anyone fanboy enough to ....

name their kid after a favorite game character?

Do you think kids would have a tough time at school with names like "Haomaru, Hanzo or Earthquake?"

I personally think itd be cool to be named "Gamelord" myself wink

Droid

All I gott say is dont!

My friend Pauls Boss at Futreshop named his son and daughter Luke and Leia. Pretty crazy.

spock

Gaming and real life are two very diferent worlds dude.

Don't miss life, coz it's too short.

droid:
name their kid after a favorite game character?

Do you think kids would have a tough time at school with names like "Haomaru, Hanzo or Earthquake?"

I personally think itd be cool to be named "Gamelord" myself wink

Droid

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mmmm no ! , be a fan dont mean be a total asshole !

Luke and Leia...

Thats gotta suck oh_no

Dude, the fanboy can do hatever with his life, not with his kids'...

would it be wrong to name my daughter sakura?

edit: even if she was american?

<small>[ July 28, 2003, 06:05 PM: Message edited by: zorro ]</small>

I think that would be the point where you need to sit back and re-evaluate your life. I wouldn't call naming your kids after video game characters being a 'fanboy'. I would call it losing touch with reality.

so I guess "Caffeine Nicotine" is out of the question?

zorro:
would it be wrong to name my daughter sakura?

edit: even if she was american?

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Sakura is a common Japanese name dude, what would be wrong about it?

OH GIVE ME A BREAK GUYS. I MEAN REALLY! If someone wants to name their kid after a movie character, an Anime character, or even a game character what's the harm in it? And why does that make a person out of touch with reality? It's no different than how most ppl you run into are named after (a good portion of the time) ppl from the Bible, but may very well not even be Christ believers etc. I mean all the Jesus's I've ever known are criminals.

Thus it's like with anything else. You grab into a bag and pick a name. I wouldn't have any problem naming a son Ralf or a daughter Emeraldas... hell until recently I always joked with my fiancee' that I'm going to name the first born son "HARLOCK" after Captain Harlock. I've since decided not to, but not because it seems stupid but rather it doesn't fit well with my last name. It's being creative to a point and finding a name that fits well with your own last name. Just another "choice" is all. It's not the bane of a person's downfall or anything. Jeez ppl. With the amount of women naming their daughters and spelling the name "Britney" after Ms. Spears I'd hardly think someone naming their daughter Leona was a fruitcake.

I guess it would be odd to have a son named "Chirico" after the dude from VOTOMS but if it's a name that's not too outlandish, what's the harm in it? Or should we have another ten generations of lame O' names and Biblical names where the ppl never really live up to the names given half the time?

But that's just me.

MD20XX / Storm Rider

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droid:
so I guess "Caffeine Nicotine" is out of the question?

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Nah, I'd go for that one!

MegaDrive 20XX:
OH GIVE ME A BREAK GUYS. I MEAN REALLY! If someone wants to name their kid after a movie character, an Anime character, or even a game character what's the harm in it? And why does that make a person out of touch with reality? It's no different than how most ppl you run into are named after (a good portion of the time) ppl from the Bible, but may very well not even be Christ believers etc. I mean all the Jesus's I've ever known are criminals.

Thus it's like with anything else. You grab into a bag and pick a name. I wouldn't have any problem naming a son Ralf or a daughter Emeraldas... hell until recently I always joked with my fiancee' that I'm going to name the first born son "HARLOCK" after Captain Harlock. I've since decided not to, but not because it seems stupid but rather it doesn't fit well with my last name. It's being creative to a point and finding a name that fits well with your own last name. Just another "choice" is all. It's not the bane of a person's downfall or anything. Jeez ppl. With the amount of women naming their daughters and spelling the name "Britney" after Ms. Spears I'd hardly think someone naming their daughter Leona was a fruitcake.

I guess it would be odd to have a son named "Chirico" after the dude from VOTOMS but if it's a name that's not too outlandish, what's the harm in it? Or should we have another ten generations of lame O' names and Biblical names where the ppl never really live up to the names given half the time?

But that's just me.

MD20XX / Storm Rider

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And exactly how does one live up to a name given to them from an anime?

Call me old fashioned, but I'm not about to name my offspring after my hobbies. That's a little too over the top for me. Sorry.

I am not naming any of my kids after a character because the mother of the child wouldn't be happy and also you're fucking wit ya' kids future lives. How would you like to be named "Kyo" or "Kaede"? I jus' think doing that is totally dumb. I think you should name your child that you and the mother of the child will like.

Well that's when you have a different name for one child that's pleasing to both the husband and the wife. Like for example. My Fiancee' wants some regular name (Joe, John, etcetera) I want a powerfull sounding name that goes back to the Apache Warrior days.

Thus we might have a son one day named John KEOMA Minter. The kid would realize early on that he answers to both names. Then when they're old enough it's up to the child to decide which name they like better (or if they hate their name totally and change it completely) and then the parents have to honor that final desicion on the child's part. I know lots of ppl who have daughters with names like Erica Marie Sanchez... The mother likes "Erica" the Dad liked the name "Marie" thus she answers to both. It's not that big a deal meeting half way. It's the only way both sides of the fence are happy and a child is going to go through some hell with names just like the rest of us did growing up to boot. Personally this is the way my Fiancee' and I will go since I know we won't be able to decide on a single name. I like names that evoke POWER and RAW Warrior Grit (KEOMA, ULZANA, GRACKUS, etc.)

MD20XX / Storm Rider

kanjifreak:

zorro:
would it be wrong to name my daughter sakura?

edit: even if she was american?

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Sakura is a common Japanese name dude, what would be wrong about it?

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I'm american. Some people may just think of it as being an anime freak or something. you know the type of people who speak the only word of japanese they know in every sentance? and call everything chan? I'm not very fond of them. But changing a name into a japanese one may be a bit odd. Even though it's a nice name for a girl

I'm pretty sure naming my kid Vic Viper would garner him some fucking respect on the playground.

Vic Viper...I like it! Sure beats naming your kid "Blanket"

Can a person get banned for mj jokes?

Droid

Buro Destruct:
I'm pretty sure naming my kid Vic Viper would garner him some fucking respect on the playground.

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lol lol

I dunno though i have seen some fucked up names in my life.. Evil, Common, Hand

all are pretty strange names to me.

Well I just named my newest son (3 months old) after my father. The name David might not be cool, but it has meaning...at least to me.

But who knows what his nick that sticks will be over time...right now I call him Oobie.

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I'm namin my daughter 4-slot and my son Dipswitch.

wow congrats for your little chip off the ole block I hope ya give him a proper Neo Geo upbringing wink I bet he'll be the only kid in your neighborhood by the time he grows up that has the Neo Geo hookup at home!

Bigger Badder Better!!! Forever!

4-slot might not be a good name for a female eek!

Droid

I'm gonna' name my kid K', lol. Ok, not really, but naming a kid after a game or anime character isn't harmful in the slightest. It's better than forcing a child to go to YOUR church and schools of YOUR choice.... American deprogramming at it's finest. Anyways, if I do name my kid after someone, It will be Kurt, named after the great man featured in my avatar.

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<strong> wow congrats for your little chip off the ole block I hope ya give him a proper Neo Geo upbringing wink I bet he'll be the only kid in your neighborhood by the time he grows up that has the Neo Geo hookup at home!

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Yeppers...one reason I want the Neo now is for him, so he has something I never did growing up. You know...that's what I tell his mother

lol @ BoriquaSNK