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[Jamiaro]

yeyeyeah, name a pug Zangief

This should be a thread of its own. Good idea!

 

[anothertech]

Dante, Ronin, and Sephiroth were always my fav game names. Don't know that I'd use any for my kids tho. People get confused in the pronunciation of Geralt sometimes.

 

[score01]

Op, have you played star fox/star wing? I'm surprised no one has mentioned this. There is a wealth of great names to choose from:

-fox
-slippy
-peppy
-falco

If you want to be edgy you could go for the bad guys:

-andross
-leon
-wolf
-pigma
-andrew
-panther

Thank me later.

 

[31GhostsIV]

My brother has Gerald as his middle name and has had the piss ripped out of him for years because of it.

Why not call the baby Hunter? Bloodborne robbed again.

Honestly though, please don't name your child after a video game/literature/fictional character. This is a human child, not a fricking pet goldfish. Regardless, there's no way your other half carries the baby for nine months and endures birth and lets you get your way anyway...

 

[Atomic Playboy]

Are you insane? Don't name your child Geralt. Jesus man. Just... I mean, come on now, can you imagine how much shit that kid is going to face in school if his name is Geralt? You might as well name him Mario. "No he was this really cool character from Dad's video games"... What a horrible idea.

 

[Hoo-doo]

Don't fuck up your kids life over a fucking videogame.

Get your name legally changed to Geralt or something if it's that important to you, don't drop it on an innocent child.

 

[H.Protagonist]

I like the Witcher and I think it's cool...as a game name. It'll cause you kid grief later on, absolutely, and if your GF doesn't like it, don't push it. She's the one who's going to birth the kid, so I think the final say is up to her hands down.

 

[JoJo UK]

Just make sure their online handle is your name with 'jr' at the end, that's what my son did years ago. Was such a proud moment...

He has changed it to something where every other letter is capitalized. Silly kids these days...

 

[Atomic Playboy]

Just make sure their online handle is your name with 'jr' at the end, that's what my son did years ago. Was such a proud moment...

He has changed it to something where every other letter is capitalized. Silly kids these days...

Yeah, I hate when people capitalize every other letter JoJo.

 

[Speely]

Don't fuck up your kids life over a fucking videogame.

Get your name legally changed to Geralt or something if it's that important to you, don't drop it on an innocent child.

It's not like they are naming their kid "Diqfayce." It's one letter away from Gerald, and it sounds fine when spoken. Hardly a life-ruiner. Fucking hell, y'all are acting like GAF is the real world.

 

[JoJo UK]

Yeah, I hate when people capitalize every other letter JoJo.

LOL.

It is actually an abbreviation of my real life name (except for the UK bit) 😊.l, I used to put a space or '-' between the 'Jos' many moons ago. My sons tag is now AaAaAaAaAaAa, something it that effect, with z for s... Damn kids.

 

[cookie-monster]

It's not like they are naming their kid "Diqfayce." It's one letter away from Gerald, and it sounds fine when spoken. Hardly a life-ruiner. Fucking hell, y'all are acting like GAF is the real world.

'They' aren't

 

[linkboy]

If you want to name your kid after something, you need to be smart about it.

My son's name is first and middle names are Christopher Forrest.

Christopher being named after Christopher Robin from Winnie the Pooh (my favorite Disney series) and Forrest being an honor to my late grandfather (was his and my middle name).

Naming him Geralt is going to do nothing but drive him crazy growing up.

 

[Speely]

'They' aren't

Please elaborate.

 

[JoJo UK]

Please elaborate.

Only 'he' wants to call the kid Geralt.

EDIT: I just thought, if you did got with Geralt every time they typed their name into Word/other processing tool it would have a red zigzag line under it, until you added it into all the relevant dictionaries.

That would send me mental.

 

[nekkid]

It's not like they are naming their kid "Diqfayce." It's one letter away from Gerald, and it sounds fine when spoken. Hardly a life-ruiner. Fucking hell, y'all are acting like GAF is the real world.

I really dislike edgy spelling, or minor modifications to traditional names. Nobody's fooled.

 

[Shiggy]

As you already decided to go for a freak name, some other option to make your kid look like an idiot:

- Ganondorf
- Kamek
- Ghirahim
- Bowser
- Kevin*

*only Germans will understand

 

[bosseye]

Has anyone suggested Ron Stoppable yet? Have that.

Don't like Geralt or your reasons. "Homage to CD Projekt..." lawwwd.

 

[crimilde]

OP if you ever have a girl make sure to name her Lightning and teach her to tell everyone that she's the Goddess!

Seriously now, videogame names are fine for pets, humans not so much. Just choose together with your gf a name you both like.

 

[toythatkills]

As you already decided to go for a freak name, some other option to make your kid look like an idiot:

- Ganondorf
- Kamek
- Ghirahim
- Bowser
- Kevin*

*only Germans will understand

I don't recommend this. My son is called Ghirahim-Bowser and he cries himself to sleep every single night.

 

[Speely]

Only 'he' wants to call the kid Geralt.

"They" is a perfectly acceptable singular pronoun when not assuming someone's gender.

 

[AmaterasuOkami076]

I regret usernames that are made based on games I obsess with at the time. I can't imagine doing that with a child's name.

