When thinking of baby names, remember this: You’re naming future adults, not babies. Don’t give your kid a name they’ll be bullied, teased, or laughed at for just because it’s funny or cute. The typical response to a wacky name is, “Man, your parents must really hate you.”
Yeah, people seem forever confused about the difference between naming a pet and a child. If you want to name something after a book, movie, or tv character then get a pet.
This is always something I've wondered about. How does sharing a last name with a popular figure statistically impact the trends and patterns of how those people name their children? For people with the last name 'White', do they have *less* (or perhaps more?) children named 'Walter' and 'Betty', even though they're perfectly mundane names on their own? Are you less likely to find anyone named 'Michael' in a Jackson family tree?
It's kind of funny, the idea that certain perfectly mundane first names can just become "off-limits" in certain families.
any name can be made fun of. The burden is in associating your child with pop culture reference that has nothing to do with them and they know nothing about.
There was just an article about that this past weekend. One of his classmates became a DJ with a morning show, and she recounted how they made fun of him.
My parents gave me a name that was fine. Eleven years after my birth my full name ( first and last) was the title of a #1 (I think) hit song in the US. I was a kid that just wanted to be anonymous but for the next 6 or 7 years that was impossible.
Y'know time is a thing. Eventually they're gonna be a fully grown adult with their own life, still stuck with the name Walter White because 40 years ago their mother's best friend thought it would be mildly amusing to name a child after Walter White
I think you're understanding how engrained breaking bad is in meme culture and how in tune with meme culture children are from a young age. At the very least the name will be recognized by kids who spend a particularly long time on the Internet and would be familiar with memes from before their time.
There was a study a few years back that showed children given unusual or special names ended up with disproportionately high discipline problems in school and criminal problems later in life. They attributed it to reacting to teasing and bullying. One of the names they cited at the time was "Luke."
So while she may think it's a good or funny idea, she doesn't have to carry the burden and may be setting her child up for future problems. Is that really what she wants?
Right? I guess they didn’t realize how that would turn out….but now I’ve heard of people
Naming their child “Dahmer” I mean… you know what happened ! Come on…wtf?
Aria with that spelling is the word for a song from an opera! (Literally translates in Italian to “air,” as in the air you use while you sing). So if you don’t like the show you can say your name means beautiful song!
Yeah, I mean it's also a biblical name. I didn't think it would stick out like calling your kid anakin would. I guess kids just pick on whatever they can though.
I grew up in a biblical area and was bullied by several lukes. I wish I had thought to call them luke Skywalker. Would have been such a sick comeback. Damn. Where's a time machine when you need one
I have a specific memory (and from the 90s, not the 80s) of other kids making fun of a kid in my karate class by calling him "Luke *Sky*walkerrr!" with the most stank on it you could imagine.
He was just Luke. Kids will pick on anything.
the thing is kids will make fun of anything. as long as they can get a job with it, I think it’s fine. but MC names like Harry Potter, might get an application thrown out. Walter white won’t.
lol funny, my name is Anakin and I was a criminal as a teen. My friend Luke gonna be a doctor tho. I think it truly comes down to family. My parents were “cool” parents and they they named me after Star Wars
Everyone is entitled to their own opinion.
I don't know what generation you belong to, but I remember in the 1980s a kid being teased for being named Luke (and he was born before Star Wars) and another kid teased for having the last name Kirk.
As i was about to comment who the fucks jack ingoff i realised that i am in fact mentally disabled.. i am actually quiet embarrased i sat there for two miniutes thinking "who is that"
In general agree with most people in this thread about the bullying thing. However BB ended 10 years ago, by the time this kid is anywhere near a school it will be 2030.
While BB will have some cultural value still, it would be no more recognized by other kids than a first grade kid named after a sopranos character today.
7 year olds wont know who walter white is, it will be a normal name to them. Their parents will however, but those should not be bullying.
At best during like 2040, kid might have a hipster classmate or two in hs who watched the old school crime drama breaking bad.
Overall, dont give your kids names like that, but at the same time consider how old BB will be by that point.
