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Poll: Would you name your kids after Tolkien characters?
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Eye's on Guard
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Dec 1 2012, 3:36am


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Come to think of it... [In reply to] Can't Post

I once knew of a boy who was named Rohan. I don't remember how his name was pronounced, though, or if he was even named after the Middle-earth people. Just saw it on a name tag once and did a double take thinking "That's a really cool name."

Subject User Time
Would you name your kids after Tolkien characters? CuriousG Send a private message to CuriousG Nov 29 2012, 4:16pm
    Elanor imin Send a private message to imin Nov 29 2012, 4:26pm
        Middle names CuriousG Send a private message to CuriousG Nov 29 2012, 4:38pm
        Love the name Elanor Ardamírë Send a private message to Ardamírë Nov 29 2012, 5:56pm
        Yeah, sherlock Send a private message to sherlock Dec 4 2012, 5:25pm
    Sure! Kassandros Send a private message to Kassandros Nov 29 2012, 4:45pm
        Risky ones and nicknames CuriousG Send a private message to CuriousG Nov 29 2012, 4:56pm
            Whenever I call someone "Sam" online, I always hear it in Frodo's voice. Kassandros Send a private message to Kassandros Nov 29 2012, 5:13pm
                I've never met an Adric zarabia Send a private message to zarabia Nov 30 2012, 6:27am
    It certainly sounds fine so long as the child isn't teased for it.. Radagast-Aiwendil Send a private message to Radagast-Aiwendil Nov 29 2012, 5:46pm
    No. sador Send a private message to sador Nov 29 2012, 6:16pm
        No... as well Magpie Send a private message to Magpie Nov 30 2012, 2:03pm
    I don't see why not! DanielLB Send a private message to DanielLB Nov 29 2012, 8:18pm
        The secret to success in relationships is CuriousG Send a private message to CuriousG Nov 29 2012, 8:28pm
            We've mutually agreed on Sam DanielLB Send a private message to DanielLB Nov 29 2012, 8:45pm
        Do you mind if I ask a question? Ardamírë Send a private message to Ardamírë Nov 29 2012, 8:50pm
            I'm offended! DanielLB Send a private message to DanielLB Nov 29 2012, 9:36pm
                Didn't work! Ardamírë Send a private message to Ardamírë Nov 29 2012, 10:31pm
                    I'll just have to try harder next time ;-) / DanielLB Send a private message to DanielLB Nov 30 2012, 7:54am
    Kind of a moot point for me, but still a fun question zarabia Send a private message to zarabia Nov 30 2012, 6:23am
    Depends... Otaku-sempai Send a private message to Otaku-sempai Nov 30 2012, 5:41pm
    Peregrin would actually be a good name. Kassandros Send a private message to Kassandros Nov 30 2012, 6:52pm
        I met a child named Peregrin... Magpie Send a private message to Magpie Nov 30 2012, 8:12pm
            That's great! Kassandros Send a private message to Kassandros Nov 30 2012, 8:52pm
                It was 2007 ... so, after the LOTR films // Magpie Send a private message to Magpie Nov 30 2012, 9:54pm
            It's the same for me Magpie. DanielLB Send a private message to DanielLB Nov 30 2012, 8:56pm
                My father was named after his mother. Kassandros Send a private message to Kassandros Nov 30 2012, 9:02pm
                    Nope, guess again. DanielLB Send a private message to DanielLB Nov 30 2012, 9:12pm
                        Loren?// Ardamírë Send a private message to Ardamírë Nov 30 2012, 9:38pm
                        Leslie? Lacrimae Rerum Send a private message to Lacrimae Rerum Dec 1 2012, 12:46am
                            do you remember... Magpie Send a private message to Magpie Dec 1 2012, 12:48am
                                Talulah Does The Hula From Hawaii Starling Send a private message to Starling Dec 1 2012, 1:08am
                                    There's a family down here who named their daughter Kelvarhin Send a private message to Kelvarhin Dec 1 2012, 2:04am
                                        Oh dear, Kel Starling Send a private message to Starling Dec 1 2012, 3:26am
