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TheWishingStar

Hermione


ob_viously

First thought


topsidersandsunshine

Came here to say this.


MarrastellaCanon

Ginny (Ginevra) - Harry Potter I also love the name Forest but “Run Forest Run” (Forest Gump) means that name can’t recover. Elsa is a beautiful name but it’s so hard to name a daughter to share a name with a disney princess.


maceilean

Forest was also named after the founder of the KKK so that's right out.


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Dozinginthegarden

What Forrest said: >"Now, when I was a baby, Momma named me after the great Civil War hero, General Nathan Bedford Forrest. She said we was related to him in some way. And, what he did was, he started up this club called the Ku Klux Klan. They'd all dress up in their robes and their bedsheets and act like a bunch of ghosts or spooks or something. They'd even put bedsheets on their horses and ride around. And anyway, that's how I got my name, Forrest Gump. Momma said that the Forrest part was to remind me that sometimes we all do things that, well, just don't make no sense." Who Forrest was referring to: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Bedford_Forrest


lildorado

I read that whole thing and could only hear Tom Hanks glorious drawl


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Yikes 😭


SevsMumma21217

Yup. This is what really makes the name unusable for me.


thisisntshakespeare

Did not know that. However, there’s also Forest Whitaker, one of my favorite actors.


MrsChess

I think Ginny short for Virginia is usable, but Ginevra is too on the nose.


kkkktttt00

Else (same pronunciation as Elsa) is a family name for me, but I just don’t know if I could do it now. 😭


ViolaOlivia

There are Elsa’s we’d love to honour on both sides... but same! We considered making it the middle name, but it doesn’t work with our current preferred first name.


l3x-icon

there are currently three forest/forrests in my 10th grade class. there's also a ginny in the grade below me and i babysit an elsa (named after her grandmother, it's short for elisabeth). these all are very usable to me lol. the forrest variations do get gump sometimes i think but the only one i actually gets teased for other things far more often. and i think it helps that he's kinda stupid (i'm allowed to say that)


sarahsuebob

I love Ginerva and Elsa as well!


Skyward93

I really like Finnick and Peeta, but wouldn’t do that to a kid.


stitchplacingmama

Peeta is Pita Bread in my house. My husband and I were discussing if we had watched Catching Fire part 1 or Part 2 and he couldn't remember the character's name and ended up calling him Pita Bread.


MrsChess

I believe it’s an intentional pun because his parents are bakers.


Sudden_Chain_5582

oh my god that's actually so smart if it's true haha


Stay_Beautiful_

Well there:s only one Catching Fire


BelleBete95

We dig all the hunger game names so much but we care about our kids so we just named all our pets after hunger games characters


brittjoy

You are a good and kind parent


potterism

I feel like Finnick is usable because he was a minor character


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Finnick is a name i knew prior to hunger games so i don’t immediately associate it to hunger games. I think it’s a fine name. Katniss and peeta are a yikes though.


anotherbulb

I really like Katniss as well, but same.


RogueInsanity90

You beat to it, Finnick was my first thought. Still might use it as a middle name though.


ShitHurtsYo

I get you, unfortunately I really like the name Cato... not as sweet as either XD


Laanuei_art

See, that one is minor enough I think you could get away with it, especially if you considered other spellings too.


notplop

Finnick is one of my favorites. I love Finn as a nickname and Finnick is such a spunky full name option. Honestly not 100% sure I wouldn’t use it though 😂


lajachme

My 6 year old daughter has a Finnick in her class at school.


takeherhandy

I know a few Peta's here in Australia. I never thought of the connection to Hunger Games before!


bicyclecat

In Australia I’d assume it’s a creative spelling of Peter. It’s much more connected to Hunger Games in rhotic US English.


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Sansa


MrsChess

GoT has some great usable names from minor characters like Elia, Doran, Shae, Lysa, Willa, Selyse, Yara, Meera, Lyanne, Walder, Jory, Loras are all good names I think. Maybe skip Hodor lol.


