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fray (Pathfinder Adventure Path Charter Subscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber), Mon, Nov 23, 2009, 04:37 PM

Dont be this lady...
Please notice the 'geek' names.

Solnes, Mon, Nov 23, 2009, 04:41 PM

First off, Congrats again Derek. I am thrilled with how excited you are. :)
I love the name Emma Leigh. Although use the names you guys already picked and put em together. Arwen Ophelia Tallman sounds nice. And you can always call her Ari or Ophi for short. :D

Ambrosia Slaad, Mon, Nov 23, 2009, 04:46 PM

I'm surprised no one has suggested Mona.

Erin for her first name and Mona as a middle name is definitely EEvill.

Kobold Cleaver, Mon, Nov 23, 2009, 05:07 PM

Kobold-Cleaver is an exceptionally strong name. Best of all, it works for both genders, so you can have a whole family with the same name! Get cracking!
/standard kobold diplomacy
;)
Also, grats!

Ambrosia Slaad, Mon, Nov 23, 2009, 06:00 PM

Kobold Cleaver wrote:

Kobold-Cleaver is an exceptionally strong name. Best of all, it works for both genders, so you can have a whole family with the same name! Get cracking!
/standard kobold diplomacy
;)
Also, grats!

Cobie could work.

Charles Evans 25, Mon, Nov 23, 2009, 06:06 PM

It might be worth running suggestions past any teachers that you know, as they tend to notice trends of behaviour amongst pupils with particular names.

Cuchulainn, Mon, Nov 23, 2009, 07:33 PM

I've always been fond of the name, "Aurelia."

"Aurelia Rose Tallman," doesn't sound too bad.

For a more geeky angle:

Lilu Tallman

River Tallman
Kaylee Tallman
Inarra Tallman
(Zoe's already been mentioned)

Luna Tallman

Ehlonwey Tallman

Sakura Tallman
Kitara Tallman
Orihime Tallman

Birgitta Tallman

Valeria Tallman

taig (Paizo Superscriber), Mon, Nov 23, 2009, 08:35 PM

Mairkurion {tm} wrote:

Mairkuria

Dereka

(I won't be so evil as to suggest Houstina)

(Ophelia is beautiful, but seems like kind of a set-up.)

Eowyn (I really like)

Galadriel

I dated a girl named Derica. Her parents had picked out a name for their baby boy, and surprise! They didn't want to go with a different name.

Kobie, KC's #1 Buddy, Mon, Nov 23, 2009, 08:45 PM

Ambrosia Slaad wrote:

Kobold Cleaver wrote:

Kobold-Cleaver is an exceptionally strong name. Best of all, it works for both genders, so you can have a whole family with the same name! Get cracking!
/standard kobold diplomacy
;)
Also, grats!

Cobie could work.

M-mmm!
But spell it with a "K".

Mairkurion {tm} (Pathfinder Adventure Path, Pathfinder Fiction, Planet Stories Subscriber), Mon, Nov 23, 2009, 08:53 PM

taig wrote:

Mairkurion {tm} wrote:

Mairkuria

Dereka

(I won't be so evil as to suggest Houstina)

(Ophelia is beautiful, but seems like kind of a set-up.)

Eowyn (I really like)

Galadriel

I dated a girl named Derica. Her parents had picked out a name for their baby boy, and surprise! They didn't want to go with a different name.

As I tried to point out back when I thought it was a boy, but the principal remains the same, Dereka Mairkuria or Mairkuria Dereka would make a power name for Baby (f) Tallman. Either her initials are DM for her future avocation, or MD for her future vocation...she will be unstoppable!

On the other hand, I really like Aurelia too. And Blank-Rose always seemed good in compound names to me for some reason. I heard about a girl named Hannah Rose once.

Feralas, Mon, Nov 23, 2009, 09:29 PM

Congratulations!

I really like "Zoey"

houstonderek, Mon, Nov 23, 2009, 10:40 PM

Middle name will more likely than not be Grace.

