Robin Williams Named His Daughter Zelda

[crylo]

Only rich and famous people can get away by giving names like that.

Average person would prob be bullied to suicide.

She was still bullied. Then kids started thinking her name was cool. Lol.

I'm glad you added the 'prob' since I'd be willing to bet that the girl in question probably wouldn't be bullied to suicide..

[RulesTheDead]

Well, Zelda has been a name at LEAST as early as 1933......

Hey, maybe he named his kid after THIS woman. (lmao)


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zelda_Rubinstein

"Run to the light, Carol-Anne!"

[Noomz]

So he can rescue her from abussive boyfriends whilst doing jokes about her name. And what an amazing beard that man has.

[Deleted]

Although he named his daughter Zelda because he loved the game so much, true but also the fact that it was already an established name, had Zelda in the games been renamed something slyvanas he might of named her "normally"

As for me, I doubt I'd name my kid after a obscure video game name like Elune or Kratos etc, I'd be more open to things like Jill Valentine <Surname> for example.

[aztr0]

Zelda was a name before the game i'm sure.

Truth right here. While its not a common name, it has existed long before the Legend of Zelda franchise.

[anveena]

So he named his daughter after a terrible game franchise?

[Derivatives]

Someone in my guild just said Zelda is a pretty common name in eastern Europe. If that's true, this video lost coolness points.

ETA: Heh, turns out it's true it's a real name and not unique to the game.

"Zelda is a nickname for the feminine name Griselda, which means "dark battle", and also the feminine form of the yiddish name Selig, meaning "blessed", "happy."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zelda_%28given_name%29

I can think of someone else who lost coolness points (looks at caninepawprints' guildy)

[Deleted]

Jeez, how old is he? looks like hes 70 or something with that beard.

[Duckie]

I named my son Kefka. If I ever have a daughter, I plan to name her Rayne and if another son, the name Raziel came to mind.

[Derivatives]

I named my son Kefka. If I ever have a daughter, I plan to name her Rayne and if another son, the name Raziel came to mind.

I feel sorry for your children.

[Gladiator2009]

I was so mesmerized by the beard I never heard a word that was spoken during the video.

[Given]

they look close, its cute!

[Imadraenei]

This thread reminds me of an acquaintance of mine from high school that named his son Trowa after the guy from Gundam Wing. Last time I saw him he was already regretting doing that to his child.

[Duridi]

I'd name my daughter Mai if i could get away with it. Main protagonist in the 2003 shooter ONI. I'd try for konoko which is her code name but i think that would be no dice.

Mai/Maj/May is a normal name in Norway, so if you lived here nobody would notice.

[Bender]

So he named his daughter after a fantastically awesome game franchise?

Fixed that for you.

Anyways. I'd be open to naming kids after video games if it's a good sounding name. Here in sweden a number of people have named their kids after rock idols recently, which has made us see horrible names like Metallica, Ozzy, Slash and Dimebag (i'm not joking, there is a little boy with this name in Swe). Sylvanas and Elune sure as hell beats the crap out of those.

[Fangoria09]

I like the name Zelda for a girl, Its a fun name you can respect. I plan on calling my fat chubby white kid LeBron.

[AppleBobApple]

lets be honest, we all know that their is some child out there named Arthas

You sir have given me an idea lol

[Aqua]

It's a real name...so... Yeah just because it sounds mystical and brings a certain franchise to mind doesn't mean it's an odd name.

[Deafknight]

You sir have given me an idea lol

Arthas is a pretty normal name.

[Twoflower]

Zelda is a nice name. No reason to complain imo. It's not a name that will get you beaten up any more than other names.

And wow, you are fast :P Only 22 years late