be truthful is your child named after a fictional character?

[AnnieW625]

I heard a story this morning on the radio about a 24 yr. old with the name of Lando Carlrissian (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1335063/Star-Wars-named-murder-suspect-Lando-Calrissian-Young-arrest-5-years-run.html) being arrested during a gang fight. So this prompted the DJs to have people call in and state if they have named their kids after a fictional character. Here were some of the responses I heard:

Alysin Wonderland (yes that is how the dad said they spelled the name Allison)

Raphael (was named this by his father because he liked Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)

Dexter (yes after the character on the Showtime show, not the cartoon Dexter's Labratory).

ETA: my children are not, although DD2 is Lauren, and Conrad is a family name from my mom's side, but I knew I better not use Conrad as her middle name or someone would think I named my child after a former reality TV star.

[Indianamom2]

Well the true answer is no, but I doubt people believe us!

DD is Emily Elizabeth (of Clifford fame), but it's honestly just a first name that we loved paired with a family middle name. I'd never read Clifford prior to having her.

[ast96]

My first son is. Mason Capwell of Santa Barbara, baby! Not only a fictional character, but a soap opera character that I loved when I was a teenager!

[MommytoEliana]

Sort of. We chose the name Alaric from a favorite book series, but I wouldn't say we named him _after_ a fictional character; that's just where we first heard the name. And it is a real name (though unusual in these parts), not one created just for a fictional character.

[boolady]

No, but I would do it. I'm not sure why it would be something to be embarrased of. Several of my favorite names come from fictional characters I admire/have great affection for.

[turtledove]

No, but I laugh whenever I hear Jennifer Lopez's childrens names - Max and Emme. I always think of Dragon Tales! I wonder if they had any idea?

[katydid1971]

Yes, 2. Her name is Elizabeth for both Elizabeth Bennet (Pride and Prejudice) and called Beth for Beth March (Little Women).

[swissair81]

Sort of. We chose the name Alaric from a favorite book series, but I wouldn't say we named him _after_ a fictional character; that's just where we first heard the name. And it is a real name (though unusual in these parts), not one created just for a fictional character.

Alaric, as in Alaric B?

[BabyBearsMom]

No, but I love Bennet for a boy name (Pride and Predjudice is one of my favorite books). DH has vetoed it though.

[amldaley]

My first son is. Mason Capwell of Santa Barbara, baby! Not only a fictional character, but a soap opera character that I loved when I was a teenager!

LOVE THAT! I loved the name Mason from that show but we don't do popular names. We also added "Eden" to our list...and you KNOW I got that from Santa Barbara.

[truly scrumptious]

My first son is. Mason Capwell of Santa Barbara, baby! Not only a fictional character, but a soap opera character that I loved when I was a teenager!

Omigosh, I was TOTALLY in love with Mason!

DS is named after a Shakespeare character, so yes fictional, but high-brow too! ;)

[vonfirmath]

DS1's nickname is Theo mostly because of the Cosby Show...

[Indianamom2]

DS1's nickname is Theo mostly because of the Cosby Show...

I loved Theo on that show! Is it a nickname that's short for his name, or just a silly name?

[crl]

Nope. Although Atticus was a contender if dd had been a boy.

Catherine

[pinkmomagain]

My youngest dd's name is from the main character of Princess Diaries. We didn't exactly name her after the character, but upon hearing the name in the movie, we liked it.

[mommylamb]

If I ever have a girl, I want to name her after my grandmother, Johanna. But for a while I was thinking of a middle name of Leigh. my grandfather lovingly always called my grandmother Hannahleigh and I thought I'd call my child that. Then a friend pointed out that it sounds like the place where Puff the Magic Dragon lives.

[hellokitty]

I'm not going to share the name, but if I would have had a girl, yes her first name would have been after a strong female character in a book that I really like. DS2's name is a classic, but not popular name and we chose it b/c of a character that we really liked in a favorite movie.

[AngelaS]

You know the comic strip "For Better or For Worse"? My last one's named after Mike and Deanna's dd, Meredith. :) That's what happens when you're having your third child of the same gender and you take to reading comic books instead of baby name books...

[elliput]

Nope, not the kids, but my cats are. :)

Maxwell - Maxwell Smart
Aramis- Three Musketeers
Strider- Aragorn's nickname in LOTR.

[tarahsolazy]

Alaric, as in Alaric B?

