A Funny Baby Question

[Bartmanhomer]

Would you name your baby boy or girl called Pokémon Go?

[Traab]

I wouldnt, but im certain there are people stupid enough to seriously do that to their child.

[LelouchR2]

100% no. however i know people that might

[Aedilred]

When I say that I think doing this (along with similar names) should qualify as a form of child abuse, I'm not exaggerating much.

[Flemkopf]

I know a few years ago there was an offer from Bethesda, where if you named your child Dhovakiin they would give you pretty much every one of the games they ever made. Apparently one woman did it. I have no idea how young Dhovakiin is faring these days.

[Tvtyrant]

Seems reasonable. Their going to put you in a home, you might as well put them through years of bullying and depression.

Yes, this is sarcasm.

[Black Socks]

No, no, and no. That's basically putting a permanent 'bully me' sign on their back, as well as implying that you do not care about them enough to give them an actual name.
What I would do, however, is put an ad up on EBay, that a company could pay for ME to legally change my name to their company name. The money would go to the child's education fund.

[veti]

I know a few years ago there was an offer from Bethesda, where if you named your child Dhovakiin they would give you pretty much every one of the games they ever made.

More restrictively, the kid had to be born on the day Skyrim was released (Nigel Tufnel day, 11/11/11).

And even then, "Dovakhiin" is not nearly as bad a name as "Pokemon". If you haven't played Skyrim, you probably wouldn't even recognise where it comes from - and frankly, as a name it wouldn't be that out of place with some kids I've met.

"Pokemon", on the other hand: I know people say "yeah, I totally know people who would do that", but until you can find a documented case where it's actually, legally, happened, I'm thinking "no you don't, you just despise some people enough to think they would".

[Leewei]

Robin and Linda Williams named their daughter Zelda. A couple of Frank Zappa's adult children are Moon Unit Zappa and Dweezil Zappa. There are people willing to use highly unusual names. Pokémon Go wouldn't be the strangest one.

[Chen]

Robin and Linda Williams named their daughter Zelda. A couple of Frank Zappa's adult children are Moon Unit Zappa and Dweezil Zappa. There are people willing to use highly unusual names. Pokémon Go wouldn't be the strangest one.

Zelda isn't that weird a name. Moon Unit is absolutely ridiculous though. Dweezil is just odd.

[Peelee]

Robin and Linda Williams named their daughter Zelda. A couple of Frank Zappa's adult children are Moon Unit Zappa and Dweezil Zappa. There are people willing to use highly unusual names. Pokémon Go wouldn't be the strangest one.

Even though they named their child after the game, Zelda is still a legit name. Just because a name appears in a video game doesn't make it less of a name.

[Leewei]

Even though they named their child after the game, Zelda is still a legit name. Just because a name appears in a video game doesn't make it less of a name.

I don't think using a word like "legit" for names works at all, since it implies there are names that aren't "legit".

Can a name coincidentally resemble something from geek culture, but have another origin? Absolutely. The names I listed, though, are recognizably taken from geeky sources, and are certainly not in common use.

[Peelee]

I don't think using a word like "legit" for names works at all, since it implies there are names that aren't "legit".

Can a name coincidentally resemble something from geek culture, but have another origin? Absolutely. The names I listed, though, are recognizably taken from geeky sources, and are certainly not in common use.

Zelda is a historically used named, then. Better? Also, any people with a historically used name that is recognizable through geek culture does not mean they are recognizable taken from geeky sources. If Robin Williams hadn't said he named his daughter after Princess Zelda, I wouldn't have thoughT it, because Zelda is a historically used, real name (unlike the others you listed). Hell, if anything, I would assume the name to be more related to naming people after Zelda Fitzgerald.

[Aedilred]

I don't think using a word like "legit" for names works at all, since it implies there are names that aren't "legit".

I think it's fair to describe some purported names as illegitimate. A few years ago a New Zealand couple tried to name their child "4Real". They were informed that that was definitely not legit. Other names rejected by authorities in New Zealand include "V8", "Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii", "Number 16 Bus Shelter" and "Anal".

[Leewei]

I think it's fair to describe some purported names as illegitimate. A few years ago a New Zealand couple tried to name their child "4Real". They were informed that that was definitely not legit. Other names rejected by authorities in New Zealand include "V8", "Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii", "Number 16 Bus Shelter" and "Anal".

New Zealand is a nice place, but not an authority on naming conventions that I (or most people outside the island nation) recognize.

[noparlpf]

Robin and Linda Williams named their daughter Zelda.

Zelda was a name way before The Legend of. It was semi-common in the early 20th century US (I don't know about other countries). I think it's Yiddish.

