So recently somehow i got talking about names with my warhammer buddies(despite many of them and me not planning on it for a long time)
I said How if i ever had a son i would either name him "Horus" or "Sanguinas."
Some friends who also play Warmahordes said they might name their daughter "Sorscha" or "Kaya"
So I was thinking. How appropriate would it be to name kids after characters from a Tabletop game?
One the one hand it's kinda weird, on the other hand, most people probably wouldn't get the reference.
Besides, names like "Horus" and "Kaya", while a bit oddball, aren't completely out of the realm of rationality. Certainly not like naming your kid "Blanket" or "4real".
"Sangunius" would be over the line, IMO, and "Ferrus Manus" should be grounds for child abuse.
RatBot wrote: One the one hand it's kinda weird, on the other hand, most people probably wouldn't get the reference.
Besides, names like "Horus" and "Kaya", while a bit oddball, aren't completely out of the realm of rationality. Certainly not like naming your kid "Blanket" or "4real".
"Sangunius" would be over the line, IMO, and "Ferrus Manus" should be grounds for child abuse.
My parents sometimes buy magazines filled with human interest stories, mostly for the puzzles. In one story there was a family with kids named Caledor and Arathorn.
Some friends who also play Warmahordes said they might name their daughter "Sorscha" or "Kaya"
Those are both names from the movie "Willow".
It really depends on how well the names fit into local customs. Horus, Sanguinius, Loken or Logan could fit in in a diverse city. Finubar, not so much.
Horus? Maybe, if you're willing to hang in a hippie-commune for a few years, or if you're taking up worship of Egyptian Gods.
Bilbo? No way in hell. All it takes is one kid who learns what a 'you-know-what' is from somewhere (you know, that think that sounds remarkably like Bilbo. Two letter change. The same letter, in fact. C'mon.), and your kid has got a horrible nickname for life.
Stormsung wrote: Brb, adopting the homeless and making them Sphess Marines-
Seriously though, some names would be awful for children growing up, and I wouldn't suggest it.
Agreed. In the same vein, I like Roman history, but I'm not going to name my kid Gaius or Remus.
On the other hand, I will argue for a son named Alexander.
Why would you name your son for the lamest conqueror to give himself an aggrandizing nickname in human history? At least if you name the kid Genghis he has something to live up to besides trying to fail as little as possible.
Stormsung wrote: Brb, adopting the homeless and making them Sphess Marines-
Seriously though, some names would be awful for children growing up, and I wouldn't suggest it.
Agreed. In the same vein, I like Roman history, but I'm not going to name my kid Gaius or Remus.
On the other hand, I will argue for a son named Alexander.
Why would you name your son for the lamest conqueror to give himself an aggrandizing nickname in human history? At least if you name the kid Genghis he has something to live up to besides trying to fail as little as possible.
Wrong Alexander!
Different historical period (and area of the world), in which lies another of my interests.
Stormsung wrote: Brb, adopting the homeless and making them Sphess Marines-
Seriously though, some names would be awful for children growing up, and I wouldn't suggest it.
Agreed. In the same vein, I like Roman history, but I'm not going to name my kid Gaius or Remus.
On the other hand, I will argue for a son named Alexander.
Why would you name your son for the lamest conqueror to give himself an aggrandizing nickname in human history? At least if you name the kid Genghis he has something to live up to besides trying to fail as little as possible.
Wrong Alexander!
Different historical period (and area of the world), in which lies another of my interests.
Sure by why risk taint by association? Name him Irwin, or George Irwin, give him lots of tank toys to play with at a young age.
I know of a couple that named their son Ryu. Its a somewhat common Japanese name but the couple had 0% Japanese anything other than eating ramen noodles (I woulda named my son Ken anyway, Ken>Ryu). I can see some names from wargaming and video games working. Im seriously considering Relm from FF6 for my daughter if I ever have one. As it was said before, its better than naming children after soft drinks or other weird things. I went to high school with a girl named Dereciel, pronounced "Duracell". The battery jokes kept going and going...(energizer i know)
I don't mean to be overly aggressive, because I certainly am not in any position to consider kids, but isn't it a trifle egotistical to foist your hobby onto your child with their name?
curran12 wrote: I don't mean to be overly aggressive, because I certainly am not in any position to consider kids, but isn't it a trifle egotistical to foist your hobby onto your child with their name?
The thing is, you can name yourself or your kid whatever the heck you like. It's entirely up to you and your other half what you name them. I'd like to imagine that most people would be sensible enough to steer clear of naming their kids after 'Pedro Kantor' or 'Khorne'
To be fair Pedro is a perfectly normal name and was named after one of the 40k writers gaming group.
As some have pointed out who will notice a Ciaphas or Ibram in a world where Telisha, Venus or Kevin already exist?
But if you're that obsessed by Warhammer you feel Sigmar is a better name than Porche/Apple Tigerlilly/Peaches it's entirely possible that you will not be procreating anyway.
If you happen to find a good name in a war gaming supplement, I wouldn't let it's origin stop you from using it when naming your child.
On the other hand, if you think you have found a good name in a war gaming supplement, you need to triple check that, with your spouse, a parent, and an elementary school teacher. 999 out of 1,000 names in gaming are actually horrible curses you cast on your children, not a thing to be written on top of an college entrance essay.
Sanguinius would peg your child as a goth vampire wannabe. I can even see someone named Iron Hand would get a lot of masturbation jokes pointed at his direction.
My name is a bit unconventional and it if you twist it enough, it'll sound like a brand of deodorant here in the Philippines. And that's not even an obvious correlation, but kids made fun of my name anyway.
So speaking for kids with unconventional names, don't name your kid with something that would get them teased. I'm not saying use a common name, but use one that would give them actual dignity. Put yourself in your kid's shoes.
I wouldn't. I'd rather give my kid a name to be proud of, not a name from a nerdsport. What if the kid grows up to hate wargaming (which may be more likely if they get teased for their name)? I think it'd be worse than naming your kid after a song you were listening to while completely wasted when they were conceived. At least that has an interesting story instead of "My ing nerd parents were in to plastic toys and named me after one which had a funny name".
curran12 wrote: I don't mean to be overly aggressive, because I certainly am not in any position to consider kids, but isn't it a trifle egotistical to foist your hobby onto your child with their name?
Right.. I'd say it would be pretty irresponsible, and I'd question whether you are mature or responsible enough to have kids if you seriously considered it. Not that that ever seems to stop people.
I mean, some names would work. I could totally see Marneus or Logan being used (just don't put the Calgar and Grimnar respectively). Just not Sanguinius or Ferrus Manus. horus is a bit stretching it, and everyone will relate it to the Egyptian god where the name actually came from.
You could totally name your kid that. That doesn't mean you should.
My wife has pretty much vetoed Sanguinius, Horus, Marnesus, Tigirus, Vulkan, Sarkhan, Asmodeous, Nicol and a plethora of regular names such as Tiberius, Albert, Kevin, Paul, John.
Not sure why I am even commenting on this thread (maybe its like a train wreck and I just can't look away).
As a father of 3.6 children (yea about to pop-out the 4th) I can tell you that I wouldn't name my kids anything specifically from wargaming. Heck good luck convincing a pregnant woman with half a brain that it would be even remotely a good idea.