Or Alaric Morgan, Deryni Duke of Corwyn? (yes, I'm a geek, no surprise, I'm sure)

Mine aren't, but I wouldn't hesitate. If I had another girl, I'd love to name her Keladry, after a great book character. DH wouldn't go for it, though, I'm sure.

We've had NICU babies named Anakin and Legolas, that I can think of off-hand.

[maestramommy]

Dora is not. Arwyn is. ;)

[codex57]

I don't have a problem with it, provided it's not ultra stupid like Nic Cage naming his kid after Superman's real name. I'm not too fond of that Alysin name, partially cuz I don't like super funky misspellings, but more cuz it's like a porn/stripper name.

DD is named after a Sports Illustrated swimsuit model and a Victoria's Secret model. Well, the SI model name is just cuz we liked it but we (I did anyways, altho DW and my sis know) did pick the middle name in honor of that VS model.

I like Alaric. Cool name actually.

[MommytoEliana]

Alaric, as in Alaric B?

Nope, Alaric as in Duke Alaric Morgan, from the Deryni books by Katherine Kurtz.

[scrooks]

Well the true answer is no, but I doubt people believe us!

DD is Emily Elizabeth (of Clifford fame), but it's honestly just a first name that we loved paired with a family middle name. I'd never read Clifford prior to having her.
One of my good friends has an Emily Elizabeth for exactly the same reasons! I think it was actually her Grandmother's name.

[MommytoEliana]

Or Alaric Morgan, Deryni Duke of Corwyn? (yes, I'm a geek, no surprise, I'm sure)

Mine aren't, but I wouldn't hesitate. If I had another girl, I'd love to name her Keladry, after a great book character. DH wouldn't go for it, though, I'm sure.


Tarah, yes on the Duke of Corwyn. :-)

The name Keladry is beautiful! What book is that from?

[LarsMal]

Well, M is not named *after* the character, but we liked the name, and knew it was a character from a popular TV show...Family Ties. Unfortunately, I think she's going to be a lot like that Mallory, just a blonde version! ;)

Charlotte's Web was one of my favorite books growing up...and I dressed C up as a spider her first Halloween. She is not named after Sex and the City Charlotte...or the one from Lost!

[kijip]

No.

Though T's name is the direct result of admiring the work of Tobias Wolff the author.

And F's full name is a rather obscure name of a dead Hogwarts headmaster from Harry Potter. However, I did not realize this fact before we chose the name nor do I remember it from the Harry Potter books before he was born.

[TwinFoxes]

Mine aren't but one of them shares the name of a semi-popular teen character from the 90s. But the show has been off the air for so long, no one ever mentions it.

I think a lot of good names come from fiction, I wouldn't have a problem with it. Better than naming your kid Paris ;)


Well, M is not named *after* the character, but we liked the name, and knew it was a character from a popular TV show...Family Ties. Unfortunately, I think she's going to be a lot like that Mallory, just a blonde version! ;)


I really like the name Mallory. I think it sounds feminine, but strong. :)

[tarahsolazy]

Tarah, yes on the Duke of Corwyn. :-)

The name Keladry is beautiful! What book is that from?

She's the main character in Tamora Pierce's Protector of the Small quartet. The first book is called First Test.

[TwinFoxes]

No.

Though T's name is the direct result of admiring the work of Tobias Wolff the author.



Tobias is my secret boy name if lightening strikes and I have a son. I love that name. Tobias, or possibly Caspar, but that's a harder sell.

[LarsMal]

I really like the name Mallory. I think it sounds feminine, but strong. :)

Thanks! Feminine, but strong describes her...plus stubborn, strong-willed... :)

[Green_Tea]

My kids are not named after fictional characters, but I petitioned HARD for Francie in honor of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. My husband and I also had a standing agreement that a girl born with red hair would automatically be Anne, after Anne of Green Gables - alas, no redheads :(.

[bekahjean]

Nope.

In fact, Andy's name was going to be Edward Vincent, which is my father's & fil's middle names. Right after DH and I had picked Edward, there was a news (fluff?) article about how Edward and Jacob had become such popular names because of Twilight. I didn't want him to have to deal with that, so we went with Andrew Bryce, which are not family names. I'm a little bummed that we didn't use the family names for such a silly reason, but we also didn't like the nicknames Eddie and Vinnie.

