the middle name "Solus" After my favorite scientist salarian. I argued with the first name (I wanted it to be Mordin, cuz duh, awesome bad ass alien mad scientist?) But hubby won that one. (He named him "Rowan" after Mr. Bean AKA Rowan Atkinson.) But I still got my honorary mention! You know the adage "The only point of a middle name is for kids to know they're in trouble." ? Yea well... my kid is going to think he's in trouble a lot.

"Rowan Solus!"
"What, what I do?"
"Oh nothing. Go play."
"...okaaaay..."

Anyway rock on with the name!