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[morphinae.livejournal.com]

I am annoyed at the movie industry.

Since about a year and a half ago, my SO and I decided that we'd name the next boy we had (if we had one) Tristan. I've been in love with the name since I was a teenager after reading the fable, Tristan and Isolde. Now I fear this new movie (which, incidentally, I can't WAIT to see) will make the name unbearably popular. Growing up as 1 of a zillion Jennifer's in the 80's has turned me off completely to anything extremely popular. I don't want to name my child that and it become the new "Aiden". So it leads me to this question, should I automatically dismiss it if it does become insanely popular? Should popularity matter quite so much when choosing a name? Ideally I won't have to worry about this when it comes time to think about it (we're not even trying yet, probably late this year,) but I was just wondering about it while trying to avoid working.

Opinions?

Comments

[akgothbitch.livejournal.com]

i say that if you've liked the name stick with it no matter how popular it may get due to this movie.i've always really liked the name myself, but after seeing Legends of the Fall w/ Brat Pitt as a teenager.There was a time after that movie the name up'd in popularity but then died down again after all the hipe over the movie was done so I'm sure the same will happen again w/ this movie.

[akgothbitch.livejournal.com]

ugh and I hear ya w/ not wanting to give your child such a popular name at the same time.there were just as many Melissa's born in the 80's so I went waaay out w/ Lyric for our daughter due in June.
my little sister is also named Jennifer so she has to deal with it just as much as I do, though born in the late 80's so it wasn't as bad for her.though it is now that she's older and slowly breaking out into the real world she's realizing what I grew up talking/complaining about when i would walk into homeroom in school and there be 6 of us.lol

[thorabrighid.livejournal.com]

ahh i love love love love Lyric. It's so unique, but not to weird. And a basic spelling so people won't be asking her how to spell it all the time. Such a cute name! It was on my top list for a lonnngg time.

[akgothbitch.livejournal.com]

thank u.
an ex-friend of ours suggested it because of our love of music and we both loved it from the start :) Thankfully never had to go over girl names cuz I can just imagine how that woulda been.We never did agree on a boys name,hehe,i took it upon myself to decide he would be named after a very good friend of mine who passed away a couple years ago and daddy hates it.says no child of his would be named after someone for that reason-too bad...by some miracle we ever get back together and have another child and its a boy he will be named after my friend. :)