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Title: Naming children after ponies? (Especially sons?)
Post by: Tulips on April 25, 2018, 07:59:40 PM

I was wondering if anyone has used My Little Pony as inspiration for naming their own child? I assume at least a few of us have and I'd love to hear them!  ^.^

I would like to have a daughter some day, I've already picked out her name ~ Penelope Rose.

But my dilemma is what if I have a boy? I'd still like to have a pony inspired name, but none of the G1 big brothers have anything appropriate. Do they have names in other countries, or does G2/G3 have anything traditionally masculine to offer?

I won't be having kids for a few years yet, plenty of time for inspiration. :P

Title: Re: Naming children after ponies? (Especially sons?)
Post by: Leave a Whisper on April 25, 2018, 08:30:17 PM

Not a good idea, considering there's not much to work with for boys. Flower names you can pass off, but whatcha gonna call a boy? Steamer? Chief?

Title: Re: Naming children after ponies? (Especially sons?)
Post by: goddessofpeep on April 25, 2018, 09:08:58 PM

I named my dog Brandy, but that's as close as I got.

Someone should name their kid Floater or Alphabittle:p

G2 has Teddy and Rocky. They're not great, but they're at least acceptable.

G4 might have something for you:
https://data.mlpmerch.com/characters/

Title: Re: Naming children after ponies? (Especially sons?)
Post by: northstar3184 on April 25, 2018, 09:37:01 PM

If you named your son Danny, it could be an MLP inspired name just not a pony one.

As far as an actual pony's name, Frisco could work. Or Jack inspired by Apple Jack. The name Angel is unisex, so it could go either way. Other ideas: Edgar, Buzz (inspired by Buzzer), Jeb (inspired by Jebber), Sunny, D.J., Chuck (inspired by Chuck E. Cheese), and Billie

Title: Re: Naming children after ponies? (Especially sons?)
Post by: Loa on April 25, 2018, 09:50:21 PM

Abasca & Spotted Slug both have kids with pony names! :D
They do slide towards the more common side of things, but the names are Eve & Ember respectively.

I can't wait for my child Alphabittle!

Title: Re: Naming children after ponies? (Especially sons?)
Post by: Leave a Whisper on April 25, 2018, 10:05:28 PM

Quote from: Loa on April 25, 2018, 09:50:21 PM

Abasca & Spotted Slug both have kids with pony names! :D
They do slide towards the more common side of things, but the names are Eve & Ember respectively.

I can't wait for my child Alphabittle!

:snicker: I guess you could call him Alphie as a nickname. I forgot about Teddy.

Title: Re: Naming children after ponies? (Especially sons?)
Post by: Taffeta on April 25, 2018, 11:23:32 PM

Quote from: Loa on April 25, 2018, 09:50:21 PM

I can't wait for my child Alphabittle!

The scary thing is that you might not be joking ;)

Italy used a lot of human names for some of their pony releases, male and female. I remember either Nibbles or Dibbles is Filiberto ;)

Title: Re: Naming children after ponies? (Especially sons?)
Post by: reddsetgogirl on April 26, 2018, 04:53:29 AM

X-eevee's daughter is named Lily after the flutter pony.  She got the pony MIB around the time she was born I believe.  For her first birthday I painted a canvas with Lily on it. She told me that if they had a boy he would be DJ after the Dance n Prance pony.

Spike hasn't be mentioned yet.

Title: Re: Naming children after ponies? (Especially sons?)
Post by: banditpony on April 26, 2018, 05:12:12 AM

A lot of "normal" names have meaning behind them. Like Peter = stone...

So if you want Gusty. Well that's sort of like wind... So look up names that have wind:
http://www.meaning-of-names.com/search/index.asp?nm=wind&stype=1

Chief
http://www.meaning-of-names.com/search/index.asp?nm=Chief&stype=1

Etc

Title: Re: Naming children after ponies? (Especially sons?)
Post by: NightGliderSA on April 26, 2018, 05:17:20 AM

Quote from: northstar3184 on April 25, 2018, 09:37:01 PM

If you named your son Danny, it could be an MLP inspired name just not a pony one.