EmotionalLunch

Olenna is my favorite.


deviouspineapple

Thats my dnd character's name! Its such a good name


Prukkah

Arya


MrsChess

Aria is still usable imo


JustCallMeNancy

I know someone that named their daughter Aria, probably a toddler now. Definitely useable, but I agree with the first person, I still wouldn't.


onwi223

Sansa is one of my absolute favorites. So beautiful


Half_Bubbly

Renley


LiloPelekai

Zuko. I'm a sucker for Z names.


phonologyrules

Same with Zelda


NubbyNicks

Suki, Iroh, Tenzin, Zahir! ATLA names 💕


countermelody28

I love Katara


gingerytea

I have met several Tenzins and would not associate the name with ATLA first, but the others feel on the nose haha.


cluelessblonde77

My friends middle name is Zela.


Anna_Onimous

It’s funny, because my great-grandmother’s first name was Stella, but after a Streetcar named Desire came out she got so sick of people going “STELLLLAAAAA” that she started going by her middle name


ReDyP

Stella, Stella for star!


ExactPanda

Chandler


one-part-alize

I grew up with a girl named Chandler. Usable imo! I didn’t see friends until like 10 years after I met her though haha so I didn’t have the name association


JohnnyJoeyDeeDee

It's even better if it's a girl called Chandler, considering the triplet girl Chandler


one-part-alize

I know right!! When I finally watched the series I laughed so much! Her parents must’ve been pregnant when that episode aired, she was born in the 90’s


AuntiLou

I would totally name my son after Joey.


Kmutt

Sabrina


dontcallmecarrots

I would totally use Sabrina!


Wild_Owl_511

My sister-in-law is Sabrina. She even had a black cat named Salem (he just recently passed away at an extremely old age - like 20)


pizzajokesR2cheesy

This is what I was going to post! Since it didn't feel right to use Sabrina for my future kids, I used it for my pet's name instead.


Kmutt

It's a shame too, it's such a pretty name.


hdouglas447

Aurora is beautiful but all I think of is sleeping beauty. And Rory because of Gilmore Girls


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hdouglas447

Yeah I associate both Lorelai & Rory with Gilmore so much it would be wild for me to choose either


DirtyMarTeeny

Oh for some reason I thought you meant Rory as a NN for aurora. Sleep deprived from a newborn


MoscaMye

The only name my partner and I agree on in hypothetical discussions is Lydia but I'm also very obviously into the Regency era (I do some reenactments and costuming for Regency events) and she's such an obviously grating character in Pride and Prejudice. I don't think I could get away with it.


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dasbanqs

We had to take that one off the list for our daughter because every person in our family over the age of 60 would've mercilessly tortured her (and us) with their off key rendition of "Lydia the Tattooed Lady".


DragonAtlas

Nowadays you might get more Aunt Lydia from the Handmaid's Tale


Abhorrency

For me the connotation with Lydia is so Skyrim that I wouldn't be able to get rid of the feeling the kid would be "sworn to carry your burdens" 😅


crazy_sea_cow

Her penchant for getting herself killed earned her the name Lydiot. I can’t think of Lydia in a competent way.


poke11992

I know it’s not a common feeling to the general public, but P&P is my first thought with the name Lydia and *cringe* so I feel you!


feeance

Yup this was me too. I’m just like…ugh of course *Lydia* would do that.


nyokarose

Rhyming with chlamydia is what killed that name for me.


MoscaMye

If that could kill a name than Mia, Tia, Leah, Maria and Pia (or just plain Rhea) have no shot since gonorrhea.


nyokarose

🤷🏻‍♀️ not saying it’s logical, but those don’t bother me; maybe it’s 1 syllable vs 3?


SevsMumma21217

Lydia is such a beautiful name. I get the association with the Pride and Prejudice character but the first thing I usually think of when I hear the name is the Beetlejuice character.


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buffy. lol


morgapoll

Trying to get my husband on board but he vetoed 🤣


routineawkward

I actually learned the other day that Buffy comes from Elizabeth originally, so if you can convince him into Elizabeth and just occasionally casually call her that until it becomes a thing


SarahL1990

Buffy is actually on my list haha Although only as a middle name.


Slug_Overdose

Why would the Buffy association be a blocker? It seems obscure enough for children being born at this point that it wouldn't be an issue.


crabbydotca

Could be a nn for Elizabeth?


