A man has sparked a debate after revealing he named his children after his favourite TV characters – but some social media users believe there’s a secondary issue to his confession
A man has been slammed for naming his children after his favourite TV show characters simply to feed his ‘obsession’ over them. He explained how he has ‘secretly’ been naming his children after his favourite thing without raising suspicion – and he stepped this up a notch when naming his fourth child.
Taking to Reddit, he said: “My firstborn son was named after the greatest man I ever knew, my grandfather on my mum’s side. My dad was super annoyed. I was supposed to name him the same as my first name because it was a tradition. My dad never really had an impact on my life.”
Following this, he took inspiration from his favourite TV show Supernatural and decided to call his daughter Samantha after character Sam Winchester. He added: “Her name is Samantha but everyone calls her Sammy… I love it. Supernatural had a major impact on my life.
“I started watching it back in 2006 when I was confined to bed rest for two years almost due to an accident. It was an outlet for me to escape and Sam just resonated with me.
“Sam is definitely my favourite character with dean being a close second as my other favourite character of all time. I laughed, I cried, laughs more, mourned, amped up, and so many other emotions. This show was a powerhouse.”
He says his wife named their third son – but he was delighted to put forward a moniker for their fourth child.
He added: “For my fourth son, I got to name him something epic and slide it completely under the radar. I got to name him Broly [a character from the Dragon Ball franchise].”
However, not everyone is impressed with his youngest son’s name, with one user saying: “Poor kid will likely end up being unceremoniously bullied for it bless him.”
Another user said: “I hope your son’s peers don’t watch or know Dragon Ball cause if they did, I can see them picking on him by calling him Broccoli or giving him broccoli every time they see him.
“Typically not a good idea to name your kids after Saiyan’s given that their names are based on vegetables.”
A third user said: “Broly? Ouch. That kids gonna have a hard time in school.”
One more user said: “Why did your wife only get to name one kid and you got to name three?”
Adding to this, another user said: “Especially since she is the one birthing them and giving her body for the children.”
In agreement, a final user said: “I mean, both parents should have a say but if one gets priority it definitely should be the mother as they are one who has to be pregnant and give birth and all that fun stuff.”