As far as an actual pony's name, Frisco could work. Or Jack inspired by Apple Jack. The name Angel is unisex, so it could go either way. Other ideas: Edgar, Buzz (inspired by Buzzer), Jeb (inspired by Jebber), Sunny, D.J., Chuck (inspired by Chuck E. Cheese), and Billie

Frisco is a cheap brand of coffee over here, so that might be an interesting choice? But no, we missed that golden opportunity and didn't name our kids after ponies. Silly us!

Title: Re: Naming children after ponies? (Especially sons?)
Post by: tailrustedtealeaf on April 26, 2018, 07:55:13 AM

I'd go with using pony names as a nickname, but maybe the birth cert has a really similar one as other people are suggesting...

Title: Re: Naming children after ponies? (Especially sons?)
Post by: SkyCakes on April 26, 2018, 08:04:41 AM

My daughter middle name is Lily named after the flutter pony and my great grandmother. I dont mind like tailrustedleaf said about using the pony name as a nickname or maybe a middle name would be ok too.

Title: Re: Naming children after ponies? (Especially sons?)
Post by: LadyMoondancer on April 26, 2018, 12:36:18 PM

I would only name a kid after a pony if the name didn't sound too . . . well . . . weird.  Like Lily is fine. Penelope Rose is lovely.  Even names like Galaxy can pass as just slightly 'new age' names. But a kid named"Gusty" is going to be the butt of fart jokes.  And if the other kids figure out the kid is named after a plastic horse, the teasing is just going to intensify.  (I do love the idea of looking up names that mean "wind" to reference Gusty, that's a really cool idea.)

I mean, some kids will tease no matter what, but why hand them a load of ammo? 

To me it seems like a kid named after a pony might end up resenting MLPs if it brings them negative attention.  Like how the real Christopher Robin grew to hate the Winnie-the-Pooh books because he was so savagely teased over them in school.

I would name a pet after a pony instead for the more "obviously" pony names like Gusty, Wind Whistler, Strawberry Scoops, etc.

Title: Re: Naming children after ponies? (Especially sons?)
Post by: Carrehz on April 26, 2018, 02:03:52 PM

IIRC Bow-Tie's Italian name is "Timmy", pretty sure other Italian ponies have more 'everyday' names too. That might be something to look into.

Title: Re: Naming children after ponies? (Especially sons?)
Post by: banditpony on April 26, 2018, 02:04:14 PM

Quote from: LadyMoondancer on April 26, 2018, 12:36:18 PM

But a kid named"Gusty" is going to be the butt of fart jokes.  And if the other kids figure out the kid is named after a plastic horse, the teasing is just going to intensify.

O_o apparently people name their kid Gusty...
https://www.babycenter.com/baby-names-gusty-1437601.htm

Uhm. Thinking about it...
:) Gusty is a cute nickname for August/Augusta.

Title: Re: Naming children after ponies? (Especially sons?)
Post by: Taffeta on April 26, 2018, 02:12:14 PM

On a slightly divergent note, I had a student when I was working at the college whose name was Alethea and she was known as Leafy. I thought that was pretty cute. And it is on topic (albeit a calf, not a pony).

Having lived the whole of my life with a name that is kind of normal but spelt in a unique way (Dad found it on a will >.>) and technically pronounced differently from the normal way, I sort of see what LM is getting at. I have serious disassociation with my name at times because of constantly having to correct either someone's spelling of it or their pronunciation. In fact, I gave up on the pronunciation years ago and now I just get the regular pronunciation as it's just too much bother. Fortunately it also has an abbreviated form that can't be easily misspelt and which is what my family and most friends call me - but with my academia, my full name is used more and more and obviously for official documents I have to use my full name as well. I wouldn't change it - it's my name, and it's the name my parents gave me - but I do understand the problems of having an atypical name.

My name isn't a pony name but I think choosing a name for a kid that's practical and isn't going to cause the kid hassle or to be singled out in any way. I think obviously names like Lily are fine - I know Honeysuckle can be used as a name too, but that's a bit long and icky imo - but just because you can name a kid something doesn't mean you necessarily should. I think human kids should generally have human names that are not too common but not so exotic that they cause problems for the child.

And especially for boys. Girls can get away with a lot of names, and have slowly taken over previously masculine names over time (such as Courtney, Evelyn, Taylor etc which originally were usually guy's names). I think you'd have to be really careful before giving any kid a pony name that isn't otherwise recogniseable as a person name, but especially to give one to a guy.

