Nope, this was in Florida. I do not know of any place named Flint in Florida, but if there is I should say that I only heard of this story from a relative who lives very close to me. So she may have been there.TehCookie said:Do you by chance live near Flint? I know a girl with the same name and it doesn't sound like that common of a name.Final First said:I wouldn't name my child(ren) the name of any video game character unless it happened to be a coincidence. If I had a son I would either be a complete bastard and name them after myself or name them after someone great in the past, such as a general or philosopher; so long as the name wasn't weird enough to cause mockery.
Off Topic: I once heard of a girl named La-sha. It is suppose to be pronounced Ladasha. The mother who named her apparently gets upset when teachers and others fail to spell her name as intended, which is La-sha. I'll be laughing when I hear the story of a foreigner pronouncing the dash as it is called in their language. La-halbgeviertstrich-a?. Correct me if I'm wrong with that name, I just Googled the German name real quick.
On Topic: I would name them after a character as long as it isn't ridiculous. My parents were debating naming me after a car (Shelby) or a character on Star Trek (Rayna). I wish I was called Rayna, that's a way cooler name.
Nah I meant Flint Michigan, if you didn't know then I figured it was a different girl (though if you lived in a Flint city in another state that would have just been weird). I can't believe two people would name their kid that. That's right up there with naming a kid Syphilis because you say it on the birth certificate and it sounded pretty.Final First said:Nope, this was in Florida. I do not know of any place named Flint in Florida, but if there is I should say that I only heard of this story from a relative who lives very close to me. So she may have been there.
This.Daystar Clarion said:No, I wouldn't.
Call me old fashioned, but I like to keep my hobbies seperate from naming my offspring.
My sister named my nephew 'Ziggy' (a Bowie fan).DarkishFriend said:While it's beyond stupid for people to name their kids with something that doesn't even sound like a name, but if you got the final choice, would you name your kid after a character that has a normal sounding name?
I'd name a son Dante, Virgil, Judas, or Junus.
Not sure where you're from, but Claes(or Clas/Klas/Klaes) is a fairly common name in northern Europe. The name is a Germanification(new word?Elidibus said:My wife and I actually talked about naming our daughter Claes after one of the girls from the anime Gunslinger Girl. Does that count? I even researched the name. I think it means strength in Greek or something. We later decided to do something more traditional after a 100% blank stare ratio when talking about it.