Although, on the way to the hospital, DH wanted to change the name again. It wasn't the best timing on his part. :D

[vonfirmath]

I loved Theo on that show! Is it a nickname that's short for his name, or just a silly name?

It's short for Theodore. But we chose that nickname out of the three popular for that reason (on my side)

[vonfirmath]

Or Alaric Morgan, Deryni Duke of Corwyn? (yes, I'm a geek, no surprise, I'm sure)

Mine aren't, but I wouldn't hesitate. If I had another girl, I'd love to name her Keladry, after a great book character. DH wouldn't go for it, though, I'm sure.

Tamora Pierce!

I'm reading Trickster's Queen now (for the third time...)(this year)

[AnnieW625]

Dora is not. Arwyn is. ;)

Oh that was the other one that someone called in and said they were named after, but she was 28 yrs. old so no one got it until the movies came out about 10 yrs. ago. I really like that name too.


You know the comic strip "For Better or For Worse"? My last one's named after Mike and Deanna's dd, Meredith. :) That's what happens when you're having your third child of the same gender and you take to reading comic books instead of baby name books...

That's cool! I read that comic strip from the time I was a little kid until it stopped running a few years back. My life paralells their life too (except for the first born I am a girl, and the second born being a boy, but me and my brother are about the same ages as Michael, and Lizzie, and my sister is 3 yrs. older than April) so if it was going on in FBOFW it was going on in our life too. Once when I was 12 my dad came into the room (we were at some friends' house) and said "Ellie's pregnant," and I just about had a heart attack as I thought he meant my mom (and if being 9 and having a pregnant mom would've been hard, imagine being 12 then???), but he meant Ellie in FBOFW who had just announced she was having an "oopsie" baby. I was soo thankful!

[YouAreTheFocus]

Our son isn't named after a character, but we do have a friend who named her child Penny Lane.

[MartiesMom2B]

My youngest is kind of. She shares the name of a main character from a Hayao Miyazaki movie.

[gcc2k]

We didn't actually end up naming our son this, but Jack Daniel was high on the list. He would technically be named after both his grandfather, and we love the sound of it, but he would have gone through his life explaining that he was NOT named after Jasper Newton "Jack" Daniel, the famous Tennessee disteller.

[Melanie]

Yes and no. And I blame it on pregnancy brain. Ds's name is from my favorite movie of all time, but it didn't come to me that way. It was much later that someone asked if that is where we got it. *headsmack* I literally had completely forgotten.

[BabyBearsMom]

We didn't actually end up naming our son this, but Jack Daniel was high on the list. He would technically be named after both his grandfather, and we love the sound of it, but he would have gone through his life explaining that he was NOT named after Jasper Newton "Jack" Daniel, the famous Tennessee disteller.

Ooooooh, glad you didn't go through with it. I went to HS with a guy named Tom Collins. He got really into drinking pretty early and I always felt like with a name like that, he had to feel the pressure to do that.

[JoyNChrist]

My kids are not named after fictional characters, but I petitioned HARD from Francie in honor of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.

My absolute favorite book. :)

I re-read all the Outlander books while on bedrest, and the twins came VERY close to being named Claire and James (Jamie). Seriously...we were still debating it in the NICU right after they were born.

[swissair81]

Or Alaric Morgan, Deryni Duke of Corwyn? (yes, I'm a geek, no surprise, I'm sure)

Mine aren't, but I wouldn't hesitate. If I had another girl, I'd love to name her Keladry, after a great book character. DH wouldn't go for it, though, I'm sure.

We've had NICU babies named Anakin and Legolas, that I can think of off-hand.

Keladry of Mindelan? Love those books.

[swissair81]

Nope, Alaric as in Duke Alaric Morgan, from the Deryni books by Katherine Kurtz.

Sorry. I'm a Douglas Adams freak.

[Reyadawnbringer]

Nope, but every one assumes that DS is named after a very popular comic book character. We always have to explain that while we are big comic book fans, there was no intent to name DS after a comic book character. DH and I deliberated about the name for the longest time for that very reason, but in then end we decided to stick with the name we loved because it just fit so well with the middle name we had chosen.
DS's name begins with an X, and I am sure you can guess the rest of it from what I have said :)

[groundhog74]

No, but DH would joke in naming DS (William) that his middle name should be Wallace...although I leaned more towards Good Will Hunting than Braveheart.

Our dog is named Indy after Indiana Jones. "We named the dog Indiana."

