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Named after a character

117 replies

Littlelilylily · 15/09/2018 22:17

Been inspired by another thread!

Anyone here named their DC after a character? Or was tempted to?

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SequinsOnEverything · 15/09/2018 22:36

I named dd2 after a character on a tv show. I still love the show and the name.

sirmione16 · 15/09/2018 22:42

If we were expecting a girl, oh wanted to call her Evie. After the Pokemon.

Cosmoa · 15/09/2018 22:43

Yes my daughter is named after a cartoon character!

12stars · 15/09/2018 22:44

Kind of the oposite... almost. Dh wanted to call our first born Woody after Woody Guthrie. I vetoed it because I didn't want everyone to assume we had named him after Toy Story.

BillywilliamV · 15/09/2018 22:46

My daughter is named afterboth a Jsne Austen heroine and a fairly obscure character in The Lord of the Rings (spelt a little differently)

dustarr73 · 15/09/2018 22:49

My soon is called after an xmen.Its Wolverines real name.

NorthernLurker · 15/09/2018 22:52

billy that's where my name comes from too (lotr) Grin

My daughters all have Shakespearean names

WutheringFrights · 15/09/2018 22:54

DD after the lead time in an American hospital drama, DS look to my username.

Unihorn · 15/09/2018 22:56

Mine is named after a DC universe superhero - civilian name not superhero name though Grin

SumAndSubstance · 15/09/2018 23:38

My friend’s son is also named after Wolverine 😶

Cosmoa · 15/09/2018 23:50

So Logan then...

Xiaoxiong · 15/09/2018 23:51

DS2 is named after a British character on a US tv show.

dustarr73 · 15/09/2018 23:52

So Logan then...Wolverines name is James Logan.My son is Logan James.

UntilTheVeryEnd · 16/09/2018 20:17

I named my son after a game of thrones character and I LOVE it and don’t care that he was a villain!

DancerOnIce · 16/09/2018 21:42

My mum named me after a tv character!

SoBoredOfWaiting · 16/09/2018 21:48

My mum named me after a character in neighbours 😂

bunnyrabbit93 · 16/09/2018 21:50

It's a movie but if I had ahoy I would call him Arlo from the good dinosaur

bunnyrabbit93 · 16/09/2018 21:50

*a sonHmm

heartofgold · 16/09/2018 21:51

kid1 (f) is universally known by nickname/shortening after a (m) sitcom character and/or a (m) musician.

her full name is a fully legit girl name, but my automatic mental image from nickname is either a (funny) dude with a beard or a killer bassline BlushGrin

ReginaPhalange89 · 16/09/2018 21:52

One of my girls has the name of a character from my favourite TV show .... Not on purpose ! But because everyone knows how much I love the TV show , I was asked A LOT if that's who she was named after. She wasn't, I just loved the name

AnneWiddecombesHandbag · 16/09/2018 21:53

If I'd had a girl she'd have been Lyra after the book character.

Kintan · 16/09/2018 21:55

I met an Arwen the other day which was a name completely made up by Tolkien.

CountFosco · 16/09/2018 21:58

I know someone whose kids are named after Doctor Who companions.

FaithInfinity · 16/09/2018 21:58

My name was partly inspired by a Daphne Du Maurier book. DD shares her name with an awesome character from NCIS (although not entirely inspired by it, I love the connection).

I did have a thing about calling her Bellatrix when I was pregnant but DH was having none of it! Grin

FairyFantastic · 16/09/2018 22:00

I'm named after a character from a sci-fi show. he's a guy, I'm a girl.
When I announced my daughters name, a few friends said 'ah yes, because you like the books: --, and - and like from the tv series ---' so even though she wasn't intentionally named from them, there's definitely a link that has been made!

Kintan, isn't Arwen a Welsh name? But yeah I loved it in Tokien's books.