Named after a character

[omgzits--tam.livejournal.com]

What do you guys think of naming kids after characters, middle names included?

Ex. Say Mr and Mrs Johnson are having a baby boy, named Harry Potter Johnson (but obviously something less mainstream), or if they're having a girl, Rory Gilmore Johnson.

Because I've recently begin to obsess over the Kill Bill movies, and I think it would be really nice if I were to have a kid named Beatrix Kiddo DiCaprio (because, you know, me and Leonardo are meant to be). Anyway, what do you guys think of it?

Tacky, cute, or meh?

PS- The character, Beatrix Kiddo is strong and isn't wimpy and delicate, so I figure it could have positive associations. And in twenty years or so, kids her age (and people my age) won't immediately think 'AHA!' if it were Harry Potter or something.

Comments

[sageharper.livejournal.com]

I can see your point; if left to my own naming devises I would name my sons Lennon and August (as in John & Strindberg*) [They'd both have very classic middle names, in case they decide to rebel and be 'normal', lol]. The names have a lot of significance to me, so hopefully they will appreciate that. Otherwise well bestowing any name is a leap of faith and expression of ourselves, so in the grand scheme of things it's not too terrible.

Ultimatly it depends on the name itself. Whether it would date, if the reference is passing fad. I mean plenty of kids have been named Jack since Titanic came out, possibly inspired by the character but who knows. Where as something like Anakin (with it's blatant reference, generally negative connotations, and just being unusual) seems pretty 'fangirly'.

I can appreciate Beatrix, because that's a solid likeable name in it's own right, but don't like Kiddo because it's a common nickname. Using the combo together seems way too much.

*A Swedish playwrite, I am a [currently aspiring] writer myself and have studied his work for my degree.

[omgzits--tam.livejournal.com]

I really like your comment.
For some reason, it's one of my favourites that I've ever gotten. I appreciate it; thanks.

I think it is a little much, but if I used the nickname 'Kiddo' it probably wouldn't be.
Anakin? I feel bad for any boy/girl with that unfortunate name.

[sageharper.livejournal.com]

You're welcome :)

Beatrix nn Kiddo would be fine, most people probably won't get the Kill Bill reference even then. Until you pointed it out I was thinking of Beatrice in 'Much ado about nothing' anyway (but that's the writer geek in me, lol).

Speaking of Shakespeare, I wonder how many people would look at Miranda and thinking 'ugh that's a made up name, they're obviously fangirly over The Tempest' ... because he did create the name for that character.

Then again I suppose the name has been around long enough to become pretty mainstream; and Shakespeare is apparently 'intellectual' and worthy of honouring, rather than Tarrantino. It's the whole perspective thing again.

Yes I'd feel bad for them too, especially a girl a the character was male.

[omgzits--tam.livejournal.com]

Yeah, now I've started considering that Kiddo w/could be pretty subtle paired with 'Beatrix'; it doesn't have to be a middle name. And they probably wouldn't get it because the name was only said, I don't know, three times the whole duration of the two movies.

I didn't know Miranda came from Shakespeare until my best friend told me! It sounds so modern to me, that I definitely would not have thought that. But, now I associate it with him.