Aibu to really like the nam Cercei for a baby girl???

[spancake]

i know she is a bloody horrible incestuous cow bag in game of thrones but the name is so pretty!!

I wouldnt name a child after a VERY popular book/tv series - as there will be hundreds of them running around....

little Ayras, Sansas, Danayres (spelling) maybe not so many Cerceis,
a bit like... would you call your child Lolita?

(agreed on the naff-ness)

Would the 'wacky' factor of Wendy been that high? She was a 'good' character whose name wasn't associated with incest and murder.

My aunt, who is now in her 70s, was named Wendy after the character and I think it did cause a bit of comment, but it was also very popular at the time as a mainstream name. She married a man called Peter of course...

I've never seen GoT but Circe to me is the character from the Odyssey. I wouldn't think of her a nymph - she's a sorcerer. A pretty divisive figure at that! Will this Circe be forgotten now there's a newer homophone on the block? That's a shame.

A friend of mine called her kid Arya. Not sure if she is a GoT fan.

I love daenerys as a name! Although need to wait to see if she becomes super evil

I think she is destined to go Super Evil. Like her dear departed bro.

I like 'Brienne' as a name, that's in GoT

It's not my cup of tea.

Got to agree with squoosh.

GOT names are naff.

I love Saoirse though, good call Bunny.

her brother has a greek name too, so the mythological thing would tie in. I'm not sure, i'll have to have a think. i'm not a fan of arya, brienne or sansa but Catelyn is nice too. i dont want to go with something game of thronesy just for the sake of it though. it really was just Cersei i liked. Or Cercei, however you spell it.

is Saoirse pronounced in a similar way?

Saorise can be pronounced seer-sha or sare-sha.

Saoirse even!

There was an episode of Jonathon Creek that featured 'the year of the Circes' a schoolgirl gang referencing the Greek mythical character. Joanna Lumley played one as an older woman. They accidentally killed another girl. Obv Jonathan got the reference

Sure I read somewhere that Khaleesi was the most popular GoT name.

I have to confess to liking a lot of the names in it, but unfortunately because of it huge popularity at the moment I'd have to refrain from using them for a child.

Though the Greek goddess spelling could be a option

In my supply teacher days it would have caused me to pause during the register, probably resulting in an exasperated teenager correcting yet another idiot who can't say or spell their name.
I've developed a very dull taste in names

No, YANBU to like it, but I don't think a child would thank you for giving her that name. Kids can be very cruel!

My next cat is definitely going to be called Tyrion!

The problem with it is that Cersei is known for one major thing. She's 'the one who shagged her brother' to anyone who knows anything about GoT.

No. Just no.

I think it's a nice name but is going to age her terribly when she's 50 and pretending to be 40

DH's friend called her dd Khaleesi. Cersei is marginally better in that it's at least the character's name as opposed to her imaginary title.

OP, have you read the books or only watched the TV series? I don't want to be 'that guy', but you may want to reserve your final decision for a teeny bit if your choice is steered by the Game of Thrones character...!

Cerce is cool though. Very classical.

is Cerce pronounced differently to Cercei? x