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#1 scarlet520

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Posted 08 April 2008 - 12:05 AM

LeAnne inspired me to post this, so thanks!
What are your favorite TV Show character names? I'm a huge fan of Grey's Anatomy and I love Derek on a boy. Preston is popular too, but not my favorite. Meredith, Addison, Isobel, & Olivia are some of my favorite girl names from the series. Unfortunately, I would probably only use Meredith since the other 3 are so popular.

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Posted 08 April 2008 - 12:18 AM

Hmm. I watch a show called Skins from the UK on the internet (shh..it's perfectly legal) and there's a character named Sidney nn Sid and I'm really starting to like that name. House has got me onto the name Chase which I never liked before. That's really all I watch besides reality TV, and names from reality are just no fun! EXCEPT. This kid who got kicked off American Idol before they got to the top 24, Josiah Leming (the kid that cried all the time), has really got me digging the name Josiah. Ahaha. Mostly because I associate it with him being the amazing artist he is (yes, I'm still following his career even after Idol; definitely a fan!).

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Posted 08 April 2008 - 12:25 AM

I've only seen it a time or two. I watch the EastEnders still. Don't ask me why, I really can't explain what draws me to it. Though I am ticked off we don't get it on BBC America :D :unsure: (I was really looking forward to it when Brian upgraded our cable package)

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Posted 08 April 2008 - 12:29 AM

I have no idea what EastEnders is. I only watch Skins because I have a couple of friends in Wales and they're always on about it. So I figured I'd check it out and I loved it. :] What is EastEnders? Maybe I'll have to look into that as well. So far I think the Brits have us one uped in the entertainment department (and the naming department, for that matter).

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Posted 08 April 2008 - 12:31 AM

It's 11:30 here and as I woke up around 5:30 this morning, I'm pretty exhausted, so I think I'm going to head off for the night. But I'll check on the forums tomorrow! G'night. :]

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Posted 08 April 2008 - 04:38 AM

I love the name Lorelai (Gilmore Girls) and Luke (Gilmore Girls)...I also like Cappie (Greek) and Gregory (House)...I think I only like Gregory BECAUSE he's House, though. hehehe...

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Posted 08 April 2008 - 08:11 AM

Lorelai is pretty. And even though it was a popular TV Show, I don't know anyone with that name (though my step-brother is Roderick and goes by Rory).

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Posted 08 April 2008 - 09:02 AM

I like Isobel and George from Grey's Anatomy. And I find myself like Gregory more and more, though Hugh Laurie is to blame for that :unsure:

EastEnders is just a soap opera, it's been on for decades (literally) and it's about events of everyday life. Just your average soap opera in my opinion. Haven't watched it in ages but don't feel the urge to.

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Posted 08 April 2008 - 09:14 AM

We used to be huge "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" fans - so I love the names Xander, Anya, and Glory.

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Posted 08 April 2008 - 09:19 AM

Xander is kinda neat, but I wouldn't use it myself.

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Posted 08 April 2008 - 09:34 AM

Xander is kinda neat, but I wouldn't use it myself.


I would probably only use it as a nn for Alexander.

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Posted 08 April 2008 - 09:37 AM

Same here. :unsure:

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Posted 08 April 2008 - 09:50 AM

I would probably only use it as a nn for Alexander.


It's a nice 'replacement' for the overused Alex.

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Posted 08 April 2008 - 10:38 AM

I like the names Chase and Cameron from House

I like the name Callum from the Tudors (it's the name of an actor from season one though, not a character) (PS Jeremy Northam is HOTTTTT) Also Rhys is the middle name of the actor that plays King Henry the eighth. Good show even though it's factually not really close....

I don't know if it's why but I've seen a lot of Sawyer's on the polls lately...and I wonder if it's because of Sawyer on Lost?

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Posted 08 April 2008 - 10:38 AM

I love Alexander.... : (

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Posted 08 April 2008 - 01:08 PM

My favorite TV character names...
1) Charlotte from Sex and the City
2) Elliot (nn Eli) from Eli Stone
3) Aiden and Spencer from South of Nowhere
4) Phoebe and Chandler (for a girl though) from Friends
5) Phoebe, Piper, Paige from Charmed
6) Temperance from Bones *********


I have plenty of other favorite shows, but no names that I loooove. :unsure:

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Posted 08 April 2008 - 02:20 PM

I actually like Elliot, but I like it because of Elliot from Scrubs. It's an awesome name for a girl...I hadn't heard it on boys before I watched Scrubs, so I always thought of it as more of a girls name, in my mind.

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Posted 08 April 2008 - 04:36 PM

Ohh, TV show names, I absolutely love them! I don’t actually watch that much TV but I’m a complete slave to my two favorite shows (Lost and Jericho) and just about all of my animals have names inspired by them. Favorites…

From Lost, I am completely in love with the name Sawyer on a boy. Juliet is another one of my favorites, since I was never really able to see it out of Shakespeare until the character came along, and now I see it as a beautiful name for a girl. Also love Kate, Shannon, Boone, Desmond and Penelope/Penny… all thanks to that show :unsure: I know there's more, but those are just my favorites off the top of my head.

As for Jericho… well, the names of my two favorite characters are already "taken": my grandpa and grandma are Jake and Emily, and Emily is also my name (they just started calling me by my middle name to ease the confusion, and it pretty much stuck). Aside from those two, I REALLY love the name April now, and seriously considered using it for my next daughter. Jonah is another name I completely fell in love with thanks to the show. I also love Stanley on a boy, which is a name I never really liked beforehand. Love the name Jericho itself, too.

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Posted 24 April 2008 - 03:20 PM

I thought this thread looked like a lot of fun so I'm kind of resurrecting it from the dead! Hope nobody minds :D

My tastes in television shows pretty much mirror Charity's, so sorry for any incessantly annoying repeats! My all time favorite show is Lost, and I have a pretty decent handful of names from there. I absoloutely adore Hugo, Sawyer and Desmond for names now! Especially the first, I think, but I just love all three. I also like Jack -- it was always a bit plain for me, but somehow now it seems a little bit better. Go figure! As for girls, I really love both Shannon and Juliet now, in addition to Claire, Kate, and Penelope/Penny.

Char is way more obsessed with Jericho than I (and probably the rest of the nation...) am, but I still love it and it has some really awesome names! My favorites are also probably Jake and Emily, but since those are out of the question I must admit that I really love Stanley, Jonah, and Roger for little boys now! Johnston is a bit old fashioned, but I like it as well. As for girls, I have to go with Bonnie and Skylar - love them! I also really like Mimi, April, and Darcy... there's just way too many! I like Jericho for a name, as well... hoping that maybe someday Char has a little boy named that :D

I'm also a pretty big fan of Grey's Anatomy. I fell in love with both Derek and Finn (probably as a nickname for Finley) for boys, and for girls I really love both Isobel and Addison -- I don't think I would ever use the latter, but I still really love it on a girl, regardless of what a lot of people say. Because I'd never really seen it used on either gender prior to the show, it's all girl to me.

And finally, my guilty pleasure is Gossip Girl; I've always loved the books and now I guiltily admit to liking the show. Again I love a lot of the names used here: I never used to like Chuck at all, but now I absolutely love the name, as well as Nathaniel/Nate. My absolute favorite girls' name from the show is Eleanor, but I also love Serena, Blair, and Lily.

Okay... I'm shutting up now :)

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Posted 24 April 2008 - 05:40 PM

Calleigh, Natalia , Ryan, Megan from CSI Miami..
Lydia and Kaila on CSI NY
Elena & Samantha from without a trace
and probably alot more if I sat and thought about it.




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