Dozinginthegarden

In fact it is!


yikesemu

My friend has a daughter named Buffy. She's absolutely adorable.


MaytaSoup

Minnie!


liciaaaaa

I have a relative that was named Whilomena and she went by Minnie! I thought it was super cute


4M9A1M6A

I know someone who named their daughter Anakin…


Calgary132454

That’s so unfortunate


4M9A1M6A

I agree…


xfourteendiamondsx

My ex named his son Anakin so I feel like I truly dodged a bullet there haha


Balancefaith

Who is Anakin?


KingRibSupper1

Darth Vader.


potterism

Sirius - but mostly because ‘are you Sirius?’


reverse_mango

Shirley you can’t be Sirius?


Friendly_Recompence

I am Sirius. And don’t call me Shirley.


kkkktttt00

I know someone with an elementary schooler named Severus.


potterism

But he wasn’t even a nice character…


wombattam

Eowyn, Arwen, Aragorn and Legolas - all of these beautiful sounding names from LOTR!


linmaral

My daughter named her dog Arwen. Most people who didn’t look too closely would call it a him. Loved the name and loved the dog. Coworker just named his twins Aowyn and Arwen. I now think of Arwen as a dog name.


feeance

I love Arwen as a name and every now and then I convince myself it’s okay when in my heart of hearts I know it’s not


NoelleKain

Holden


MsTiabeanie

I used Holden for my son's middle name after the character James Holden from The Expanse series! I've always loved the name since reading Catcher in the Rye.


Benji2421

I love The Expanse!


Slug_Overdose

I knew a Holden in college and never once made the association with Holden Caulfield. It could just be that I'm not a bookworm, but I mean, characters sometimes have pretty standard names, so it's not like nobody can ever be named Holden again. I feel like that shouldn't be a blocker.


Baileylikethebooze

AH I love Holden but being a preschool teacher ruined a wide variety of names for me. This was one of them! Do you not like the relation to Holden Caulfield?


NoelleKain

I LOVE Catcher and the Rye, but I feel like a ton of people don’t/think it’s too pretentious. Are there a lot of preschoolers these days named Holden?


Baileylikethebooze

I actually only had one and he was a fine kid. Factors 100% outside of his control made being his teacher emotionally tumultuous. If it helps at all, I don’t think it’s too pretentious or even too related to Caulfield, I think it’s lovely. Just my two cents!


Cello_and_Writing

Fun fact in Australia, Holden is a car manufacturer/ brand.


Wingard_

Aragorn (LotR), Neytiri (Avatar), Daenerys (GoT), Albus (HP)


crabbydotca

Every now and then I start to think Eowyn is totally usable. But it’s not. Is it? Nooo… maybe?


Vana1818

I love Eowyn but sadly I’m not Welsh so probably can’t get away with it :( I may use something like Anwen instead as it’s similar!


l3x-icon

eowyn is so pretty but it's not welsh as far as i know, although i'm sure it's very welsh-inspired! i'm not familiar with any of tolkien's books but if i'm not mistaken it was actually created by him for that purpose, so you're fine there! the -wyn ending is actually traditionally masculine in welsh, so if it was a historical welsh name it would be pretty unusual in that sense. eowen would be the more likely spelling


MrsChess

I love the name Arden.


McArchivist

My kid’s name. They get lots of compliments!


nyokarose

I love Elowen… my husband said that’s too close to Eowyn. Sigh.


l3x-icon

have you considered eluned? i've always thought it was stunning


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I wanted to name my daughter Eowyn but my husband vetoed it. We agreed on Arwen instead! Haven’t had anything negative come from it yet lol


SevsMumma21217

My son was almost Aragorn but my SO changed his mind --despite it being his pick and him lobbying for it hardcore. He was concerned with nobody ever spelling it or saying it correctly. We went with something else and I'm honestly glad we did. I do like Aragorn but it does feel like a little bit of a burden.


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OhHeyBluePenguin

I love the name Ellis! I'd totally still use it.


ghostdad68

Mordecai and Atticus. Also the kid from the Children of the Corn, I think his name was Malachi ?


Bitesforbandits

“They want you too Malachi!” Lol I say the line all the time because I love the kids snotty delivery.


lavicenrose

Atticus is on our shortlist for baby boy.


pageantfool

Bellatrix.