Lily is pretty though :) It's not overly common, easy to spell and difficult to mispronounce, so it's actually a really good choice. And I think Eve is probably the same, though I imagine Ember will have the same issues I do with spelling and be called Amber a lot of her life...it's still quite easy to pronounce.

Title: Re: Naming children after ponies? (Especially sons?)
Post by: Skeen on April 26, 2018, 02:46:50 PM

The closest I'd go is to name a pet after a pony, which is how I got Ember Lily the cat. 

Title: Re: Naming children after ponies? (Especially sons?)
Post by: Mami Tomoe on April 26, 2018, 04:10:26 PM

autumn like autumn skye
Wysteria
luna
amber
crystal
pearl
blossom
penny
april
may
june
august
heather
marigold
belle
silver
any flower basicly
grace
ivy
serena
tiffany
any gemstone
bonnie
misty
dawn
dot
liz
and you can nick name them

Title: Re: Naming children after ponies? (Especially sons?)
Post by: Stormness_1 on April 26, 2018, 05:20:09 PM

My friend has a daughter called Ivy for the pony, and Briar for the original Sleeping Beauty. They're none the wiser, they're perfectly acceptable names otherwise. She let dad pick her son's name (subject to approval of course!) and they have Reeve. No inspiration to that one other than liking it I believe.

Title: Re: Naming children after ponies? (Especially sons?)
Post by: KottonKandy on April 26, 2018, 07:50:12 PM

Not that I ever intend on having children, but I don't think I could really live with myself if I named a person after a toy. It would feel like an all-encompassing obsession rather than just a hobby at that point and I'd be inflicting that obsession on a tiny individual who has no say in the matter but has to be the one to live with that name for their entire lives. It just seems wrong, and almost disrespectful, in a lot of ways...
But different strokes for different folks! Kiddo could always legally change their name later in life if they wanted!

Title: Re: Naming children after ponies? (Especially sons?)
Post by: Goanna on April 26, 2018, 11:14:41 PM

I guess Macintosh/Mac from G4 might be a more "normal" sounding boy's name?
And I think actually G4's Soarin' was named after a staff member's kid :P

Title: Re: Naming children after ponies? (Especially sons?)
Post by: Zapper on April 27, 2018, 02:09:49 AM

Prince Firefly :cool: He's gonna be a rockstar.

Title: Re: Naming children after ponies? (Especially sons?)
Post by: PrincessNikki on April 27, 2018, 03:31:47 PM

what about Cheese Sandwich?

Title: Re: Naming children after ponies? (Especially sons?)
Post by: Taffeta on April 27, 2018, 03:55:52 PM

Quote from: PrincessNikki on April 27, 2018, 03:31:47 PM

what about Cheese Sandwich?

XD

I am worried if Soarin' was named after a kid.

Title: Re: Naming children after ponies? (Especially sons?)
Post by: cookifaa on April 27, 2018, 04:50:03 PM

I'm all for naming kids after things, I'm named after a mermaid in a movie!

I'm not sure what pony names you could use for a boy though, maybe nicknames would be better? I have two friends, Tarn and Bobby who both have the nickname Bubbles, and a friend called Jakob who has the nickname Tex because he is from Texas (kinda obvious).

I guess you could use Tex? It's actually quite a nice name.

And I'm with Taffeta on the whole unusual spelling leading to mispronounciation. My name is pretty simple and now fairly common, but there are two main ways of spelling it, with one D or two. Mines spelt with just the one D but people always write it down with two, I'm forever correcting people. And I guess because it's more of an American (?) name, brits have a problem pronouncing it. I get called everything from Madeline to Medicine. I got so fed up of correcting people and telling them that's it's Madison, that I've gone by just Maddie for the last 10+ years.

Oh and I have a friend (haha) with the nickname Salty, for obvious reasons.

Title: Re: Naming children after ponies? (Especially sons?)
Post by: KottonKandy on April 27, 2018, 10:08:24 PM

Quote from: cookifaa on April 27, 2018, 04:50:03 PM

I'm all for naming kids after things, I'm named after a mermaid in a movie!

