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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?

It'd be better than naming them after a soft drink or whatever else random idiots have already done.

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.

I wouldn't do it, anyway.

My son's name is Sgt. Slaughter

 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.

I wouldn't do it, anyway.

What is wrong with "Ferrus Manus"?

...Seriously?

it means "Iron Hands" does it not?

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.

 hotsauceman1 wrote:
it means "Iron Hands" does it not?

Sure it does.

Have fun telling your kid that after he comes home crying every day after being bullied for having a 'stupid name'.

 hotsauceman1 wrote:

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.

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.

 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.

so i cant name any kid i have Horus or Bilbo?

 hotsauceman1 wrote:
so i cant name any kid i have Horus or Bilbo?

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.

 infinite_array wrote:

 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.

 KalashnikovMarine wrote:

 infinite_array wrote:

 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.

 infinite_array wrote:

 KalashnikovMarine wrote:

 infinite_array wrote:

 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)

My mate named his dog (a chihuahua no less), 'Abbadon: Destroyer Of Worlds', or Ab's for short. His wife was not amused....

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?

There is apparantly an Australian somewhere with the name Bus Stop... Anything from the warhammer and 40k universe may be better than that XD

 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.

The delectable Beth Reisgraf named her kid "Pilot Inspektor", so really I think "Marneus" or "Eldrad" seem pretty tame in comparison.

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".

not wargame related but me and my partner are naming our 2nd son Bane or if its a girl Ivy (soul caliber)

 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.