For fun

[amyeliz.livejournal.com]

Has a person you've known or a fictional character ever destroyed a name for you?

For instance, I think I would really love the names Forest and Ernest if I didn't immediately think of Gump and Scared Stupid.

Comments

[mrsduryee.livejournal.com]

I like Forest better because of Forest Gump, actually.

Pretty much name from Twilight is off my list... which is hard because my name is Rosalie.

[amyeliz.livejournal.com]

I should clarify...I LOVE the film Forest Gump, but I worry about naming a child Forest and hearing "Run, Forest, run!" for his whole life. Or, God forbid, if he had a disability of any kind, it would make him even more susceptible to teasing.

[mrsduryee.livejournal.com]

eh. It's a pretty old movie... I think kids would miss the disability connection by then. Run, Forest, Run, will probably NEVER get old, though!

[amyeliz.livejournal.com]

Oh and, agreed about Twilight. I am so enraged at that author...some of my favorite names have always been Alice and Emmett. Rosalie is so beautiful, too! Now they're all going to skyrocket in popularity. Boo.

[lovelymae.livejournal.com]

Rosalie is a beautiful name. Honestly, Rosalie is my #1 but because of Twilight, I wouldn't feel comfortable naming my daughter that.

But I've almost gotten to the point where I want to say f*** society! I'm doing it anyway! I wish I had that kind of mindset.

[mrsduryee.livejournal.com]

Fwiw, most adults still think of the Grateful Dead song Rosalee McFall, which is what I was named for. One of my coworkers even put that as my name in his phone contacts! And I am 26 so not GD generation.

[so-there.livejournal.com]

I have a younger relative named Forrest.. he would have been around 10 or so when the movie came out! wonder how that worked out for him (I only met him once at a wedding back in '92 and haven't seen him since. was the first time I ever heard the name.)


anyway.. I was totally gonna post this same question :) I <3 Oscar right now and am pregnant with, you know, something like a 50% chance of having a boy. if anyone were to call my kid "Oscar the Grouch" I would have to punch them. even if it was my MIL (the most likely, my husband thinks).

[lovelymae.livejournal.com]

My father's name is Oscar. He never was called that. So maybe that will help you and your husband decide.

[amyeliz.livejournal.com]

I adore the name Oscar!

As a fan of The Office, I just think of Oscar the accountant. Never "the grouch"! I say go for it.

[mela-chan.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I have a list...

My ex-best friend has forever ruined the name Kate for me. She turned into a controlling, manipulative psycho and spent a lot of time accusing me of trying to steal her boyfriend. :\

Twilight has forever ruined Bella for me, and thus any name that Belle or Bella would be a nickname for (Isabella being my favorite).

I also have yet to meet a Dustin who wasn't a jerk or an Amanda that I liked. And all of the women I've known who went by Vicky/Vicki have been crazy.

[in_excelsis_dea.livejournal.com]

Isabelle/a.

Damn Twilight.

Otherwise, for every name I like that would be ruined by someone I know, I also know someone with that name who is very nice. Like, I know two Madelines -- one is a bitch, but the other is really sweet.

[lilmizmombassa.livejournal.com]

I graduated with a girl named Tierney. I thought her name was beautiful, but her personality was annoying, bitchy, and stuck-up. Since she's the only one with that name I've ever met, I don't think I could ever use it on a child. It's too linked with this dumb girl for me.

However, on the contrary, the name Atticus, IMO, is awesome. I wouldn't have it as a first name (I think my boyfriend would cringe) but it's a great middle name. And Atticus Finch makes it all the more attractive, as he's possibly my favorite fictional character, ever.

[amyeliz.livejournal.com]

Atticus was a long time favorite for me! It has been nixed because my husband's (and subsequently my) last name starts with an S. I can't stand trying to flow any name ending in 's' with a last name also starting with 's'. Bummer!

[octobre09.livejournal.com]

There's too many to name them all...

Twilight has definitely ruined Isabella/Bella for me. I used to love Olivia, but now there's one on almost every show I watch. Same for Olivier, I still like the name but I worked with two Oliviers that I did NOT like.

The movie The Ring has ruined Samara for me. I love that name but I would forever be terrified of my child. Same with Carol-Ann from Poltergeist.

And Phoebe and Chandler are other names that I like but are too recognizable because of a show.

[archangelsmack.livejournal.com]

Twilight killed Jasper and Edward. I hope I'll be able to revive them in a few years but it would be a miracle.

[amyeliz.livejournal.com]

It stole Alice and Emmett from me.

Bastards.

[ringsandcoffee.livejournal.com]

My cousin was named Forrest about a year *before* the movie came out. I'm pretty sure people still asked his mom if he was named after the movie.

I wouldn't have used her name anyway, but the name Sarah usually reminds me of a roommate I didn't get along with.

[requiem-morrow.livejournal.com]

Harry Potter killed some awesome names...and I never read the books LOL

[waitingonsunday.livejournal.com]

Completely agreed. There have been numerous times where I've mentioned names I liked and someone will say, "Oooh, someone's a Harry Potter fan!" Actually, no, I don't give a rat's ass about that entire franchise. By the time I have kids, though, I'm hoping maybe it will have faded more from the general public's memory a bit.

[fangirlism]

I have never met a Richard who wasn't a total asshole.

[falls2climb.livejournal.com]

I liked the names Julie and Emily when I was younger, but two ex-boyfriends dated girls with those names and they went out of their way to harass me. I hate that it killed those names for me.

I'm a teacher, and my job has killed dozens of names that I like.