I'm not sure what pony names you could use for a boy though, maybe nicknames would be better? I have two friends, Tarn and Bobby who both have the nickname Bubbles, and a friend called Jakob who has the nickname Tex because he is from Texas (kinda obvious).

I guess you could use Tex? It's actually quite a nice name.

And I'm with Taffeta on the whole unusual spelling leading to mispronounciation. My name is pretty simple and now fairly common, but there are two main ways of spelling it, with one D or two. Mines spelt with just the one D but people always write it down with two, I'm forever correcting people. And I guess because it's more of an American (?) name, brits have a problem pronouncing it. I get called everything from Madeline to Medicine. I got so fed up of correcting people and telling them that's it's Madison, that I've gone by just Maddie for the last 10+ years.

Oh and I have a friend (haha) with the nickname Salty, for obvious reasons.

I know your pain, partially anyways. My name isn’t too too common, but it’s well known enough to have a “normal” spelling. People assume it starts with “C”, but mine actually starts with “K.” I wonder if that’s partially why I’m so against this idea. I have a hard enough time getting my semi-normal name spelled correctly... I can only imagine how frustrating and needlessly complicated it could be to get people used to a name that isn’t even really a people name.
All around it seems like a really bad idea, IMHO. People names are very different from toy names. I mean, come on, ...
“GLO-WORM TONKA STEAMER, YOU GET AWAY FROM THAT RIGHT NOW!”
It’s just embarrassing for the child, and if you have any sense left, you’d be embarrassed too. . I’m sorry but it’s just tacky and tasteless to me.   :huh:

Title: Re: Naming children after ponies? (Especially sons?)
Post by: Taffeta on April 28, 2018, 01:56:06 AM

I am glad I'm not the only one with the awkward spelling/pronunciation crisis (although I feel for you guys too). The irony that I have is that people often can't spell Taffeta right, either. I get Tafetta and Teffeta and other things as well and that. is also. really annoying. The only excuse for that is if you happen to have a genuine problem with letters and spelling, like dyslexia.

@Cookiefaa - I would automatically spell your name the way you spell it anyway :D But I always work really hard to make sure I learn how someone spells and says their name because of that experience. I've been teaching students this year from all over the world and I made sure I learned every name and spelling properly in case I had to email them, because the timetabling dept couldn't even get my name right on the timetable. So annoying.

I think it's just that naming is something that you have to really think about because it's not just a temporary thing but something permanent and even if a kid can change that name later on, they still have to get through childhood and that's the worst time. I had a lot of issues with my name in school - teachers who were stupid and rude and just said they couldn't pronounce it, or invented new pronunciations, at least one of which was fairly embarrassing and led to teasing and jokes. So it might seem cute and fun to do it, but really think before you do.

Title: Re: Naming children after ponies? (Especially sons?)
Post by: Taxel on April 28, 2018, 04:01:21 AM

Quote from: KottonKandy on April 26, 2018, 07:50:12 PM

Not that I ever intend on having children, but I don't think I could really live with myself if I named a person after a toy. It would feel like an all-encompassing obsession rather than just a hobby at that point and I'd be inflicting that obsession on a tiny individual who has no say in the matter but has to be the one to live with that name for their entire lives. It just seems wrong, and almost disrespectful, in a lot of ways...
But different strokes for different folks! Kiddo could always legally change their name later in life if they wanted!

This is pretty much how I feel about it. The idea of my future kids' names looking like they were based on a movie, show, books, game, etc has bothered me enough to change the names I want to use completely or rearrange them (much to my boyfriend's annoyance). I just don't want my kids being compared to/comparing themselves to characters

I have friends with babies that are very blatantly named after things like comic book and video game characters. It just makes me cringe. A subtle nod, like the pony-related flower names mentioned already, would be one thing but they're as obvious as something like "Batman". Those poor kids are going to spend their lives being mocked and teased because of their parents' obsessions. They'll probably grow up hating the stupid thing they were named after anyways.

Title: Re: Naming children after ponies? (Especially sons?)
Post by: cookifaa on April 28, 2018, 05:34:33 AM

To be honest i do think that naming is very important, but if it's what you want then go for it, just take into consideration what you're actually naming your child after. I don't mind being named after a movie mermaid, splash is actually my favourite movie, and i personally was never teased because mermaids are great.

