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Original poster

If you had to give your child the name of a film…

119 replies

Filmname · 04/09/2022 03:04

…what would you choose?

I think I’d go with matrix.

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mathanxiety · 04/09/2022 21:41

One would be called 'Hannah', and the other girls would he called 'Her Sisters'. Lots of time and energy saved.

oceanbleu · 04/09/2022 15:23

Serendipity. Seren for short

WishingTreeBee · 04/09/2022 15:09

Well wow. I've name-changed in case this is outing, but I've just looked them all up, and both my children's names, including both middle names, are all films! I did not know this til now, and I love it! Several of the names are also TV shows.

I'm not stating their names, so to play along, if I were to name new kids, I'd pick:

(Finding) Nemo
Rocky
Bonnie (and Clyde)

CandyLeBonBon · 04/09/2022 14:52

Sicario

Petesbowtie9 · 04/09/2022 14:50

Carrie

GlassDeli · 04/09/2022 14:50

Ghostbuster

pantherrose · 04/09/2022 14:40

Bueller....Bueller? Bueller? Anyone? Grin

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Filmname · 04/09/2022 14:39

JM10 · 04/09/2022 14:18

I also have a DD with one of the names already mentioned.

Do you have to go for the full name? I could go for Raya, not sure I could saddle a child with the name Raya and the last dragon though 😂

Is your daughter jumanji?!

Has to be the full name I’m afraid (it’s funnier that way 😂)

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EasyLifer · 04/09/2022 14:37

Boy twins Rocky and Rambo.

Girl twins Cinderella and Cleopatra.

Ihatethinkingofusernamez · 04/09/2022 14:33

Fargo

WhackingPhoenix · 04/09/2022 14:29

Crocodile Dundee 😎

SheldonesqueTheBstard · 04/09/2022 14:29

Jaws.

YetAnotherSpartacus · 04/09/2022 14:27

Mary Poppins

allthebikes · 04/09/2022 14:23

Titanic (boy)
Sonic (girl)

Catch21 · 04/09/2022 14:20

Carrie

EarthlyNightshade · 04/09/2022 14:19

Rogue One - nn Rogue.

JM10 · 04/09/2022 14:18

I also have a DD with one of the names already mentioned.

Do you have to go for the full name? I could go for Raya, not sure I could saddle a child with the name Raya and the last dragon though 😂

BiggerBoat1 · 04/09/2022 14:08

Last of the Mohicans

Cindie943811A · 04/09/2022 14:03

Geronimo
Sparticus
BenHur
Atlanta

LadyMonicaBaddingham · 04/09/2022 14:02

"Beetlejuice, will you please behave yourself!"

pennysarah · 04/09/2022 14:02

Moana and Rocky

Namechangedforspooky · 04/09/2022 14:00

Juno

PuppyMonkey · 04/09/2022 13:57

No, I’m Spartacus. Grin

Sandysandwich · 04/09/2022 13:47

Gnomeo and Juliet - for twins

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DeepdaleDuck · 04/09/2022 13:46

Spartacus

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