Baby names - Page 10

lumberjim · 08-15-2014, 07:58 PM

http://uproxx.com/tv/2014/08/parents...ut-of-control/

Would you name a child after a literary character? I did. Ripley is named after Lt. Ellen Ripley from Alien.

xoxoxoBruce · 08-15-2014, 08:19 PM

You mean it wasn't because jinx said, Believe It Or Not.

Well it doesn't seem to have harmed her any, she turned out fine.

infinite monkey · 08-15-2014, 09:02 PM

I wouldn't name a dog after anyone from Hunger Thrones and Games...but Ripley is a way cool name and she should be proud of it!

Clodfobble · 08-16-2014, 09:24 AM

I just saw a thing that said since Breaking Bad came out, the popularity of the name Walter in the UK has quadrupled.

xoxoxoBruce · 08-16-2014, 10:00 AM

We never did that stuff...

DanaC · 08-16-2014, 10:05 AM

Hah! That's hilarious.

Names from films and tv are fine - as long as they don't sound stoopid.

Most of those new popular names sound fine ... Khaleesi though...

Clodfobble · 08-16-2014, 11:11 AM

In the TV show Wilfred, there's a vacuous, passive-aggressive character who has named her son "Joffrey," clueless to the cultural baggage the name now carries. It's pretty funny.

Aliantha · 08-17-2014, 12:51 AM

Maverick is named after the most famous Maverick of all (in modern terms anyway). He loves it. Watches the movie every now and then to make himself feel like a hero. hahaha

Gravdigr · 08-17-2014, 11:37 AM

Know a guy who named his son Draven, after the character from "The Crow".

monster · 08-18-2014, 10:11 PM

our Hector was named after the Greek hero. Thor and Hebe were named after the god/goddess. but everyone* assumes Thor is named after the Marvel character -does that count?

*dumb enough to comment before thinking it through

Aliantha · 08-18-2014, 10:17 PM

Isnt the marvel cheracter based on the myth anyway?

monster · 08-18-2014, 10:34 PM

yup.

ah well.

Came across my first baby/toddler Beyonce tody. Guess it had to happen

infinite monkey · 08-19-2014, 07:22 AM

I remember a very short-lived sitcom some years back. There was a stereotypical barbie doll blonde woman with a baby girl (as Caucasian as the mom) she named Oprah.

That's all I remember about it. It didn't last long.

Gravdigr · 08-19-2014, 01:36 PM

Wiki quote:

Quote:

Winfrey was named "Orpah" after the biblical character in the Book of Ruth on her birth certificate, but people mispronounced it regularly and Oprah stuck.

Big Sarge · 08-19-2014, 06:32 PM

My son went to school with a girl named Formica. We are big on family names and tradition. Since before the Napoleonic Wars, the oldest male of each generation is named Louis.

I have to admit I have always wanted to name a daughter Anastasia. I have loved that name since I studied Russian.

08-15-2014, 07:58 PM	#136
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	http://uproxx.com/tv/2014/08/parents...ut-of-control/ Would you name a child after a literary character? I did. Ripley is named after Lt. Ellen Ripley from Alien. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

08-15-2014, 08:19 PM	#137
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	You mean it wasn't because jinx said, Believe It Or Not. Well it doesn't seem to have harmed her any, she turned out fine. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

08-16-2014, 09:24 AM	#139
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08-16-2014, 10:00 AM	#140
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08-16-2014, 11:11 AM	#142
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	In the TV show Wilfred, there's a vacuous, passive-aggressive character who has named her son "Joffrey," clueless to the cultural baggage the name now carries. It's pretty funny. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

08-15-2014, 09:02 PM	#138
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	I wouldn't name a dog after anyone from Hunger Thrones and Games...but Ripley is a way cool name and she should be proud of it!

08-17-2014, 12:51 AM	#143
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Maverick is named after the most famous Maverick of all (in modern terms anyway). He loves it. Watches the movie every now and then to make himself feel like a hero. hahaha __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

08-17-2014, 11:37 AM	#144
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08-18-2014, 10:11 PM	#145
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	our Hector was named after the Greek hero. Thor and Hebe were named after the god/goddess. but everyone* assumes Thor is named after the Marvel character -does that count? dumb enough to comment before thinking it through __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart*

08-18-2014, 10:17 PM	#146
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Isnt the marvel cheracter based on the myth anyway? __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

08-18-2014, 10:34 PM	#147
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	yup. ah well. Came across my first baby/toddler Beyonce tody. Guess it had to happen __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

08-19-2014, 07:22 AM	#148
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	I remember a very short-lived sitcom some years back. There was a stereotypical barbie doll blonde woman with a baby girl (as Caucasian as the mom) she named Oprah. That's all I remember about it. It didn't last long.

08-19-2014, 06:32 PM	#150
Big Sarge Werepandas - lurking in your shadows Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: In the Deep South Posts: 3,408	My son went to school with a girl named Formica. We are big on family names and tradition. Since before the Napoleonic Wars, the oldest male of each generation is named Louis. I have to admit I have always wanted to name a daughter Anastasia. I have loved that name since I studied Russian. __________________ Give a man a match, & he'll be warm for 20 seconds. But toss that man a white phosphorus grenade and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.

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