Naming your kids after LOTR characters - Page 15

Eruviel Greenleaf · 08-14-2002, 01:14 PM

I wouldn't feel right being named something like Galadriel...as much as I love the books and all, that's a great name to live up to...I think I would feel very pressured to live up to that name...

My mum did name me after her favorite character in a book....Elizabeth Bennet, from Pride and Prejudice. Of course, 'Elizabeth' is not exactly obvious...

Elbereth · 08-23-2002, 09:55 AM

I want to name my son Sam, with maybe Peregrin for a middle name. If I have a daughter, I want to name her Elanor, with perhaps Estel for a middle name. Other names I wouldn't mind using are: Lorien, Cirdan (for a middle name), Strider (for a dog), Merry, Luthien (as a middle name), or Arwen. I've always wanted to have two puppies, or kittens, and name them Merry and Pippin. (or maybe four, Frodo, Sam, Merry and Pippin...)

One name I would never name a kid would be Legolas, even though he is one of my favorite characters, I think they would hate me for life.

Allorien · 08-31-2002, 05:01 PM

I wish my middle name was from LotR. Or even my middle name. Like some of you have said, if I did ever have kids I would want to give them a LotR middle name, that way if they really liked it they could have people call them by their middle name, and if they didn't like it, they wouldn't have to tell everybody. "Hello, my name is Gandalf the Grey, yes, I know I'm only 14, and yes I know I'm not Grey..."
Or, "What is your name?" "Umm...Bilbo..." "Oh my goodness, were your parents hippies?"

I think any girls name ending in the 'wen' , 'lorien', or 'adriel' would be pretty. Or even Elbereth, if you wanted you could say Beth for short. el B er ETH...

Should I save up the money to change my name to Allorien?

What do you guys think?? (btw, my real name is April)

SlowBeam · 08-31-2002, 05:52 PM

sorry, but I think family names are far more important than attaching Tolkien fandom to a person's name. And what if the child doesn't even like Tolkien (not that this is likely)?

don't get me wrong, the names are beautiful. we might name a daughter Rose, but it would be after my grandmother.

however, some people hate their families. and then you have all the freedom in the world.

entss89 · 09-01-2002, 09:01 AM

hi i would call my son MARRY! how about you?

cassiopeia · 09-01-2002, 11:21 PM

Quote:

hi i would call my son MARRY! how about you?

No, I don't remember that in Tolkien's writings.

TinuvielChild · 09-03-2002, 07:53 AM

What I was contemplating was naming a daughter Melian, with the middle name Luthien, or giving her a normal first name and Melian as her middle name. For a boy, I really like the name Theoden, and the nickname Theo is fairly common (Theodore).

Elbereth · 09-04-2002, 04:32 PM

Yes, Melian and Elbereth as Beth would be good ones...I think Theoden might be awkward as a kid, but it would be a great name as an adult. Very powerful sort of ring to it. And how about Tinuiviel?

I don't know very much about changing names, Allorien, how much does it cost?

TinuvielChild · 09-04-2002, 05:16 PM

Well, if you just called him Theo all the time...One of the things I take into consideration when thinking of names is whether they have decent nicknames. See, I would never name a child Veronica, because the only nickname available, really, is Ron, and most girls don't like being called Ron. I speak from experience; one of my best friends is named Veronica. One thing my mother took into consideration is whether the initials spell anything, like EAT or ANT or BUG, etc. The only thing is, initials spelling something nice can be much better than not spelling anything at all. For example: one of my friends has initials that spell GEM, and if I changed my middle name to Luthien and married my boyfriend, my initials would spell ELK, which is one of my favorite animals. I'm rambling, so I'll stop right here, ok?

Sminty_Smeagol · 09-04-2002, 08:12 PM

YEAaAah... and, if I changed my name to Fred, and married my invisible friend I would be... *drumroll* FRW! or maybe I could be NGL or TGH or something! Or if I had two middle names I'd be ENTR! Woo.