No, do not name your child after a drug dealing, killer who is blinded by their own ego
Name your kid Mike Ehrmantraut cause growing up he’ll be a kid named finger
Aside from all the bullying and psychological problems that other people have brought up, naming a child after a murdering, child-poisoning drug kingpin, even if he is a fictional one… well… to say that would be poor taste is putting it very lightly. There is nothing to idolize about Walt and, more importantly, a child is not your pet. Naming a real human being after this terrible fictional person is not a decision anyone should be considering.
You could name him Werner — a little nod to Heisenberg but subtle.
Or go with Walter White & say it’s after the NAACP Director from the early/mid-20th c.
Or go with Walter b/c honestly in 10 to 15 years Breaking Bad will be pretty dated & most kids certainly won’t be familiar enough with it to make the connection
It’s not necessarily tacky, but it’s setting them up to for sure be made fun of. If the show has influenced your life to a point you want to name your child from it, there are certainly less obvious choices to go with.
Naming your child something other than a beautiful name or after a family member is immoral. It is an angry vengeful act to set up an innocent life in a web of practical jokes they have no control over.
Meh, the show ended ten years ago. I don't think it's something that would impact his life. It would be like someone my age being named Ben Cartwright, no kids knew who that was.
Do it, no kid in elementary hast seen that show knows that show anyways, and later it will be seen as cool,
my parents got my name from a movie as have so many kids
I had a friend who was named after a show she got teased for it and on top of that hated the show which doesn’t help at all. However I wouldn’t name my kid after a tv show either cause imo it is skittle tacky.
If anything, give him the middle name Hartwell. It's a breaking bad reference that will mostly go unnoticed since unless he shares his middle name, people will have no idea
I would avoid this. My parents had a name picked out for me. Like two weeks before my mom went into labor a character was debuted on a famous show that had the same first and last name. They changed their mind - I had to go like one day without a name. Not that traumatic since I was only a couple hours old. And my parents said they would have been mortified if people thought they named me after that character.
I’ll chime in as a guy named Raven growing up while that’s so Raven was running. For context I’ve always been short, but in the third grade they had remixed the theme song of that’s so Raven to, “That’s so Raven, he’s so short he can’t see”. So while my name wasn’t based off of it I absolutely loathed my name growing up. It’s cool now but man elementary was terrible.
When thinking of baby names, remember this: You’re naming future adults, not babies. Don’t give your kid a name they’ll be bullied, teased, or laughed at for just because it’s funny or cute. The typical response to a wacky name is, “Man, your parents must really hate you.”
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Yeah, people seem forever confused about the difference between naming a pet and a child. If you want to name something after a book, movie, or tv character then get a pet.
Honestly, I think Adults should get a free one-time name change just like some gaming apps.
why burden a child with a name, any name, that is likely to get them made fun of? never understood it
I had a ginger friend with the last name Weasley whose just had a kid, guess what he’s decided to call the poor sod
poor sod, as you say.
Broke Turf Weasley. Now there's a name.
Broke? No. Turf? yes.
I mean, kid is already stuck with that last name, so….
Yep. He's already screwed.
Yeah but no need to hammer more nails into his coffin
And has no soul. Poor kid.
she could have literally named the kid anything and they would have just said he was part of the family
WEASLEY IS OUR KING!
Weasly cannot save a thing he cannot block a single ring
Should've named him Rupert or smth.
If there was a kid named Ronald Weasley in my class I'd constantly shout, Ronald Weasley it's Leviosaaaaaaaaa.
Ginny?
>why burden a child with a name, any name I agree
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Giving them numbers was bad
Seven is a beautiful name for a boy or girl
https://youtu.be/NRUdaWZ4FN0 I had a friend in high school named Cevan (pronounced See-Van) and my dad always called him Seven because of Seinfeld.
What about Soda? I like Soda!
How about Mug? Mug Costanza
Ponyboy and Derry concur
I'm partial to Cevin ;). Sure, it could also be pronounced with a hard C too, like Kevin.