I do feel sorry for kids when it's really obvious that they've been named after things. I actually have met a Harry Potter and Sherlock Holmes (yes that's his name and I feel so sorry for him). No surprise Sherlock said that he hates Sherlock Holmes.

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just thought I'd add that I do have a habit of naming animals after things though, for example;

i have a cat named Katniss
a rabbit named Willow after the Whomping Willow
three ducks named Milly, Molly and Mandy
a duck named Sprinkles
three chickens named Mikasa, Eren and Annie
and my horses nickname is NooNoo

I think I have a problem.

Title: Re: Naming children after ponies? (Especially sons?)
Post by: Zapper on April 28, 2018, 10:17:11 AM

 I think it's funny some think female pony names are ok for girls but it's cruel for boys. I'm sorry but if my parents named me Princess or Rarity I'd get a name change. Girls have dignity too and shouldn't get cutesy wootsy names that become really silly and strange once they are a few years old.
Imagine President or CEO Majesty Sparkle Smith. Nobody would take your daughter seriously. I cringe when I think of naming conventions where it's legal to name your daughter "candy" or "apple".

In my country parents actually tried to name their daughter Pepsi Cola and the court allowed them to use the "pepsi" part if they provided a legal second name. So they called the poor child Pepsi Carola  :lol:

Title: Re: Naming children after ponies? (Especially sons?)
Post by: PrincessNikki on April 28, 2018, 10:50:37 AM

Quote from: Taffeta on April 27, 2018, 03:55:52 PM

Quote from: PrincessNikki on April 27, 2018, 03:31:47 PM

what about Cheese Sandwich?

XD

I am worried if Soarin' was named after a kid.

Honestly, with the names I have been seeing recently I wouldn't be surprised

Title: Re: Naming children after ponies? (Especially sons?)
Post by: Carrehz on April 28, 2018, 01:47:25 PM

Quote from: PrincessNikki on April 28, 2018, 10:50:37 AM

Quote from: Taffeta on April 27, 2018, 03:55:52 PM

Quote from: PrincessNikki on April 27, 2018, 03:31:47 PM

what about Cheese Sandwich?

XD

I am worried if Soarin' was named after a kid.

Honestly, with the names I have been seeing recently I wouldn't be surprised

IIRC his name was actually "Soren" and Soarin's name was just inspired by him, instead of directly being named after the kid, if that makes sense.

Quote from: KottonKandy on April 27, 2018, 10:08:24 PM

All around it seems like a really bad idea, IMHO. People names are very different from toy names. I mean, come on, ...
“GLO-WORM TONKA STEAMER, YOU GET AWAY FROM THAT RIGHT NOW!”

 :lol:

Title: Re: Naming children after ponies? (Especially sons?)
Post by: LadyMoondancer on April 28, 2018, 04:10:38 PM

Quote from: KottonKandy on April 26, 2018, 07:50:12 PM

Not that I ever intend on having children, but I don't think I could really live with myself if I named a person after a toy. It would feel like an all-encompassing obsession rather than just a hobby at that point and I'd be inflicting that obsession on a tiny individual who has no say in the matter but has to be the one to live with that name for their entire lives. It just seems wrong, and almost disrespectful, in a lot of ways...

I was struggling to put my feelings into words fully, but you said it very well.  A child is not part of a collection.  Would any of us really want to be named after the Howdy Doody Show, which our parents might very well have loved?

Quote from: Zapper on April 28, 2018, 10:17:11 AM

I think it's funny some think female pony names are ok for girls but it's cruel for boys. I'm sorry but if my parents named me Princess or Rarity I'd get a name change. Girls have dignity too and shouldn't get cutesy wootsy names that become really silly and strange once they are a few years old.
Imagine President or CEO Majesty Sparkle Smith. Nobody would take your daughter seriously. I cringe when I think of naming conventions where it's legal to name your daughter "candy" or "apple".

In my country parents actually tried to name their daughter Pepsi Cola and the court allowed them to use the "pepsi" part if they provided a legal second name. So they called the poor child Pepsi Carola  :lol:

I actually knew someone named Apple.  Which wouldn't have been so bad except her last name was Tree.  I am not kidding.  Her parents must have thought they were quite witty.