Whenever I see that parents have given their kid some deliberately weird or mad name, it's the kid I feel sorry for. As for the parents...well, they ought to know better.
First day in school: "We've got a new boy joining us today, everyone, this is Snikrot."
I pushed for "Danger" as a middle name for my son, The Wife didn't think it was a good idea. 6 years later she agrees with me, but it's a little late to change it now.
When selecting names, If we had a girl, I was pushing for Elanor (with one of those accent things) which are the golden flowers that grow in Lothlorien. I think I had The Wife almost convinced. It helps that a more conventional spelling was my grandmother's name. But I like the hobbit tradition of naming lasses after flowers.
In the end we just went with something normal. Part of the reason for that is I have a long and slightly unusual last name, so didn't want to burden the boy with anything outlandish. Remember, they have to deal with their name for life, so it's not the best place for a joke. It's a big decision, and we had a rough time hammering it out. There are enough odd names out there that you can stray from normal a little and not scar the kid, but keep it in check.
Giving kids names is stupid gak. Its another one of those ridiculous things that really annoys me, right up there with every Tom Dick and Harry (There's three good names!) who say gak like "Oh.. he/she is really advanced for her/his age" or bombarding my facebook with pictures of their utterly normal and entirely uninteresting child that is one of billions.
feth me, its not hard to think of hundreds of normal ones, just fething pick one and don't put a kid through needless years of name calling growing up just because you feel the need for attention off people.
Just really sit down and think about it for a moment, why name a kid something ridiculously uncommon? What purpose does it serve? And would anybody at all think it was a good thing?
And I fething love 40k, but if I met a bloke and he said "My son is called Sanguinius" I wouldn't think "wow we love 40k and you named your kid that..you are totally awesome!" I would think "You are a proper fething bell end" and lets be honest, so would almost everyone else, so I wouldn't recommend it.
Crimson-King2120 wrote: not wargame related but me and my partner are naming our 2nd son Bane or if its a girl Ivy (soul caliber)
"We both know I have to kill you now. You will just have to imagine the fire"
Considering the dictionary definition is "person or thing that ruins or spoils" I would also avoid that one, he will get to about 8 and think you and his mother fething loathe the poor kid and you called him that because you never wanted him.
I shall call him Squishy and he shall be mine and he shall be my Squishy!
I might be partial to calling one of them "You", for the ease of shouting, "Oi, You!" but around this area, especially during the evenings, there seem to be a lot of people called "You", and they're often unknowingly acquainted with drunkards and persons of questionable moral standings, so it might not be the best name...
Really, the only odd sort of name I would consider would be calling a prospective daughter Kahlan. Yes, it's out of a book series, but so what? I like the name and it doesn't sound bad at all; I think it sounds quite sweet. At least my argument isn't "because I like the character". It also sounds slightly normal once you get used to it; almost like Caitlin, but softer (Kay-lun as opposed to Kate-lyn).
But then again, it depends on how my prospective spouse feels.
I love this thread so damn much. I think it's my favourite yet.
Sorscha is a perfectly normal and alright name. Calling your kid Loken may be ok, but calling it Lelith or Ferrus Manus would be a bit much. You may as well call your kid "Asswipe Supreme the Third".
mattyrm wrote: And I fething love 40k, but if I met a bloke and he said "My son is called Sanguinius" I wouldn't think "wow we love 40k and you named your kid that..you are totally awesome!" I would think "You are a proper fething bell end" and lets be honest, so would almost everyone else, so I wouldn't recommend it.
You are, as always mattyrm, such a pleasant person.
heartserenade wrote: Not to mention the name Lelith most likely came from Lilith. Not a good idea to name your child the mother of demons.
I didn't see that when looking at the name! Thanks for that. In a Christian community, in that situation, you may actually be better calling your kid Asswipe Supreme the Third!
Crimson-King2120 wrote:not wargame related but me and my partner are naming our 2nd son Bane or if its a girl Ivy (soul caliber)
Agreed with above posts - you do realise that Bane isn't just some cool character from a comic, but an actual real word which only has negative connotations?
It would be like calling your child Ruin or Destruction or something.
mattyrm wrote: And I fething love 40k, but if I met a bloke and he said "My son is called Sanguinius" I wouldn't think "wow we love 40k and you named your kid that..you are totally awesome!" I would think "You are a proper fething bell end" and lets be honest, so would almost everyone else, so I wouldn't recommend it.
You are, as always mattyrm, such a pleasant person.
I'm pleasant, almost everyone I have ever met in person says so, I'm just a vocal individual, so I don't beat around the bush in the face of stupidity. I don't have a criminal record, help old ladies carry heavy bags on the tube and always remember to say please and thank-you.
What, so do you actually disagree then? Or are you just talking about my general demeanour?
I mean, I don't see eye to eye with you on many things, but you are past my age, surely to feth you don't think that calling a child something ridiculous is a good idea?
Giving a kid a totally ridiculous name (except to the small number of people who know what it means) is tantamount to child abuse. If your definition of pleasant is "grin and let people act like feth heads" we will have to disagree about who is the pleasant one here. I'm trying to stop a child being bullied, and you appear to be enabling it.
Id also call a wife-beater a gak head in the middle of the pub, or tell a guy who pushes into a queue to feth off to the back and stop being a tit, presumably you would keep your mouth shut on both of those occasions as well... but IM the unpleasant one!
Crimson-King2120 wrote:not wargame related but me and my partner are naming our 2nd son Bane or if its a girl Ivy (soul caliber)
Agreed with above posts - you do realise that Bane isn't just some cool character from a comic, but an actual real word which only has negative connotations?
It would be like calling your child Ruin or Destruction or something.
Ivy's nice, though
Yeah see, Ian gets it. Ivy is rare but alright, its not the scarcity of the name, its just whether or not it sounds fething daft!
heartserenade wrote: Not to mention the name Lelith most likely came from Lilith. Not a good idea to name your child the mother of demons.
I know not one but two couples who did that. (I thought the same thing, btw.) The second couple was even going to go with 'Lucifer' if it had been a boy.
I've got a child coming at the end of February, and my wife gave me final say over the name, although she retained the right for an emergency veto. Tragically, I don't think she'd realized how often she would have to use the emergency veto...
Rejected names for my baby: Gilligan, Dragonslayer, Kirk (I'm all: "What the hell's wrong with Kirk?!"), Talos, Vandred, Sevatar, Malcharion, Smaug, Ratatosk, Ciaphus, Rollo, Remington, G'Kar, Methos, Jasper (I'm all: "What the hell is wrong with Jasper?!"), Glock, Fox, Gregor, Midas, Gideon ("Seriously?!" I said, "This emergency veto crap is bordering on the dictatorial..."), Conan, Vlad, Lon, Fandral, and Roland. (I thought for sure the Gunslinger would bring her around, but no dice...) Final selection: Vincent.
(And as a side note for the two or three people who seemed to take this thread WAY too seriously, no, I wouldn't have actually named my child anything from that list.)
(Except maybe Gilligan.)
(And Methos.)
(Heck, who am I kidding? I would totally have given my kid one of those names.)