And, as much as I'd love to go with Dereka, I have three women (one gf and two moms, one of the future "in-law" variety) who will probably carve ME on Thursday if I suggest it.

;)

Xabulba, Tue, Nov 24, 2009, 12:47 AM

Kayleigh, always liked that name.

Charles Evans 25, Tue, Nov 24, 2009, 01:28 AM

Well there are some interesting names to fells in the English Lake District, if you're amenable to 'place name' suggestions, such as:

Blencathra

Glaramara

Helvellyn

[Threadjack] Which reminds me, I keep meaning to try and use the name Thunacar Knott somewhere for a character... [/Threadjack]

Lilith (Pathfinder Chronicles Charter Superscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, GameMastery Cards, Planet Stories Subscriber), Tue, Nov 24, 2009, 01:30 AM

Sabine, Liria, Terese, Caitlyn...I might have more later.

Dragnmoon (Pathfinder Chronicles Charter Superscriber; GameMastery Superscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Pathfinder Fiction Subscriber), Tue, Nov 24, 2009, 02:46 AM

houstonderek wrote:

Hi, well, we're having a daughter in March, and we were thinking about some names. I like Arwen (yeah, I'm a geek geek), baby mama likes Ophelia (yeah, she's a lit geek). But, we're not really decided, so I'd like y'all to suggest some names as well, keeping in mind we dig literary, mythological or similarly referential names.

:)

First of all Congrats!!!

On a name, I am a huge fan of Floral names for females.. so here is a list for ya.

Camellia
Iris
Ivy
Jasmine My Favorite
Laurel
Lily
Rose And the many version of that name like Rhoda & Rosemary
Violet
Willow
Zinnia
Fleur
Blossom
Marguerite

That is just a few.. THere are many, many Floral names.

Lord Fyre (RPG Superstar 2009 Top 32), Tue, Nov 24, 2009, 02:58 AM

houstonderek wrote:

Middle name will more likely than not be Grace.

:)

And, as much as I'd love to go with Dereka, I have three women (one gf and two moms, one of the future "in-law" variety) who will probably carve ME on Thursday if I suggest it.

;)

That does bring something to mind.

If you choose something too "strange" then the child may grow up hating it.

flash_cxxi (RPG Superstar 2009 Top 32), Tue, Nov 24, 2009, 03:15 AM

Lilith wrote:

Sabine, Caitlyn...I might have more later.

I love Sabine as a name. I had a Vampire the Masquerade character named Sabine (Follower of Set). :)
And see above for my thoughts on Caitlin... ;)

Nevynxxx, Tue, Nov 24, 2009, 04:29 AM

Lyingbastard wrote:

What about Sarafina? It's different, it means "angel" or "angelic", and is easily shortened to "Sara".

I likey...

Lyingbastard wrote:

Honestly, giving kids an unusual name generally isn't doing them a favor. Yes, we don't need anymore Rachels, Jennifers, or Megans, but Ellyonae, Penthelisea, and Callisto aren't necessarily the answer.

Says it all really

Uzzy (Pathfinder Chronicles Superscriber), Tue, Nov 24, 2009, 04:43 AM

Bastila, Mira, Elika, Erika, Seoni, Leliana, Morrigan, Ashley, Imoen, Aribeth, Brianna..

At least that's my list for future names of my daughters.

Secretlyreplacedwith, Tue, Nov 24, 2009, 05:53 AM

I suggest you name the child Sue.

Orthos, Tue, Nov 24, 2009, 08:59 AM

Uzzy wrote:

Bastila, Mira, Elika, Erika, Seoni, Leliana, Morrigan, Ashley, Imoen, Aribeth, Brianna..

At least that's my list for future names of my daughters.

I'm seeing a pattern here. ;)

Xaaon of Korvosa, Tue, Nov 24, 2009, 09:07 AM

houstonderek wrote:

Xaaon of Korvosa wrote:

I do actually really like Merisiel, Meri for short.

