http://www.bethblog.com/index.php/2011/11/16/dragonborn/

Poor kid :(, hope you don't kill your parents in a few years.

Is his face so red out of embarrasment at his name?

Why would you do this to a child? I'm as big an Elder Scrolls fan as any, but I probably wouldn't name my dog Dovahkiin, let alone a real human child who'll have to grow up like that.

How do you explain away Dovahkiin on a job interview? "My parents were just the worst."

Whoa, that's a great deal. They get all the Bethesda games for free, that's like almost a thousand dollars saved if Bethesda keeps making games forever! It'll be great for covering some of the losses caused by the kid going bonkers because of his name.

People. They may change kid's name whenever they want to something normal, but lifetime delivery of Bethesda games will remain.

Anyway, Dovahkiin name doesn't sound stranger than any arabic or hindi names at all (sorry folks ;) )

I don't know how in your countries, but here, changing name takes AT MOST 30 days...

Think people, think...

Oh, please, everyone will just call him Tom. Do you really see people bothering with Dovahkiin? The path of least effort is almost always the road most taken.

I would call him Dewey anyway.

Agreed, but theoretically it'll still show up on tax forms, school attendance sheets, birth certificates, bank accounts and other such official documentation.

I know people who have bizarre names and just go by their middle name, but it's not like their first name doesn't come up. And it usually comes up at the most embarrassing times.

I'm just worried for the future, when it's cool and ironic to give your baby a horrible horrible name.

This does set up naming for a worrying trend. It starts with a fairly mild thing like this, before you know it you'll be struggling to make ends meat because your parents called you James. Meanwhile Mr Pepsi Minimax Playstation is laughing all the way to the bank with his sponsorship money.

Actually, here in these parts, no one would bat an eye. Perhaps that double "i" would be seen as funny, the "h" is a bit out of place, but othervise... Dovakin. Seems legit.

So what?

Nobody names their kids Nebekeneezer or Gaius Iiulius anymore. Is this reason to cry?

And I remind once again: anyone can change his/hers name anytime...

And if anyone wants to use his/her name as a commercial - here you go, sir!

Can't read the article apparently here, but it does sound dumb. Call him Dover; that's a man-ish name.

Yes, you can change your name. That's not my point. The person I suggested is happy being an advert. He's laughing all the way to the bank with his money.

It's simply that I don't like this level of commercialisation. It upset me recently that they decided to rename the stadium of my supported football team to the name of a clothing brand. I personally feel that there is more to life than product placement, and that it eats away at everything else. Just look at how it ruins films.

You're perfectly right, but that's the world we live in. If I were paid 1000$ a month I would gladly change my name to GOG and surname to COM :P

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On a personal note... If I marry my current girlfriend, and we have a girl, we'll most likely call her Elune.

I don't see anything wrong with the name Dovahkiin... 'Hey, Dovakin, wanna go out tonight?' Sounds right to me.