influences...
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babynamesHas anybody ever changed their opinion about a name after stumbling across a fictional character they particularly love/hate w/ that name? How about a real person?
I could come up w/ a long list of names I liked as a kid because they were the names of favorite characters, but right now I'm going to focus on names I actually changed my mind about because of a character/person.
Henry - I didn't like it much until the English dub of Digimon Tamers came out & I became a fan of Henry Wong [Jenrya/Jianliang Lee]. But the real tipping point was when I read The Time Traveler's Wife & fell in love w/ Henry DeTamble. Dunno if I'd use it on a kid, but definitely an option in my writing.
Clare - Time Traveler's Wife again (Clare Abshire DeTamble). Never had much appeal to me until then; seemed kinda... prissy? I dunno. Now I think it has a nice ring to it, though I do prefer Claire over Clare.
Olivia - Sorry, I know there's a mass of Olivia-lovers out there these days, but this name really bugged me until I became a Law & Order: SVU addict. The character Olivia Benson made this name tolerable & even likable in my eyes.
Benjamin - A thoroughly unappealing boys' name in my mind until recently. One of my best friends is a Ben, & the name eventually grew on me enough for me to determine that it makes a nice middle name for one of my favorite boys' names (Connor).
I'm pretty sure there have also been one or two names that fictional characters ruined for me, but I can't think of any right now.
I could come up w/ a long list of names I liked as a kid because they were the names of favorite characters, but right now I'm going to focus on names I actually changed my mind about because of a character/person.
Henry - I didn't like it much until the English dub of Digimon Tamers came out & I became a fan of Henry Wong [Jenrya/Jianliang Lee]. But the real tipping point was when I read The Time Traveler's Wife & fell in love w/ Henry DeTamble. Dunno if I'd use it on a kid, but definitely an option in my writing.
Clare - Time Traveler's Wife again (Clare Abshire DeTamble). Never had much appeal to me until then; seemed kinda... prissy? I dunno. Now I think it has a nice ring to it, though I do prefer Claire over Clare.
Olivia - Sorry, I know there's a mass of Olivia-lovers out there these days, but this name really bugged me until I became a Law & Order: SVU addict. The character Olivia Benson made this name tolerable & even likable in my eyes.
Benjamin - A thoroughly unappealing boys' name in my mind until recently. One of my best friends is a Ben, & the name eventually grew on me enough for me to determine that it makes a nice middle name for one of my favorite boys' names (Connor).
I'm pretty sure there have also been one or two names that fictional characters ruined for me, but I can't think of any right now.
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Date: 2007-06-04 12:14 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-06-05 09:14 am (UTC)She's ruined the name Izzy for me, but not necessary Isobel/Isabelle (not that I'd use either of those).