Now I don't think it's exactly the best thing ever to name your child after 40k or another wargame, but still, nothing can be as bad as 'Heavenly Hiraani Tiger Lilli"
All I'm going to say it look at Frank Zappa's kids names.
It really isn't a good idea to name a child something unusual out of a pastime you enjoyed. Mainly because, not only to unusual names attract unwanted attention, but it's perfectly possible they will grow up and hate everything you do for fun (hopefully they won't, and in 8 years you'll almost have a worthy opponent) but imagine how annoyed you would be if you parents named you after something you hate (imagine explaining to a kid who detests the original starwars trilogy why he is called greedo)...
Its a long while before i have kids but after reading this list, I have to say the names I have considered before have all been shot down (Most of them star wars or 40k references to annoy the Girlfriend). I mean come on? Whats wrong with:
A kid in my neighbourhood is named Aragorn. He is such a brat, I adore hearing his mom just dress him out in public:
"Aragorn, come over here, what the hell do you think you're doing, you're going to poke someone's eye out with this!"
Oh the entertainment. I asked her once if I had misheard, since Aragon is a French Lit author of some fame and I was hoping that was it. But no, he really was the King of Gondor.
At the store, we had a couple (as caucasian as they come) who had named their son Kenshin. When I pointed it out to them, they seemed rather embarassed. I guess the joke's on them.
Well, Aragorn is alright compared to "Ferrus Manus" or "Sanguinius" - the name is from a work of literature that is very popular and successful. Snagrod, on the other hand, is not.
My son's name is James Tiberius Green. It isn't a wargaming name, but nerdy all the same.
My wife wanted James, and I did not, so I said, "If you want James, the middle name has to be Tiberius," and she said okay. So, James Tiberius Green it is.
We decided this before the new Star Trek movies came out. I had figured that by the time he was old enough to care about it, no one would really get it anyhow. Now there's a slim chance I suspect.
I bet the bullies at school would have a field day with the euphenism "iron hands"
Although you could tell him to take up boxing in order to repel bullies. "You don't to mess with Ferrus "Iron Hands" Manus, I heard he smashed someone's jaw with a single punch when they tried to make fun of him."
Think it all has to do with how the name flows. Certain last names just don't flow correctly with these first names. So something like Ferrus o Donnell flows okay since Ferris is a name already its close enough
Well, Gideon, Gregor and Ibram are all useable, real names, or have been at some point. If you've got the right surname (or you're a crazy middle ages Christian) then they'd be fine.
FredTheEvilKitteh wrote:Now I don't think it's exactly the best thing ever to name your child after 40k or another wargame, but still, nothing can be as bad as 'Heavenly Hiraani Tiger Lilli"
Thing is, Heavenly Hiraani Tiger Lily, at school, can just be 'Lily Hutchence'. I'd argue that, while it sounds crazy, she would hardly ever have to actually use her full name. In fact, that kid gets a massive choice of what she wants to be called. Sanguinius, on the other hand, isn't so lucky.
It's not weird names that annoy me, it's parents trying to be cool with no thought to their kid actually having to live with it.
My initial reaction to Gideon is its the name of a badly coiffured villan/hero of the week from some 70's super spy type programme, especially when a bird is used for the surname. Gideon Hawk or Gideon Nightingale for example, a worse example would be Gideon thrush or Gideon Bluetit, the latter being more befitting a Benny Hill spoof of said series.
I bet the bullies at school would have a field day with the euphenism "iron hands"
Although you could tell him to take up boxing in order to repel bullies. "You don't to mess with Ferrus "Iron Hands" Manus, I heard he smashed someone's jaw with a single punch when they tried to make fun of him."
And if the ruder reason for calling him "iron hands" was true, he'd probably already have a pretty strong arm (or wrist, at least).
Just don't do it. If you're thinking about how cool it would be follow the following steps.
1)Stop for a second.
2)Forget about how cool/clever/funny/insightful/etc you think you are.
3) Think for a second how the kid is going to feel. Both living with the name, and how he/she will feel when some neighbor discovers where the name is from and asks/teases/taunts them about it.
4) If you absolutely have to indulge yourself by giving your kid a made-up name or a pop-culture reference, please give it to them as a middle name, preferably a second middle name.
The problem with these kind of names is that so often they seem to be applied for the parent's benefit/ego/amusement and not the best interest of the child. As studies about the effects of names point out over and over, what you name a kid matters. It matters in how they will be perceived by others and also how they perceive themselves. It can even have an effect on how much money they will earn over the course of their lifetime.
Mathieu Raymond wrote: A kid in my neighbourhood is named Aragorn. He is such a brat, I adore hearing his mom just dress him out in public:
What a coincidence. When I saw this thread, I immediately thought of a couple that I met who had also named their child Aragorn. I feel sorry for the kid. His parents are a bit hippie'ish, and he's not exactly a cool cat himself, so unfortunately he's probably in for some serious ridicule if it hasn't started already.
Pronounced Ladasha. As I was informed, "the dash don't be silent."
That's a pretty well discredited, but extremely widely circulated, urban myth.
Also, I'm sure you were just repeating it as it was told to you and I'm certain you meant no insult to anyone. However, you should be aware, that story has also got some pretty strong racist undertones relating to how white society tends to view those who give their child (and the child who receives) african, afrocentric, or afro-inspired names. Not the kind of story you want to sling around in polite or mixed company.
Crimson-King2120 wrote: not wargame related but me and my partner are naming our 2nd son Bane or if its a girl Ivy (soul caliber)
I have a friend called Ivy, that's an ok name (though from memory, she hated it, lol). Bane, mmm, not so much. Not that it sounds bad, but it does mean something bad/ruinous/destructive/poisonous/harmful, you might as well name him "Curse", and it's not like the meaning is antiquated, people still know what it means and use it in day to day speech. People will think you hate the kid for ruining your life Or when someone screams out "You are the bane of my existence!!", your kid will raise his head and respond :
Pronounced Ladasha. As I was informed, "the dash don't be silent."
My missus told me that exact same story!
La-a.
I think she said she saw it on TV or something.
fething brilliant.
When I lived in Miami, I ran into a Cuban who's name was Usnavy. Apparently his mother named him after the name of the first American ship she saw. He pronounced it (Us-Na-Vi) instead of US Navy.
Pronounced Ladasha. As I was informed, "the dash don't be silent."
My missus told me that exact same story!
La-a.
I think she said she saw it on TV or something.
fething brilliant.
When I lived in Miami, I ran into a Cuban who's name was Usnavy. Apparently his mother named him after the name of the first American ship she saw. He pronounced it (Us-Na-Vi) instead of US Navy.
Wait, really? There's someone who did that outside of In the Heights?
Also, I'm sure you were just repeating it as it was told to you and I'm certain you meant no insult to anyone. However, you should be aware, that story has also got some pretty strong racist undertones relating to how white society tends to view those who give their child (and the child who receives) african, afrocentric, or afro-inspired names. Not the kind of story you want to sling around in polite or mixed company
Mate, I've heard Bill Cosby and Dave Chapelle both spouting off about this, can they be racist about black people? None of those names are even remotely African!
His point, and mine, is that pointing out really really gak, made up names like LaKeisha, DeShawn, LaRhonda, or ones where they just add bits onto already existing Anglo names like DeJohn or Elisabethequa or Sharonananen, isn't racist, its pointing out gak names!
