Ser Onaventea Helms Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 Listen, it can get ridiculous sometimes. Middle names, sure (I personally want to give my first born the middle name "Stannis"), but it can get out of hand. Naming your child "Khalessi" is one thing that pisses me off. Why? Cause it isn't a god damn name. It's a title. It's the equivalent of calling your child "wife". Names like Jaime, Brienne, Robb, Arya and maybe Jon is okay. But I wouldn't want to name a child "Rhaegar", or "Eddard". It's kind of insulting naming a child off characters off a show or book, as well. Imagine if your father said "well, your name is Frodo because he's my favourite character from the Lord of the Rings". People can do as they like, but that's my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramsay's Third Nipple Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 I always wanted 2 boys and a girl. Qaggaz will be the eldest, little Shitmouth and Alayaya will follow, and we will be 1 big happy family along with our faithful dog Sandor :) :laugh: Thanks for the laugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Cat Balerion Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 I have a black cat name Balerion and another named Nymeria. Balerion is pretty antisocial; he loves me, but swats my husband's ankles frequently . Nymeria is a badass slayer of snakes and field mice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kittykatknits Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 I'm pretty certain my kids aren't going to be ruined for life for having ASOIAF names. Husband and I have been fans of the series for 13+ years and knew we'd borrow from the books. My daughter's middle name was Arya and son's first name is Brandon. Also, he's got a onesie with a direwolf on it. I'm not saying his middle name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagon Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 "Vicky, is that short for Victoria?" "Victarion..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludd Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 All the Starks have conventional names, with just minor spelling variations, so you can be safe calling them by these names. Sansa is a little unusual although I am told it is Indian. Rickon is also I think a "real" if little used and Eddard is just a Frenchified version of Edward or Eduard. Sam is just a variant of Samuel and of course Jeynes and Bethany and Barbary are also REAL names used in past generations. Arianne is a short version of the very pretty Arianna (a Greek name). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludd Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 Well before ASOIF there were lots of Brandons around - a common name , especially for those of Irish descent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Das_Boof Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 Joffrey In the dark comedy television series Wilfred they named their baby Joffrey, and I thought, "Don't name him that!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChildoftheTropicalForest Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 Peter Pan has had a much wider reach than ASoIaF or Game of Thrones will ever have and so Wendy will raise far fewer eyebrows than Jaehaerys. If you must do it, at least give the child a nickname from day 1 and stick to it, like Dany for Daenerys. My point is that I worry about parents giving their children "baby names" because they're "sweet" and not thinking about how the child will like it when they grow up. Don't give your child a "baby name" because they're not babies for very long.Not that it's my place to tell parents what to do with their babies, of course.This was common in the fifties: Betty, Connie, Patty, Kathy, etc. Nicknames do not belong on birthcertificates...formal names do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stannis Eats No Peaches Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 This was common in the fifties: Betty, Connie, Patty, Kathy, etc. Nicknames do not belong on birthcertificates...formal names do.Obviously, but it doesn't mean you have to call someone by the name on their birth certificate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grail King Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 I almost named our daughter Sansa, but it was after the mp3 player not the ASOIAF character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viridiana Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Despite her reputation, Melisandre has one of the nicer names in GoT/ASOIAF.Old thread tho, lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Winter Rose Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Despite her reputation, Melisandre has one of the nicer names in GoT/ASOIAF.Old thread tho, lolThere's real old and pretty name Melisande. It was one of my favorite names, butI think I will replace it with Elysant, also a real name. I did'decide yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.