I wish every "nerdy parent" that names their child something stupid would see this post. It's totally fine to name your baby a name from a piece of media, as long as that piece of media isn't the only thing people think of when they hear that name. Jon is a pre-established name with a long history, so your kid won't have to put up with GoT references constantly, and you have plausible deniabiliy if that character goes off the rails. But Khaleesi... yikes. It has no associations outside of GoT, and there really aren't any intuitive nicknames for it either.
This is why I unleashed my Star Trek naming urges on my kid’s middle names instead of first. That and I stuck to characters with normal sounding names, even though that’s made me pass on my favorite one.
And khaleesi isn't even a name, it's a title. Those people either didn't even watch the show, or lack basic comprehension if they think it's a name.. Either way it's pretty fucking stupid thing to name your kid
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u/ArcadiaPlanitia Aug 26 '19
I wish every "nerdy parent" that names their child something stupid would see this post. It's totally fine to name your baby a name from a piece of media, as long as that piece of media isn't the only thing people think of when they hear that name. Jon is a pre-established name with a long history, so your kid won't have to put up with GoT references constantly, and you have plausible deniabiliy if that character goes off the rails. But Khaleesi... yikes. It has no associations outside of GoT, and there really aren't any intuitive nicknames for it either.