African names are things like Abimbola or Adegoke or Babatunde and all kinds of other ones that most English speakers have never heard of. Ridiculous made up names that African Americans who have never actually been to Africa make up ARE ridiclulous, and I hardly think its racist to say that made up names are made up names!
Its not like white people don't give their kids gak names either... How many Chardonnays are knocking about now? And white people are endlessly mocked by other white people nowadays.. put on any TV comedy about chavs and the kids are always called gak like "Benson and Hedges" or "Lambrini"
I think chavs pick chav names, regardless of their ethnicity!
Pronounced Ladasha. As I was informed, "the dash don't be silent."
My missus told me that exact same story!
La-a.
I think she said she saw it on TV or something.
fething brilliant.
When I lived in Miami, I ran into a Cuban who's name was Usnavy. Apparently his mother named him after the name of the first American ship she saw. He pronounced it (Us-Na-Vi) instead of US Navy.
Also, I'm sure you were just repeating it as it was told to you and I'm certain you meant no insult to anyone. However, you should be aware, that story has also got some pretty strong racist undertones relating to how white society tends to view those who give their child (and the child who receives) african, afrocentric, or afro-inspired names. Not the kind of story you want to sling around in polite or mixed company
Mate, I've heard Bill Cosby and Dave Chapelle both spouting off about this, can they be racist about black people? None of those names are even remotely African!
His point, and mine, is that pointing out really really gak, made up names like LaKeisha, DeShawn, LaRhonda, or ones where they just add bits onto already existing Anglo names like DeJohn or Elisabethequa or Sharonananen, isn't racist, its pointing out gak names!
African names are things like Abimbola or Adegoke or Babatunde and all kinds of other ones that most English speakers have never heard of. Ridiculous made up names that African Americans who have never actually been to Africa make up ARE ridiclulous, and I hardly think its racist to say that made up names are made up names!
I'm going to say some strong things here, but please don't take this as an attack, just a different perspective.
First off, Cosby and Chapelle, are funny guys, but comedy routines are not exactly guidelines for respectful conversation.
I live in the hood and I still sometimes despair a bit when I hear some of the made-up names that folks end up with. Also, I actually know people named LaKeisha and DeShawn. It's a bit harder to call someone's name..
mattyrm wrote: really really expletive deleted, made up names
...when you have to say it to their face. But of course the internet makes it easy.
Ovearall, I try to be a bit open minded and withhold judgement until I know the facts. There have been quite a few names that I was sure were completely made-up and found out later that they were actual African names with very specific and intentional meaning. The incredible number of African languages often makes it hard to know if you're hearing something that is genuinely African, or African'ish. Even if it is made up does anyone actually think that the person with the name and everyone around them doesn't already know it's a made-up name? Folks who have made-up names, know they have made up names. Some embrace it, some hate it, some like it, some change it. What does someone on the outside pointing it out to the world add to the conversation?
As for the last and most sensitive bit... The slightly sinister (again, not accusing anyone of hard core racism here) aspect of the "La-a" story is that even though it has been debunked years ago, yet folks still pass it around. Why? Because they're more inclined to laugh at the"other" (whom in this case is implied to be poor, uneducated and black) whom they expect to see doing such things than they are to take 2 minutes to google to find out if it's true. It's the same reason that folks doubt a president's citizenship or religion. When we already think poorly of (or simply don't understand or have contact with) a person or group, it's much easier to laugh (or get indignant) and pass it on, than to check to find out the truth.
Sorry to get so into it on a Monday morning, I hope this didn't come across as too accusatory.
Consider what your child's name will sound like if they are the CEO of a company. When I worked at Neiman Marcus, the incoming president had to change his name before the promotion - it was Butch.
I'm going to say some strong things here, but please don't take this as an attack, just a different perspective.
First off, Cosby and Chapelle, are funny guys, but comedy routines are not exactly guidelines for respectful conversation.
I live in the hood and I still sometimes despair a bit when I hear some of the made-up names that folks end up with. Also, I actually know people named LaKeisha and DeShawn. It's a bit harder to call someone's name..
I wouldn't get yourself worked up over this, Eilif. Even Snopes says it's undetermined
Having grown up in semi-rural Louisiana (but certainly not "the hood"), I am also very accustomed to odd spellings or unusual names (African American, Cajun, or otherwise), so it's not much of a stretch for me to think this one would be possible.
No insult intended in what was destined to be a silly thread from the first post.
mattyrm wrote: Mate, I've heard Bill Cosby and Dave Chapelle both spouting off about this, can they be racist about black people? None of those names are even remotely African!
His point, and mine, is that pointing out really really gak, made up names like LaKeisha, DeShawn, LaRhonda, or ones where they just add bits onto already existing Anglo names like DeJohn or Elisabethequa or Sharonananen, isn't racist, its pointing out gak names!
African names are things like Abimbola or Adegoke or Babatunde and all kinds of other ones that most English speakers have never heard of. Ridiculous made up names that African Americans who have never actually been to Africa make up ARE ridiclulous, and I hardly think its racist to say that made up names are made up names!
Honestly, all names are made up - those kind of names follow the same rhythms as naming conventions that have come down from Africa, and they sound right to folks who have grown up speaking and living with a different grammar and speaking rhythm than run of the mill white guys. Just as parents in the ozarks give their kids names and speak in rhythms and with a grammar entirely foreign to most Americans. That is a lot different than naming your kid Canis Wolfborn, which ties him into no culture and sounds correct to no one.
See you know the US has a problem with names when you're 5 or 6 names in and you know it's a skech but your not laughing because "hey I've seen worse on Jerry Sringer - still not sure if serious?"
Just don't do it. If you're thinking about how cool it would be follow the following steps.
1)Stop for a second.
2)Forget about how cool/clever/funny/insightful/etc you think you are.
3) Think for a second how the kid is going to feel. Both living with the name, and how he/she will feel when some neighbor discovers where the name is from and asks/teases/taunts them about it.
4) If you absolutely have to indulge yourself by giving your kid a made-up name or a pop-culture reference, please give it to them as a middle name, preferably a second middle name.
The problem with these kind of names is that so often they seem to be applied for the parent's benefit/ego/amusement and not the best interest of the child. As studies about the effects of names point out over and over, what you name a kid matters. It matters in how they will be perceived by others and also how they perceive themselves. It can even have an effect on how much money they will earn over the course of their lifetime.
This exactly. Whilst I might give a pet a silly gaming name, I'd only consider sensible names for children, though I'd probably light to have some historical character reference (like Paris or Helen (of Troy)), that still sounds like a common enough name. Maybe give them something a bit less common so they aren't the 4th child in the class with that name (there was always multiple Johns and Davids in school). Something purely from a game? No chance.
Of the top of my head, the only name I would consider naming a boy that is anyway related to wargaming is Pedro... and it would be easy to deny it's based off 40k as when I first met my best friend I thought his last name was Pedro... genius!
Of course, I would only do that if forced...
Female names aren't that bad, Katherine is VERY normal and average....