[MichelleRC]

No, but I loved the name Lorelei for a girl (a la Gilmore), and we have a friend whose daughter is SiddaLee from Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood. She is quick to point out that she named her after the character in the book, not the dreadful movie.

[wolverine2]

My mother named me after the Little House series (not fiction, I know).

I always wanted a Gilbert after Gilbert Blythe in Anne of GG, but DH wouldn't have it. I don't love the name actually either, but I just love Gilbert!

[fivi2]

dd1 shares a name with a popular fictional character. But we in no way intended to name her after the character - the movie wasn't on our radar at the time. But we always get asked if that is who we named her after...

[Puddy73]

No, but I often explain DS's name as "Finn, like Huck Finn" because people frequently misunderstand and call him Ben.

[EllasMum]

My sister swears that her daughter is not named after her favorite television character... but my sister's favorite show is Sex and the City and her daughter is Miranda. You do the math. ;)

[newg]

Yes (and no)

I was named after a ficitional character......Gwendolyn was a name in one of my parent's favorite books........King Arthur's Knights of the Round Table. It was either Gwendolyn or Gwenivere.
DD1 is named after me, but we call her W (main female character in Peter Pan)...also a fast food chain. We don't mind the association with the book, but we def. did not name her after the fast food chain!!

[liamsmom]

Liam was Angel's real name when he was human on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Not the reason we went for the name, but a huge bonus! DH doesn't know this of course. ;)

[scrooks]

My mother named me after the Little House series (not fiction, I know).

I always wanted a Gilbert after Gilbert Blythe in Anne of GG, but DH wouldn't have it. I don't love the name actually either, but I just love Gilbert!
Ok...this is totally not the same thing but my mom's 2 dogs were Avonlea and Gilbert!

[mrshalco]

Nope, but every one assumes that DS is named after a very popular comic book character. We always have to explain that while we are big comic book fans, there was no intent to name DS after a comic book character. DH and I deliberated about the name for the longest time for that very reason, but in then end we decided to stick with the name we loved because it just fit so well with the middle name we had chosen.
DS's name begins with an X, and I am sure you can guess the rest of it from what I have said :)

I think I got it! ;)

DS #1 is named Logan - after Wolverine. DH is a comic book geek and has loved that name since well before we even met!

[bluestarfish18]

Yes and No.

I've always loved the name Jack. But when the Robin Williams movie, "Jack", came out, I fell even more in love with the name.

Plus I was obsessed with Lost. :D

[tarahsolazy]

Tamora Pierce!

I'm reading Trickster's Queen now (for the third time...)(this year)

Yep! I read the Protector of the Small every three months or so, and the Trickster books, too. I want more Tortall!

And, just to clear it up, my son is NOT named after Forrest Gump! That was the one downside to choosing that name, at the time, people thought he'd be teased. Well, that movie was from 1989, and MY Forrest was born in 2004, so we risked it.

My middle name is Trinity, and I've always liked the idea of using that, but was hesitant (and DH adamant) because of the Matrix movies. Didn't like the character enough to have that association made for the rest of a daughter's life.

[maybeebaby08]

Yes, DD's name is from a book I read when I was a teenager, can't remember the book but the name always stuck with me, and then I heard it again on a reality show right before we got pregnant with DD and I fought for it because I really liked it. If we ever have a DD2 the name we have picked out is also from books I read as teenager too.

[Reyadawnbringer]

I think I got it! ;)

DS #1 is named Logan - after Wolverine. DH is a comic book geek and has loved that name since well before we even met!

Yep, you got it! We didn't necessarily name DS after the character, but liked the name and didn't feel like a fictional character should keep us from using it. All our family calls DS X-man, or Baby X and that is what annoys me the most. I usually call him Xavi.

We are both former comic book geeks over here too :)

[wellyes]

Heh, as a teenager I planned to name my daughter Kitty after Kitty Pryde (who was, incidentally, a major influence in the creation of Buffy so double-whammy of awesomeness).

In the end I went with naming DD Darcy. She is not named after Mr. Darcy, but I am not bothered by the vague Austen connection.

[lhafer]

My mother named me after the Little House series (not fiction, I know).

I always wanted a Gilbert after Gilbert Blythe in Anne of GG, but DH wouldn't have it. I don't love the name actually either, but I just love Gilbert!

