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I am not against naming children after fictional characters. Many good names got their basis in or were popularized by fiction. No issues there. But I've seen four separate boys named Noatak (prounounced Noah-tok) since The Legend Of Korra's last two episodes aired. While I agree he's a compelling character, his name was chosen by the show's creators to reflect his Inuit heritage. I can't help but wonder if it's culturally insensitive to utilize an Inuit name for white children because it was in a good story when it's clearly not part of your background.

On a similar note, my brother has a friend who named her baby girl Altair (pronounced All-tai-eer) after the protagonist of the first Assassin's Creed name. Leaving aside that it's a masculine name only, it's Arabic on a girl in a very anti-Muslim family. I don't sense this going over well in the long term.

Thoughts on grabbing names from the media and names that are not part of your heritage at all?