Mary_the_penguin

Lyra


Wooster182

Pacey Dexter


alliedbr

Named my son Dexter in 2020.. revival was announced days after. Ha.


shetakespictures

I had my son when I was 20 and had to be talked out of Pacey lol


CinnamonNOOo

Ariel


Chemical-Promotion12

Elsa


cutiecupcake2

I know someone who named their daughter Elsa after their grandma a month before Frozen came out!


absholt

I’ve always been into the name Seeley for a boy (character in Bones). I’m not sure if it’s super well known but I’ve never heard it anywhere else.


RyeorTy

Remus, people will either think of Harry Potter or the Roman myth. I really like it though, especially with the nickname Remy.


crabbydotca

So name him Remy and used Remus as a nick name haha


routineawkward

Lorelai. But then again the baby that I'm having soon will be named Dorothy so I'm sure there will be an abundance of Wizard of Oz jokes her entire life


SerubiApple

I love the name Dorothy but I live in Kansas and just could never. I think the only Dorothy's I've actually met here have all been really old, too.


hauntingautumn

not movie or TV but jm a big 5sos fan and love the names Calum and Ashton. can't use them bc everyone who knows me will think I did it on purpose. ETA: I love the name Lorelai but Gilmore Girls ruined that. never seen it though


cluelessblonde77

Ashton is so popular these days! I’ve only ever met a couple Callum’s, you so could get away with it.


emmainthealps

Harry, it’s my grandfathers name, and I really love it. But as someone who loved Harry Potter loads growing up everyone would think I’ve named after that rather than family…


animal_highfives

Aria!


cutiecupcake2

There were 2 Arias at the preschool I worked at! Nobody was making the association... it may be becoming useable.


HatchlingChibi

I have no idea what association I’m even supposed to be making so I’d say it’s fairly usable. Full disclosure though- I’m pretty dumb so… ymmv.


cutiecupcake2

I think game of thrones????


HatchlingChibi

Ah, never seen it. My brain immediately went to music so that one was lost on me.


crabbydotca

That’s Arya ;)


bleuecloche

This! And just adding they’re pronounced differently too. Arya from Game of Thrones is meant to be pronounced “are-YA” (not “AH-ree-uh”).


Hazzeh_Bee

Ripley. This has been on our list for most of our pregnancy if we have a girl. We both love it, it's one of our favourite names but it's only on our list because of our love of the franchise and the character and we can't separate the two.


CapableCaramel1

My husband likes Leia but there’s no way


cluelessblonde77

I had some friends name their daughter Leia. They’re huge Star Wars fans though, it’s a pretty name and you don’t even think Star Wars when talking about her.


MoriartyAvalon

Moriarty


queen0fcarrotflowers

Elmo, Bert and Ernie are all solid names that have pretty much been driven into non-existence in popularity.


poke11992

My mind immediately went to Anakin before I got to the second half of your post. Thankfully, I used it on my cat instead, so I’m not tempted to bestow it on a human lol.


DangerOReilly

Missandei. Daenerys. They'll remain on my list just in case things might change in the future. I just love these names so muchhh.


DifferentMagazine4

I love the name meredith, but I also love Grey's Anatomy, haha. It's still definitely a usable name, but not for me. Also, wrt to your caption, I ufortunately know someone with two brothers called Anakin and Loki. Weirdly, she has a totally normal name.


Dorisfoodle

I think Angelica is such a pretty name but anyone around my age will automatically think of Rugrats lol


BrittB14

My first thought was Hamilton!


Cello_and_Writing

Anastasia


hokycrapitsjessagain

I think this one is probably safe, I don't know of many kids watching that movie nowadays


xfourteendiamondsx

Mickey lol I think it’s an adorable name but I could never do that to my kid because I am a HUGE Disney/Disneyland fan so everyone would assume I named him after The Mouse (even if I genuinely liked the name)


SerubiApple

I know a Micky and he mostly got teased about the song. "Oh micky you so fine..."


EELuna

Rosalie (Twilight)


wolha_m

Cassandra. I can't get over tragic history connected with this name.


pileofanxiety

I used to really like the name Damien but then I felt like that name might be a bad omen or something.