 

[tsab]

The ONLY acceptable name is Zelda, and that's for girls!!!

 

[Sumio Mondo]

Call your child 'Floor'. That'll go down well.

Spoiler

I'm not sorry. Nope...Okay, maybe I am.

 

[RanoNL]

Stop stop stop! Your boy is an unique person. Don't name him after somebody. Especially not after a video game character.

 

[Speely]

Stop stop stop! Your boy is an unique person. Don't name him after somebody. Especially not after a video game character.

All the Mohammeds and the Johns of the world am cry.

 

[JoJo UK]

"They" is a perfectly acceptable singular pronoun when not assuming someone's gender.

I think the original poster you quoted to trying to make the point that only half of the couple wanted to call the baby Geralt, ie. 'he' (singular) not 'they' (plural). It was a play on words.

 

[DOT DASH DOT]

Ridiculous, I enjoy gaming like the next man, but why would you inflict a life long agony on your child by naming him after a video game character!?

 

[Speely]

I think the original poster you quoted to trying to make the point that only half of the couple wanted to call the baby Geralt, ie. 'he' (singular) not 'they' (plural). It was a play on words.

Yeah I got that, but "they" is singular as well, and it seemed to me that the original person I quoted was sort of having a laugh implying that is isn't. Not a big deal, but I found it weird that someone called out my post just to focus on that aspect of it.

 

[cyberheater]

I have a baby boy due in two months and me and my better half have been going through a whole bunch of names. I've been very adamant about naming him Geralt as an homage to the Witcher series and CD Projekt Red but the gf is not convinced. She thinks that people will think it's a weird name and might alienate him from others growing up. Personally I think it's very close to a normal name and people will just think it's a variation of Gerald. So what do you guys think? Should I listen to her? Is she overreacting? Thanks!

Your gf is right. This is dumb.

 

[toythatkills]

Ridiculous, I enjoy gaming like the next man, but why would you inflict a life long agony on your child by naming him after a video game character!?

In all seriousness, I don't think there's something inherently wrong in naming your child after a video game character.

The problem is when you choose a video game character with a fucking stupid name.

 

[kirblar]

Naming kids like they're pets is so horrible. OP, stick with a name people will know how to spell.

 

[Addnan]

Don't be a prick and let your kid get bullied in school.

When EA buy CD Projekt and turns Witcher into an fps you won't be so fond then.

 

[DOT DASH DOT]

In all seriousness, I don't think there's something inherently wrong in naming your child after a video game character.

The problem is when you choose a video game character with a fucking stupid name.

Guess that's true lol

 

[SolVanderlyn]

Christopher Scott Drake, nickname "Chief"

 

[TheHolyTurnip]

Dante, Ronin, and Sephiroth were always my fav game names. Don't know that I'd use any for my kids tho. People get confused in the pronunciation of Geralt sometimes.

That's what I went for, it's worked out OK so far.

 

[Nesther]

Clearly you should name your son Banjo, after the protagonist from the classic series "Banjo-Kazooie". If you ever have a daughter, consider naming her Kazooie.

 

[peanutbutterlatte]

The kid will be named Geralt and then he'll grow up and play Witcher 3 and be like "Dad, why do you like this game? It has shitty combat and controls and feels awful to play."

Hahahahaha

"I'm overrated Dad, I'm really good looking but I'm boring"

 

[Speely]

Don't be a prick and let your kid get bullied in school.

When EA buy CD Projekt and turns Witcher into an fps you won't be so fond then.

Kids get bullied in school over anything. A name is hardly something to focus on in that respect. And even considering that, how many times were you bullied in school? Because I was CONSTANTLY, and I have a very normal name. Kids are bullies. Life sucks, buy a helmet.

OP, name your kid whatever you and your SO want.

 

[acm2000]

Has no one suggested Barry Burton?

 

[MrCow]

call him max Payne, she'll agree with you once she is in labour..

No seriously don't Name your Kids after Video game characters unless it's something subtile like Lara or Max

 

[User Tron]

As you already decided to go for a freak name, some other option to make your kid look like an idiot:

- Ganondorf
- Kamek
- Ghirahim
- Bowser
- Kevin*

*only Germans will understand

Never heard Alpha Geralt though.

 

[Wolf Akela]

Dante, Ronin, and Sephiroth were always my fav game names. Don't know that I'd use any for my kids tho. People get confused in the pronunciation of Geralt sometimes.

Dante is a 100% normal English name unlike the others. Fair game.

 

[Jingo]

He's got 99 problems but Geralt aint one!

Serious, dont choose a videogame name, the bullying its hard and the kids are emotional as hell (heck, adults too) you ll get enought trouble from parenting already, dont add an extra one.

 

[Pandy]

shes right

.

 

[Marvel]

Idiotic.

 

[RSP]

I know I'm about a thousand posts too late but I was lolling my ass off thinking about a kid actually named Geralt

 

[yog-sothot]

Alas, the hardships of being a Witcher.

Nice one!

 

[marmoka]

I'm afraid she is right. Don't give weird names to your Kid, he could get traumatized. Use a normal name.

 

[dripdripsplash]

Don't.

Just... don't.

Jesus.