OMG, I could have written your post!! Except I am named after the tv series!!! I was supposed to be a boy, and my name was going to be Brandon Lee. But upon coming out a girl, my folks were stumped for a name. While watching Little House on the Prairie, my mother decided she like the name Laura.

I ADORE Anne of Green Gables!!! And I had a major crush on Gilbert! :heartbeat:

My friend has a son named Jacob. When she found out she was having a girl the second time around, Isabella was their first contender, with the nickname of Bella. Until they found out about the Twilight series!!

[codex57]

I think I got it! ;)

DS #1 is named Logan - after Wolverine. DH is a comic book geek and has loved that name since well before we even met!

DW wanted to name our daughter Logan, after her favorite soap opera character. She was adamant Logan was a girl's name and that everyone who heard it would think of a girl and prolly that character. I was adamant that people would think Wolverine, who's a boy, or otherwise it's a boy name. Cuz we couldn't agree, so that name got ruled out. :D

[kijip]

If T had been a girl he would have been Josephine Avery. I can't deny that Jo March was my main factor guiding this decision. Anne would be another book related option for me;), except for the fact that my least favorite aunt is named Ann and I would not want people in my family to think it was a family name. Decision was of course rendered moot by the arrival of 2 boys...

[Green_Tea]

My absolute favorite book. :)

I re-read all the Outlander books while on bedrest, and the twins came VERY close to being named Claire and James (Jamie). Seriously...we were still debating it in the NICU right after they were born.

Claire (my grandmother's name) and James (my Dad's name, and my DH's and DS's middle name) are great names - I bet only a scant few people would have caught the Outlander connection!

[Edensmum]

My first son is. Mason Capwell of Santa Barbara, baby! Not only a fictional character, but a soap opera character that I loved when I was a teenager!

Ha! My daughter is Eden! Good names on that show!

[ha98ed14]

Dora is not. Arwyn is. ;)

In keeping with the LOTR theme, yes. DH is a huge Tolkien fan. DD is named in part after Sam's daughter. I think she is only mentioned in the Silmerillion (sp?). The name worked for us for other reasons too; it is a phonetic variation on my mother's name. We spelled it differently, but it is essentially the same name.

[Edensmum]

Ha! My daughter is Eden! Good names on that show!

BTW did you name him Mason Capwell or Mason?

[Carrots]

We named DD Kate (Katherine) after my mom (Kathleen). We are also "Lost" fans and liked the character Kate Austin. :)

[MamaMolly]

Lula's name is the same as a fictional character, and a real live star too. But we picked it because it was traditional and old fashioned, and was from DH's family's country of origin. It suits her personality.

Does it count that we were going to name Dolly 'Ursula' until I remembered the big nasty purple witch in The Little Mermaid was Ursula. :( there went that one. I even had a name necklace already made for her. Boo.

But I love, love, love her name. It is pronounced differently in Spanish, which is the main language where we live. I think the local pronounciation is going to stick because I love it! :)

[gatorsmom]

Nope. But I remember in grade school how a bunch of us girls loved Adam Ant. It went so far that my girlfriend asked her pregnant sister if she would name the baby after the singer if it was a boy. She actually seriously considered Adam Anthony for a name but she had a girl. :)

[BelleoftheBallFlagstaff]

My DD is named after a soap opera character I loved when I was a tween... Unfortunately, the name I chose 20 years ago is now popular...

[shilo]

Oh that was the other one that someone called in and said they were named after, but she was 28 yrs. old so no one got it until the movies came out about 10 yrs. ago. I really like that name too.



that would be me as well. my kids aren't, i am. and almost no one ever recognized it as being Tolkien until after the LOTR's movies. still rare, but more like once or twice a year now rather than once a decade ;).

[TwinFoxes]

Does it count that we were going to name Dolly 'Ursula' until I remembered the big nasty purple witch in The Little Mermaid was Ursula. :( there went that one. I even had a name necklace already made for her. Boo.


For me, Ursula is Phoebe's twin sister on "Friends". :)

[Corie]

My mom named me Corie from the movie, Barefoot in the Park. Jane Fonda's
character is named Corie. My mom must have waited for the credits to see
how it was spelled too!

