LOTR names

[alaristhered]

So, I thought I was all clever and original when I named my daughter Lorien from the Lord of The Rings.

Well, I was at a dinner party and the husband of a colleague of mine was standing off to the side, so I thought I'd be all friendly and introduce myself.

He replies, "Hi, I'm Lorien."

I'm sure I've misheard, so I ask him to please repeat it.

"Lorien," he repeats, with a look on his face like he's been through this many times.

"Can you please spell that?" I ask.

He very patiently spells it "L O R I E N."

"That's my daughter's name," I exclaim.

He looks surprised, "From The Lord of The Rings?"

"From The Lord of The Rings!" I answer.

So much for my clever originality.

[Jakester]

Pwn3d!!!!1

That's funny. Don't forget that there's the Lorien from B5 as well.

I wanted to name my brother Herbert Birdsfoot when I was 5. Tried to get the wife to name the boy Bruce Wayne, but that didn't go over too well, either.

[alaristhered]

I had a friend who very seriously wanted to name his son Anakin. All his friends successfully persuaded him to change his mind.

[Nostromo]

That is funny. More evidence of our ever shrinking planet. :) N