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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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bunnyrabbit93 · 16/09/2018 21:50

It's a movie but if I had ahoy I would call him Arlo from the good dinosaur

SoBoredOfWaiting · 16/09/2018 21:48

My mum named me after a character in neighbours 😂

DancerOnIce · 16/09/2018 21:42

My mum named me after a tv character!

UntilTheVeryEnd · 16/09/2018 20:17

I named my son after a game of thrones character and I LOVE it and don’t care that he was a villain!

dustarr73 · 15/09/2018 23:52

So Logan then...Wolverines name is James Logan.My son is Logan James.

Xiaoxiong · 15/09/2018 23:51

DS2 is named after a British character on a US tv show.

Cosmoa · 15/09/2018 23:50

So Logan then...

SumAndSubstance · 15/09/2018 23:38

My friend’s son is also named after Wolverine 😶

Unihorn · 15/09/2018 22:56

Mine is named after a DC universe superhero - civilian name not superhero name though Grin

WutheringFrights · 15/09/2018 22:54

DD after the lead time in an American hospital drama, DS look to my username.

NorthernLurker · 15/09/2018 22:52

billy that's where my name comes from too (lotr) Grin

My daughters all have Shakespearean names

dustarr73 · 15/09/2018 22:49

My soon is called after an xmen.Its Wolverines real name.

BillywilliamV · 15/09/2018 22:46

My daughter is named afterboth a Jsne Austen heroine and a fairly obscure character in The Lord of the Rings (spelt a little differently)

12stars · 15/09/2018 22:44

Kind of the oposite... almost. Dh wanted to call our first born Woody after Woody Guthrie. I vetoed it because I didn't want everyone to assume we had named him after Toy Story.

Cosmoa · 15/09/2018 22:43

Yes my daughter is named after a cartoon character!

sirmione16 · 15/09/2018 22:42

If we were expecting a girl, oh wanted to call her Evie. After the Pokemon.

SequinsOnEverything · 15/09/2018 22:36

I named dd2 after a character on a tv show. I still love the show and the name.