Merisiel Heartripper Tallman?

Seldriss wrote:

Congratulations, Houstonderek.

Before you pick a name, please keep in mind that you are going to name an individual for her whole life.
A child is not a pet.
And your child might not share your geeky love of fantasy, sci-fi, movies, comics or games, so don't impose them on her.
Also, a name can be turned into a nickname or worse, into a pun. Kids can be cruel. So be careful to consider what could be the shortenings of the name.

Good luck.

That's what Kung Fu is for...

Nah, I've already booked her lessons at the local Krav Maga place.

Kung fu just roughs the date up, Krav Maga says "Your broken neck is a direct result of your wandering hands..."

which results in courts...discretion...you have to know when you apply deadly force, and when to just control and humiliate...which a nice pressure point strike will do...if that doesn't work then pull out the tiger swords and have a real fun time...

Xaaon of Korvosa, Tue, Nov 24, 2009, 09:08 AM

Secretlyreplacedwith wrote:

I suggest you name the child Sue.

Bah, you only name boys "Sue" ;)

Aberzombie (Pathfinder Adventure Path, Pathfinder Companion Subscriber), Tue, Nov 24, 2009, 09:33 AM

Xaaon of Korvosa wrote:

Secretlyreplacedwith wrote:

I suggest you name the child Sue.

Bah, you only name boys "Sue" ;)

You have no appreciation for the Hammer-to-the-forehead subtlty of my comment.

Kirth Gersen (Pathfinder Adventure Path Charter Subscriber; Pathfinder Modules Subscriber), Tue, Nov 24, 2009, 11:30 AM

Derek, please, for the love of Pete, use a real human's name.
"Aurelia" and "Porcupine" and "Ahueheuemicanacanna" and "Lady Starkiller Atreides" might look cool on the Paizo boards, but on playgrounds they get kids beat up. A lot.

Celestial Healer, Tue, Nov 24, 2009, 11:51 AM

Kirth Gersen wrote:

Derek, please, for the love of Pete, use a real human's name.
"Aurelia" and "Porcupine" and "Ahueheuemicanacanna" and "Lady Starkiller Atreides" might look cool on the Paizo boards, but on playgrounds they get kids beat up. A lot.

Aurelia is a real name! Here are a few famous people with that name.

That said, the general advice is good, though.

Freehold DM, Tue, Nov 24, 2009, 12:27 PM

Kirth Gersen wrote:

Derek, please, for the love of Pete, use a real human's name.
"Aurelia" and "Porcupine" and "Ahueheuemicanacanna" and "Lady Starkiller Atreides" might look cool on the Paizo boards, but on playgrounds they get kids beat up. A lot.

I dunno, the name "Starkiller" might make her more into a social outcast than a victim of bullies...

Spellcrafter, Tue, Nov 24, 2009, 12:28 PM

I think Gwendolyn Grace would be a very nice name.
I also like the sound of Jacqueline Grace.

Kirth Gersen (Pathfinder Adventure Path Charter Subscriber; Pathfinder Modules Subscriber), Tue, Nov 24, 2009, 01:43 PM

Celestial Healer wrote:

Aurelia is a real name!

Yeah, it's a genus of jellyfish. Do you really want to stick a girl with that? "Don't let the kids make fun of you, honey. They're just jealous because none of them are named after gelatinous zooplankton."

Amardolem (Pathfinder Companion, Planet Stories Subscriber), Tue, Nov 24, 2009, 01:57 PM

I was going for Helen Elizabeth, but I ended up with a Jason Albert instead.

Congrats!

Celestial Healer, Tue, Nov 24, 2009, 02:06 PM

Kirth Gersen wrote:

Celestial Healer wrote:

Aurelia is a real name!

Yeah, it's a genus of jellyfish. Do you really want to stick a girl with that? "Don't let the kids make fun of you, honey. They're just jealous because none of them are named after gelatinous zooplankton."