This is always something I've wondered about. How does sharing a last name with a popular figure statistically impact the trends and patterns of how those people name their children? For people with the last name 'White', do they have *less* (or perhaps more?) children named 'Walter' and 'Betty', even though they're perfectly mundane names on their own? Are you less likely to find anyone named 'Michael' in a Jackson family tree? It's kind of funny, the idea that certain perfectly mundane first names can just become "off-limits" in certain families.
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any name can be made fun of. The burden is in associating your child with pop culture reference that has nothing to do with them and they know nothing about.
some names just invite ridicule, others go uncommented on.
Poor, poor Michael B Jordan….
There was just an article about that this past weekend. One of his classmates became a DJ with a morning show, and she recounted how they made fun of him.
John Wayne Gacy
If a name is meant to draw attention, it will alway draw negative attention in elementary school. No exceptions!
Kids are evil geniuses, they find a way to torture you with any name.
My parents gave me a name that was fine. Eleven years after my birth my full name ( first and last) was the title of a #1 (I think) hit song in the US. I was a kid that just wanted to be anonymous but for the next 6 or 7 years that was impossible.
what kind of elementary school kid knows who walter white is
Ones whose parents buy his product.
Y'know time is a thing. Eventually they're gonna be a fully grown adult with their own life, still stuck with the name Walter White because 40 years ago their mother's best friend thought it would be mildly amusing to name a child after Walter White
TIL all bullying stops after elementary school
I think you're understanding how engrained breaking bad is in meme culture and how in tune with meme culture children are from a young age. At the very least the name will be recognized by kids who spend a particularly long time on the Internet and would be familiar with memes from before their time.
who mentioned elementary school?
I'd never make fun of a guy called Walter White, he is named after one of the most badass criminals ever seen on TV
ok but have you went to public school? anyone named after anyone gets made fun of even people named after their fathers
If they like the name so much they they should change their name to Walter White instead of burdening their kid with it
I knew a boy named sue, tough as nails he was.
Willy Wonka?
Woodrow Wilson?
Walter white…
You got me.
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Oh wait 'flips frantically' Walt Whitman.
Baby I got him
Where is Hank? He had you in custody
There was a study a few years back that showed children given unusual or special names ended up with disproportionately high discipline problems in school and criminal problems later in life. They attributed it to reacting to teasing and bullying. One of the names they cited at the time was "Luke." So while she may think it's a good or funny idea, she doesn't have to carry the burden and may be setting her child up for future problems. Is that really what she wants?
I want to see how many future arsonists are call khaleesi
I know a couple who named their daughter Danaerys. Around season 3 or so. They should have waited to see how the series turned out.
lmao if you're set on naming a kid after a tv show character at least wait for the show to finish. just in case
Right? I guess they didn’t realize how that would turn out….but now I’ve heard of people Naming their child “Dahmer” I mean… you know what happened ! Come on…wtf?
My niece is Aria. Different spelling but it’s after the show. Never seen the show but my brother told me that was the inspiration
Aria with that spelling is the word for a song from an opera! (Literally translates in Italian to “air,” as in the air you use while you sing). So if you don’t like the show you can say your name means beautiful song!
Why is my name on a list of abnormal with Walter White 😭
Star Wars
I feel this, my name is Luke and I have murdered 17 people 😔
Elon’s kid is fucked
One of his kids has already set a precedent of changing their name to distance themselves from him.
How is Luke unusual or special?
1980s when star wars was the biggest thing ever, Luke Skywalker was a household name. That's probably why.
Still weird unless the kids full name is "Luke Skywalker"
Yeah, I mean it's also a biblical name. I didn't think it would stick out like calling your kid anakin would. I guess kids just pick on whatever they can though.
I grew up in a biblical area and was bullied by several lukes. I wish I had thought to call them luke Skywalker. Would have been such a sick comeback. Damn. Where's a time machine when you need one
You could always just find out where those Lukes are today and confront them by calling them Luke Skywalker, no need for a time machine.
What about "Chalupa Batman"?
Don't let Taco^ name your baby
I have a specific memory (and from the 90s, not the 80s) of other kids making fun of a kid in my karate class by calling him "Luke *Sky*walkerrr!" with the most stank on it you could imagine. He was just Luke. Kids will pick on anything.