Poor Pepsi.  Just why.  D:

I'm sure many daughters are going to end up named Rarity, Fluttershy, etc.  :/

Title: Re: Naming children after ponies? (Especially sons?)
Post by: Leave a Whisper on April 28, 2018, 04:38:16 PM

Quote from: Taffeta on April 27, 2018, 03:55:52 PM

Quote from: PrincessNikki on April 27, 2018, 03:31:47 PM

what about Cheese Sandwich?

XD

I am worried if Soarin' was named after a kid.

I have a cousin named Soren.

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Quote from: Zapper on April 28, 2018, 10:17:11 AM

I think it's funny some think female pony names are ok for girls but it's cruel for boys. I'm sorry but if my parents named me Princess or Rarity I'd get a name change. Girls have dignity too and shouldn't get cutesy wootsy names that become really silly and strange once they are a few years old.
Imagine President or CEO Majesty Sparkle Smith. Nobody would take your daughter seriously. I cringe when I think of naming conventions where it's legal to name your daughter "candy" or "apple".

In my country parents actually tried to name their daughter Pepsi Cola and the court allowed them to use the "pepsi" part if they provided a legal second name. So they called the poor child Pepsi Carola  :lol:

Well we were talking about names that are names anyway. Lily and Eve are sweet old- fashioned names.

Tiffany, Misty, Katie,  Windy, Serena and Susie are real names.

Teddy is just a nickname for Theodore and Billy for William.

But yeah, don't go for something that'll make the kid miserable for the rest of their life. Sometimes even with normal names kids can be mean.


To be fair Zapper, Candy is a nickname for Candice.

Title: Re: Naming children after ponies? (Especially sons?)
Post by: Sunset on April 28, 2018, 07:50:42 PM

So here are my wandering thoughts about this subject. 

I have a not uncommon name with two spellings.  I have the less common version which does mean that I have to spell it a lot.  But I'm actually proud of the way my name is spelled.  I think it looks prettier when written.  And you know what, I have a super common last name and due to my accent I've just become accustomed to clarifying that, too. Apparently when I say "White" it can sound like "Wyatt" so I just always say "White, like the color."

In terms of unusual spelling, I've noticed that has almost become the norm for girls at least.  I can think of numerous people who have a name that is spelled slightly differently.  And if you are of a minority culture then your likely to have to spell it anyway even if it is a common name within your culture.

Now in terms of really unusual names, I bit the bullet on that one.  My mom was a teenager in the 70's and wanted to name her daughter "Snow."  Thankfully, when she married my dad she decided it wouldn't be a good idea. (Remember my last name is White!)

But a few years ago, I had a coworker who's daughter was named Ariel (speaking of mermaids.)  She got so unmercifully teased at school that at 9 years old she insisted on changing her name to a less princessy one.

Of course, there are other ways of getting a bad name.  I just found out the name someone I know had given his daughter.  The meaning behind it is lovely.  But it is extremely unusual and includes a hyphen!  At first I thought it was her first name and middle name.  But no, he insists that she doesn't have a middle name and that her first name is hyphenated.  I had to really bite my tongue at several points in that conversation. 

So would I name my child after a pony?  Probably not.  Not unless it was a name that doesn't immediately scream "pony" like the flower names.

Title: Re: Naming children after ponies? (Especially sons?)
Post by: Ponyfan on April 29, 2018, 06:47:33 AM

I think there's a difference between using a common name that was used for a pony (Lilly, Rose, Tiffany etc..) and naming a child something like Twilight Sparkle Smith. :lol:  The second name screams "I named my child after a pony" vs the first name is common enough to not be an obvious reference to MLP.

I think there are more pony names that can be used as girl names without being obvious than there are boy names.

My name used to be really common but is unusual now. Growing up the only other people I knew with the same name were adults and even now I don't think I know another person with my name.

I've met a chid named Princess one named Marquis. When I was in college there was a guy that named his daughter Ella. It happened to be the same year the movie with Anne Hathaway came out and even though everyone in the class was a young adult several people asked him if he'd picked the name from the book or movie.



