What will you name your children?
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This is where it gets dodgy. Viktor, with a k, is the 9th most popular boy's name in Sweden. If you spell it with a 'c' there you're more likely to suffer those problems with spelling. It's spelled with a 'k' in a number of countries, in Italy it lacks a 'c' or a 'k' completely. It is not the parents' fault if they chose to honour their heritage and name their child accordingly. In the West we're living in an ever-increasing multicultural world, so why on earth do we have to all have easy-to-spell Christian forenames? Especially in countries like America where I would hope people are rather used to a melting pot of nationalities.Lilani said:
As for your other criticisms, in England the name 'Bastion' would be considered "weird". It's the name of the kid from The NeverEnding Story, my generation would have known it as that and probably only that, but show us a Siobhan, a Niamh or an Eilidh (Scottish, Hayley) and while the spelling would have been hard to grasp at a young age, it would have been considered more normal. I had a Siobhan and an Eilidh in my year, though granted I thought the latter's name was Hayley. I'm not even going to attempt to phonetically type out 'Coinin', but rest assured it isn't pronounced "coin-in" so the chances of children mocking him for that are slim unless children only communicate via text (which... actually they might, but that's another question) these days. This goes for Durante, too.
Children will find ways to mock anything. My name was mocked, it's a common name but it's also easily twisted to mean something else. But my name is my name after my grandmother, who was named for her grandmother and so on. I was lucky really, that it was so "easy to spell", and yet phonetically most kids will get it wrong anyway. There is absolutely nothing wrong with naming your child after your heritage, some cultures dictate it, in fact. It has nothing to do with thinking the child is somehow not special enough without a special name. I concur that some names are just dumb in general, but there are plenty mentioned in this thread and yet the post you pick on listed nothing but real names with long histories and rich cultural meanings.
Eris and Aerith both sound nice =) They aren't too unusual to be considered kinda mean or anything.EeveeElectro said:
I'm trying to think of a FF cast that won't result in at least one of your kids hating you for that;
FF6: Gau?
FF7: Red XIII?
FF8: Quintis?
FF9: Quina?
FF10: Kimahri?
=P I'd be tempted to call my daughter Yuna actually. I think it sounds lovely but it's a bit too unusual.
I can only really think of boy names. I dunno; I have nothing against girls at all (seeing as I am one), I just can't come up with anything that sounds appealing!
I really like Nathaniel and Dante (the poet, not the devil hunter) though.
captcha: Pipe Down; what I'll be telling them should I have them.
I really like Nathaniel and Dante (the poet, not the devil hunter) though.
captcha: Pipe Down; what I'll be telling them should I have them.
Uh, for a girl, Sophie's a pretty name.
For a boy, erm, Nick.
I shoulda been called Nick. One woman at a restaurant misheard my name as it, and ever since I've thought "God, that should have been my name.." it's way less common than Jack (in my experience), and just as short, sweet and catchy.
I'll be avoiding the Irish names, Orlaith, Oisin, Caoimhe, Aiobheann, etc.*
*pronunciation, form left to right:
Orla, Osheen, Kiva, Ave-een. I'm not even sure I spelt 'em right.
For a boy, erm, Nick.
I shoulda been called Nick. One woman at a restaurant misheard my name as it, and ever since I've thought "God, that should have been my name.." it's way less common than Jack (in my experience), and just as short, sweet and catchy.
I'll be avoiding the Irish names, Orlaith, Oisin, Caoimhe, Aiobheann, etc.*
*pronunciation, form left to right:
Orla, Osheen, Kiva, Ave-een. I'm not even sure I spelt 'em right.
If I have a girl I want her to be called Evangeline, Valory, Grace, Yuffie, Rosett or Fiona, they're all so beautiful yet have a lot of strength just like I'd want her to be. If it's a boy the perhaps Patrick after my uncle I never met, Graham, Cid, Zidane, Chrona or Joshua.
I reckon I could sneak a few of the references past my wife's knowledge but all of these are names I just adore.
I reckon I could sneak a few of the references past my wife's knowledge but all of these are names I just adore.
Huh, so I'm not the only one. It's a nice name and she was one of my favourite characters in FMA.madwarper said:
OT: Probably Winry for a girl. No idea for the boy.
If I have a baby girl I'll name her Lana, unrelated to Superman stuff, I just like the name.
