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I met a couple who named their daughter Grendel, because they thought it sounded nice.
She better stay the heck away from Denmark.
I know an Eowyn. And a Beren.
At least Eowyn is a name of an iconic character from LOTR. Honestly a great namesake. Nothing wrong with that
Better than Grendel
The male name Tristan isn’t unheard of. Is it really that odd to name someone after a fictional villain or even monster from the same genre? Tbf “Grendel” does sound nice.
Trying to think of other examples but I’m kind of having a hard time lol.
I have a friend whose siblings are named Eowyn, Arwen, Lorien, and Dave.
I kinda feel bad for Dave.
Guess which parent named each of them Hint, it's who you would think
Yeah lord of the rings characters are fair game for names. Really just give popular media like a decade or two before you name your kid after it. Though it may be wise to never leave out the R in your Margrat.
Hopefully she doesn't encounter any bee hunters.
This is a stupid joke about compound meanings in old English.
Did they know Beowulf out was it just a nice sounding name? Because Grendel...wasn't nice.