Ponyfan

Title: Re: Naming children after ponies? (Especially sons?)
Post by: Taffeta on April 29, 2018, 09:28:00 AM

Quote from: Carrehz on April 28, 2018, 01:47:25 PM

Quote from: PrincessNikki on April 28, 2018, 10:50:37 AM

Quote from: Taffeta on April 27, 2018, 03:55:52 PM

Quote from: PrincessNikki on April 27, 2018, 03:31:47 PM

what about Cheese Sandwich?

XD

I am worried if Soarin' was named after a kid.

Honestly, with the names I have been seeing recently I wouldn't be surprised

IIRC his name was actually "Soren" and Soarin's name was just inspired by him, instead of directly being named after the kid, if that makes sense.


 

Ah, ok. That makes more sense. I already feel sorry for people with punctuation in their names (hyphens or apostrophes) as they will get abused by computer systems forever. Soren is quite nice though.

@LM - Apple Tree? Oh dear.

Names are complicated things. One of my school friends named her daughter Sophie-Mai. It's her daughter and her choice but I already feel sorry for the kid (she's 1) because not only is it a hyphen, but the spelling of Mai is unusual. She's going to get a lot of hassle trying to get that written right over her life. Fortunately her surname is a common one and easy to spell. Maybe in the long run that will make it all right.

In another context, I had a letter through some official organisation which was from someone whose given name was Carl-Simon. That sounds like parents had an argument over which name and couldn't agree.

There is a growing trend in the UK of parents double-barrelling their surnames, which is fine, but then if you do that and then double-barrel your kid's first name as well, its asking for trouble.

Title: Re: Naming children after ponies? (Especially sons?)
Post by: ordinarycollector on April 29, 2018, 11:31:50 AM

I understand giving a kid a name partially inspired by something that's important to the parents, but I also think it's important that it be a name you'd choose on its own merits. I wouldn't feel bad for a kid saying "Hi, I'm Lily," because it's a regular name. Or something like Lavender or Clover, which are slightly more unusual but not instantly identifiable as ponies. But I'd feel awful for a kid who had to go through life saying "Hi, I'm Rarity, nice to meet you. Rarity. No, not Verity. R-A-R-I-T-Y."

I also think that naming a baby after something the parents like should be done thoughtfully. For example the name Kylo shot up out of nowhere into the top 1000 name list for the U.S. after the Star Wars movie came out. I feel bad for those kids really. Kylo as a name only has one cultural association, Kylo Ren, so all their classmates will know "You're the bad guy!"

So I guess to sum up, my feeling is no on names that only have a single cultural association, and double no on names where that association is with a villain. But a name where it's not immediately obvious it's after a pony is fine by me, even if the name is uncommon.

Title: Re: Naming children after ponies? (Especially sons?)
Post by: Leave a Whisper on April 29, 2018, 11:35:11 AM

Kylo?! Those poor, poor kids. :(

Title: Re: Naming children after ponies? (Especially sons?)
Post by: LadyMoondancer on April 29, 2018, 04:02:17 PM

Wow.  I would think twice about naming a kid after the villain who KILLED HIS DAD.

I wonder how many kids were named Anakin.  Ugh.

Title: Re: Naming children after ponies? (Especially sons?)
Post by: buddyboymama on April 29, 2018, 04:38:04 PM

Ha I am loving this thread. So funny! Pepsi Carola, Apple Tree and (almost) Snow White ...

If it is a name that is already in use as a human name, like those already mentioned — gemstone or flower name, for example — I don’t see why not. It’s not like people will know the child is named after a pony.

Title: Re: Naming children after ponies? (Especially sons?)
Post by: Taffeta on April 29, 2018, 04:45:13 PM

Quote from: LadyMoondancer on April 29, 2018, 04:02:17 PM

Wow.  I would think twice about naming a kid after the villain who KILLED HIS DAD.

I wonder how many kids were named Anakin.  Ugh.

There's always Chewbacca to fall back on for a third.

Title: Re: Naming children after ponies? (Especially sons?)
Post by: Leave a Whisper on April 29, 2018, 05:31:33 PM

Quote from: Taffeta on April 29, 2018, 04:45:13 PM

Quote from: LadyMoondancer on April 29, 2018, 04:02:17 PM

Wow.  I would think twice about naming a kid after the villain who KILLED HIS DAD.

