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Obviously, like I said there's quite a few lol.
In my top 25 lists:
Bedivere - Arthurian knight, and grew up on Arthurian stories and love them
Bram - Bram Stoke, an author I really enjoy
Corvo - name of main character in Dishonored, a game I love
Eben - name of main character in 30 Days of Night, a comic series I love
Leon - a family name I wasn't overly fond of until I played Resident Evil and met the character of Leon Kennedy
Logan - Definitely swayed by Wolverine, was more 'meh' towards it before
Owain - another Arthurian character
Remy - another family name I was ambivalent towards until Remy LeBeau of X-Men
Ronan (Ronon) - definitely swayed by the character Ronon on Stargate: Atlantis
Eseld - form of Isolde, another Arthurian name
Itonia - chose it as a name for my avatar in The Secret World and have grown to love it
Lenora - another fam name, grown to love after watching Being Human starring actress Lenora Chrichlow
Lyra - from, of course, His Dark Materials
Other:
Aramis and Athos - the Musketeers
Calhoun - gave it to a character in a story of my own and grew to love it
Clint - grown on my because of Clint Barton "Hawkeye" of the Avengers
Cordelia - of 'Buffy'
Delsin - main character in game series I love, Infamous: Second Son
Idris - Idris Elba
Indiana - Indiana Jones of course
Ksenia - Ksenia Solo, an actress on Lost Girl
Kynareth - the name of a goddess I like in the game series The Elder Scrolls
Robin - Robin Hood
Sif - from Thor
Aragorn, Arwen, Eowyn, Tinuviel - obvs from Lord of the Rings
Barnaby - grew on me after reading The Dark is Rising series
Ichabod - from Sleepy Hollow, really the show more than anything has warmed me to it
Jubilee and Rogue - two favorite X-Men of mine
Neon - a favorite singer
Nilin - the main character in the game Remember Me, which I liked
Percival / Peredur - Arthurian names again
Remus and Sirius - from Harry Potter
Yvain (Yvaine) - a main character in Stardust by Neil Gaiman
On the flip side, some names have been ruined to me. Like Malachai and Mordecai for example.
My PNL = http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/37275
Top: Henry & Lara (main) and Caspian & Briar (GP)
Bottom: Trajan & Jacoba (main) and Dinadan & Melpomene (GP)
In my top 25 lists:
Bedivere - Arthurian knight, and grew up on Arthurian stories and love them
Bram - Bram Stoke, an author I really enjoy
Corvo - name of main character in Dishonored, a game I love
Eben - name of main character in 30 Days of Night, a comic series I love
Leon - a family name I wasn't overly fond of until I played Resident Evil and met the character of Leon Kennedy
Logan - Definitely swayed by Wolverine, was more 'meh' towards it before
Owain - another Arthurian character
Remy - another family name I was ambivalent towards until Remy LeBeau of X-Men
Ronan (Ronon) - definitely swayed by the character Ronon on Stargate: Atlantis
Eseld - form of Isolde, another Arthurian name
Itonia - chose it as a name for my avatar in The Secret World and have grown to love it
Lenora - another fam name, grown to love after watching Being Human starring actress Lenora Chrichlow
Lyra - from, of course, His Dark Materials
Other:
Aramis and Athos - the Musketeers
Calhoun - gave it to a character in a story of my own and grew to love it
Clint - grown on my because of Clint Barton "Hawkeye" of the Avengers
Cordelia - of 'Buffy'
Delsin - main character in game series I love, Infamous: Second Son
Idris - Idris Elba
Indiana - Indiana Jones of course
Ksenia - Ksenia Solo, an actress on Lost Girl
Kynareth - the name of a goddess I like in the game series The Elder Scrolls
Robin - Robin Hood
Sif - from Thor
Aragorn, Arwen, Eowyn, Tinuviel - obvs from Lord of the Rings
Barnaby - grew on me after reading The Dark is Rising series
Ichabod - from Sleepy Hollow, really the show more than anything has warmed me to it
Jubilee and Rogue - two favorite X-Men of mine
Neon - a favorite singer
Nilin - the main character in the game Remember Me, which I liked
Percival / Peredur - Arthurian names again
Remus and Sirius - from Harry Potter
Yvain (Yvaine) - a main character in Stardust by Neil Gaiman
On the flip side, some names have been ruined to me. Like Malachai and Mordecai for example.
Top: Henry & Lara (main) and Caspian & Briar (GP)
Bottom: Trajan & Jacoba (main) and Dinadan & Melpomene (GP)
This message was edited 3/28/2014, 1:15 PM
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Idris Elba?
So disappointed there's a famous bearer of Idris. Obviously, I do not follow pop culture.
So disappointed there's a famous bearer of Idris. Obviously, I do not follow pop culture.
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Oh man, how do you not know about him?? He is everywhere and become a fast favorite of just about everyone. He's only getting bigger!
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I don't watch TV. My living room TV isn't even connected to cable or antenna. We just use it for movies, usually kids movies, once in awhile. I'm trying to figure out why I bought such a big new TV, when we don't watch it, and I"m actually thinking of getting rid of it or getting a small one to hang on a wall elsewhere so it's not front and center.
And I don't listen to pop radio, just talk or news. And I don't read celeb type magazines. The nice part is I've never actually heard any Kardashians talk... or justin bieber or most of the other new pop people... seen scuzzy pics online, but I really like that I've never seen their shows.
We do have a TV that has cable in our MIL apt, but the last thing I watched on it was Downton Abbey. Generally, if I do watch something on cable it's on TCM (no new pop culture there) or HGTV.
I'm convinced that I'm not missing anything. Except, I am concerned that I'd accidentally use a name of a sleazy celebrity, which I wouldn't want to do. Idris is on my list, and I just suggested it to my pregnant best friend. I can't believe a celeb has the name.
So, how is Idris Elba pronounced? IHD-rihs?
And I don't listen to pop radio, just talk or news. And I don't read celeb type magazines. The nice part is I've never actually heard any Kardashians talk... or justin bieber or most of the other new pop people... seen scuzzy pics online, but I really like that I've never seen their shows.
We do have a TV that has cable in our MIL apt, but the last thing I watched on it was Downton Abbey. Generally, if I do watch something on cable it's on TCM (no new pop culture there) or HGTV.
I'm convinced that I'm not missing anything. Except, I am concerned that I'd accidentally use a name of a sleazy celebrity, which I wouldn't want to do. Idris is on my list, and I just suggested it to my pregnant best friend. I can't believe a celeb has the name.
So, how is Idris Elba pronounced? IHD-rihs?
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Yep, it is pronounced that way: http://youtu.be/foI1ATpLZUU
That's a vid of him introducing himself. He's English so it sounds much nicer when he says it imo lol
That's a vid of him introducing himself. He's English so it sounds much nicer when he says it imo lol
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Wait
How are we defining pop culture? Tales of Robin Hood, Arthurian romance and Shakespeare (Cordelia) count? I would have put them more into the category of literature. But it's all subjective, I suppose. Imelda Marcos is more "news/history" than "pop culture" but I used it in my response. Ah, well.
How are we defining pop culture? Tales of Robin Hood, Arthurian romance and Shakespeare (Cordelia) count? I would have put them more into the category of literature. But it's all subjective, I suppose. Imelda Marcos is more "news/history" than "pop culture" but I used it in my response. Ah, well.
This message was edited 3/28/2014, 1:44 PM
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Yeah, I was saying pop culture because I couldn't think of a word to cover, well, everything lol
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