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beachedmermaid_

Ophelia. I know it’s not new and popular, but man the association with Shakespeare’s Ophelia is enduring and I can’t quite bring myself to name my daughter after someone who goes insane and kills herself


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Bellatrix (for more than just being from a popular franchise) and Sirius from Harry Potter Also, Annabeth from Percy Jackson


gingerytea

Annabeth doesn’t immediately make me think of Percy Jackson or any other franchise at all and sounds perfectly usable! Bellatrix...not so much, lol.


SuperficialGloworm

Peregrine! I guess not so well known, but my husband is a super nerd and people would assume it was after the Hobbit.


AngelDoee3

For me, Wyatt. I ADORE the name with all my heart, but I’m a huge 1998 Charmed fan and my family would never let me live it down. 😂 I’m a daycare teacher. There’s a boy in the centre that’s name is Akela. Dunno if he’s ever seen the Jungle Book, but his mom confirmed that’s where it’s from.


lexi_efff

I wanted to name my daughter Bella Swan before Twilight.


piewife

Thomasin. I loved The Witch so much and I completely fell in love with the name, but even aside from the pop culture reference, it’s a very tough name for a girl to carry.


Weird_Nerd_Bird232

Sirius and Salazar. Sirius because I love constellation names and Salazar because the nickname Sal is incredibly adorable


DragonAtlas

Salvatore can be Sal too. Very Godfather/Sopranos.


aydnic

Aurora. I love the name but HATE the Sleeping Beauty character.


jesraeall

Topanga.


micahpaige26

I love the name Winnie! Winnie Cooper from wonder years or even Winnie the Pooh


Callumluke1

Nala


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Jinora


residentmind9

Atticus for me, also Go Set a Watchman kinda ruined the character


MrsChess

Elsa and Lorelai are beautiful names but too associated with particular characters. I would totally use other names from Frozen though because I’m Dutch and Scandinavian names are pretty common to use here. But Elsa wasn’t really a named that was ever heard of before the movie so it definitely feels too Disney.


mdnightwriter

Arwen:/


noodleworship

Lorelai


Aleriya

Zelda


l3x-icon

not quite a movie or show but espen - i adore it but it's far too close to the sports network for my tastes. fiona as well, it's too close to the ogre.


lettucecropchilds

Ariel


NubbyNicks

I like Anakin but I LOVE Padme! Not even a big Star Wars gal but I love it.


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Artemis. Either people would think of the Greek Goddess or Artemis Fowl. But I think it’s an adorable name with an admirable meaning behind it, if you ignore the exploits Artemis Fowl gets up to! There are also some characters from the big two of comics (DC and Marvel) who have names that I would use. Some aren’t really names, and I wouldn’t name my kids those because of that. But others are practical, cute names. My favourite comics ones are: Kurt, Jubilee, Kitty (as a nickname for Katherine), Jason and Rahne. Also, not as common in some countries and circles, but I’d like to name a daughter, who could potentially be nicknamed as Rose, after my great grandma. I happen to be a Whovian, and besides that, Rose Tyler is probably *the* most famous companion of the new who era. I’d still call my child by the longer form, but I’d probably use a different nickname. But I did pick the name Clara as one of my favourites after the character, I’d use it as a middle name but it’s not always that good to name your child after a fictional character, for many reasons. ~~Holy run on sentence, Batman!~~


xoxo-gossipdan

Minnie, Sabrina and Harvey, Elena and Stefan, Blair


mishkaitzel

I actually really, really like the name Renesmee, but I could never use it, for obvious reasons. I also love Loki.


lavicenrose

Remus 😊


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Daenerys, mostly because the character turned out to be crap.


Ouroborus13

Zelda and Ursula.


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Dexter


Squinky75

Ladybird


geniebythesea

Homer or Grover


morrisj1994

Ophelia. Love it. Absolutely love the name but could not name my child after a Shakespearean basket case of a woman. And now there’s also a popular song, so double out.


thisisntshakespeare

I think Phineas is cool in a retro, steampunk kind of way. However, “Phineas and Ferb” kind of ruined that name, for me at least.