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Named after a character

117 replies

Littlelilylily · 15/09/2018 22:17

Been inspired by another thread!

Anyone here named their DC after a character? Or was tempted to?

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WitBeyondMeasure · 16/09/2018 22:36

Three kids shamelessly named after Harry Potter characters.
My husband has no idea.

heartofgold · 16/09/2018 22:34

my son is named after my cat

tibbles? :D

Trialsmum · 16/09/2018 22:32

I also know someone who called their daughter Khaleesi, she’s at school now so the are at least 3 Khaleesis in the country of different ages! Its not even an actual name in GoT let alone real life!

heartofgold · 16/09/2018 22:32

My daughter is named after one of the goonies

Chunk is such a pretty name :)

Theweasleytwins · 16/09/2018 22:25

My twins are named after Fred and George Wesley😁

Theweasleytwins · 16/09/2018 22:24

Wolverines real name is James 😆

Peoplemaynoticeus · 16/09/2018 22:23

My daughter is named after a song/street, my son is named after my cat, my other son is named after a singer and my youngest is named after 4 singers

rackhampearl · 16/09/2018 22:22

My daughter is named after one of the goonies :)

missbrightside09 · 16/09/2018 22:20

Our second boy is Rudi inspired by The Book Thief!

Easterbuns1 · 16/09/2018 22:13

Scarlett O'hara

DartmoorDoughnut · 16/09/2018 22:10

pet = peg, they are NOT sharing a pet ffs!

DrMadelineMaxwell · 16/09/2018 22:10

A woman at the same library craft session I went to once had a Charlie and a Lola.

heartofgold · 16/09/2018 22:09

An acquaintance of my sister called her daughter Khaleesi last year

to be forever known as Kelly C

DartmoorDoughnut · 16/09/2018 22:06

@AnneWiddecombesHandbag me too!

My eldest is at pre school and is sharing a pet this term with a girl named Khaleesi ...

raviolidreaming · 16/09/2018 22:06

anwen is a legit a welsh name

Yes, but Arwen isn't.

dinosaurkisses · 16/09/2018 22:05

An acquaintance of my sister called her daughter Khaleesi last year.

We named dd after a character in an Irish legend.

heartofgold · 16/09/2018 22:03

anwen is a legit a welsh name :)

FairyFantastic · 16/09/2018 22:00

I'm named after a character from a sci-fi show. he's a guy, I'm a girl.
When I announced my daughters name, a few friends said 'ah yes, because you like the books: --, and - and like from the tv series ---' so even though she wasn't intentionally named from them, there's definitely a link that has been made!

Kintan, isn't Arwen a Welsh name? But yeah I loved it in Tokien's books.

FaithInfinity · 16/09/2018 21:58

My name was partly inspired by a Daphne Du Maurier book. DD shares her name with an awesome character from NCIS (although not entirely inspired by it, I love the connection).

I did have a thing about calling her Bellatrix when I was pregnant but DH was having none of it! Grin

CountFosco · 16/09/2018 21:58

I know someone whose kids are named after Doctor Who companions.

Kintan · 16/09/2018 21:55

I met an Arwen the other day which was a name completely made up by Tolkien.

AnneWiddecombesHandbag · 16/09/2018 21:53

If I'd had a girl she'd have been Lyra after the book character.

ReginaPhalange89 · 16/09/2018 21:52

One of my girls has the name of a character from my favourite TV show .... Not on purpose ! But because everyone knows how much I love the TV show , I was asked A LOT if that's who she was named after. She wasn't, I just loved the name

heartofgold · 16/09/2018 21:51

kid1 (f) is universally known by nickname/shortening after a (m) sitcom character and/or a (m) musician.

her full name is a fully legit girl name, but my automatic mental image from nickname is either a (funny) dude with a beard or a killer bassline BlushGrin

bunnyrabbit93 · 16/09/2018 21:50

*a sonHmm

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