[Corie]

DW wanted to name our daughter Logan, after her favorite soap opera character. She was adamant Logan was a girl's name and that everyone who heard it would think of a girl and prolly that character. I was adamant that people would think Wolverine, who's a boy, or otherwise it's a boy name. Cuz we couldn't agree, so that name got ruled out. :D


I agree with your wife!!! :)

[Puddy73]

My mom named me Corie from the movie, Barefoot in the Park. Jane Fonda's
character is named Corie. My mom must have waited for the credits to see
how it was spelled too!

My Mom was less original . . . I'm one of the many Jennifers spawned by "Love Story."

[boolady]

My Mom was less original . . . I'm one of the many Jennifers spawned by "Love Story."

Me, too.

[stillplayswithbarbies]

DW wanted to name our daughter Logan, after her favorite soap opera character. She was adamant Logan was a girl's name and that everyone who heard it would think of a girl and prolly that character. I was adamant that people would think Wolverine, who's a boy, or otherwise it's a boy name. Cuz we couldn't agree, so that name got ruled out. :D


I have a girl named Logan and I can tell you that no one thinks "girl" when they hear it. Every time we go to the dentist, they have pack of stickers ready to hand her and it's always Spiderman. They get confused when they see a girl sitting in the chair!

At her school there is another girl named Logan, but no boys. That is surprising given the popularity of the name for boys. We picked out the name before she was born and didn't know what we were having, so that was the name either way.

no one has ever confused her with Wolverine though :)

I wanted a similar name for our younger daughter; something that was traditionally a boy name that had just started being used for girls. The leading name on our list was Quinn, but when we saw her picture we knew that none of the names on our list would work. (and thank goodness we didn't go with Quinn now that Glee is popular). We used a translation of her birth name, so she has a very feminine flowery name which doesn't really go with Logan, but oh well it suits her.

funny though now that I say that, I realize that I have one frilly feminine girly-girl with a boy name, and one less girly-girl with a very feminine name. It works for me.

[wellyes]

I hear Logan, I think boy. And Wolverine.
I do like it for a girl, though.

[AnnieW625]

Does it count that we were going to name Dolly 'Ursula' until I remembered the big nasty purple witch in The Little Mermaid was Ursula. :( there went that one. I even had a name necklace already made for her. Boo.

One of my first friends to have a little girl way back in 2003 named her daughter Ursula and that was the only thing I could think of too.


I hear Logan, I think boy. And Wolverine.
I do like it for a girl, though.

I have a friend who has a daughter named Logan and I really like it as a girls name too, but it never really gained popularity in either one of our lists, but yeah prior to meeting her and her daughter I had never met a female Logan.

[almostmom]

No, but two names that I would have considered are:

Lucas, and I'm sure it's partly after the movie with Corey Haim. So cute.

Lyra, after the character in the Golden Compass series.

DD would have been Lucas had she been a boy (though there are a thousand and one Luke, Luka, Lucas's in our area) and I read the Golden Compass series after she was born...

[codex57]

I hear Logan, I think boy. And Wolverine.
I do like it for a girl, though.

I actually don't mind it for a girl. But yeah, all my friends think Wolverine when you say "Logan." And while I'm sure that soap opera Logan is pretty, nice, or whatever, Wolverine is short, very hairy, and extremely foul tempered. Not the image I wanna project onto my daughter. :p

[clc053103]

Well, mine is not a character, but a line from a John Hughes film- the Sure Thing. My son's "the kind of guy you can drink a beer with".

(where's Susan, she knows the answer to this one!)

[LarsMal]

Lula's name is the same as a fictional character, and a real live star too. But we picked it because it was traditional and old fashioned, and was from DH's family's country of origin. It suits her personality.

Does it count that we were going to name Dolly 'Ursula' until I remembered the big nasty purple witch in The Little Mermaid was Ursula. :( there went that one. I even had a name necklace already made for her. Boo.

But I love, love, love her name. It is pronounced differently in Spanish, which is the main language where we live. I think the local pronounciation is going to stick because I love it! :)

I love your DDs; names. I wanted to use your DD1's name, but our old neighbor had a daughter by the same name, and we thought that was too close at the time.

I definitely think of Little Mermaid when I hear Ursula! I love the name you ended up with.

(You could have made her name here Ursula instead of Dolly!!)

**I love Lula and Dolly, too. So, they have good real and BBB names!! ;)

[MamaMolly]

(You could have made her name here Ursula instead of Dolly!!)

