I've known a Kayleigh, named after the Marillion song.
I've known a Stevie, named after Stevie Nicks.
I've known a Layla, named after the song that drives me nuts but not as much as Wonderful Tonight does.
And while I've not met any, I'd be willing to bet there's more than a few 30-something Lukes out there, named after a certain Mr Skywalker.
But I think even the most ardent Star Wars fan would balk at naming their child after Chewbacca's son:
Lumpy.
Dear lord . . .
So...I shouldn't tell you my sons name...huh? ;^)
ReplyDeleteSeriously though, while being named after my best friend and myself (carrying the name David through a third generation, even as a middle name) he does share first and middle names with a comic character. Jonathan David. Do you know who is also named that...mind you, not a prominent Super Hero or anything, just a character that is important in a certain characters mythos. Kinda of proud how I slipped this one past my wife...although she thought it was kinda cool when I told her.
The only one I can think of right now is if Pa Kent's middle name was David...?
DeleteExactly. I didn't really think about it when we came up with the name...but being the comic fan I am, it seemed appropriate.
ReplyDeleteAlso, you do know that Lumpy was first introduced in the Star Wars Holiday special...which also introduced Boba Fett.
Hey, I guessed right!
DeleteAnd yeah, I know about the Holiday special - a friend of mine gave me a copy years ago and I still can't bring myself to watch it.