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[pumpkindoodles.livejournal.com]

I just realized that one of my friends on Facebook has a son named Anakyn.

WDYT?

Not being a Star Wars (?) fan myself, I kind of hate it. Especially for a boy, since it starts with "Ana". But what do I know?

Comments

[sal_amanda]

I actually recently posted about a Facebook friend of mine who also had a son and named him Anakin. I personally think it's a little much. When a name is soooooooo attached to a very specific pop culture reference, I couldn't use it.

[velkoria.livejournal.com]

I actually am a huge Star Wars geek... and would never name a child Luke, Leia or Anakin for that reason. I do like the names but my fandom... won¿'t allow me to do it with a clear conscience.

[b-gum.livejournal.com]

lol - i like it, but then again i've never even seen star wars and i wouldn't have made the star wars reference if it wasn't mentioned :)

i would use Anakin w/the nn Kenny

[lind-saay.livejournal.com]

I'd be much more okay with it if they spelled it correctly (Anakin).

That said, it's still pretty awful. Not because of the "Ana" beginning (Andrew starts in a similar way), but because it's pretty ridiculous to name your kid after Darth Vader.

[schexyschteve.livejournal.com]

I think it's over the top. I agree with you about the "Ana" beginning for a boy (and coupled with the unnecessary y?). Plus, it's just such a specific reference. It's not like naming your child something that can be vaguely reference, like Harry.

[duckduckcaboose.livejournal.com]

No. Fandom name + trendy "y" = BAD!

I feel like I've posted my opinion about fandom names a bazillion times, but: Just because you like something (Star Wars, Star Trek, Superman, etc. etc.), does not mean that your child will. I think giving your child a name so explicitly tied to a specific fandom is wont to make your child hate said fandom. I am a huge Superman fan, and I might consider naming my child Clark, but I would never name him Kal-El like Nicolas Cage did.

[skittles22088.livejournal.com]

If you're gonna name your son Anakin, at least spell it right. Anakyn just looks so feminine to me.

[a-tergo-lupi.livejournal.com]

This.
Bleh

[frost.livejournal.com]

I like Star Wars, but... It's a bit much; the reference is too obvious.
Even without the reference, I don't like it; I don't like the way it sounds. (I don't like this spelling either.)

[sarahness.livejournal.com]

I'd probably get over it if it were spelled correctly.

[jeweledvixen.livejournal.com]

Horrible name and they didn't even spell it correctly, if a made-up name has a correct spelling. The poor kid will be teased mercilessly. :/

[lorienellen.livejournal.com]

I'm not a fan either, but I kind of like the name if it's spelled Anakin. I'm anti random Ys. I don't think I'd use it, though.

[kitchen-poet.livejournal.com]

Yep, the superfluous y makes it look like a trendy girl's name. Ick.

[laminy.livejournal.com]

Well, they spelled it wrong. Only thing about it that bothers me. I'm not a huge Star Wars fan, but I like that character enough, if I was with a guy who suggested that name, I would completely go for it.

[qtshorty1625.livejournal.com]

I'll admit, I didn't think anything until I pronounced it. Then it made me smile. Oh fandom names :).

Personally, I always find y's to be more feminine (not to say there aren't masculine names with y's), and I don't think it hides the fandomness of the name any.