Shrug, I planned on naming my kids after X-men characters, if I was given any say from the future missus timetowaste (I just hafta find her). I think Elizabeth for a girl (psylocke) and while I was originally considering Warren for a boy, I don't want snickered incest jokes being ragged on my kids, so I'd have to go with Alexander (Havok) instead. Still working on the middle names, but Psylocke's last name fits well with the first name and my last name, so Braddock may stay for a middle, and I'm thinking Nathaniel for Alex's middle name (his nephew, Cable). Those are the thoughts so far.
First person to suggest 'Logan' is getting a baseball bat to the throat! Every idiot and their brother is naming boys Logan these days... (girls too)
timetowaste85 wrote: Shrug, I planned on naming my kids after X-men characters, if I was given any say from the future missus timetowaste (I just hafta find her). I think Elizabeth for a girl (psylocke) and while I was originally considering Warren for a boy, I don't want snickered incest jokes being ragged on my kids, so I'd have to go with Alexander (Havok) instead. Still working on the middle names, but Psylocke's last name fits well with the first name and my last name, so Braddock may stay for a middle, and I'm thinking Nathaniel for Alex's middle name (his nephew, Cable). Those are the thoughts so far.
First person to suggest 'Logan' is getting a baseball bat to the throat! Every idiot and their brother is naming boys Logan these days... (girls too)
Well, In california its not that popular.
But then we get weird names like "Hope" and "Olive Branch"
Although maybe i will just go the route of naming my pet Horus.
My son will have to be Frodo then.
hotsauceman1 wrote: So recently somehow i got talking about names with my warhammer buddies(despite many of them and me not planning on it for a long time)
I said How if i ever had a son i would either name him "Horus" or "Sanguinas."
Some friends who also play Warmahordes said they might name their daughter "Sorscha" or "Kaya"
So I was thinking. How appropriate would it be to name kids after characters from a Tabletop game?
Horus is a historical name. It's antiquated and would get some odd looks, but very, very few people would identify the name as coming from a wargame.
Sorscha and Kaya are also existing names, though uncommon ones. Very few people would identify them as coming from a wargame. I actually know a woman named Kaya.
Lastly, even Sanguinas has a presence in historical naming. "Sanguina" is a family name of origin in Romance languages. There are actually a number of Sanguina families in the USA based upon census records.
Rampage wrote: Last year I took one of my friends to a youngbloods gaming event and one of the guys participating was called Gabriel Seth (his actual name).
That's not a bad name. Gabriel isn't uncommon and could just as equally be named after the angel rather than a wargaming character.
No not at all. I thought it was quite a cool name to be honest. He may not have been named after the Flesh Tearers chapter master, in fact he probably wasn't. I just found it a strange coincidence.
Horus also has a variant spelling which has been historicalky popular- Horace. Most baby name books refer to it as the same meaning as Horus.
Also I have heard on more than one occasion kids being named "Khyron" or "Chiron", yep I'd bet dollars to doughnuts its a reference to a Final Fantasy character.
It is about as appropiate as naming your child after a book character or video game character. It comes down to one thing, if your spouse will care with the decision.
Actually this was about ten years ago, before anyone knew who Jonathan Coulton was or is. And beleive me, the families that named the kids that knew FF but wouldn't have known Jonathan Coulton from a hole in the ground.
Yoshidwyn wrote: It is about as appropiate as naming your child after a book character or video game character. It comes down to one thing, if your spouse will care with the decision.
And whether you are willing to put your child through that grief I don't mind the idea of odd names if it has good reasoning, I wouldn't want to subject my children to the inevitable questions "Oh, that's an interesting name, where did it come from?", "My parents were nerds who played with toy soldiers", lol.
My first child was going to be named either Jade or Jax, both are names from Mortal Kombat.
(we had decided not to learn if the baby was a boy or girl).
She ended up being named Jade. Jade turned 11 last year and both her and her mum have a necklace with the MK dragon logo.
Well, there's some truly ridiculous names in this thread, Im glad to be proved right again.
I'm also glad that my children will have a gak shield from the bullys at school.
I'm sure nobody is going to bother giving David any hassle when there is a little gak with a fictional deity as a forename behind him in the dinner queue.
I think it's just important to be consideration about your child's future well being when you name them, because lets face it: kids are donkey-caves.
My name is Sean. Spelled that way. Which got turned into "Seen". Which coupled with my last name, got turned into "Seen Drooling." And I have pretty normal Irish name...
Again, kids are jerks to each other. Giving them an easy path to making fun of your kid is selfish and egotistical.
With that being said, the list of 40k names I'd think would be appropriate are:
Boys Pedro (based on your culture, obviously)
Logan
Lukas
Dante
Cato
Gabriel
Seth
Bjorn (again, based on your culture)
Ragnar (see above)
Girls Valeria
Lelith (I really dont 'get' the problem here)
There are plenty more that I think would be fine from Warmahordes, including Coleman (Cole), Augustus, Sebastian, etc. I do not include Sorcha on that list.
mattyrm wrote: Well, there's some truly ridiculous names in this thread, Im glad to be proved right again.
I'm also glad that my children will have a gak shield from the bullys at school.
I'm sure nobody is going to bother giving David any hassle when there is a little gak with a fictional deity as a forename behind him in the dinner queue.
Your child, and every other child in the world is going to be picked on at some point. Everyone talks about silly names being "fodder" but really, unless it's something like the "iron hands" thing, I've never seen anyone care. We had a girl named Rainbow and another named Sparkle, they maybe got a giggle at most and even some other pretty bad male names got no response. The only person who ever caught flakk for a name was a guy with the last name "Glasscock", and by the point that we knew that name was something bad, we were already more distracted by each other's moms/sisters jokes.
Yoshidwyn wrote: I. It comes down to one thing, if your spouse will care with the decision.
And whether you are willing to put your child through that grief I don't mind the idea of odd names if it has good reasoning, I wouldn't want to subject my children to the inevitable questions "Oh, that's an interesting name, where did it come from?", "My parents were nerds who played with toy soldiers", lol.
Agreed,
Respect for the child and how the name will affect them should be foremost in a person's mind. Definitely ahead of what either spouse thinks is cool.
The whole premise of this thread seems a bit flawed to me. Naming a kid is such a great opportunity to bestow upon a great gift of a connection to history, or family past, or a title bearing a deep meaning. A sort of blessing or empowerment (depending on what your religious views may be) that will stay with them for the rest of their life. Why would someone want to miss that opportunity by short-sightedly naming their child after a bit of pop culture that is by it's very nature ephemoral, impermanent, and will likely quickly be outdated?
I'm mostly referring to the more odd names, as many folks have pointed out, much of gaming draws on names that have historical or literary significance, and that they appear in a game shouldn't discount them from considerations. I would simply hope that folks would at least examine what the meaning of a name rather than simply choosing it because it sounds interesting.
If one can think of a name as a gift to be given rather than simply a parent's choice to be made it might change the way they go about choosing a name.
I named my Dog Pendragon but i would never name my child after a character from my hobby
To me that just seems stupid and.childish and shows a lack of responsibility on the paremts part.
Your child, and every other child in the world is going to be picked on at some point.
Nu-uuh!
Cos my kids Daddy will be much harder than their Daddy! Ill wait for the fether outside the bike sheds and take all his pocket money off him.
On a serious note, just because a little bullying is inevitable, there's no need to start the kid off with a disadvantage by calling the poor little fether Jackmerius Taktheratrix because Daddy is a hipster douche and he wants to look cool in front of his nerd friends.
