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Is this too obviously nerdy?

Soprano-Cat View Member Profile	14/11/2012, 06:07 PM Post #1
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DH and I were mucking around last night. We've been discussing starting the baby thing next year, and were chucking around all sorts of silly things. In amongst all the ridiculous (Stone Cold Steve), we actually came up with a combo I quite like. Is Xavier Kirby B** too obviously comic fan, or would you have to be seriously in the know to pick it?

jayskette View Member Profile	14/11/2012, 06:10 PM Post #2
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No. My name list contains way nerdier names

noi'mnot View Member Profile	14/11/2012, 06:10 PM Post #3
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I have no idea what it's all about. Thus, in my world, it would be fine. It's a nice name!

Soprano-Cat View Member Profile	14/11/2012, 06:11 PM Post #4
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QUOTE (jayskette @ 14/11/2012, 06:10 PM) No. My name list contains way nerdier names We are severely limited in first names, in that anything that ends with an "ee" sound is out, and because our last name is so short and vowel-y, we can't have vowel-y first names LOL. We momentarily considered Wolverine Stan

Ianthe View Member Profile	14/11/2012, 06:15 PM Post #5
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I have no idea what you are talking about. I don't even know who Xavier is in reference to (I am wanting to say X-Men?) It's not pronounced Ex-avier is it?

Soprano-Cat View Member Profile	14/11/2012, 06:16 PM Post #6
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QUOTE (Ianthe @ 14/11/2012, 06:15 PM) I have no idea what you are talking about. I don't even know who Xavier is in reference to (I am wanting to say X-Men?) It's not pronounced Ex-avier is it? Xavier = Professor Charles Xavier from Xmen (well done!) (Zay-vyer) Jack Kirby - prolific 80s comic writer, and one of DH's favourites.

Ianthe View Member Profile	14/11/2012, 06:18 PM Post #7
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QUOTE (NapCat @ 14/11/2012, 07:16 PM) Xavier = Professor Charles Xavier from Xmen (well done!) (Zay-vyer) Jack Kirby - prolific 80s comic writer, and one of DH's favourites. Yay I am half-nerdy I had a feeling that it wasn't pronounced correctly, pleased to know I am wrong.

LookMumNoHands View Member Profile	14/11/2012, 06:23 PM Post #8
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Nah, it's fine. Not too nerdy at all .

Sinister Bonnet View Member Profile	14/11/2012, 06:31 PM Post #9
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I remember what your surname is and while I like Xavier and Kirby is OK, Kirby seriously does not work with your surname to my ear. I know it would be so rarely said out loud but it would bug me. Also if it gets shortened to Xav? All I can hear is Save ::your surname:: I know, I was a great help there.

Kay1 View Member Profile	14/11/2012, 06:32 PM Post #10
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Xavier's fairly popular these days and Kirby I would assume was a family name since I know nothing about comics.

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