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| Hell yeah! Lock for a boy, Celes for a girl! |
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| Maybe. But a son called Gau would no doubt grow to hate me. |
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| No way! I wouldn't want my kids to go through the pain I had. I can't believe my parents named me Umaro... |
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| Hah! You're so not hardcore. It should be Fighter for a boy, and White Mage for a girl. Do you know nothing? |
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| Kids? First I need a MAN! |
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 Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2004 10:30 pm
/doesn't care/
I still think it sounds nice.
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Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2004 8:12 am
Boberyno You can't use Esper names because most summons from Final Fantasy are based in some sort of real-world mythology of old. For example: Kirin is an interpreted modern spelling of Qilin (kay-lun), a mythical hooved animal said to appear when a sage is created and punish sinners when walking on grass. Kirin is also the name of a medical supplies company which was named after the beast. So, without doing propper research, and naming your children after Espers, you would have named your kid after a medical supplies company. Imagine going around with the name "Dentists McInternational". Or alternatly, 'Kirin' is our word for Giraffe. It's also a popular brand of beer here, called 'Kirin Ichiban' (Favourite Kirin). I also believe that Qilin is pronounced 'Chee-leen'. But I have been wrong on one or two occasions...
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Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2004 4:10 pm
Boberyno You can't use Esper names because most summons from Final Fantasy are based in some sort of real-world mythology of old. For example: Kirin is an interpreted modern spelling of Qilin (kay-lun), a mythical hooved animal said to appear when a sage is created and punish sinners when walking on grass. Kirin is also the name of a medical supplies company which was named after the beast. So, without doing propper research, and naming your children after Espers, you would have named your kid after a medical supplies company. Imagine going around with the name "Dentists McInternational". Its also the name of a beer too. But that doesnt mean I couldnt use the name.
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Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2004 10:57 pm
Way to go Japanese people.
Point is, it wouldn't make a very suitable name for a variety of reasons. It'd be like naming your kid Coca-Cola. Not only would they bee named after a soft drink, but they'd also be nick-named "coke," which would lead to all sorts of troubling social instances.
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Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2004 12:01 am
I can see the logic of your argument. But on the other hand, one would obviously not name their child coca-cola since it is so well known. A child could be named Kirin, and might never know their name came from "Qilin" the mythical hooved animal. You can't go to babynames.com and type it in to find its meaning. It's not common knowledge. And that comes heavily into play. There is nothing wrong with naming your child Kirin, its a nice sounding name.
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Posted: Wed May 04, 2005 12:56 am
Boberyno Pincushion Boberyno Really, I think it depends on the name. For instance, I could never name my kid Locke, simply because it's one of my psudonymes. I could see myself naming a kid Celes or Terra though, possibly with the middle name Ultros. *Snickers* How about...'Moogle-kins Ultros Umaro III'? I doubt anyone would be that cruel. On a random tangent, if Kefka had a child, what do you think he would name the poor thing? I think he'd pull a Zeus and eat it before it was born. what? do you mean chronos?
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