Ill reiterate. A name isn't that important, in the grand scheme of things, you don't have to call a kid something unique, because your kid isn't unique, its one of countless billions. Humans breed like rats, there's nothing magical or special about having a child, it just happens, usually when pissed.
But you aren't calling your kid Hingle McCringle or Marneus Doomhammer Calgar third of his name because you think its going to make him look good, your doing it because you think it makes YOU look good.
Ergo, its shallow, its self absorbed, and its basically a watered down version of child abuse because Daddy is more bothered about looking good in front of his friends than he is about his kids wellbeing. How selfish and stupid is that?
I really don't think I'm making a mountain of a molehill here, its a big deal. Why do you think governments are making ridiculous names illegal? Professionals have obviously pointed out that this type of gak matters.
Im fething glad I am called Matthew and not Weinerschnitzel or 4REEL or any of the other ridiculous things I've read in the papers lately (I think the authorities actually banned that last one in Holland or somewhere) and if any of you have really ridiculous stupid fething names, PM me your parents email address and Ill call them stupid bastards as well.
if I had children, which I won't, but still, if any silly names came up, just toss them into their middle name where no one needs to see it
I feel if you want to be creative name wise, stick it in the middle.
While my name isn't anything unique its nothing awful
Reecius wrote: My friend names his son, Kayvaan. I think it's cool, very unique name.
Its uncool giving kids strange namesbecause its unique!
Kayvaan means that he will get fething sick of people saying "Kevin?" and him having to say "No no not Kevin..... my Dad... . blah blah blah"
He will get sick of saying it, and if I was mates with him, Id get sick of hearing it.
Naming kids shouldn't be unique, it should be what everyone else does. That's what we humans do.. we fit in, we educate, we get a job, we breed, we die. Why do you want the kid to be different from the other 7 billion?
Why not make him wear a dress to school? That would be unique.
Or maybe give him a girls name? Unique.
Why not get him to drop out of school at 9, and then Hitchhike across Turkey, he can film it all on a mic and camera set that he glues to his nipples , and he can do it all with a parrot on his shoulder, and whilst wheeling a refrigerator along with him. He will do down in history as "unique" the only 9 year old ever to Hitchhike across Turkey with a fridge and a nipple cam.
Or get him to wear shoes on his hands and gloves on his feet! That would be UNIQUE.
I guess it's what you define as unique/special. If your kids name is the only interesting thing it has going for it when it grows up it better think on its feet. Or get a thriving career in Porn, they have interesting names.
Sean is pretty common here in the emarald isle, and we pronounce it correct, manus (my name, and yes like ferrus manus) comes from Magnus (yes another primarch, it's my nickname in both school (because it sounds cool) and in my GW (I play CSM) ) I'm really proud of my name and means the great in old Norse, I find it ironic hot Magnus the reds name is "the great" in Norse and the SW are based off Vikings who speak Norse.
I get little slack for my name and really like having it.
Reecius wrote: My friend names his son, Kayvaan. I think it's cool, very unique name.
Its uncool giving kids strange namesbecause its unique!
Kayvaan means that he will get fething sick of people saying "Kevin?" and him having to say "No no not Kevin..... my Dad... . blah blah blah"
He will get sick of saying it, and if I was mates with him, Id get sick of hearing it.
Naming kids shouldn't be unique, it should be what everyone else does. That's what we humans do.. we fit in, we educate, we get a job, we breed, we die. Why do you want the kid to be different from the other 7 billion?
Why not make him wear a dress to school? That would be unique.
Or maybe give him a girls name? Unique.
Why not get him to drop out of school at 9, and then Hitchhike across Turkey, he can film it all on a mic and camera set that he glues to his nipples , and he can do it all with a parrot on his shoulder, and whilst wheeling a refrigerator along with him. He will do down in history as "unique" the only 9 year old ever to Hitchhike across Turkey with a fridge and a nipple cam.
Or get him to wear shoes on his hands and gloves on his feet! That would be UNIQUE.
EVERYONE WILL THINK HE IS AWESOME.
Hahahaha, tell me more, buddy, you seem to the the authority on naming, what is cool, and aparently the purpose of life, too. Pretty good!
Not trying to start a fight here, but you came across pretty abrasively, and displayed some expert hyperbole.
I have a unique name for my area (Reece, never met another guy with that name until I went to the UK where it is fairly common). Here it is considered a Girl's name, i.e. Reese Witherspoon, etc.
I got called Reece's Pieces a lot as a kid and such, but I didn't care. Now, as an adult, it is a benefit having a unique name. People remember it and it makes me stick out from the Bills, Jacks, etc. I like my name and wouldn't change it. Most people I know with unique names, like them.
People worry to much about what other people think anyway. The world would be dull if everyone had a "normal" name feel free to name yours George or what have you, that's your call.
And, if a 9 year old did Hike across Turkey with a refrigerator and a Parrot on his shoulder with a microphone taped to his nipples, I would indeed think he was pretty fething awesome! hahahaha
Reecius wrote: My friend names his son, Kayvaan. I think it's cool, very unique name.
Its uncool giving kids strange namesbecause its unique!
Kayvaan means that he will get fething sick of people saying "Kevin?" and him having to say "No no not Kevin..... my Dad... . blah blah blah"
He will get sick of saying it, and if I was mates with him, Id get sick of hearing it.
Naming kids shouldn't be unique, it should be what everyone else does. That's what we humans do.. we fit in, we educate, we get a job, we breed, we die. Why do you want the kid to be different from the other 7 billion?
Why not make him wear a dress to school? That would be unique.
Or maybe give him a girls name? Unique.
Why not get him to drop out of school at 9, and then Hitchhike across Turkey, he can film it all on a mic and camera set that he glues to his nipples , and he can do it all with a parrot on his shoulder, and whilst wheeling a refrigerator along with him. He will do down in history as "unique" the only 9 year old ever to Hitchhike across Turkey with a fridge and a nipple cam.
Or get him to wear shoes on his hands and gloves on his feet! That would be UNIQUE.
EVERYONE WILL THINK HE IS AWESOME.
Hahahaha, tell me more, buddy, you seem to the the authority on naming, what is cool, and aparently the purpose of life, too. Pretty good!
Not trying to start a fight here, but you came across pretty abrasively, and displayed some expert hyperbole.
I have a unique name for my area (Reece, never met another guy with that name until I went to the UK where it is fairly common). Here it is considered a Girl's name, i.e. Reese Witherspoon, etc.
I got called Reece's Pieces a lot as a kid and such, but I didn't care. Now, as an adult, it is a benefit having a unique name. People remember it and it makes me stick out from the Bills, Jacks, etc. I like my name and wouldn't change it. Most people I know with unique names, like them.
People worry to much about what other people think anyway. The world would be dull if everyone had a "normal" name feel free to name yours George or what have you, that's your call.
And, if a 9 year old did Hike across Turkey with a refrigerator and a Parrot on his shoulder with a microphone taped to his nipples, I would indeed think he was pretty fething awesome! hahahaha
You think that is matty being abrasive?
You clearly have never been to the OT forum
Krellnus wrote:
You think that is matty being abrasive?
