Favourite pop culture names

[spotlightstarlit]

Everyone is freaking out because they don't want their names to be associated with the latest fad, or newest hurricane. But I say, if you worry about those reprecussions long enough you'll run out of names.

So why don't be start talking about the names we DO love because of pop culture, the movies, musicals, books, authors and general category that started us loving our names!

I'll start of course!

I got Evangeline a few years ago before it started it's steady upward climb and I heard it in Nanny McPhee. Evangeline had a true Cinderella story in the movie and wanted to learn to read, these were both big pluses to me!

Jasper I found after my Twi-session took ahold, though I love the biblical referances and nature quality.

More names I love and why-

Marlowe (Christopher Marlowe)
Eponine (Les Mes)
Marius (Les Mes)
Thisbe (The Bard)
Ophelia ('')
Aurora (the princess)
Elizabeth (Elizabeth, 1)

Enjoy the thread!

[spiderweb]

I love a lot of names that are from my favorite singers, books, authors, and so on. I understand perfectly! (:

Claudia, Ursula, Vittorio, Louis, Lestat, Madeleine, Armand, Memnoch, Felix, Celeste, Estelle, Gretchen, Zenobia, Marius, Bianca - The Vampire Chronicles.
Edgar, Allan, Poe - Well, that's sort of obvious. Edgar Allan Poe was one of my favorite authors. Poe would be a nickname or a name for an animal, though.
Arthur - Bram Stoker's Dracula; Arthurian Legend; Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. In Bram Stoker's Dracula, he was nicknamed "Art".
Emilie, Autumn - Emilie Autumn is a singer whom is known for her 'Victorian' style and sound.
Sherlock, Mycroft, Irene, Mary - Sherlock Holmes.
Jonathan, Lucy, Wilhelmina "Mina", Abraham - Bram Stoker's Dracula. Abraham is also Abraham "Bram" Stoker's name.
Oscar - Oscar Wilde.
Dorian, Gladys, Sibyl, Henry, Basil - The Picture of Dorian Gray.
Silas - Perfect Creature and The Da Vinci Code.
Ludwig - Ludwig Von Beethoven.
Casper - Casper the Friendly Ghost. xD
Lolita - I haven't read Vladimir Navbok's book, but I think it has bad connections overall.
Peter, Caspian, Lucy, Susan, Aslan, Jadis - Narnia (movies for me).

And many, many others. xD

[triplicate]

Lois, Lana, Lex - No explanation needed here. Lois is one of those great names nobody's using anymore.
Ayla, Violet, Zoe, Laurel, Jenni, Drake - Legion of Super-Heroes, another DC comic most people have never heard of.
Honor, Alistair, Hamish, Mercedes, Iris, Lois (again!), Prescott - Honor Harrington. Yes, the series is a guilty pleasure, and the eponymous heroine is one of the worst Mary-Sues in history. But David Weber uses some good names.

[bex.marie]

I love a lot of names that are from my favorite singers, books, authors, and so on. I understand perfectly! (:

Claudia, Ursula, Vittorio, Louis, Lestat, Madeleine, Armand, Memnoch, Felix, Celeste, Estelle, Gretchen, Zenobia, Marius, Bianca - The Vampire Chronicles.
Edgar, Allan, Poe - Well, that's sort of obvious. Edgar Allan Poe was one of my favorite authors. Poe would be a nickname or a name for an animal, though.
Arthur - Bram Stoker's Dracula; Arthurian Legend; Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. In Bram Stoker's Dracula, he was nicknamed "Art".
Emilie, Autumn - Emilie Autumn is a singer whom is known for her 'Victorian' style and sound.
Sherlock, Mycroft, Irene, Mary - Sherlock Holmes.
Jonathan, Lucy, Wilhelmina "Mina", Abraham - Bram Stoker's Dracula. Abraham is also Abraham "Bram" Stoker's name.
Oscar - Oscar Wilde.
Dorian, Gladys, Sibyl, Henry, Basil - The Picture of Dorian Gray.
Silas - Perfect Creature and The Da Vinci Code.
Ludwig - Ludwig Von Beethoven.
Casper - Casper the Friendly Ghost. xD
Lolita - I haven't read Vladimir Navbok's book, but I think it has bad connections overall.
Peter, Caspian, Lucy, Susan, Aslan, Jadis - Narnia (movies for me).

And many, many others. xD

You basically just used my favorites list. I guess great minds think alike? I would probably add a list for comics though as I am a huge Batman fan (Bruce, Grayson, Talia, Harely Quinn, Ivy (Poison Ivy), Selina Kyle, Alfred Thaddeus Crane Pennyworth, Arkham, Lucius Fox, Oliver, Jack, Basil, etc) I don't feel like a nut anymore since I am not the only one who loves these names for those same reasons. People make fun of me and say that my children will hate me, but these are just classic names to me. Anyway, spiderweb, it is just nice to see someone with similar tastes.