The human name is about 2500 years old. That genus of jellyfish took its name about 500 years ago.

I'm going to name a genus of insects Kirth out of spite ;)

Spoiler:

Set, Tue, Nov 24, 2009, 04:00 PM

Always sound out a name and tell it to some other people before signing that birth certificate.

You don't want a daughter with a name like 'Aura Lee.'

Mairkurion {tm} (Pathfinder Adventure Path, Pathfinder Fiction, Planet Stories Subscriber), Tue, Nov 24, 2009, 04:09 PM

Kirth Gersen wrote:

Celestial Healer wrote:

Aurelia is a real name!

Yeah, it's a genus of jellyfish. Do you really want to stick a girl with that? "Don't let the kids make fun of you, honey. They're just jealous because none of them are named after gelatinous zooplankton."

It was also a popular Roman name. And as far as unusual kids names go, for ever kid who is sorry they got stuck with a unique name, I bet there is at least one who will cherish being so unique. Know yourself as parents, and guess what kind of kid your child will is more likely to be.

lynora, Tue, Nov 24, 2009, 04:19 PM

Mairkurion {tm} wrote:

And as far as unusual kids names go, for ever kid who is sorry they got stuck with a unique name, I bet there is at least one who will cherish being so unique.

That's definitely true. My name is pretty unusual (well, it's unusual in America anyways, fairly common in Russia) since I was named after a character in Doctor Zhivago. I hated my name growing up. I wished that I had an ordinary name, one that people could spell right the first time and maybe even pronounce correctly. (I mean really people, is it that hard to figure out how to say Larissa?) But then when I got older I found that I actually really loved having an unusual name. So, you know, even if the kid hates their name while they are little, maybe they'll change their mind later.

Lyingbastard, Tue, Nov 24, 2009, 05:41 PM

Set wrote:

Always sound out a name and tell it to some other people before signing that birth certificate.

You don't want a daughter with a name like 'Aura Lee.'

Or Anna-Lee

Rufus Reeven, Wed, Nov 25, 2009, 03:12 AM

Also remember that kids will find something to tease the kid about even if it has a "normal" name, e.g. glasses, red hair, a few pounds too much, etc.

Of course, there's no reason to make it easier, but the kid will get her share of teasing/bullying no matter what you call her...

But please, don't call her Divine Grace Tallman...

Nevynxxx, Wed, Nov 25, 2009, 04:51 AM

Set wrote:

Always sound out a name and tell it to some other people before signing that birth certificate.

You don't want a daughter with a name like 'Aura Lee.'

Or the guy I once met who was *very* tired, and gave hist first daughters name when asked, and had to go back a few days later to have it changed?

Bill Lumberg, Wed, Nov 25, 2009, 06:13 AM

"Cathy Lee Gifford Tallman" has a nice ring to it.

brock (Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Pathfinder Adventure Path, Pathfinder Chronicles, Pathfinder Companion, Pathfinder Fiction Subscriber), Wed, Nov 25, 2009, 06:41 AM

Bill Lumberg wrote:

"Cathy Lee Gifford Tallman" has a nice ring to it.

and is almost an illustration of the need to be careful with acronyms :)

We plumped for an unusual middle name for our son (Harlan), so that he has the choice to use it or not when he is older, and what turned out to be the most common boys name (Jack) as a first name.

As for girls, I've always liked Storm and Trinity.

Bill Lumberg, Wed, Nov 25, 2009, 07:52 AM

brock wrote:

Bill Lumberg wrote:

"Cathy Lee Gifford Tallman" has a nice ring to it.

and is almost an illustration of the need to be careful with acronyms :)

I am not clever enough to get it. Would you enlighten me, please?

terraleon, Wed, Nov 25, 2009, 08:17 AM

Long ago and far away, I knew a girl named Lorien...it was exotic enough to never be forgotten, close enough to "Lauren" to not get too many raised eyebrows, and of course, straight out of Tolkien-- which made it pure awesome.

