Would you use a name that is from a popular tv show?

No point proving attempted.

Just a wee jokey sign off on the conversation.

However it does maybe show you have a better chance of reproducing an unfamiliar set of letters than I have! X

not sure what point you think you're proving there, Wench, other than you don't know how to spell in Klingon - it's qapla

Hope Khaleesi is a pet.

I know a Khalessi 😂

Back to your question- I think people will
assume that he's called Jack N and older people like me thinking of Jackanory (and I love Thrones)

Okaay..
As they say in Klingon:
Quapla'

but why? It's simply remembering how to spell a name, the language of origin, real or made up, is irrelevant. You said the lack of 'u' would trip you up. I Googled Aniqa and it's the Urdu spelling, presumably in Urdu 'u' doesn't have to follow 'q'. Nowt to do with excellent recall, frankly it's just manners. I know which friends are Clare and which are Claire. It's not hard.

You're coming across as a bit of a Little Englander with that explanation.

Good that you have excellent recall Weeping. Not everyone will but at the end of the day it's the parents choice.

I suppose people post here for feedback they wouldn't get in real life due to politeness, so I answer accordingly.

Learning the Irish or Scots Gaelic spelling conventions is one thing. Entering a fantasy world use of language is another level.

Like learning Klingon for fun , I know some people do it..

there is a child in DD's school called Aniqa. Could be a yoonique spelling but her parents aren't British so for all I know it's the norm in their country of origin.

Seen it once, know how to spell it. Job done.

what about kids whose names come from cultures with different spelling/pronunciation conventions, Wench? Should Siobhan never be used, for example?
I'm pretty certain there are languages that do not follow the 'u' after a 'q' rule.

I have a totally bog standard name who's totally bog standard short can be spelt in a multitude of ways. Most people, once they've seen how I spell it (via email, usually) get it right.

Jack in the box.

It's ok but the spelling of q without a u would catch me out every time.
For that reason I'd rule it out. A name should help a kid not hinder.

My son Jack was known by the nickname Jackie/Jackie Chan at school when he was 7-10 yo (I know it's not a shorter version of Jack but I mean nickname as in affectionate alternative. He considers Jackie a female name so hated it but put up with it as he was a black belt in material arts so chose to interpret the nickname as a martial arts thing.

We’ve an Arya in our family now, really didn’t like it at first but it’s grown on me. I’m very traditional about names but I quite like Arya.
Anyway if you like it have it my son is Oliver he’s mid thirties now but at the time was unusual.

sashh I wonder if you;re a teacher in DD's school, there's a Queen and a Princess there. I quite like Queen as a name, feels very strong.

I know an Arya-he's probably 40 now. Definitely not a made up name and also seems to be unisex

(I don't watch game of thrones)

Honestly, I use jack or, at a push, Jaques.

My 3 year old wants to call our new baby Jack-in-the-box. Her grandad supports this because his favourite name is Jack.

People know Peter and Sarah from the Bible, Fanny That's a book

Even if Barrie didn't invent Wendy, it was rare before and his use popularised it.

Although I would say that by the sounds of some of the other names, atleast Jaqen could be shortened to Jack. Jackie is awful, particularly for a grown man nowadays!

And Jack in the box are still widely available, my daughter is in P1 and her reading book is focussed on one and they're using one in their story time bag at school too

@Smellslikemiddleagespitit, timeless books are completely different. The names used in those existed beforehand, I'm not sure why you think Wendy, Peter and Sarah in particular were all created by an author but they weren't.

Yes, all names are made up to an extent but naming your child after a very of its time TV show will date when the hype has died down and they won't become mainstream because they are quite obviously made up specifically for a set genre.

*top tens

All those saying it will date and be fixed to this time, Jaqen is a very minor character, and many who watched the show didn't even catch his name. There won't be a rash of them.
And unusual names date far less than the super popular ones. It'll be your top tend, your Freddies Olivers, Finns, Olivias, Evie's etc. that date and be the old lady or old man names of the future; just as we're getting Pauline, Margaret, Gary, Kevin etc. now.

Jaqen would be just as much the child's name as Peter or Sarah or something (also from a book!).

I don't watch this show and my first thought is where's the U? Jaquen, surely?

Naming your kids after any current craze is usually a very bad idea as the names date so badly. All those girls called Kylie born in 1988/89 when she was at the height of her fame. Or Britney in the late 90s. Or Friends inspired Rachel/Chandler/Phoebe from the mid-90s.

Valar morghulis

(I don't mind Jaqen, they could easily become "Jack" if they grow up to dislike it)

If it were GoT, definitely not. It's too closely associated with a set thing that is of the now but will look old-fashioned in 10 years. It's also associated with a clear genre - what if the child hates fantasy? Plus, there is likely to a rash of people using the same name too, which will date it.