Changing your name can be a tricky business, while it might be appealing to choose an exotic sounding name or one from a favourite game or series, you might want to rethick changing your name to Sephiroth Starcrusher or Aphrodite Lovechild or something equally over the top.

As for me, I been considering new names for myself for years, moreso after 'the change' but I want a name that not too common and not too freaky.

Anime based GIRL NAMES

Adrastea Aeka Aeris Akaibara Akane Almayce Amelia Ameria Ami Anshi Armitage Anthy Asuka Ayeka
Banira Bara Belldandy Bra Bulma
Caldina Candy Catherine Celcia Celes Chi-Chi Chun-Li
Deedlit Diana Dorothy
Elitier Emeraude Emeraulde Eternia
Fairleigh Feather Filia Frieza Fuu Fuuko
Hajimae Haruhi Haruka Haruna Heln Hikaru Hilde Hildre Hitomi Hotaru Hsien-Ko
Iczer Inez Innova Izumi
Jinjakoumi Juri Juuhachi-gou
Kaelyn-Ambyr Kagome Kali Kanae Kaoru Karen Kasumi Keikama Keiko Khalil Kierthen Kikei Kitty-N Kiyone Kodachi Kozue
Leaf Lina Lucia Lucriezia Luna
Mahamari Makoto Marron Martina Megon Megumi Mellier Merle Merulu Miaka Michiru Mihoshi Millerna Minako Minato Misao Misato
Nabiki Naga Nanaka Nanami Neko Nezumi Noonye
Ojiro Ola Omitsu Otama
Pan Pikamoon Pirotase Presea
Quistis
Rae Rally Ranko Ranma Rei Reku Relena Revi Rilina Rinoa Ruri Ryoko
Sakura Sally Sasami Satoubara Scar Selphie Setsuna Shai'an Shiori Skuld SMeg SMegOn Soi Sora Subaru Sylphiel Synthesis
Terra Tifa Toki Tsunami
Ukyo Umi Une Urd Usagi Usako Utena
Veridia Videl
Wakaba
Yang Yuffie Yui Yuirem Yurika

Anime based BOY NAMES

Akio Akito Allen Alucard Angemon Anthony Aoshi Ascot Ashitaka Azaka
Barret Borgan
Chiaotzu Chichiri Chiriko Cid Cloud Curran
Dilandau Dimando Dryden Duo
Elios
Fei Ferio Folken
Genma Ghaleon Gogeta Gohan Gokuu Goten Gourry Grailus
Hammenim Heero Heleos Hiei Himura Hisoki Hotohori Hotsuma
Ikari Inouva Inu-Yasha Irvine Isaac
Junpei Juunana-gou
Kamidake Kamui Karlant Kataclysm Keiichi Kenshin Kfar Koushirou Krillin Kurama Kyo Kyoya
Lafarga Laguna Lantis
Mahryk Mamoru Mikage Millard Milliardo Mitsukake
Naaza Nakago Nida
Parn
Quatre
Rajin Rajura Ranma Reno Rezo Roe Rude Rufus Ryoga
Sabbs Saionji Saitou Sanosuke Seifer Seiryuu Seiya Shinji Soujirou Soun Spark Squall Suzaku
Tagami Taiki Tamahome Tasuki Tenchi Terry Tien Tokiya Touga Treize Trieze Trowa Trunks Tseng
Valgaav Valgarv Valtierra Van Vash Vegeta Vegetto Vincent Vrumugun
Wufei
Xelloss
Yahiko Yamcha Yamucha Yaten Ys Yusuke
Zagato Zechs Zelgadis Zelgadiss Zell

Personally I would not recommend using over 3/4 of those boys names (and about 1/2 of the girl names) as you or the unfortunate child you name will most likely end up the target of ridicle and/or bullies.

Last edited by Tamago (08-14-2007 07:42:35 PM)

A name is so much more than a monkier, so often its meaning or etemology affects or curses its wearer. I'm not talking about idiotic spoonerism like the one Brad and Angelina bestowed on daughter Shilo Pitt* or the life destroying example of Drew Peacock.

My name is a derivative of the hebrew form of Jesus, thanks Dad way to give your son a Messiah Complex.
I recently was introduced to a character who after parting with his worldly belongings wanders the street spreading the gospel . His name: John Christopher, thats both a Disciple and the Patron Saint of travellers, did the guy really have any choice? Where does this leave Moon-Unit Zappa?

It's no surprise to me that many people prefer their second name, its like a backup incase the first turns out to be inappropriate. For me though it's my middle name which I would like to change. Lip service to my uncle, I'm named after him, I would far prefer to be named after my grandfather who is my hero.


*Pilo Shitt

The name Marianne makes me sound old. I'll kill my nephew when he learns how to talk, because that means he'll start calling me, "Aunt Marianne." Plus, it always makes me think of that 50's style restaurant called Mary-Ann's with the scary looking woman as a mascot.

