Would you name your child after a famous person/character deliberately?

[Daydream Believer]

DD isnt after a famous person but she is named after a bicycle race. Does that count?

[TeniBear]

DD isnt after a famous person but she is named after a bicycle race. Does that count?

That's awesome, I never considered naming kids after events! Watch out for my #2 and #3, Miss AFL Grand Final and Master Royal Melbourne Show

I assume your DD's name is a little more sedate than my suggestions though

[Socks]

No none of my kids are after anything famous although dh tries to say now he named Harrison that because of Harrison Ford but that was never mentioned. I found it in a book. With my first daughter.

This time I may just name my baby after a movie I love the notebook. And cause I have watched it so many time I have fell in love with the name Noah and also don't mind Ally. Although I have a few more to pick from for a girls name.

[Daydream Believer]

That's awesome, I never considered naming kids after events! Watch out for my #2 and #3, Miss AFL Grand Final and Master Royal Melbourne Show

I assume your DD's name is a little more sedate than my suggestions though

LOL yes it is a bit more sedate, unfortunately its a very common name now

[sconeonamission]

Ds is named after a character in a book (one in a series). Character is Jennsen, and was a girl. Didn't like it as a girls name so we modified it to Jensen. When ppl hear it they say it's unusual, or ask if he's named after Jenson Button (F1 driver) or Jensen Ackles ("Dean" from Supernatural).

For a girl, we had chosen Nyssa Rose. Nyssa was Doctor Who's companion in late 70's/early 80's. Rose was Doctor Who's companion in '05/'06. Sad isn't it?

Mel - dh wanted Layne too! I said no, all i could think of was layne beachley

[Shades]

My little-boy-on-the-way is named Cullen... no pop culture reference there(!)

(Oh and by sheer coincidence his middle name is the same as John Travolta's son that passed away recently... We just picked it as a nice J for the nickname CJ!!)

[TeniBear]

For a girl, we had chosen Nyssa Rose. Nyssa was Doctor Who's companion in late 70's/early 80's. Rose was Doctor Who's companion in '05/'06. Sad isn't it?

Not sad! DH has decided that if we are having a boy, he is going to be Ianto Jack! The only reason we haven't gone for a Doctor Who name for a girl is that I don't like the old series, DH hated Rose (the character), and neither of us like the names Martha or Donna. So you're not sad at all, you know what you like

PS - Jack was chosen as a middle name long before the decision was made about Ianto being the first - It wasn't even chosen because of Torchwood, just a happy coincidence.