So my friend's dad named his son "Thor" and although I'm not sure if that was for the actual Norse God or... well the comic book counterpart. The coolest thing about it is the father's name is Sjodin... pretty close to Odin, right?
Anyways, Thor would be a pretty wicked name but I couldn't imagine naming my kid Spider-Man or Booster Gold... maybe Batman though. I don't have any plans to name my kids after a comic book character although if it's not a stupid name that'll have the kids laughing at them I don't see a problem with it, especially if that specific character had a big impact on your life (ie. Spider-Man has been there for me to fall back on through a lot of big problems when I needed to escape from reality).
I am named after a comic book character, although it was completely coincidental since my parents were never into comics. In fact, I'm kind of named after two characters. My first + last name and middle + last name are both the names of comic book characters. I would consider naming a kid after a character, but it would have to be a normal name. Nothing strange or anything that will get them ridiculed when they get older.
@matpaget: In the Upper Midwest, where I live, Thor isn't all that uncommon due to a substantial percentage of people with Scandinavian heritage. I have known several over the years. Mechanical_Ape is right. If you name your son Kal-El, something is wrong with you. Clark, on the other hand, is a fine homage to the same character. Give the ridiculous names to pets, because they won't be teased mercilessly until adulthood for their parents lacking taste.
@HolySerpent: Remember, your kid has to live with this for at least 18 years and deal with the evil that other kids are. When it comes down to it, the decision is that of you and your significant other. For your future progeny's sake, please use restraint. Other than that plea, I cannot and should not have any effect on others choice of what they name their children.
I talked my wife in to letting me make Kal-El our first sons middle name if we have a boy.
My youth minister at my church and his wife liked Smallville so much in the beginning that they named one of their daughters Lana and one of their sons has the middle name Kal-El.
I dont think you can actually name a kid Superman or Kal-El as a first name in the United States can you? I know Nicholas Cage did but was his son born with in the U.S. limits or in another country?
@DEGRAAF: I'm not aware of any laws preventing you from naming your child something. If you try to legally change your name a judge may prevent you from doing so if it isn't appropriate, but I don't know of any thing regarding birth. I would assume Nick Cage's son was born in the US. Both he and his wife are American and they live here, so it would make the most sense.
@HolySerpent: Congratulations. @DEGRAAF: There are very few laws limiting what you name your child in the U.S. For a short while Grace Slick named her daughter god, lowercased just to prove a point. She later changed it to China. I knew a girl whose parents lived in South Dakota their entire lives, and named her Dakota in spite of the likelihood that she was going to grow up there. She didn't have a problem with it but said that growing up would've preferred something else. In Germany you cannot give a boy a girl's name or vice versa, and you cannot use surnames for given names. In the States, you are pretty much free to be as mundane or creative (or sadistic, depending on your point of view) as you please. Keep in mind some of the names you see in pro sports or given to celebrity children.
@HolySerpent: And by congratulations, I am assuming you are expecting and I am speaking towards that. I may have an opinion on kids' names but I am not trying to preach what I believe on that matter.
If I have the good fortune of marrying a guy with a workable last name my kids will have comic book character names. (Ie: KENT, Conner or Clark. WAYNE, Bruce. ELLIOT, Thomas. GORDON, Barbara. Ect...). BUT that most likely won't happen, so I'd pick something like Alexander because it works for Lex Luthor & Xander Harris or Wesley because it is my favorite name, and fave Angel character. I suck at picking girl names, so that's why I didn't really include any.
My buddy James has an older brother named Peter Parker, but his folks had no idea what they did. I also went to school with a John Blaze. I would always call him Johnny and he hated it.
One of my friends named his son Kal-el and the kid's got confidence because he knows he is named after an awesome character. Another friend also named his son Bruce Wayne. I'll be naming my son Shinobi. What's preposterous is to name your kid with absurd ones like Pilot Inspektor or Moon-unit...
"One of my friends named his son Kal-el and the kid's got confidence because he knows he is named after an awesome character. Another friend also named his son Bruce Wayne. I'll be naming my son Shinobi. What's preposterous is to name your kid with absurd ones like Pilot Inspektor or Moon-unit... "
Frank Zapa was awsome... He could name his kids whatever he wanted! : ) I used to work with a guy named Moon-Doggie his real name.
I like the name Mary Jane. I don't know why but I always have. Mary Jane Paget has a really nice ring to it too. Still not 100% sure I'd name my kid after Mary Jane though.
@HolySerpent: I made it short for Alexis and just started calling her Lexi right away and so now everyone just calls her Lexi and it still counts because Alexis is a feminine version of Alexander which is Lex's full name
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