You clearly have never been to the OT forum
Yar, in there be monsters.
Hey at least he took it in the spirit it was intended and laughed, I was trying to be funny not horrible. If more people understood some cutting humour and weren't girly men who cant take a few harshly typed sentences, I wouldn't have been banned in the first place.
But yeah, unique isnt good. I find it odd that any adult would think so. Dont we spend all of our teens desperately trying to fit in? Goths have their own little gang where they feel like they belong, evreyone wants to be liked and fit in, so i dont think calling a boy "Earthgrinder Pindlepiss" or some such nonsense is going to make him a happy fething camper is it?!
I can think of loads of good names without even trying here, Ill do the whole alphabet.
Didn't Stephen Levitt have a chapter in Freakonomics begin with an alleged radio conversation about a little baby girl being named S-H-I-T-H-E-A-D? Meant to be pronounced Shu-teed, of course.
But that would imply that I had to ask for one when the default: "Could you please wait until we're not in public for once" is more appropriate, but doesn't have a nice ring...
mattyrm wrote: "Earthgrinder Pindlepiss" or some such nonsense is going to make him a happy fething camper is it?!
I think you've just named my firstborn. Mind you, my plan is to make my kids hate me. I'm going to tell them there's no santa, that the tooth fairy retired and is now a tooth stealing hit man, that there is a boogie man (he just dances a lot) and that we ate the easter bunny....
Mathieu Raymond wrote: Didn't Stephen Levitt have a chapter in Freakonomics begin with an alleged radio conversation about a little baby girl being named S-H-I-T-H-E-A-D? Meant to be pronounced Shu-teed, of course.
Krellnus wrote:
You think that is matty being abrasive?
You clearly have never been to the OT forum
Yar, in there be monsters.
Hey at least he took it in the spirit it was intended and laughed, I was trying to be funny not horrible. If more people understood some cutting humour and weren't girly men who cant take a few harshly typed sentences, I wouldn't have been banned in the first place.
But yeah, unique isnt good. I find it odd that any adult would think so. Dont we spend all of our teens desperately trying to fit in? Goths have their own little gang where they feel like they belong, evreyone wants to be liked and fit in, so i dont think calling a boy "Earthgrinder Pindlepiss" or some such nonsense is going to make him a happy fething camper is it?!
I can think of loads of good names without even trying here, Ill do the whole alphabet.
If Matt Ward ever manages to reproduce (I shudder to think what that spawn would look like) we all know it will be named after a certain spiritual liege.
Spartan089 wrote: If Matt Ward ever manages to reproduce (I shudder to think what that spawn would look like) we all know it will be named after a certain spiritual liege.
Naw, that could never happen. It's pretty evident that he hates women. Have you read his fluff? It's all about SoBs and their fight against the red tide, now if ever there was a cheap shot against women, that was it. And some people wonder why all the Matt Ward hate...
No offense taken. I also hear the Lucius from Gladiator and Batman's tech guy as well as Lucius Malfoy but someone I play 40k with brought up Lucius the Eternal (the sword guy right?)
Grimgob wrote: No offense taken. I also hear the Lucius from Gladiator and Batman's tech guy as well as Lucius Malfoy but someone I play 40k with brought up Lucius the Eternal (the sword guy right?)
That is correct.
Also, Lucius Malfoy wears a cape and carries a cane so he qualifies as a bona fide pimp.
No one would mess with a kid named "Arjac Rockfist (last name)"..... but just in case, teach him how to fight and accept every challenge issued to him...
Grimgob wrote: No offense taken. I also hear the Lucius from Gladiator and Batman's tech guy as well as Lucius Malfoy but someone I play 40k with brought up Lucius the Eternal (the sword guy right?)
That is correct.
Also, Lucius Malfoy wears a cape and carries a cane so he qualifies as a bona fide pimp.
Funny, I wanted to name his middle name Danger but the wife vetoed it. Lucius Danger totaly sounds like a pimps name.
Ugh, 40K has the worst names. You'd think after 38000 years they would be more than just derivations of 20th century names, or really hammer on the head latin-esque names.
I'd say the worst thing about naming a kid after one would be the lack of creativity.
If you give a child a wierd name they will definatly have the gak bullied out of them, I'd say, as a rule don't name kids something to out-there, that said ciaphas (sp?) is a pretty cool name, probably won't look great on a name badge tho
Possible names to consider calling a child (if you don't like them)
CREEEED
The Swarmlord
St.Celestine
Marbo
Angrath the unbound
Abaddon the despoiler
Fuegan - The Burning Lance
CRASSUS ARMOURED ASSUALT TRANSPORT
Space Pope
Trazyn the Infinate
Shas O'Riley...
The Night Haunter
Weirdly, I quite like the name Kharn. But the downside is
the kids would take the .... out of him at school with start trek references - KHAAAAAN!
On the other hand, I could shout for them to do stuff with star trek references... - KHAAAARN!
Personally, I think mine (when/if) will have normal names. They'll get enough grief off my surname as it is.
And thinking about it, you could probably get away with calling them Maugan. People would just think you couldn't spell Morgan.
Celestine's an actual name! Albeit it's a male name, notable for there being five Popes and an Antipope under the name and a bunch of Catholic officials, a politician or two and a cricketer from Bermuda.
The real down side to naming your potential daughter (not really a lad's name in this day and age) Celestine is the confluence with the character Princess Celestia from the My Little Pony TV show. Which depending on your point of view might make "Kharne the Betrayer" look slightly better eh?
KalashnikovMarine wrote: Celestine's an actual name! Albeit it's a male name, notable for there being five Popes and an Antipope under the name and a bunch of Catholic officials, a politician or two and a cricketer from Bermuda.
The real down side to naming your potential daughter (not really a lad's name in this day and age) Celestine is the confluence with the character Princess Celestia from the My Little Pony TV show. Which depending on your point of view might make "Kharne the Betrayer" look slightly better eh?
I know it's an actual name, but calling your kid Saint Celestine as an all in one first name? they wouldn't get too abused by other kids would they...
A 15-year-old Icelandic girl has won the right to keep her first name, despite it being "unapproved" by the state. Why do some countries restrict baby names?
Parents-to-be often find it hard enough to find a name they both like, let alone one the state might also be in favour of.
Bjork Eidsdottir had no idea when, in naming her newborn girl Blaer 15 years ago, she was breaking the law.
In the eyes of the authorities Blaer, which means "light breeze", was a male name and therefore not approved. It meant that for her entire childhood, Blaer was known simply as "Girl" on official documents.
But Reykjavik District Court ruled on Thursday that it could indeed be a feminine name.
"Finally I'll have the name Blaer in my passport," she said after the ruling.
Icelandic people know the score, we should legislate same as they do.. Have you seen the clip of the British and American names?!
Number 16 Bus Shelter? is that like brooklyn beckham, named after the place he was conceived?
I liked this part of the article
"Strange names are nothing new, he says. Census records in the 18th and 19th Centuries revealed people named King's Judgement, Noble Fall and Cholera Plague.
"In all, there have been 20 people named Noun, 458 named Comma, 18 called Period but only one called Semicolon."
Personally, I always thought chlamydia was a nice name for a girl...