-~*Sminty*~-

BeardofPants · 09-04-2002, 08:16 PM

Heehee.

Linarryl · 10-19-2002, 09:26 AM

I'd name my daughter Lorien or Galadriel. I think they sound nice!

Millane · 10-19-2002, 09:40 AM

William Tulkas McCloud
ive never contemplated it but i will now... me little brother was called Conner McCloud (Highlander) but that was nothing to do with the movie

Silverstripe · 12-04-2002, 01:20 AM

I know a girl named Elanor Rose.

Miranda · 12-04-2002, 05:13 AM

Naming my kids after LOTR characters? You bet your ass I am.
Arwen for a girl (my friend actually knows someone called Arwen- its welsh) And Phillip which will therefore be shortened to Pippin for a boy. Of course Elessar is another choice and I think its a bit like Ashley- you can use for both a boy or a girl. Mx

-elfearz- · 12-04-2002, 07:50 AM

i love lorien and arwen and estel (but all as girls names)...but i also think elvish non-book names like eleniel and sinquita and mirilya...
guys names are a little harder..not that i'm planning to have kids

Miranda · 12-04-2002, 08:43 AM

I know this will sound odd as its an elvish word rather than a name but I'd love to call my daughter Namarie (or Arwen which is the first choice I posted) I know it means farewell but it just sounds so beautiful!!! Mx

Blackboar · 12-04-2002, 02:09 PM

I am!
Girl- Arwen
Boy-Faramir I like that name! He can have a nickname of Faryy

Nibs · 12-04-2002, 02:34 PM

I think it's funny, hypothetically, but if any one really did it, it would be ridiculous. I have a few modest examples:

Arwen - can't seem to mind her own business.

Turin - has nothing but bad luck. And wears his sisters' clothes.

Gwaihir the Windlord - a little boy with a big bowel problem.

zavron · 12-18-2002, 02:03 PM

I would choose...linda means beautiful in Quenya, but I'm not so sure...Eowyn would be the best I think for a girl.

08-14-2002, 01:14 PM	#281
Eruviel Greenleaf Alcoholic Villain-Fancying Elf Pirate Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Lyonesse Posts: 4,547	I wouldn't feel right being named something like Galadriel...as much as I love the books and all, that's a great name to live up to...I think I would feel very pressured to live up to that name... My mum did name me after her favorite character in a book....Elizabeth Bennet, from Pride and Prejudice. Of course, 'Elizabeth' is not exactly obvious... __________________ Eruviel Greenleaf in a past life. "Whoever has come to understand the world has found only a corpse, and whoever has found a corpse is superior to the world." -The Gospel of Thomas SQUAWK!

08-23-2002, 09:55 AM	#282
Elbereth Elven Warrior Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Rivendell Posts: 122	I want to name my son Sam, with maybe Peregrin for a middle name. If I have a daughter, I want to name her Elanor, with perhaps Estel for a middle name. Other names I wouldn't mind using are: Lorien, Cirdan (for a middle name), Strider (for a dog), Merry, Luthien (as a middle name), or Arwen. I've always wanted to have two puppies, or kittens, and name them Merry and Pippin. (or maybe four, Frodo, Sam, Merry and Pippin...) One name I would never name a kid would be Legolas, even though he is one of my favorite characters, I think they would hate me for life. __________________ A! Elbereth Gilithoniel! 'Fate goes ever as fate must.' Beowulf (Seamus Haney's translation) FRODO LIVES!!!

