Name of Thrones: Parents are naming their kids after favorite 'GoT' characters

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CCHcolonel said:
Usually happens whenever something is super popular.
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Yep, I remember a similar fad back when the LotR movies were going on…Arwen was all the rage! lol
F_Marturana said:
I wonder if about 10 years ago there were any more children named Don, Betty, Roger, Bobby, Sally , Joan, Peggy, or Henry Francis?
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This is too eerie…I literally just finished watching Mad Men on Netflix! I think that the whole “Mid century modern” pop culture fad is interesting.

My older daughter has a Harry Potter inspired first name…her middle name is her saint name, however 🙂
 
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Salibi said:
The Arabs sometimes name their children “Amir” or “Amira” which mean “prince” and “princess” respectively.
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It’s not uncommon in certain black communities to have names like “King” or “Princess.” I’ve been told historically it was a way of pushing back in a society where black people weren’t spoken to respectfully.

In general, people have been naming their kids after fictional characters for centuries.
 
I didn’t see it when it first aired, I watched it on Netflix. It took about 2 years, because I needed breaks.
 
I didn’t watch it in it’s original run either…I ended up binging on it over the past month…but in retrospect, I should have slowed it down…it’s a great show but was rather intense at times.
 
Luckily I haven’t come across any people my age named Fonzie or Mork.
 
When I first heard the name Arya/Aria, I remember thinking it was really nice girl’s name and tucked it away as a potential name to call my future daughter. Game of Thrones took off a bit later, and having a character named Arya continued to make me think it was a strictly girl’s name. But then I looked it up, realized it is probably used more commonly as a boy’s name, and now have conflicting feelings of if I want to name a hypothetical future daughter that.
 
I’m a teacher and I’ve had two Betsys in the past couple years.
 
I had a friend in the early ‘80’s who used the nickname, “Fonzie”. I think his real name might have been Alphonse.
 
People did the same thing when the twilight books and films became popular. Correct me if I’m wrong but as far as I’m aware a child named Daenerys or any other unbiblical name can’t be baptized ect.
 
Carryingmycross78 said:
Correct me if I’m wrong but as far as I’m aware a child named Daenerys or any other unbiblical name can’t be baptized ect.
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A child doesn’t need a “biblical” name to be baptized. The Church encourages parents to consider saints names, but it’s not a hard and fast rule.
 
Interesting. Maybe the rediscovery has already started.
 
Does the same thing apply for conformation? I was just confirmed last year, and I remember your conformation name had to be that of a saint.
 
Right. For confirmation the person chooses a saints name.
 
From the article you posted
"Better a Khaleesi than a Cersei? " I know the answer to this one:
Of course it’s better, because Khaleesi is not a name but a title and it means “queen”. 😆
 
Not entirely sure that is enforced. My confirmation name was a biblical name, but not a saint.
 
I remember people naming their daughters Katniss.

It was a few years ago though.
 
My brother has a friend named Rohan and a coworker named his son Pippin.

I also have a friend named Arwen.
 
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