For me, my opinion on the name is generally not based on how the name sounds, but what it makes me think of. Think of it this way... When you hear a word, like "water," you think of water, right? When I hear a name, there's usually something that I relate the name to. I like the name Laura, because it was the name of a character I had that used to represent myself. When I think of that name, I think of that character. Another example would be the name Kate. If I had my own language, Kate would mean, "Lesbian." When I think of my last name, I think of a bear on an old children's show.

I'd love to change my last name. My mother's maiden name is much better, but I feel as though changing it to that, or my last name in general would make it seem as though I'm abandoning all relation with my father.

I've always wanted to change my last name. It's long and unmanageable, and it makes a bad pornstar joke. I'd rather have it be something like 'Winter', which is close enough to be an anglicization (despite the completely different meaning) and references my birthday, which is in the coldest part of winter.

Alright, I can understand how someone could mispronouce my second first name, so I'll use Alexandra Rynae Victoria Jardon. Hmm...not feeling Victoria as much as I used to.
Time for more names to hijack...er..suggest..I'm currently looking at some names from the 2nd Golden Age of Immigration 1900s-1930s for suggestions myself.

I've never been overly fond of my name, but I don't think I'd change it unless I was using a pseudonym. That said, I like wasp-y ones. The one I use most commonly is a variation on "Sam White." I like androgynous names.

I did at one point want to change it to Aneri, but I don't think I like that name enough anymore.

What about Apple? If that's ever a good name, I'll change my name to Banana.

And Ali, if you have kids they can always take your name. So there.

ShatteredMirror wrote:

What about Apple? If that's ever a good name, I'll change my name to Banana.

Then I would change my name to Orange.

I like my real name, Judy, I actually chose it myself when I was about twelve. But I did not add it to my identification document, yet I go by this name for years, everywhere.

I chose this name because my real name (the Chinese one) causes endless confusion and mess in both written and pronounciation terms. I don't really blame them, but this disturbs me a lot, still. (Even my husband can't remember my full Chinese name! ) Then I chose myself something a bit common and easy to remember. It might not be cool, yet so far I have only known one other Judy.

Perhaps someday I might want to change my name, but certainly not now. I hate to go through all the trouble to identify myself as the same person when changing my name.

Hinotori wrote:

I can't stand my first name, to the point where I don't even like saying it on the internet. I don't like the circumstances around my naming. My mom was pretty much dead set on Ivy for the first eight months of her pregnancy and my grandmother bitches about it to the point where my mom just yanked it out of a baby name book. It's also one of the most popular girls' names of the 80s, as well as the name of a certain popstar. This combination of things kind of makes me want to cringe every time I hear it. I love my middle name (Rose) and it's pretty much impossible to say my name in real life without me saying, "OH CALL ME ROSE" to you and that makes me feel like a gigantic jerk for asking such a stupid thing from a teacher that has to handle gradebooks and the like.

You know, I half-bet your name and mine are the same. My mother thought it was such a lovely name, and one that hadn't been used much.

Yeah. Then 'Jessica' turned into the top name of the 80's....

For the longest time, I've wanted to change my name. Everybody and their neighbor was/knew a Jessica, and I was not a very commonplace person. My parents also stuck heavily to no one ever shortening my name on me. I've been Jessica my entire life, not Jessie or Jess. I tried shortening my name myself, but it never worked. I've mostly gotten over having such a commonplace name, but there still comes the day when I want to change my name to my internet alias you see before you.

I adore my middle name, Anne, despite the fact that people always ask if it's pronounced 'Annie'. I generally stare at them and ask 'Was Anne Frank ever pronounced Annie Frank?' and that would shut them up.

Still, if I ever have children, their names will be more unique. I only remember the boy's name right now, and that's Alistair.

I think it's genetic, and the only reason we aren't as stupid is from constant application of SKU.

Seriously though, that sucks. UGH.

Hinotori wrote:

Lady Chani wrote:

You know, I half-bet your name and mine are the same. My mother thought it was such a lovely name, and one that hadn't been used much.

Yeah. Then 'Jessica' turned into the top name of the 80's....

I wish. I doubt I'd dislike my name if it didn't represent what it did for me. It's was an incredibly trendy name around the time and it seems to conjure up images of flighty cheerleaders and big breasted popstars.

Izzat a big enough hint yet? D: On that note, I've known a lot of Jessicas in my day and most of them have been waify, artistic, and bicurious... so it's not a name I have a problem with.

My guess was originally Tiffany, although I'm supposing Britney is another decent chance.

As much as I hate my name, at least no one else in my school had it.  But everyone's grandmother's name was Ruth.  >_<  Including my own!

I like my first name a lot, common as it is--Lauren Emma Cook. The 'Cook' is common and boring and used to be intentionally pronounced 'cock' in ninth grade, but there you go.