I really, really, really tried to get my daughter named Lorien.

-Ben.

Kirth Gersen (Pathfinder Adventure Path Charter Subscriber; Pathfinder Modules Subscriber), Wed, Nov 25, 2009, 08:19 AM

Mairkurion {tm} wrote:

It was also a popular Roman name.

Did your parents name you "Cicero"? Or "Titus?" No? Hmmmm. Mine didn't name me "Vercingetorix," either. And, more recently, it seems like very few girls are being named "Mildred" these days... So, Derek, in the interest of cherishing "unique" names, it seems to me that "Mildred" is the best possible choice!

Mairkurion {tm} (Pathfinder Adventure Path, Pathfinder Fiction, Planet Stories Subscriber), Wed, Nov 25, 2009, 08:21 AM

Oh, Mildred...how fortunate. Abstractly, I don't care much about trends, so to each his own.

Also fortunately, my parents did give me one rare name, but due to an unfortunate trend, which as I said I generally don't care for, it has a stupid association that I keep hoping will pass so that I don't have to endure the stupidity of the herd on the matter in the future.

Kirth Gersen (Pathfinder Adventure Path Charter Subscriber; Pathfinder Modules Subscriber), Wed, Nov 25, 2009, 08:23 AM

Mairkurion {tm} wrote:

Abstractly, I don't care much about trends, so to each his own.

Yeah, but my point is that the child isn't an abstraction -- it's an actual person, who may not share your desire to inflict real discomfort on them in the form of a goofy name just because of an intellectual disdain for trends.

DM Phil, Wed, Nov 25, 2009, 08:26 AM

Do you want to talk about it, Kirth?

Kirth Gersen (Pathfinder Adventure Path Charter Subscriber; Pathfinder Modules Subscriber), Wed, Nov 25, 2009, 08:29 AM

DM Phil wrote:

Do you want to talk about it, Kirth?

Naw, thanks, though. My issues with height (my parents' fault, but at least not an intentional one!) have been largely resolved.

But I saw my buddy Jake constantly lamenting that his parents actually named him "Lynwood." He joined the football team so he could learn to tackle all the kids who made fun of him, destroyed both his knees on a football scholarship to university, and now babysits the same 360 kids a year that I used to be saddled with.

Mairkurion {tm} (Pathfinder Adventure Path, Pathfinder Fiction, Planet Stories Subscriber), Wed, Nov 25, 2009, 08:32 AM

He should have gone by Woodie and become an intellectual. His knees would have been okay, he'd have still gotten a scholarship, and he could have looked down on people who made certain kinds of fun out of his name.

Mairkurion {tm} (Pathfinder Adventure Path, Pathfinder Fiction, Planet Stories Subscriber), Wed, Nov 25, 2009, 08:32 AM

Kirth Gersen wrote:

DM Phil wrote:

Do you want to talk about it, Kirth?

Naw, thanks, though. My issues with height (my parents' fault, but at least not an intentional one!) have been largely resolved.

But I saw my buddy Jake constantly lamenting that his parents actually named him "Lynwood." He joined the football team so he could learn to tackle all the kids who made fun of him, destroyed both his knees on a football scholarship to university, and now babysits the same 360 kids a year that I used to be saddled with.

You have an issue with height? You must be more than 6'2".

Kirth Gersen (Pathfinder Adventure Path Charter Subscriber; Pathfinder Modules Subscriber), Wed, Nov 25, 2009, 08:33 AM

Mairkurion {tm} wrote:

He should have gone by Woodie and become an intellectual. His knees would have been okay, he'd have still gotten a scholarship, and he could have looked down on people who made certain kinds of fun out of his name.

Yeah, look at the successful intellectuals with weird given names. We've got people like Bill Gates, and Richard Dawkins and Jerry Coyne... uh... Stephen Hawkings...