In some ways even if you name your kid for something other than gaming... i mean, if your favorite sport is rugby, you shouldnt name your kids "loosehead prop" or "hooker" just cuz you like them, same thing goes with movies or whatever, naming a kid John Connor Johnson or something is gonna end badly.
As it was, i won one argument with my wife over naming our daughter... the middle name She wanted to give wouldve given the kid the initials a.s.s. but i argued a better middle name so now they are ars...if theres a joke to be had, i told her, she'll have to marry a bloke whose last name starts with E and then hyphenate
Around the turn of the century (1900), it wasn't uncommon to name your sons after US Presidents. My grandfather was Chester Arthur [Last Name], and my father is Chester Arthur [Last Name], Jr.
Thankfully, that ended and I wasn't named Richard Nixon [Last Name] or Abraham Lincoln [Last Name]...
Trondheim wrote: Dakka remind o never ask any of you for names to my own spawn.
We already voted. It's;
The great Knarloc if it's a boy or Shas'el fish person if it's a girl.
We think there were allot of Tau players online that day but we didn't have time to rerun the poll before you asked. Sorry about that old chap, still best of luck for the next 18 years.
Jaeger wulf wrote: I named my golden retriever (who I consider a member of the family) Logan, and I would have no trouble naming a son along the same vein...
Let him take it for himself, whatever he's called.
In the same way that Dr Henry Jones, Jr, took the dog's name.
Personally, I always thought chlamydia was a nice name for a girl...
Damn! You beat me to it...
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strengthofthedragon2 wrote: No one would mess with a kid named "Arjac Rockfist (last name)"..... but just in case, teach him how to fight and accept every challenge issued to him...
You can name a kid "Shaft" but that's not gonna make him Shaft.
What if your son has muscular dystrophy?
Surely naming your son "Dick Butkis" will make him into a mean football player with violent tendencies, but I wouldn't do it.
All in all, you will find that naming your children is not really your decision. You may give input but your wife has already decided to name him after her grandfather or her dad or something. Unless she is a total fan of GW stuff (not bloody likely) good luck trying to convince her that Darnath, Kor'sarro, or Vulkan is a good Jewish name...
I grew up with a kid named Pickle ..I have a friend at work who has a sister named Pancake his name is Shortty , My girlfriend is a tattoo artist who tattooed a childs name on the mother what was the name Orangejelo yeh only one l i know so you couldnt do much worse than that
Had a friend in High School who's first name was, like, Christopher or something normal, and his middle name was Turtle. Guess which one he chose to be called by.
Well, my oldest is named for a character in a *very* old GW novel (although there were other reasons for giving him that name, too), and my youngest's middle name is Orpheus and his first initial is M.
Seems a lot of of the names coming about in wargaming are just slighly adjusted names from history/ mythology which will look wrong but be said the same. I love Gabriel as a boys name ( ever since i saw it on the Patriot) but then really I should have been born in another century I'm told. 90% of people wouldn't even know if you named them from a wargame but would definately look at you funny as it may not have been used since medieval times. All this GW stuff is mostly cod Latin and seen through by anyone with a modicum of education so fire away, so no-ones gonna understand anyway
Not a gaming name, per se, but my daughter will be getting the middle name Arwen next week if we fail to agree on a different one before then. It was basically a place holder for us until we thought of a better name, but now 4 months later it's kind of sticking, and we're at a loss to think of anything different.
Ah well, It'll certainly highlight my geek credentials
I have a friend who named his son "Magnus" - He does play 40k, but he also has an uncle and a cousin named Magnus with a complicated eastern europe sounding last name. I've also met a Horus - apparently this isn't a super uncommon name either.
Naming a child "Calgar" however.... ehhhh - you need to rethink a few things
Not wargaming related but i do know of people who named their kids after Star trek Charcters. I keep waiting on the oldest who has a normal name to tell the younger one"number one i order you to take a number two.Or the daughter whos named after a Warcraft Charcter... I think they smoke to much of that green funny stuff....Hippies..
Don't curse your kid with a crazy name. I used to work in a "gentlemen's establishment" and one of the entertainers told me her stage name, Ocean (pronounced O-She-on). The conversation went like this.
Ocean: My name is Ocean.
Me: Come on, pick another name.
Ocean: What's wrong with Ocean?
Me: That's crazy who the ###$# is named Ocean.
Ocean: That my baby name. You don't like my baby name?(yes, her exact words not a typo)
Me: Where the ##^% did you come up with that name? Is it in a baby name book?
Ocean: After I had my baby I woke up and saw a picture of a beach and it said Ocean(pronouned O-SHE-On) on it. So, that what I name my baby.
We named our son Dashel, not too crazy but still pretty cool. The mispronouncements are pretty hilarious though. Its a failry simple name and can be sounded out easily but people keep reading it as Da-shell or DA- She-el or Day-shel. Unfortunetly everyone just thinks of Dashel from the incredibles, which is cool but not even my wife knows about Dash Rendar. Or the Raymond E. Fiest connection.
Having had to name a child recently my wife and I went through a number of baby name sources. the Scandinavian ones were the best for weirdness and unpronouncability.
We did manage to come up with Everhard Lovejoy as an example of child abuse taken straight from historical manuals. I was rather taken with Oberon as a middle name, but got outvoted
What about Urien? I mean, yeah there is the obvious slight change to "urine" but I think it is a pretty good sounding name. Better than Sathronyx anywho
tumblebomb wrote: Seems a lot of of the names coming about in wargaming are just slighly adjusted names from history/ mythology which will look wrong but be said the same. I love Gabriel as a boys name ( ever since i saw it on the Patriot) but then really I should have been born in another century I'm told. 90% of people wouldn't even know if you named them from a wargame but would definately look at you funny as it may not have been used since medieval times. All this GW stuff is mostly cod Latin and seen through by anyone with a modicum of education so fire away, so no-ones gonna understand anyway
Plus as a girls name you could change it to Gabrielle. I know a few gabbys and Gabriels. Really not uncommon among the brazillian Americans in my area.
I always thought about naming one of my kids Caleb. I forgot is there a 40k character named caleb? I hope not. Or else my child will never forgive me.
Asherian Command wrote: .
I always thought about naming one of my kids Caleb. I forgot is there a 40k character named caleb? I hope not. Or else my child will never forgive me.
I wouldn't worry about it. As long as it's a "normal" name in your area/culture/ethnicity, your kid won't care if it also shows up in some obscure (as seen by the wider world) wargame.
Names in 40k are only looked at as being weird when they are unique to 40k and not already present in the wider world.
A couple of years ago I had to stop for gas on a camping trip. The gas station clerk had a name-tag that said "Joyvodka". I asked how it was pronounced. She said sarcastically, "Just like it reads baby, my Mom hooked me up."
On another note many of the names that have been discounted here due to wargames correlations are quite popular in the states because they are biblical/religious names. I know many people named:
Caleb
Ibrahim/Abraham
Gabriel
Elijah
Uriah (Only known one of these)
etc.
Old Hebrew names are pretty common here. I had an Army buddy named Abimael (biblical/Hebrew)
ing nerd parents were in to plastic toys and named me after one which had a funny name".
tell me more, buddy, you seem to the the authority on naming, what is cool, and aparently the purpose of life, too. Pretty good!
