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Naming your dc after your favourite character.

93 replies

MiaWallace · 13/01/2009 00:01

I believe that Demi Moore named her daughter Scout after the character in To Kill a Mocking Bird.

Just wondering if any of you have been inspired by a book/film character when choosing names for your children

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Lulubee · 15/01/2009 23:25

Ooh, frazzledmama, Arielle is what I want to call my DD (if I have one!)

Lulubee · 15/01/2009 23:23

The inspiration for DS name came from Tea With Mussolini (Luca.... NOT mussolini!) but I didn't exactly name him after it, I just liked the name.

elvisgirl · 15/01/2009 23:09

DS is named after Steve Buscemi's character in the film Ghostworld - which appears in the film but not the original graphic novel story. Another contender was Tiberius after Captain James T Kirk as DP is a major trekkie.

peachygirl · 15/01/2009 21:43

My DD's name is from the series 'Six feet under' at least thats what I think. DH maintains he got it from the sci fi series 'The 4400'

hkz · 15/01/2009 21:27

Buckets- I know he's not exactly a happy go lucky sort of character! I just love a good tragic hero!

neolara · 15/01/2009 20:19

My ds is Jem after the boy in To Kill a Mockingbird. Only one person has made the link.

frazzledmama · 15/01/2009 20:17

I named our DD after the hero of Exodus by Leon Uris - it was going to be Ari if she was a boy and Arielle (Ari for short) if she was a girl. It means little lioness of God.It really suits her!

choosyfloosy · 15/01/2009 19:34

LOL Kbear

Would quite have liked Ferdinand after Ferdinand the Bull but it's a lot to deal with really. Would have made more sense than naming ds after a minor and extremely apocalyptic prophet, which is what we did.

Kbear · 15/01/2009 19:23

My little Spongebob isn't named after a character, I just like the name.

Buckets · 15/01/2009 19:22

LOL Hkz, Jude the Obscure is precisely why I wouldn't go for the name Jude!

HelenBurns · 15/01/2009 18:13

I have a couple of boys named after George MacDonald characters.

Though I wasn't allowed Curdie!!!!

RealityIsMyOnlyDelusion · 15/01/2009 18:08

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Hubcaps · 15/01/2009 18:02

My son was named after the little boy in one of my favourite videogames

shanks313 · 15/01/2009 17:01

DD1-named after a Star Trek captain,an actress and a Canadian actress

DD2-named after a childrens show actress,a character in NCIS and a character in Farscape

They have 3 names each lol

hkz · 15/01/2009 16:55

DC2 will be Jude after Jude Fawley from "Jude the obscure' if he's a boy. Always loved the book and the name (just trying to block the image of Jude law out..can't stand him)

Lulumama · 15/01/2009 16:52

we both adored the film and have watched it umpteen times and Dh listens to the soundtrack a lot...

Lulumama · 15/01/2009 16:52

DD's middle name is after a film character , Amélie..

AliceTheCamelHasGotTheHump · 15/01/2009 16:51

DS's middle name is after a crusty old Country & Western singer.

Jessie179 · 15/01/2009 16:47

My DD was named after a R&B singer that passed away at the height of her career. Aaliyah. Dont know if anyone knows her but she also starred in "Romeo Must Die" with Jet Li. Both me & DH always loved the name but only realised when I was pregnant. We never had another name and not even a boys name and prayed that it was a girl as we couldnt think of a name. I feel sad should we have another as I dont have any other names.

dublinmom · 15/01/2009 16:35

DH is a Queen fan and when I was pg baby was going mad whilst listening to it once. promised 'Mercury' as a middle name if it was a boy. Had a lovely DD instead!

MyNameIsInigoMontoya · 15/01/2009 16:19

Very cool Subtlemouse! but then I have to say that

MirandaG · 15/01/2009 15:19

One of my daughters was named after the little girl in Bagpuss - her older sibling was watching an epidode and said 'I know, let's call the little sister, Emily'. So we did. I would have loved to have called one of my daughters Demelza (after Poldark) but I think it might have been a bit of a life sentence. Dh wasn't having any of it anyway .

subtlemouse · 15/01/2009 15:05

OK I admit it; ds is named for his grandpa, a late friend and a certain spanish swordfighter in the Princess Bride. He has a lot of names!!!

Magic · 15/01/2009 15:03

DS's middle name is after my hubby's favourite funk-soul singer.
The same week DS was due, this singer was touring the UK for the first time in donkey's years and DH was desperate to go and I said it was fine by me. So off went DH to have a great night with his friends at the concert - while I stayed at home, puffing and panting through labour!
DH saw the concert and made it home with half an hour to spare before DS made his way into the world.

ilovelovemydog · 14/01/2009 22:34

Wanted to have DD's middle name, Bono but DP said, 'no'

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