Quick question - now that there’s a kids’ movie with a heroine of the same name, is [name]Merida[/name] usable right now or will people assume that the name was given because of the character?
As a side note, this would be a potential name for me, a teenberry. I thought about [name]Merida[/name] as a fresher alternative/nickname to [name]Meredith[/name] about a week before I found out about the movie. Is the image of a fiery-haired archer-princess too strong, or could any girl carry it off?
I haven’t seen the film yet, but like you, I think of [name]Merida[/name] as a fresh twist on the beautiful [name]Meredith[/name]. I like it – hugely.
The one problem is that just as there are now a number of Ariels and Belles reaching the age of marriage, you probably won’t be the only one to pick up this idea now Disney has put it out there. I am afraid it might become very popular in the next few years.
I haven’t seen it yet either, but I have heard that’s the main character’s name. Though it’s the first time I heard this name, I don’t think it will stick forever. I like it as a shorter alternative to [name]Meredith[/name]. It gets my vote!
I agree with valkyrie. [name]Even[/name] though the main character is [name]Merida[/name], and I hadn’t heard it before, I understand the name has its own history and I do love the sound. Right now I think it’s connected to the character, but it won’t always be (the same way [name]Belle[/name], [name]Ariel[/name] etc aren’t).
You raise a good point! I’m not too worried about that, though, because I’m always going to be over a decade and a half older than any little [name]Merida[/name] who was named after the character. But that’s still a very good point.
That seems to be the general consensus! A lot of berries, as well as people outside of Nameberry, say that it reminds them of the movie, but they haven’t seen it or don’t want to, so I guess it’s not as big a concern as I originally thought.
I saw the movie and that was when I first heard of the name. So naturally I think of the movie. But that is not a bad thing at all. The [name]Merida[/name] in the movie is a skillful, independent and resourceful girl, an awesome namesake.
