Would you give your child a TF name?

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  1. KremzeekTyCobb

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    Brilliant! How about D' Vestator? Or Cy Clonus?
     
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  2. WEEGEE

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    How silly all of you are! Your stuck with your name for the rest of your life! It must be a reflection of who you are!


    Therefore my childs name will be fat b*stard.
     
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    My brother named his first son Imrik, after the High Elves Dragon Prince. His wife, however, misspelled it and his name is now Emrik.


    If I were going to rob any nerd bank for names, it'd either be Warhammer, Skyrim, or Star Trek.
     
  4. Aernaroth

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    Or Shaqueve.

    On the one hand, naming a child for a fictional character doesn't strike me as much different than naming them for an ancestor, or a biblical /religious figure, or a famous individual, or even for some metaphorical hope related to the meaning of their name, but on the other there are many good names, and many names that are not great for a human being to carry with them through their life. Transformers characters tend to be the latter.

    Great names for pets though.
     
  5. Gordon_4

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    Depends on what you mean. I’d happily name a son Peter or Frank for example because they’re normal names with a special connection to the Transformers that I would understand but will otherwise pass unremarked.
     
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  6. Atomic Tofu

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    Well, if you want to give your kid an actual TF name, Chase is the most normal. You guys should see some of the names my wife has to deal with in her 3rd grade classroom...poor kids.

    If I had a TF name, the most appropriate would be Windbreaker...
     
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    my boys in order of birth.

    skids
    overlord
    hound
    godbomber
    and who could forget.....bob

    girls?

    Elita-one
    Victorion
    Megatronia
    Lyzack (she'll be the cute one. i'll legally change their names if i have to)
    and Rust Dust.
    *has a girl*
    ....at least she's be popular....
     
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    I’m gonna name my daughter Thunderwing and make sure she gets PUMPED AS SHIT and loves SCIENCE and CAUSING THE APOCALYPSE
     
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  10. Galvatross

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    I'd name a son Jaegertron if it meant he'd become the manliest man in the universe.
     
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    "And this is my son, Powermaster Optimus Prime, greatest leader of his time. Ironically, he's not doing so well in school."
     
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    A long time, I had met a family, and they had a couple of kids, and one of them was a young girl named Arcee.

    The only problem was that her parents stressed the first syllable of her name. It was tragic. It was all I could do to keep a straight face.
     
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    Pets, yes. Kids, no.... My daughter is properly named after a digimon character.
     
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    Reminds me of all those stupid parents who named their kids after Twilight and Hunger Games characters.
     
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    Dude, whoa.
     
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    There, I changed it. Geesh!
     
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    Oh that poor kid.
     
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    Maybe Roddy or something. Name a pet? Sure. But never a kid.
     
  19. DocSeth81

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    not at all. but I would give my kid a comic book name. In the Jewish religion, it is tradition that you give a child the name with the initial of a loved one who passed away. So if I ever have kids, I would name them....

    Timothy Drake Seidler (Seidler is my last name) (my grandmother who died when I was 7 was tillee and my grandfather's uncle I was very close with and his name was dave) Tim Drake was the 3rd Robin
    and
    Hal Jordan Seidler (my grandfather who died about 10 years ago was Harry and my grandmother who died in 2006 was Joan). Hal Jordan is the silver age and current Green Lantern
     
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  20. solarstorm

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    While I wouldn't name my kid after a TF, I can't help but be amused at the thought of meeting a "Hun-Grr" or "Stinkbomb" in real life.

    Then again, I'd be a little weary of an Overlord or Overkill. Those seem like self-fulfilling prophesies.
     
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