[katushka]

I like:

Draven - The Crow... I was entirely set on naming someone Draven from about 11 on through adolescence. We probably won't use it, but I still have a soft spot for it.
Arwen - Gorgeous. I know it's a legitimate name, but I count it as a pop culture name.
Lolita - Such a pretty name! I almost don't care about the connection, but I know it'd be a problem for her.
Dilbert - So cute!
Eulalie
Lenore - On our list, mostly in the middle.
Juno

I'm having some trouble thinking of them. I'll come back if I can remember.

[googoogixie]

I first heard Evangeline (pronounced -line not -lean) in the Lost Immigrants song of the same name. I want to be off-put by its growing popularity, but I'm totally not. I absolutely love it. I also love Eowyn, Elanor, Tolkien and Rohan because I will always be a massive lotr geek.

[bluejuniper]

I've got quite a crush on the Huger Games names right now, my favourites being Katniss, Haymitch, Rue, Clove, Primrose and Finnick. I couldn't understand the fuss over Katniss untill I read the books myself

I also love Dresden from the Harry Dresden books by Jim Butcher, which seems a weird choice I guess.

Others are:
Riddick (Pitch Black)
Beckett (Castle)
Faraday, Azhure, Zarred (Sara Douglass Wayfarer Redemption trilogy)
Clementine (nn Lemon) (Hart of Dixie)
Araminta & Arethusa (The Glass Slipper)
Arya, Ellaria, Tyrion, Theon, Daenarys (Game of Thrones)
Prudence (nn Pru) & Piper (Charmed)
Kira (The Chronicles of Riddick)
Kaylee (Firefly)
Tru (True Calling)
Faith, Charisma (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Doyle (Angel)
Kitana (Mortal Kombat)

[valkyrie]

Ridley (Metroid series) - although I think this would make a better name for a dog or reptilian pet
Carmilla (the novella by the same name)
Terra, Relm (Final Fantasy VI)
Garnet, Freya (Final Fantasy IX)
Cassandra, Sophitia, Amy (Soul Calibur series)
Lolita (from the Nabakov novel of the same name) - I've only seen the movie, but I still love the sound of the name, connotations aside.
Lucy, Aslan - Chronicles of Narnia
Maria, Renarde, Richter (Castlevania: Rondo of Blood)
Elise, Alan (Sean Russell's The Swans' War trilogy)
Lilith, Morrigan, Jedah (Darkstalkers series)
Diana, Alana, Hippolyta (Wonder Woman)
Sibyl (Silent Hill)

the list goes on, but that's all I can think of for now.

[sabrinafair]

I have TONS, some I like but wouldn't use so I didn't list them only listed what I'd really consider and the gender even if it's opposite of the characters, and different spellings:

HUGE Batman fan here here is my list from:

Batman:
Harley Quinn Ivy [Harley Quinn full first name]
Arkham
Gotham Coraline [GOTHAM]
Robin Grayson
Selena [Originally Selina, but I prefer Selena]
Bruce Wayne
Thomas Batman
Basil Alfred
Riddler Chesterfield
Damian Nightwing
Fox Evangelos [Lucius FOX]

Superman:
Lois Lane
Kal-El Clark

The Vampire Chronicles:
Lestat
Claudia
Marius [MN]

Vampire Diaries:
Damon
Caroline

Chronicles of Narnia:
Narnia
Aslan
Lucy
Tumnus [MN]
Jadis [FN/MN]
Edmund
Bree
Hwin [MN]
Charn [MN]
Strawberry [girl]

Lord of the Rings:
Samwise [MN]
Theoden
Legolas
Buckleberry [MN]
Shire
Tolkien [MN]
Meriadoc
Peregrine
Arwen
Eowyn
Isildur [MN]

The Great Gatsby
Gatsby

Marvel Comics:
Captain [for Captain America]
Electra Marvel - I just liked the sound together, but Marvel DOEs have an Elektra character.
Thor

DC Comics:
Oliver Arrow [Green Arrow]

Anne of Green Gables
Anne
Diana [MN]

Charles Dickens Novels
David
Copperfield [MN]
Agnes
Peggotty [MN]

One Hundred and One Dalmatians Novel
Perdita Twilight - Twilight is from Twilight Barking in the novel.
Jasper
Willow [MN]
Captain [also for the horse in the book]

Watership Down
Hazel Warren
Dandelion [MN]
Blackberry [MN]
Fiver
Atticus Thethuthinanng
Blackavar [MN]
Efrafa [MN]
Clover Nildrohain
Hyzenthlay

I have more lists but I didn't do them all majority of my list pertains to things like that: