I am a huge fan of both Sci-fi shows and baby names, so I thought I would start a forum on the topics together. To all those Sci-fi lovers out there, do you have any guilty pleasure names that come from/are related to Sci-fi shows? These are mine…
I love [name_u]River[/name_u] from Firefly (for a girl, just like her) but I don’t know if I could actually name my daughter [name_u]River[/name_u], as much as I love it! The character is so badass too.
Inara (Firefly) is just such a gorgeous name, and I adore the character, but I suspect I’d feel conflicted about naming an infant after a fictional prostitute, no matter how awesome she is.
[name_u]Ripley[/name_u]! So different from my usual taste in names, but [name_f]Ellen[/name_f] [name_u]Ripley[/name_u] is a badass and I’m a huge Alien fan (and a huge [name_f]Sigourney[/name_f] [name_m]Weaver[/name_m] fan as well). I believe that [name_f]Thandie[/name_f] [name_m]Newton[/name_m] named her daughter [name_u]Ripley[/name_u] after that character and I totally understand that.
Also, does Mako ([name_m]Mori[/name_m], from [name_m]Pacific[/name_m] Rim) count?
Another fan of [name_u]River[/name_u], inara, and many others I can’t remember. [name_u]Joss[/name_u] whedon has great character names. Any of his [name_f]Buffy[/name_f] characters, [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f], [name_f]Willow[/name_f], [name_m]Wesley[/name_m],…
I’m watching battlestar gallactica right now actually. I like the name adama when spoken (uh-dom-a) but written I still want to say a-dam-a. I’m really not so good at remembering many names when watching new shows so I don’t know other ones offhand on this show yet
I can’t believe I forgot the name [name_u]River[/name_u]! It’s from [name_m]Doctor[/name_m] Who and Firefly. [name_u]Joss[/name_u] Whedon is a total boss at coming up with names for his characters.
@geeknamezyo— I get what you are saying. I think Inara is such a beautiful name that it might actually be usable…except for the space prostitute connection @shvibziks— I never thought of the name [name_u]Ripley[/name_u] from Alien! Completely different from my regular style but would make a great GPN! @anotherkate— I totally agree with you about the name [name_f]Adama[/name_f]. Before I heard [name_f]Adama[/name_f] spoken, I thought it was pronounced “a-dam-a” too. @katieydenberg— I’ll be in my bunk
[name_m]Ianto[/name_m] and [name_m]Jack[/name_m] (also SG1) from TW. Plus they are my favourite characters. As well [name_m]Alonso[/name_m], [name_f]Rose[/name_f], [name_f]Melody[/name_f] and [name_f]Amy[/name_f] from [name_m]Doctor[/name_m] Who. I’ve been watching those three shows a lot lately.
Ooh, I’ve got a good one! Have any of you seen Orphan [name_m]Black[/name_m]? It’s a really awesome new show, but I think the character names might just be one of my favorite things about it.
We have [name_f]Sara[/name_f], [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] ([name_f]Beth[/name_f]), and [name_f]Alison[/name_f]… but also:
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] and [name_f]Delphine[/name_f] are so beautiful!
I really love [name_u]River[/name_u]. I loved it from Firefly, and now that I’ve seen [name_m]Doctor[/name_m] Who, I love it extra-much.
Some names from Wheel of Time are rather fun ([name_u]Mat[/name_u], Aviendha, [name_m]Elyas[/name_m])
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f] Marillier introduced me to some beautiful Irish names ([name_f]Sorcha[/name_f], [name_m]Colum[/name_m], [name_m]Diarmid[/name_m], etc) that I’d never heard before that point.
I really like [name_f]Charis[/name_f] and [name_u]Taliesin[/name_u] as well.
Supernatural provides lots of fun mythology/Bible-inspired names, like Castiel, [name_m]Ezekiel[/name_m], [name_m]Uriel[/name_m], Abbadon, [name_m]Balthazar[/name_m]. I notice the writers have a Thing for certain female names, though. The show has featured quite a few random females named [name_u]Andrea[/name_u] and [name_f]Amelia[/name_f]. But anyway, I mostly really love [name_u]Sam[/name_u]/[name_m]Samuel[/name_m]/[name_u]Sammy[/name_u] from Supernatural. It’s hardly a GP; it’s just that the show has made me love the name much more than I ever did before, haha. I fear that’d be kind of an odd inspiration to explain to a child.
I really love [name_f]Sally[/name_f] [name_f]Sparrow[/name_f] as a fn/mn combo, because of [name_f]Sally[/name_f] [name_f]Sparrow[/name_f] from [name_m]Doctor[/name_m] Who. I go back and forth on whether it would be over the top or not.
One that I’ve found has stuck in my head is [name_f]Adria[/name_f], from SG1. Not the nicest character, but I love the sound of the name. And my dad’s name is [name_m]Adrian[/name_m] so it feels fitting
I also like Jadzia, but would probably never use it.