                                            Pretty horrible Kelvarhin Send a private message to Kelvarhin Dec 1 2012, 3:36am
                                                Ha ha Starling Send a private message to Starling Dec 1 2012, 4:14am
                                    listen... I worked in a community where made up names were very common Magpie Send a private message to Magpie Dec 1 2012, 2:25am
                                        I know Starling Send a private message to Starling Dec 1 2012, 3:09am
                                Alas no Lacrimae Rerum Send a private message to Lacrimae Rerum Dec 1 2012, 1:15am
                                    lol // Magpie Send a private message to Magpie Dec 1 2012, 2:26am
                                I remember sherlock Send a private message to sherlock Dec 4 2012, 6:10pm
                            How much to keep you quiet? ;-) / DanielLB Send a private message to DanielLB Dec 1 2012, 9:17am
                            "Suri" and "Brooklyn" sound like lovely names to me. // Kassandros Send a private message to Kassandros Dec 1 2012, 9:28pm
                                I think imin Send a private message to imin Dec 2 2012, 12:37am
                                    Not that it works in the conetext of this thread, but that was voted the best joke at the Edinburgh Festival Lacrimae Rerum Send a private message to Lacrimae Rerum Dec 3 2012, 5:18pm
                                    Really? Kassandros Send a private message to Kassandros Dec 3 2012, 5:23pm
                                        There can be a lack of bullying CuriousG Send a private message to CuriousG Dec 3 2012, 6:58pm
                                        I think it just depends imin Send a private message to imin Dec 4 2012, 4:41pm
                                            The thing I don't understand... Kassandros Send a private message to Kassandros Dec 4 2012, 10:27pm
                                                The curmudgeonly English answer would be Lacrimae Rerum Send a private message to Lacrimae Rerum Dec 4 2012, 11:01pm
                                                    But they are names! Kassandros Send a private message to Kassandros Dec 5 2012, 4:01pm
                                                        No not at all. Lacrimae Rerum Send a private message to Lacrimae Rerum Dec 5 2012, 7:30pm
                                                        to me imin Send a private message to imin Dec 5 2012, 11:10pm
                            When I was pregnant & people asked us about sherlock Send a private message to sherlock Dec 4 2012, 6:01pm
                                That hilarious!// Ardamírë Send a private message to Ardamírë Dec 4 2012, 6:17pm
                                When we bought our house, Alassëa Eruvande Send a private message to Alassëa Eruvande Dec 4 2012, 6:21pm
                                    That's funny! sherlock Send a private message to sherlock Dec 4 2012, 6:26pm
                                    I once knew someone Ardamírë Send a private message to Ardamírë Dec 4 2012, 6:27pm
                                        I have a family member called ... DanielLB Send a private message to DanielLB Dec 4 2012, 6:34pm
                                            Well, I hope his dad was named John so the surname will be true.// CuriousG Send a private message to CuriousG Dec 4 2012, 7:03pm
                                            I don't understand why Ardamírë Send a private message to Ardamírë Dec 4 2012, 7:05pm
                                                Not a clue DanielLB Send a private message to DanielLB Dec 4 2012, 7:12pm
                                                    Hugh Hughes Ardamírë Send a private message to Ardamírë Dec 4 2012, 7:44pm
                                            By the way... Ardamírë Send a private message to Ardamírë Dec 4 2012, 7:10pm
                                                You're not actually missing much at all DanielLB Send a private message to DanielLB Dec 4 2012, 7:13pm
                                                I'll summarise the forum for you: Ataahua Send a private message to Ataahua Dec 4 2012, 7:29pm