08-31-2002, 05:01 PM	#283
Allorien Hobbit Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: On earth Posts: 48	I wish... I wish my middle name was from LotR. Or even my middle name. Like some of you have said, if I did ever have kids I would want to give them a LotR middle name, that way if they really liked it they could have people call them by their middle name, and if they didn't like it, they wouldn't have to tell everybody. "Hello, my name is Gandalf the Grey, yes, I know I'm only 14, and yes I know I'm not Grey..." Or, "What is your name?" "Umm...Bilbo..." "Oh my goodness, were your parents hippies?" I think any girls name ending in the 'wen' , 'lorien', or 'adriel' would be pretty. Or even Elbereth, if you wanted you could say Beth for short. el B er ETH... Should I save up the money to change my name to Allorien? What do you guys think?? (btw, my real name is April) __________________ ~Allorien~

09-01-2002, 09:01 AM	#285
entss89 lord of the ents Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: nc Posts: 539	HI hi i would call my son MARRY! how about you?

09-03-2002, 07:53 AM	#287
TinuvielChild Padawan Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: The Barony of Carolingia Posts: 2,176	What I was contemplating was naming a daughter Melian, with the middle name Luthien, or giving her a normal first name and Melian as her middle name. For a boy, I really like the name Theoden, and the nickname Theo is fairly common (Theodore). __________________ There are only four questions of value in life: What is sacred? Of what is the spirit made? What is worth living for? What is worth dying for? The answer to each is the same: ONLY LOVE. Dance as though nobody's watching. Sing as though nobody's listening. Dream as though you'll live forever. Live as though you'll die tomorrow. EIDRIORCQWSDAKLMEDDCWWTIWOATTOPWFIO and proud! FRODO LIVES!!!!!

08-31-2002, 05:52 PM	#284
SlowBeam Sapling Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 3	sorry, but I think family names are far more important than attaching Tolkien fandom to a person's name. And what if the child doesn't even like Tolkien (not that this is likely)? don't get me wrong, the names are beautiful. we might name a daughter Rose, but it would be after my grandmother. however, some people hate their families. and then you have all the freedom in the world.

09-04-2002, 04:32 PM	#288
Elbereth Elven Warrior Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Rivendell Posts: 122	Yes, Melian and Elbereth as Beth would be good ones...I think Theoden might be awkward as a kid, but it would be a great name as an adult. Very powerful sort of ring to it. And how about Tinuiviel? I don't know very much about changing names, Allorien, how much does it cost? __________________ A! Elbereth Gilithoniel! 'Fate goes ever as fate must.' Beowulf (Seamus Haney's translation) FRODO LIVES!!!

09-04-2002, 05:16 PM	#289
TinuvielChild Padawan Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: The Barony of Carolingia Posts: 2,176	Well, if you just called him Theo all the time...One of the things I take into consideration when thinking of names is whether they have decent nicknames. See, I would never name a child Veronica, because the only nickname available, really, is Ron, and most girls don't like being called Ron. I speak from experience; one of my best friends is named Veronica. One thing my mother took into consideration is whether the initials spell anything, like EAT or ANT or BUG, etc. The only thing is, initials spelling something nice can be much better than not spelling anything at all. For example: one of my friends has initials that spell GEM, and if I changed my middle name to Luthien and married my boyfriend, my initials would spell ELK, which is one of my favorite animals. I'm rambling, so I'll stop right here, ok? __________________ There are only four questions of value in life: What is sacred? Of what is the spirit made? What is worth living for? What is worth dying for? The answer to each is the same: ONLY LOVE. Dance as though nobody's watching. Sing as though nobody's listening. Dream as though you'll live forever. Live as though you'll die tomorrow. EIDRIORCQWSDAKLMEDDCWWTIWOATTOPWFIO and proud! FRODO LIVES!!!!!

09-04-2002, 08:12 PM	#290
Sminty_Smeagol Manic Cardboard-Box Dweller Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: In a house Posts: 1,071	YEAaAah... and, if I changed my name to Fred, and married my invisible friend I would be... drumroll FRW! or maybe I could be NGL or TGH or something! Or if I had two middle names I'd be ENTR! Woo. -~Sminty~-

09-04-2002, 08:16 PM	#291
BeardofPants the Shrike Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA <3 Posts: 10,647	Heehee. __________________ "Binary solo! 0000001! 00000011! 0000001! 00000011!" ~ The Humans are Dead, Flight of the Conchords

10-19-2002, 09:26 AM	#292
Linarryl Elven Warrior Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 160	I'd name my daughter Lorien or Galadriel. I think they sound nice!