[lylsyly]

A couple of Frank Zappa's adult children are Moon Unit Zappa and Dweezil Zappa.

There is also another brother named Ahmet and a sister named Diva.

[the_david]

Zelda is a historically used named, then. Better? Also, any people with a historically used name that is recognizable through geek culture does not mean they are recognizable taken from geeky sources. If Robin Williams hadn't said he named his daughter after Princess Zelda, I wouldn't have thoughT it, because Zelda is a historically used, real name (unlike the others you listed). Hell, if anything, I would assume the name to be more related to naming people after Zelda Fitzgerald.

Actually, princess Zelda was named after Zelda Fitzgerald. Make of that what you will.

[Leewei]

Zelda was a name way before The Legend of. It was semi-common in the early 20th century US (I don't know about other countries). I think it's Yiddish.

Already brought up and addressed earlier in the thread.

[Leewei]

There is also another brother named Ahmet and a sister named Diva.

Frank Zappa had a lot of flair. Man, I miss the guy.

[lunaticfringe]

No. My last name is also some people's first name. If I ever have a son both his name's will be the same. tee-hee.

[noparlpf]

No. My last name is also some people's first name. If I ever have a son both his name's will be the same. tee-hee.

No joke, I legit saw a client once with that. I can't remember which name it was, just that I was amazed anybody would have done that to their kid.

[lunaticfringe]

Cause Catch 22 was an awesome book. Also their signature could be Name². My last name is Curtis. Curtis Curtis doesn't seem that damaging to me.

[Flemkopf]

No joke, I legit saw a client once with that. I can't remember which name it was, just that I was amazed anybody would have done that to their kid.

I guess the question I've always had is, if you are running a business and you see someone with a kind of joking or funny name show up looking for a job, what is your first impression? I've known of a couple of people named Phillip Peeno, and Leya Sky Walker, and I'm not sure how happy they are when it comes to job interviews.

[Scarlet Knight]

Frank Zappa had a lot of flair. Man, I miss the guy.

We seem to have different definitions of "flair". Zappa would name his child Pokemon Go, simply in order to tell the world to fornicate itself. Whether the child would appreciate the gesture was irrelevant to him.

[Rockphed]

I guess the question I've always had is, if you are running a business and you see someone with a kind of joking or funny name show up looking for a job, what is your first impression? I've known of a couple of people named Phillip Peeno, and Leya Sky Walker, and I'm not sure how happy they are when it comes to job interviews.

If I were to give my kid a silly name, I would make sure to either only do their middle name, or to at least give them good, strong initials to use instead of their name. I know a guy whose first name is 'H'. He goes by his middle name. For that matter, my grandfather went by his middle name (thought he shared first names with his father).

[veti]

I guess the question I've always had is, if you are running a business and you see someone with a kind of joking or funny name show up looking for a job, what is your first impression?

Yeah, I've been there. Well, almost - I wasn't running the business, but I was running its recruitment.

And really, I'd say plenty of people have weird names. You can't tell anything from that. Anything at all. They are exactly as likely to be good as people with the most ordinary names you can imagine. I know, if you think your name is silly - and let's face it, probably about one-third of everyone privately thinks that - then it seems like it's blighted your life, but trust me on this - it's not that big a deal.

For example, I know someone who shares their name with a common, quite unglamourous item of clothing, because the name in question is Chinese, and that's just how it's rendered in English. It didn't stop me marrying them.

[AvatarVecna]

More restrictively, the kid had to be born on the day Skyrim was released (Nigel Tufnel day, 11/11/11).

And even then, "Dovakhiin" is not nearly as bad a name as "Pokemon". If you haven't played Skyrim, you probably wouldn't even recognise where it comes from - and frankly, as a name it wouldn't be that out of place with some kids I've met.

"Pokemon", on the other hand: I know people say "yeah, I totally know people who would do that", but until you can find a documented case where it's actually, legally, happened, I'm thinking "no you don't, you just despise some people enough to think they would".

I don't think anybody would be so cruel as to literally name their child "Pokemon", but a quick Google search seems to confirm my initial suspicion that a number of parents have been inspired to name their children after particular pokemon.

[Keltest]

No. My last name is also some people's first name. If I ever have a son both his name's will be the same. tee-hee.

Ive got a friend who's first name is the same as his mother's last name (and also my last name, though we aren't related so far as I know).

[Iruka]

No. My last name is also some people's first name. If I ever have a son both his name's will be the same. tee-hee.

I once met a girl whose last name was my first name. My marriage proposal was ignored.