Too cruel to choose a name with a geek/nerd connection?

[spence24]

OH and I are both self-confessed pop-culture geeks/nerds (whatever you wish to call us!) - I work in the comic book industry, he is a cartoonist and illustrator. We both love Sci-Fi, and always have.

We keep wanting to pick a name (we don't know gender) that has a link to the world we live in, and it will grow up in, but we also want it to be "normal" enough sounding just in case it decides to rebel and be into something like football... shudder

We also have the issue of the fact that our names already rhyme, something our friends and family bring up at every possible moment. He also has a daughter who name ends in -y, like ours both do, so ideally we want a name that doesn't do that, otherwise we may as well just join the circus as the rhyming family...

sigh - I think my hormones have kicked in because right now, the fact that I honestly believe we will NEVER agree on a name is really getting to me, and it seems to be the Number 1 challenge, which is ridiculous now that I've typed that...we're not even due until January!!!

Oh! And he also vetoes any name that ANY of his work colleagues have, or are married to, or have called their children, despite me not knowing ANY of them. ARGH.

Sorry, rant over. Going back to my corner now.

[FliptheThread]

Isaac (Asimov)
Aldous (Huxley)
I think most of the names in Buffy are great - though I would probably avoid Angel ;)

[CheerfulYank]

Lilou? From the 5th Element. So pretty!

[randdom]

We know a jadzia might be a little too niche though!

[HopefulHamster]

We liked Kara (Supergirl, Thrace) but more likely to use Cara as the more common spelling if we go with it.

Selina (Kyle, Catwoman)?
Veronica (Mars, okay not sci-fi but niche show!)

Most of the other names I'd consider have all been mentioned!

[Whatisaweekend]

Don't hate me but I REALLY think Seven would make an epic name.

[Hakluyt]

I know an ex Seven. She is one of a family of three- all with equally exciting unique names. They all refused to go to secondary school until their parents agreed to let them change their names. I won't say what the names they chose for themselves were, but Mumsnet would despise them. Think top 5........

[Fram]

badtime is it Titus?

[GermyElephant]

Beckham's daughter is Harper Seven Beckham so folk might assume it came from her.

[mathanxiety]

Josiah nn Joss?

[SecretNutellaFix]

More ordinary names used in Sci-Fi

Anneka (7 of 9's birth name)
Julian
Quinn (Q)
Benjamin
Cassidy (Yates)
Rupert
Susan
Elizabeth
John
Michael

[HercShipwright]

AFS where did Harper's name come from? I don't know if they are Trekkies but they are certainly among the 'we' (they are known to be who fans, for a start). They've never said AFAIA but I've always assumed the 'of nine' was silent...

[Hakluyt]

Er.. sorry to disillusion you- but David Beckham played in a Number 7 shirt...........

[HercShipwright]

Not always he didn't. Cantona wore the 7 shirt at the start of beckham's career. If he was naming his kids after his shirt he'd have done it with one of the boys surely... Perhaps he waited for a girl because it's a dual purpose name...

As I said, he's a known Sci Fi fan.