10-19-2002, 09:40 AM	#293
Millane The Dude Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: at the altar of my ego Posts: 1,685	William Tulkas McCloud ive never contemplated it but i will now... me little brother was called Conner McCloud (Highlander) but that was nothing to do with the movie

12-04-2002, 01:20 AM	#294
Silverstripe Empress of the Writewraiths Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Running around somewhere inside my head. So what are YOU doing here?! Posts: 1,546	I know a girl named Elanor Rose.

12-04-2002, 05:13 AM	#295
Miranda 'Bohemian princess of Covent Garden Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Mill Posts: 544	Naming my kids after LOTR characters? You bet your ass I am. Arwen for a girl (my friend actually knows someone called Arwen- its welsh) And Phillip which will therefore be shortened to Pippin for a boy. Of course Elessar is another choice and I think its a bit like Ashley- you can use for both a boy or a girl. Mx __________________ There's only us, there's only this, forget regret or life is yours to miss. No other road, no other way, no day but today.

12-04-2002, 07:50 AM	#296
-elfearz- Elf Lord Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: followed by a moonshadow... Posts: 738	i love lorien and arwen and estel (but all as girls names)...but i also think elvish non-book names like eleniel and sinquita and mirilya... guys names are a little harder..not that i'm planning to have kids

12-04-2002, 08:43 AM	#297
Miranda 'Bohemian princess of Covent Garden Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Mill Posts: 544	I know this will sound odd as its an elvish word rather than a name but I'd love to call my daughter Namarie (or Arwen which is the first choice I posted) I know it means farewell but it just sounds so beautiful!!! Mx __________________ There's only us, there's only this, forget regret or life is yours to miss. No other road, no other way, no day but today.

12-04-2002, 02:09 PM	#298
Blackboar Legolas's beloved sister and Queen of the Wood Elves of Mirkwood Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Under the hill at Bag-end, Hobbiton the Shire Or Rivendell,I can't remember!!!!!!!!!! Posts: 1,086	I am! Girl- Arwen Boy-Faramir I like that name! He can have a nickname of Faryy

12-04-2002, 02:34 PM	#299
Nibs Head Hollara Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 751	I think it's funny, hypothetically, but if any one really did it, it would be ridiculous. I have a few modest examples: Arwen - can't seem to mind her own business. Turin - has nothing but bad luck. And wears his sisters' clothes. Gwaihir the Windlord - a little boy with a big bowel problem. __________________ "People used to ring up and say 'Don't quit your day job' or 'sell your synth', but the joke's on them: we were fired and the synth is broken!" -John Flansburgh from They Might Be Giants Ever heard of Mormons? I'm one. Click here to know more about us.

12-18-2002, 02:03 PM	#300
zavron Chieftain of The Order of The Blue Flame Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: I am a Figment of your Imagination!!! OOOHHHH!!! Posts: 1,729	I would choose...linda means beautiful in Quenya, but I'm not so sure...Eowyn would be the best I think for a girl. __________________ Visit http://nilore.suddenlaunch2.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ''ASH NAZG DUBARTULUK, ASH NAZG GIMBATUL, ASH NAZG THRAKATULUK AGH BURZUM--ISHI KRIMPATUL...ash nazg, ash nazg......'' ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Gil- galad was an elven king. Of him the harpers sadly sing: the last whose realm was fair and free between the mountains and the sea. His sword was long, his lance was keen, his shinig helm afar was seen; the countless stars of heaven's field were mirrored in his silver shield. But long ago he rode away, and where he dwelleth none can say; for into darkness fell his star in mordor where the shadows are. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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