**I love Lula and Dolly, too. So, they have good real and BBB names!! ;)

Awww, thanks! I considered using Ursula as her BBB 'handle' but decided that Dolly was faster to type ;)

[jec2]

Yes, mine are. DS1 is named for a well known literary character and then the middle name of DS2 (but what we call him) is sort of inspired by a famous 20th century film director. For DS2 we almost considered the name Emerson for his first but settled on another, family name, which probably has now become more relevant (and maybe popular) due to the Twilight series. I have never read the Twilight series but our dental hygienist told me.

[MoJo]

No, but Jelly Bean's most common nickname was mentioned upthread, and her pawpaw calls her by another nickname which is also a fictional character.

DH campaigned for Lorelei, Miri (from Star Trek), Karys (from The Mummy), and Miranda (which I didn't know was from S&tC--that might explain people's very mixed reactions when I said it was under consideration) but we didn't use any of those.

[swissair81]

I actually don't mind it for a girl. But yeah, all my friends think Wolverine when you say "Logan." And while I'm sure that soap opera Logan is pretty, nice, or whatever, Wolverine is short, very hairy, and extremely foul tempered. Not the image I wanna project onto my daughter. :p

I hear Logan and think Mary Anne's boyfriend (from the Babysitters Club).

[wellyes]

Miranda (which I didn't know was from S&tC--that might explain people's very mixed reactions when I said it was under consideration)

I was a SATC fan but I still think of Miranda as a Shakespearian name. It would be sad if SATC took over Miranda, Samatha and Charlotte the same way friends ruined Monica and Phoebe.

[BabyBearsMom]

I hear Logan and think Mary Anne's boyfriend (from the Babysitters Club).

:yeahthat: Me Too!

[maiaann]

None of my kids are named after fictional characters, but my mother named me Jaime after the Bionic Woman TV show in the 70's. She copied it right down to the different spelling. Anytime I meet anyone my age with a name identical to mine I ask if they were named after the Bionic Woman too. Often the answer is "yes!"

[Fairy]

My first son is. Mason Capwell of Santa Barbara, baby! Not only a fictional character, but a soap opera character that I loved when I was a teenager!

I gotta respect this, man. But honestly, Mason? Cruz was hotter.

[Fairy]

Ok, well. No. However, I totally would. For years and years, I wanted to name my daughter something that would give me away to anyone who knows me, so I won't say it, but it's a very obscure Star Trek reference. Everyone I knwo -- I mean EVERYONE -- hated it and begged for me to have boys. And so I did :-).

Now, my on-air name when I was a DJ was Marlena Blaine. After Marlena on Days of our Lives.

[Cam&Clay]

DS1 is named after Ferris Beuller's BFF. I saw the movie when I was 16 and walked out of the theatre and said to my friends, "If I ever have a boy, his name will be Cameron." I had never really heard the name before.

[Cam&Clay]

Well, mine is not a character, but a line from a John Hughes film- the Sure Thing. My son's "the kind of guy you can drink a beer with".

(where's Susan, she knows the answer to this one!)

I don't know if I'm the Susan you are talking about, but that's Nick, if I remember correctly!

[AnnieW625]

Well lets see with all of this soap opera talk I guess I could say that I named DD2 after Lauren Fenmore from Y&R/B&B fame! He he!

[mamicka]

No. But many people here think DS3 was named after the gorilla at the zoo. Ummm, no.

[mrshalco]

When we named DS Logan - we didn't know what we were having. Since it was for Wolverine...it really wouldn't work well on a girl in our family! LOL

The only downside is we live near Boston....and our airport is named Logan Airport.

NO, we didn't name our son after the airport....Yes, it's after Wolverine....No Nana, I will not stop telling people that!! ;)

[Reyadawnbringer]

I agree with your wife!!! :)

That's so funny because I totally side with him on this one.

[Reyadawnbringer]

I actually don't mind it for a girl. But yeah, all my friends think Wolverine when you say "Logan." And while I'm sure that soap opera Logan is pretty, nice, or whatever, Wolverine is short, very hairy, and extremely foul tempered. Not the image I wanna project onto my daughter. :p

Lol, :yeahthat:

[clc053103]

I don't know if I'm the Susan you are talking about, but that's Nick, if I remember correctly!

It was a different Susan (ChunkyNicksChunkyMom), but any Susan that knows The Sure Thing is a friend of mine!!!!

"The kinda guy who doesn't care if you puke in his car. "

And of course, I didn't name him Elliot- "Elliot's a fat kid with glasses who eats paste".