I wonder how many kids were named Anakin.  Ugh.

There's always Chewbacca to fall back on for a third.

 :huh:

Title: Re: Naming children after ponies? (Especially sons?)
Post by: Ponyfan on April 30, 2018, 04:40:45 AM

My dad went to school with someone named Donald Duck. The guy had to pull out his driver's license to prove that was his name.


Ponyfan

Title: Re: Naming children after ponies? (Especially sons?)
Post by: poniesthatsparkle on April 30, 2018, 05:48:55 AM

I was always told that if my twin sister and I were boys, our names would've been Andy and Barney, after the characters from the Andy Griffith Show. Now, those names aren't at all ridiculous, so I was named after either one of those characters, I wouldn't mind too much.

Now, if I were named after a pony, that would be different. Some ponies have common names, like the flower and gemstone names. Those names wouldn't cause too much trouble. I also believe there's a G3 pony named Daisy May or something like that, which is actually a pretty name. But there are also lots of pony named that I can't imagine anyone should name their kids. Imagine meeting someone named Pinkie Pie!

Title: Re: Naming children after ponies? (Especially sons?)
Post by: Leave a Whisper on April 30, 2018, 06:53:32 AM

Quote from: LadyMoondancer on April 29, 2018, 04:02:17 PM

Wow.  I would think twice about naming a kid after the villain who KILLED HIS DAD.

I wonder how many kids were named Anakin.  Ugh.

Imagine seeing that in the headlines. Kylo Ren murders parents. Investigation Underway

Title: Re: Naming children after ponies? (Especially sons?)
Post by: Aadra310 on April 30, 2018, 09:42:44 AM

I can only think of a few "inspired by" ponies for boy names...

Colt or Colton
Sonny - Mountain Boy Sunburst
Dallas or Austin - Brother Tex
Dustin/Dusty- Brother Trucker (makes me think of a dusty construction site)
Orion- any space themed pony
Ocean- Brother Salty

I'm sure there are some others!  That way, you could still have your pony tie-in but a name that can stand on it's own.

Title: Re: Naming children after ponies? (Especially sons?)
Post by: Wildshadow on April 30, 2018, 10:26:23 AM

Quote from: LadyMoondancer on April 29, 2018, 04:02:17 PM

Wow.  I would think twice about naming a kid after the villain who KILLED HIS DAD.

I wonder how many kids were named Anakin.  Ugh.

Ugh, I know someone who named their kid Anakin X.x I always cringe when I hear them talked about XD

I was named after a movie my mom enjoyed, while my sister was named after family, which she HATES that =P Especially her middle name... Love Story was the movie by the way...

Title: Re: Naming children after ponies? (Especially sons?)
Post by: Tulips on May 01, 2018, 03:26:45 PM

I agree with a lot that has been said, when I asked about naming children after ponies I meant 'inspired by' or pony names that are 'regular names'. I've already picked out Penelope, as I said, because that fits my criteria. I was asking about masculine names because I couldn't think of any that worked and was wondering I missed anything. I've seen some interesting suggestions, but none that I like. (I actually knew someone who was considering calling their son Spike, not after the dragon though)

Personally I think it's sad that some people are so against naming children after characters (within reason, Kylo rising to popularity is a little cringe). People come up with names from all sorts of places, a cousin of mine named their son Dustin after the AFL player...
Take this for example, at my old job we had a client named Peter Griffin - yep. But he was middle aged and was clearly named before the character, who knows why his parents picked Peter (perhaps they liked Peter rabbit, or were Spiderman fans). I'm sure there's plenty of kids called Harry too, and at least one called Harry Potter. Just because you're named after a character doesn't mean you don't have an identity of your own.

I have a tricky to spell and pronounce name, some people who have known me for years still can't spell it and I can count on one hand how many have pronounced it correctly the first time they read it (let's not go into how it's not pronounced the traditional way, nobody even knows that traditional pronunciation and I hate it lol)... But I love my name. I've never been teased for my name, I never knew anyone who was!

But I digress, thank you for the discussion, it's been an interesting one. I've actually picked a name in the interim, don't worry it's not a pony name. I'm keeping it close to my chest though, because it's a name I've made up that means a lot to me, my partner has already approved it.