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HelpFictional haracter names that aren't usable, but you want them to be
There are a few names I've seen in books/movies that I really would love to use, but would just be mean to children.
IE:
Meriadoc
Peregrine
IE:
Meriadoc
Peregrine
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I came across two female names in a fantasy book that I thought were awesome: Carrow and Emberine.
Emberine is strictly a GP, but I'm wondering if Carrow could ever be usable...
Emberine is strictly a GP, but I'm wondering if Carrow could ever be usable...
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It seems to be well known enough (on Wikipedia) in England, but to me, it will always be the last name of Alecto and Amycus Carrow, who were the Death Eaters that taught the Dark Arts (not Defense Against the Dark Arts) and Muggle Studies in the final Harry Potter book.
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Drizzt or Ryld. My husband wants to use them so bad and I just can't explain enough to him why this is not okay lol
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Woland. I have this big soft spot for the character, he's amazing, but... no, it wouldn't work.
I would name a kid Montag in a heartbeat because I love Fahrenheit 451 so hard it makes me weepy. Like, literally, I'd save that book from a burning building, and not just cos of the irony bit. But seriously, Montag is a dorky name, and not useable. I don't like Guy (Montag's fn), so, more fool me. I guess I could make it a middle name. He's a bit of a flawed namesake but I love him a lot. This is probably the name I'd most like to use, but you can just imagine Montag Smith, for example, being the kid who can't drink milk without it shooting out of his nose and is allergic to everything in existence and needs to wear special shoes and snorts when he laughs.
Ludmila, after a strong female character. She was witty, adventurous, wicked smart and bookish, and the book she's in is beautiful. Seriously amazing book. Recommended to me by my English Lit teacher, and I've loved it since. Thing is, I love the character, I love the book... a lot... but Ludmila just isn't that pretty a name. I wish it were more socially acceptable, I wish I could warm to it more, because I adore the character and she's everything I'd want in a daughter.
Margarita... like the drink or the pizza. Eugh. I wish I could use it.
Any Farscape name ever, despite me being a huge, huge, huge Farscape fan. You can't use those names on a person.
One of my friends is a huuuuuuge Ender's Game fan. Point in fact. Ender would not make a good name for a kid when you think about it.
I can't think of any more, but I'm sure they'll come to me.
Oh, and if you name your kid Anakin, I judge you so much! It gives me fan rage, and not only because the prequels sucked... hard.
I would name a kid Montag in a heartbeat because I love Fahrenheit 451 so hard it makes me weepy. Like, literally, I'd save that book from a burning building, and not just cos of the irony bit. But seriously, Montag is a dorky name, and not useable. I don't like Guy (Montag's fn), so, more fool me. I guess I could make it a middle name. He's a bit of a flawed namesake but I love him a lot. This is probably the name I'd most like to use, but you can just imagine Montag Smith, for example, being the kid who can't drink milk without it shooting out of his nose and is allergic to everything in existence and needs to wear special shoes and snorts when he laughs.
Ludmila, after a strong female character. She was witty, adventurous, wicked smart and bookish, and the book she's in is beautiful. Seriously amazing book. Recommended to me by my English Lit teacher, and I've loved it since. Thing is, I love the character, I love the book... a lot... but Ludmila just isn't that pretty a name. I wish it were more socially acceptable, I wish I could warm to it more, because I adore the character and she's everything I'd want in a daughter.
Margarita... like the drink or the pizza. Eugh. I wish I could use it.
Any Farscape name ever, despite me being a huge, huge, huge Farscape fan. You can't use those names on a person.
One of my friends is a huuuuuuge Ender's Game fan. Point in fact. Ender would not make a good name for a kid when you think about it.
I can't think of any more, but I'm sure they'll come to me.
Oh, and if you name your kid Anakin, I judge you so much! It gives me fan rage, and not only because the prequels sucked... hard.
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Ender
My husbband just asked me today if we could use Ender. Funny you mentioned it also!
My husbband just asked me today if we could use Ender. Funny you mentioned it also!
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Haha! Coincidences!
Ender has a popular fan pull, and I think there's plenty of people who think 'hmmmm...could we get away with this?'. I kinda see the pull, but I just don't think it works in an English speaking community.
It has that trendy -er ending, and 'end' in it, and that's not even touching on the slightly niche geek vibe it has, which one either loves or hates.
Ender has a popular fan pull, and I think there's plenty of people who think 'hmmmm...could we get away with this?'. I kinda see the pull, but I just don't think it works in an English speaking community.
It has that trendy -er ending, and 'end' in it, and that's not even touching on the slightly niche geek vibe it has, which one either loves or hates.
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Enda might work; and it's semi-authentically Irish! Doesn't sound so terminal.
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I love Peregrine. It would be too much as first name but I think it would be great as a middle name on a real person.
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