Yep, John Hughes named my son.

[liz]

Ok, well. No. However, I totally would. For years and years, I wanted to name my daughter something that would give me away to anyone who knows me, so I won't say it, but it's a very obscure Star Trek reference. Everyone I knwo -- I mean EVERYONE -- hated it and begged for me to have boys. And so I did :-)..

Oh, I wanna know the name :D! For some reason, I was thinking Tasha or Deanna from TNG- but know I am wondering how obscure your choice was.

For the record, my oldest DS was named Jack because a loooong time ago I read a Stephen King novel and the main character was a 12 year old boy named Jack. He was such a strong character and he made a real impression on me, and I told myself that if I ever had a boy, his name would be Jack.

[Cam&Clay]

It was a different Susan (ChunkyNicksChunkyMom), but any Susan that knows The Sure Thing is a friend of mine!!!!

"The kinda guy who doesn't care if you puke in his car. "

And of course, I didn't name him Elliot- "Elliot's a fat kid with glasses who eats paste".

Yep, John Hughes named my son.

He named mine, too! See my post about my son Cameron (#95). People dared me to name DS2 Ferris, but I didn't. Might name a dog or cat that some day, though!

[Ceepa]

Ok, well. No. However, I totally would. For years and years, I wanted to name my daughter something that would give me away to anyone who knows me, so I won't say it, but it's a very obscure Star Trek reference. Everyone I knwo -- I mean EVERYONE -- hated it and begged for me to have boys. And so I did :-).


T'Pau?
Edith?
Vina?

[AngelaS]

No. But many people here think DS3 was named after the gorilla at the zoo. Ummm, no.

Would that be the gorilla with the Bible name?? ROTFL!

[lizzywednesday]

I vetoed two names based on associations with fictional characters.

DH suggested Reagan, which I vetoed because that's the name of the little girl who gets possessed in The Exorcist AND it's the name of one of King Lear's older daughters, despite the different spelling of "Regan", giving it double bad karma.

He then suggested Natasha, which I vetoed because it immediately makes me chuckle, put on a super-fake Russian accent and say "Moose and squirrel." (He insisted Rocky & Bullwinkle is so hopelessly outdated that nobody would make that association ... but all of our mutual friends on FB made the same comment, so I got to say "I told you so.")

[mom2binsd]

DW wanted to name our daughter Logan, after her favorite soap opera character. She was adamant Logan was a girl's name and that everyone who heard it would think of a girl and prolly that character. I was adamant that people would think Wolverine, who's a boy, or otherwise it's a boy name. Cuz we couldn't agree, so that name got ruled out. :D

DS is Logan, we didn't really think too much about other Logan's until after, and although I used to watch the Bold and the Beautiful DH and I both thought of Det. Mike Logan on Law & Order, one of our fav. shows. I have only met boy Logan's since having our Logan.

[Fairy]

Oh, I wanna know the name :D! For some reason, I was thinking Tasha or Deanna from TNG- but know I am wondering how obscure your choice was.


I named my car Tasha after her :-). Way the hell more obscure. I'd fall over if you got it. But I just can't divulge, I'm sorry!

[Fairy]

T'Pau?
Edith?
Vina?

We did seriously consider Jadzia for a while. It's a real Polish name, too.

[jenstring95]

DD is named after a song by the Cure...

[almostamom]

I had never heard of DS' name until I read it in a children's book when I was teaching. He's not really named after that character, I just really loved the name. More than 10 years later, I finally got to use it!

Linda

[clc053103]

He named mine, too! See my post about my son Cameron (#95). People dared me to name DS2 Ferris, but I didn't. Might name a dog or cat that some day, though!

When Cameron was in Egypts Land, Let my Cameron go!!!!

I always loved Sloan too.

[kellyd]

Our DD1 is Emmalin. That's the name of the Generals daughter on Army... it's where I heard the name... but she's not actually named after her.

My name is after Kelly Garrett on Charlie's Angels. My mom loved Jaclyn Smith.

[ChunkyNicksChunkyMom]

Well, mine is not a character, but a line from a John Hughes film- the Sure Thing. My son's "the kind of guy you can drink a beer with".

(where's Susan, she knows the answer to this one!)



I have never heard this before! But I like it! My Nick was due at Christmas and he is named for santa who is not a fictional character so I did not reply to this thread previously!