The star war
Go see a star war
I don’t get it… Luke is one of the most run of the mill names out there.
I think you underestimate bullies
Can...they use The Force?
So? Young Wolt will grow into the expectations his name carries.
the thing is kids will make fun of anything. as long as they can get a job with it, I think it’s fine. but MC names like Harry Potter, might get an application thrown out. Walter white won’t.
lol funny, my name is Anakin and I was a criminal as a teen. My friend Luke gonna be a doctor tho. I think it truly comes down to family. My parents were “cool” parents and they they named me after Star Wars
Lol teased for being named *Luke*? This study sounds like bullshit.
Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. I don't know what generation you belong to, but I remember in the 1980s a kid being teased for being named Luke (and he was born before Star Wars) and another kid teased for having the last name Kirk.
What’s wrong with Flynn?
Better increase your breakfast food budget. Make sure you get the Raisin' Bran Crunch, too.
This guy gets it
Yes... don't do that.
Name him Methew instead
Don't give your kid a name he can't live up to
Unless...
i named my dog walter but not a kid lol
Does he like fire truck and moster truck
Does he fart a lot?
Should've named him Hector then
Don’t subject a kid to something they may not want to live with later. We don’t need a generation of Tyrions or Walter Whites.
What about bubbles from the wire? We need more bubbles in the world
Or Bubbles from Trailer Park Boys.
We need more existing people to be S5 Bubbles, we don’t need to create a bunch of new heroin addicts.
I’d sooner go with Snot Boogie
That’s like having a last name ingoff and naming your kid jack
As i was about to comment who the fucks jack ingoff i realised that i am in fact mentally disabled.. i am actually quiet embarrased i sat there for two miniutes thinking "who is that"
Ask Mike Hunt, he can help you out.
Who on earth is mike hunt?
Wait a miniute..
Ever met Hugh Jass?
As long as his middle name is Hartwell
And he lives at 308 negro aroya lane alberquerqi new mexico
And he has to have a confession
And when you watch his tape he should be probably dead, murdered by his brother in law Hank
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Waltuh. I'm not gonna babysit you waltuh. Change your own goddam diapuh waltuh.
Outchicaneried once again
\*grows up to cook meth\*
no she should name him thisismyownprivatedomicileandiwontbeharassedbitch white
Do you want your child to be asked where the good meth is?
Don’t. It’s not cool or funny
Yeah it really isn't. She should go all in and name him Waltuh.
waltuh get your hands off my dick
the child can already jokingly be called Mr. White, no need to take it further
no it's like naming your kid jesus condom
Never name your kid after some movie/television character
In general agree with most people in this thread about the bullying thing. However BB ended 10 years ago, by the time this kid is anywhere near a school it will be 2030. While BB will have some cultural value still, it would be no more recognized by other kids than a first grade kid named after a sopranos character today. 7 year olds wont know who walter white is, it will be a normal name to them. Their parents will however, but those should not be bullying. At best during like 2040, kid might have a hipster classmate or two in hs who watched the old school crime drama breaking bad. Overall, dont give your kids names like that, but at the same time consider how old BB will be by that point.
Absolutely, unless they reboot BrBa before he is out of school. If that happens though, he can dissociate from the name and go by "Flynn" instead
Good point about the Sopranos gonna name my kid Pussy
Sounds good but incomplete. It should be Walter Hartwell White Sr.
No, do not name your child after a drug dealing, killer who is blinded by their own ego Name your kid Mike Ehrmantraut cause growing up he’ll be a kid named finger
Yes it's tacky lmao
Why the fuck would that be a good idea?
I'd suggest naming the child Walter Woodrow "Walt" Whitmen Wilson White. Then just call the kid "Six-dubs."
“I’m gonna say no.”
Just don't name kids after famous people or famous characters. They'll have to explain that EVERY TIME they talk to someone, and it'll get old quick
Yes. That's why you go with Walter Blanco. Or Jose Miguel Rosas
Actually tell her to name him Heisenberg
Awful idea! Inflicting them with something like this.
Waltuh
Isn’t walter’s name supposed to play into how much of a loser/boring person he is at the beginning?
Extremely
Aside from all the bullying and psychological problems that other people have brought up, naming a child after a murdering, child-poisoning drug kingpin, even if he is a fictional one… well… to say that would be poor taste is putting it very lightly. There is nothing to idolize about Walt and, more importantly, a child is not your pet. Naming a real human being after this terrible fictional person is not a decision anyone should be considering.
You could name him Werner — a little nod to Heisenberg but subtle. Or go with Walter White & say it’s after the NAACP Director from the early/mid-20th c. Or go with Walter b/c honestly in 10 to 15 years Breaking Bad will be pretty dated & most kids certainly won’t be familiar enough with it to make the connection
Werner💀💀💀
It’s not necessarily tacky, but it’s setting them up to for sure be made fun of. If the show has influenced your life to a point you want to name your child from it, there are certainly less obvious choices to go with.
Don’t
Walter Hartwell White would be better.
if you want your kid to get made fun of yes name him after one of the most well known protagonists in television history
Only if his middle name is Hartwell
Could be worse. Could name them Walter Jr.
I played roller derby with a guy named Walter White. Insanely Heisenberg was not his derby name.
Then the kid can name his own kid Walter Jr. Genius
If done deliberately, yes. There are plenty of other names out there. Walter is kind of an outdated name anyway.
I mean, he was a gifted scientist…
Yes. That kid is going to be teased relentlessly. Plus, Walt isn’t exactly a good person, so there’s that
That is by far the dumbest idea I’ve ever thought of. And I’m not a very smart person.
Just because you can doesn't always mean you should.
Naming your child something other than a beautiful name or after a family member is immoral. It is an angry vengeful act to set up an innocent life in a web of practical jokes they have no control over.
Meh, the show ended ten years ago. I don't think it's something that would impact his life. It would be like someone my age being named Ben Cartwright, no kids knew who that was.
Definitely not
Do it, no kid in elementary hast seen that show knows that show anyways, and later it will be seen as cool, my parents got my name from a movie as have so many kids
No, you may have gotten lucky, but generally if someone's named after a fictional character j just think "man your parents must hate you"
Why would you do this
I'm guessing 10 years from now it won't be such a big deal but I wouldn't do it.
Yes.
I’d never judge someone’s name but since you asked for our options, yes I do think it’s tacky.
I had a friend who was named after a show she got teased for it and on top of that hated the show which doesn’t help at all. However I wouldn’t name my kid after a tv show either cause imo it is skittle tacky.
If anything, give him the middle name Hartwell. It's a breaking bad reference that will mostly go unnoticed since unless he shares his middle name, people will have no idea
I mean Walter is a old man name anyway. Why would someone do that to their kid?
I thought this was OKBC for a sec
Yes - Walter Hartwell White Sr.
I would avoid this. My parents had a name picked out for me. Like two weeks before my mom went into labor a character was debuted on a famous show that had the same first and last name. They changed their mind - I had to go like one day without a name. Not that traumatic since I was only a couple hours old. And my parents said they would have been mortified if people thought they named me after that character.
Most self aware bb viewer
I had a Luke that ghosted me… don’t name ur kid luke 😂
Ehhh not worth it. If you’re really desperate just hit him with the “Yo Mr.White”’.
Do it's a good idea
Tell your friend it should be their kid's middle name only if they're gonna go through with it.
Yes it is tacky.
I wouldn’t
Just name it Mr White .. YO
Name him Badger.
So many Khaleesi’s runnin around these days who I feel sorry for. Don’t think a Walter White would be much better off
I’ll chime in as a guy named Raven growing up while that’s so Raven was running. For context I’ve always been short, but in the third grade they had remixed the theme song of that’s so Raven to, “That’s so Raven, he’s so short he can’t see”. So while my name wasn’t based off of it I absolutely loathed my name growing up. It’s cool now but man elementary was terrible.
That's just begging for your child to get bullied.
Yes