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[–] MrJameGumb 50 points 4 months ago (3 children)

I'm pretty sure we're going to keep hearing about people with Game of Thrones names a lot over the next few decades lol I know I've read a few articles saying that Arya and Khaleesi were the most popular girls names for a few years before the series ended

[–] [email protected] 65 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (3 children)

At least Arya is a name; Khaleesi is a title

[–] [email protected] 29 points 4 months ago (3 children)

So is Christ, and therefore Christine and Christopher. Or Rex. Or Duke... Or Earl... Or Lady... Or Baron.

Bishop.

Pope.

Smith.

I'm sure there are more.

[–] herrvogel 17 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Don't care. Gonna name my firstborn Right Honourable

[–] Jerkface 15 points 4 months ago

"Major Major had been born too late and too mediocre. Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them. With Major Major it had been all three. Even among men lacking all distinction he inevitably stood out as a man lacking more distinction than all the rest, and people who met him were always impressed by how unimpressive he was."

[–] [email protected] -2 points 4 months ago (3 children)

most of those aren't first names

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago

Lemmy needs a confidentlyincorrect

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Earl is a real name. However, for this one, they explain in the series that he was supposed to be named Carl like his father, but due to sloppy handwriting he ended up being named Earl

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

But Earl is a title, as is Carl.

[–] Zorque 7 points 4 months ago

The last three, maybe (though I'm sure you could find someone with at least one of those as a first name), but everything before that are used at least irregularly.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 4 months ago

Smith is a profession more than a title, and is also generally a surname. I'll give you Christopher and Rex though

[–] TheLowestStone 8 points 4 months ago

Thank you for pointing this out. It drives me crazy.

[–] wjrii 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

At least Arya doesn't go full speedrun genocidal maniac because the showrunners are bored and think they have Star Wars money coming.

Never name your kid or your dog after a character until the who is over, folks! Cats? It's fine.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I disagree, as cats are longer lived than dogs; wanna give your dog a stupid name, go for it

This may or may not have anything to do with the fact that I have three cats and zero dogs

[–] wjrii 5 points 4 months ago

LOL, it's more that I'm less concerned finding out a cat is named after a woman who just wanted to watch the world burn, and I presume the cat would be too.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Arya is a normal name though. Khaleesi was specifically made up title for GoT.

[–] RedWeasel 11 points 4 months ago (1 children)

At least Khaleesi sounds pretty normal still. I've heard about people naming their kids with names they basically made up so their kid's is unique or really weird names otherwise. Unfortunately here in the states you'll hear about some that have named their kid after Adolf and other worse choices.

[–] MrJameGumb 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Hopefully no one named their kid Dickon

[–] RedWeasel 10 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Here is a list. Moon Unit is first. Child of Frank Zappa.

List of weird name

[–] MrJameGumb 4 points 4 months ago

I used to work with a guy named Pelvis. I couldn't bring myself to ask him where the name came from lol

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

Well with a dad with a name like Frank Zappa, you get what you get and hope for the best.

Could be worse, kid could be named Khaleesi

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

Zappa’s kids are fine since they’re children of a famous person (not to mention talented in their own right) and have the privilege of not having to live like a normal person with a weird name.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago

Within the US, "Arya" peaked for baby girls at rank 92 in 2019. 3050 girls or 0.166% of female births were given the name.

"Khaleesi" peaked in 2018 at rank 550 and 0.030% of female births.

I'm assuming other spellings were less common.