Today, my husband and I were talking about names for our expectant child. I told him since I named our daughter he could name our son. He's decided on a name from 'God of War'. My son is going to be named after a make-believe cartoon character - Kratos. FML
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Today, my boyfriend has had name ideas for his future son and daughter even before I met him, but so have I. He disregards my ideas and suggestions, and is hell bent on giving our kids names because he likes "the way they sound." 'Hippopotamus' sounds good, but who’d name their kids that? FML
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Today, I heard my brother and sister-in-law discussing whether they should name my soon-to-be-born niece Annabelle or Samara. My nephews are named Jason, Freddy and Chucky. See the pattern? FML
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Today, I learned that the hardest part of marrying a historian is choosing baby names. His top choices derive from two Roman magistrates, two abbesses, a tenth-century author, and an obscure Greek official. I already let him name our pug, for whom he chose the name "Tertullianus." FML
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finn_fml 0
i dont get the "i name one kid, you name the other" mentality. why dont you just work together to find a name you both like?
Shiniku 0
"Make-believe cartoon character"?! Whoa whoa whoa, you've gone too far, there. Besides, it's a totally cool name, you must admit.
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fatgothchick 0
its an actual god from greek mythology...whats so wrong with that?!!!
magicsparrow 0
#137 and everyone who keeps saying this: Kratos was the god of strength. Ares was the god of war. They weren't real; they did not walk the Earth. Here's an option - one of my friends has more than one middle name. Talk with your husband, not on a silly message board where teenagers and tweens talk on here like they know the world. (I'm 25, btw). Ask him if he's serious, then explain your problems with the name -- actual problems, not "Well, it's a video game character." Are either of you Greek? Does the last name fit the first name? One of my exes was named Torben - which means Thor's Bear in Danish. But he's actually Danish. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cratos. If your husband wants a name that signifies strength, power, war -- search names that fit your heritage. There are PLENTY, and they aren't all "boring" or "normal" or "follow the herd." Good luck!! Congratulations! And just be honest with your husband. It's a child who will live for tens of years...not a pet.
LadyDee 0
#14 - Thor is a sweet name! Sounds strong & masculine to me. I would totally put my foot down in this situation, but when the time comes for me have to name my child it will be a mutual decision between my husband and I. No one person should pick the name of their child. They should both like it. You can't just expect the name to grow on them if they don't like it, although they will kind of have to for the rest of their child's life. Here's an idea, maybe go through names of characters in "GoW" or other video games he plays and possibly find a name you can both agree on; or since Kratos is from Greek mythology go look up names in that section. He might find something else he like and you might like it. But that's still just a might though... Good luck!
Toxic_John 0
dude wut u talkin about dats an awesome name =) plus alot of japanese ppl r named dat too even in tho other game "tales of symphonia" on of da main characters is kratos so u should be lucky =)
alumfoil 0
That's a pretty badass name for a boy. I wouldn't complain, and I'm a woman. BUT what really matters is how your son would be affected by it. Just give him a relatively average name for his middle name like John or something and he can choose whether to go by his first or middle name when he's older.
Enasni 0
That is no cartoon character, madam! And I think that's badass. I'd let my husband name my son Kratos. I love the game series, and I love ancient greek lore.
deliciouskaek 1
Kratos is a perfectly cromulent name. And hey. What will your husband think when your child is taunted and teased with variations on his name relating to "crap"? Will he still think he chose wisely? Try reminding him that kids won't likely be playing God of War when the boy is old enough to appreciate it, so maybe he'd (your husband) better learn something about Greek mythology, too.
hannahxbanana 0
Kratos isn't such a bad name; I'm sure there are people in Greece named that. That being said, F the kid's life for having a stupid mother. 1. Your "expectant" child?! So the kid is pregnant? 2. Maybe if you actually learned anything about mythology the name wouldn't sound so bad.
Beven 0
Awesome name. Also unique names rock, especially one like Kratos, think about it, would you ever wanna mess with someone named Kratos? Didn't think so... And worse comes to worse, he can always just go by Kurtis and blend in with the rest of society like you'd like him to. Also just because he wants to name his son Kratos doesn't mean he's some game obsessed nerd, maby he played the game and the name just really stuck with him.
justsumrandomguy 0
i don't see a problem. Sure the name is weird, but lots of people get their ideas for naming children from seemingly weird places. If you have such a big problem with it open your mouth and tell him, though i can only assume that because he was playing video games enough to think of that name, that your relationship already sucks.