A boy I'd probably name Zoran, can't really think of a good boy name now. I sure hate mine.
A boy I'd probably name Zoran, can't really think of a good boy name now. I sure hate mine.
You guys are gonna have some unhappy kids when they grow up. Especially anyone who thinks anything Japanese is a good idea.
As for everyone thinking about a name from Final Fantasy game... dont worry. Your spouse will have the sense not to let you do that to your child.
I will probably name any sons I have... Huw or Gareth, both are Welsh names belonging to two of my greatest friends. As for any girls I have I am not sure, I will have to refer to the woman on that.
As for everyone thinking about a name from Final Fantasy game... dont worry. Your spouse will have the sense not to let you do that to your child.
I will probably name any sons I have... Huw or Gareth, both are Welsh names belonging to two of my greatest friends. As for any girls I have I am not sure, I will have to refer to the woman on that.
Well, most of the male names I like also belong to close friends of mine. Jason, Simon, David, Bjorn. I can't name my kids after them, that would be an unmanly display of emotion.
And ones that don't go well with my surname are out too.
So that basically leaves me with:
Brann, after Brann Dailor of Mastodon
Mikael, after Mikael Akerfeldt of Opeth/Bloodbath
Jack or Rufus just 'cos they're good names.
And as for girls' names, I like Eve or season names, ie Winter, Summer, Autumn.
Would possibly go for more interesting names if my partner was up for it. Norse or Roman gods could definitely be on the list.
And ones that don't go well with my surname are out too.
So that basically leaves me with:
Brann, after Brann Dailor of Mastodon
Mikael, after Mikael Akerfeldt of Opeth/Bloodbath
Jack or Rufus just 'cos they're good names.
And as for girls' names, I like Eve or season names, ie Winter, Summer, Autumn.
Would possibly go for more interesting names if my partner was up for it. Norse or Roman gods could definitely be on the list.
In Greek tradition, you name your kids after your parents. As such, my first son will be Tim (dad's name), and my first daughter will be Catherine (or some variant on Katerina). My 2d son/daughter will be named after my wife's parents, unless they've got some really weird, untranslatable Greek names like Lesbia or Paminondas (true story, I have relatives with both those names).
After that, I lean toward Evan for a boy (my middle name and great-grandfather's name) and Anastasia or Maria for a girl.
After that, I lean toward Evan for a boy (my middle name and great-grandfather's name) and Anastasia or Maria for a girl.
All of my names are the names of inspirational people. I have a choice between Charles (Darwin), Christopher (Hitchens), Alan(Turing) and Karl (Marx) for a boy and any variations of those name, like Charlie or Chris. Unfortunately, there aren't that many women throughout history that have done much because of the whole oppression thing. I don't like the names of the few noteworthy women in history, either. I only have one name for a girl and I stole Nikola Tesla's name.
If I have a daughter, she'll be MeganMEE-gan Eliah. "Megan" because that was my mum's choice
of a girl's nameFor me. I was supposed to be a Megan., and "Eliah" just to see what happens between her and other children.
But if it's a boy...James Russell. For a reason that should be obvious.
of a girl's nameFor me. I was supposed to be a Megan., and "Eliah" just to see what happens between her and other children.
But if it's a boy...James Russell. For a reason that should be obvious.
Only Viktor was spelt "wrong". The rest were correct. Even so, I don't care, I grew up Thomas and my girlfriend's Louisa, we both have fairly common names and dislike them for this purpose, we want our kids to preferably never have to be bothered by knowing someone with the same name as them, and the whole telling people how to their name thing is a point of pride, not annoyance, my last name needs to be spelled everytime for people, I don't get bothered.Lilani said:
And if you're referring to Durante, that's the original name, Dante is actually a short form.
Thank you, looks like someone else understood this. I myself do a lot of writing as a hobby, just little stories and what not, and as such I've been becoming more versed in Onomatology, so I've been taking my favourite names from different cultures and languages. My name is Hebrew, Thomas, but spelt with an English variant spelling and I myself have South-American parents with roots in Poland, Spain and Italy predominantly. I'm going to name my kids something that'll stand out, to assume they're weak enough in esteem or sensitivity to allow people to trample them for having a unique name with foreign spelling and a kick-ass meaning is a bit of an insult.(referring to the ignorant douche up there, not yourself, my good sir.)Stasisesque said: