My girlfriend has just made a grievous error

Deadbeat · 16 Dec 2011 at 23:41

I'm noting it here for future reference. She's just agreed that, inspired by both the "girl names" thread in GD today and the "If I get 100,000 fans my partner will let me name our second son Spiderman" facebook group from a while back, if I make a group on facebook and get 200,000 members, our firstborn daughter's middle name will be "Kraken". She likes the names "Isabella" and "Jenny", which will both go quite well with Kraken, I think.

Keep an eye out over the next 5 years or so for a bump to this thread.

franco_22 · 16 Dec 2011 at 23:48

I don't think your child's name is something you should be playing with as it will be something she will have all her life and could affect her massively if you give her a stupid name like Spiderman or Kraken.

To add to my post and probably say what your girlfriend wants to say to you, I think having a child should give you reason enough to "grow up".

.Lethal · 16 Dec 2011 at 23:51

franco_22 said:
I don't think your child's name is something you should be playing with as it will be something she will have all her life and could affect her massively if you give her a stupid name like Spiderman or Kraken.

To add to my post and probably say what your girlfriend wants to say to you, I think having a child should give you reason enough to "grow up".

It's just a middle name, I don't recall using my middle name for much in the last 30 years.

Rich_L · 16 Dec 2011 at 23:52

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mattyprice4004 · 16 Dec 2011 at 23:58

franco_22 said:
I don't think your child's name is something you should be playing with as it will be something she will have all her life and could affect her massively if you give her a stupid name like Spiderman or Kraken.

To add to my post and probably say what your girlfriend wants to say to you, I think having a child should give you reason enough to "grow up".

However when using this information, remember franco_22 is a bit of a... creative individual who contradicts himself, puts others down and hangs around, when it seems he really has nothing good to bring to the forum or it's members.

To add to my post and probably say what the rest of the forum wants to say to you, I think having access to the Internet should give you reason enough to "grow up".

Vonhelmet · 17 Dec 2011 at 00:01

Hilarious.

Wait, sorry, I meant stupid.

d_brennen · 17 Dec 2011 at 00:03

mattyprice4004 said:
However when using this information, remember franco_22 is a bit of a... creative individual who contradicts himself, puts others down and hangs around, when it seems he really has nothing good to bring to the forum or it's members.

To add to my post and probably say what the rest of the forum wants to say to you, I think having access to the Internet should give you reason enough to "grow up".

Heh.

TNGL · 17 Dec 2011 at 00:05

So, when your kid's 59 years old, and his full name is required for some reason or another, he's going to have to include 'Spiderman' in his name? I'd be highly annoyed

Although, it'd be cool up until the age of 10.

bhavv · 17 Dec 2011 at 00:07

I prefer the name Kraken to Franco.

Pixel · 17 Dec 2011 at 00:07

Every time he/she has a tantrum: "RELEASE THE KRAKEN"

FNGsam · 17 Dec 2011 at 00:08

Rich_L said:
Rich_L likes this

I lol'd.

.Lethal · 17 Dec 2011 at 00:10

bhavv said:
I prefer the name Kraken to Franco.

Maybe change his name to Kraken for a day or so to see how he likes it?

AHarvey · 17 Dec 2011 at 00:11

I had some great name ideas for if we had a son, including Optimus for a middle name, however we had a girl.

I can't say that Kraken is very humorous tbh. I can see boys getting away with stupid names but not girls.

Deadbeat · 17 Dec 2011 at 00:13

Tingle said:
So, when your kid's 59 years old, and his full name is required for some reason or another, he's going to have to include 'Spiderman' in his name? I'd be highly annoyed Although, it'd be cool up until the age of 10.

Her name, and Spiderman was some other guy. She'll have a perfectly normal forename and can choose to never put her middle name on anything if she doesn't want to, though I think that when she gets to her 20s she'll love it. If not, I haven't raised her right.

Pixel said:

Every time he/she has a tantrum: "RELEASE THE KRAKEN"

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Exactly my point! RELEASE THE KRAKEN! at every opportunity! When she has a tantrum, when she leaves the room, every opportunity - I don't think it'll ever get old

G-MAN2004 · 17 Dec 2011 at 00:13

Wanting to give your son/daughter a stupid name means you've already failed as a parent.

Deadbeat · 17 Dec 2011 at 00:14

G-MAN2004 said:
Wanting to give your son/daughter a stupid name means you've already failed as a parent.

Pfft, some people have no sense of humour :rolleyes:

Nick08 · 17 Dec 2011 at 00:16

I like the name Sparta. Just imagine introducing him to people.

TNGL · 17 Dec 2011 at 00:20

Deadbeat said:
Her name, and Spiderman was some other guy. She'll have a perfectly normal forename and can choose to never put her middle name on anything if she doesn't want to, though I think that when she gets to her 20s she'll love it. If not, I haven't raised her right.

Ah, okay

Also, just thought I'd throw a random article in here about names that I remembered reading, whilst there's a topic about names.

ABC News:
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2011/11/parents-of-adolf-hitler-lose-custody-of-newborn/
Daily Fail:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...on-wont-receive-custody-newborn-son-Hons.html

Take your pick^^

joxang · 17 Dec 2011 at 00:26

I know someone who's parents gave him the middle name 'brave' because his surname was 'hart'. No joke.

G-MAN2004 · 17 Dec 2011 at 00:28

Deadbeat said:
Pfft, some people have no sense of humour

Having a quick laugh at the expense of your children in a way that will permanently affect them? Awesome.

Fair enough, it's not as bad as the parents who pick ridiculous first names, but it's still odd.