                                                    And it's just the beginning! Ardamírë Send a private message to Ardamírë Dec 4 2012, 7:46pm
                                                        Not yet! Ataahua Send a private message to Ataahua Dec 4 2012, 8:14pm
                                                            Then... Ardamírë Send a private message to Ardamírë Dec 4 2012, 8:46pm
                                                                They're unavoidable, Ataahua Send a private message to Ataahua Dec 4 2012, 8:54pm
                                                                    I see I see Ardamírë Send a private message to Ardamírë Dec 4 2012, 9:15pm
                                                        Stay strong! Kassandros Send a private message to Kassandros Dec 4 2012, 10:22pm
                                                            We need a group! Ardamírë Send a private message to Ardamírë Dec 4 2012, 10:49pm
                                        I was in school sherlock Send a private message to sherlock Dec 4 2012, 7:53pm
                                            Poor kids Ardamírë Send a private message to Ardamírë Dec 4 2012, 8:07pm
                                            Oh dear lord! DanielLB Send a private message to DanielLB Dec 4 2012, 8:24pm
                                            I have hearrd of a Silverlode Send a private message to Silverlode Dec 5 2012, 4:02am
        I have a dog named Pippin sherlock Send a private message to sherlock Dec 4 2012, 5:33pm
    Names from Middle-Earth Sam20 Send a private message to Sam20 Nov 30 2012, 8:45pm
        That's true of any name, though. Kassandros Send a private message to Kassandros Nov 30 2012, 8:57pm
            That can certainly be true of any name, but Starling Send a private message to Starling Nov 30 2012, 10:47pm
    I know someone who is named after Sauron Starling Send a private message to Starling Nov 30 2012, 10:39pm
    Thirty years ago I suggested it to my husband, but he nixed it. Aunt Dora Baggins Send a private message to Aunt Dora Baggins Dec 1 2012, 1:29am
        And isn't there someone with a son named sherlock Send a private message to sherlock Dec 4 2012, 6:21pm
            You'd think that maybe some of the later generations of the Tolkien family would pick up these names. CuriousG Send a private message to CuriousG Dec 4 2012, 7:06pm
    Come to think of it... Eye's on Guard Send a private message to Eye's on Guard Dec 1 2012, 3:36am
        Rohan has been around a long time Starling Send a private message to Starling Dec 1 2012, 5:06am
            Oh wow, never knew that Eye's on Guard Send a private message to Eye's on Guard Dec 1 2012, 5:25am
    I'm (very hopefuly) not going to have kids, alienorchid Send a private message to alienorchid Dec 1 2012, 5:04am
    Well, having an unusual name myself, I wouldn't pick one that is too "out there". Alassëa Eruvande Send a private message to Alassëa Eruvande Dec 3 2012, 4:14pm
    Cats JWPlatt Dec 3 2012, 4:50pm
    I just remembered the name I had once thought would be nice for a girl zarabia Send a private message to zarabia Dec 4 2012, 7:10am
        I like that, too!// sherlock Send a private message to sherlock Dec 4 2012, 6:30pm
    I like Beren, Luthien, sherlock Send a private message to sherlock Dec 4 2012, 5:54pm
    Already did: "Strider" {NT} MrCere Send a private message to MrCere Dec 8 2012, 7:23am
        Your kid is the one that came to my mind. Alassëa Eruvande Send a private message to Alassëa Eruvande Dec 8 2012, 3:21pm
    I can't answer for myself, but Laerasëa Send a private message to Laerasëa Dec 12 2012, 3:04am
    After reading the Hobbit I thought Durin wasn't a bad choice. It's not too odd but, different.// Gimli'sBox Send a private message to Gimli'sBox Dec 16 2012, 6:22pm
    I wanted to back in the 90's Aethelwyne Bolger Send a private message to Aethelwyne Bolger Dec 19 2012, 1:30am
    Yes! ScholarGipsy Send a private message to ScholarGipsy Jan 1 2013, 7:54pm
    While i love the idea of naming children after literary characters, sauget.diblosio Send a private message to sauget.diblosio Apr 2 2013, 1:24am

 
 
 

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