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[-] hesusingthespiritbomb@lemmy.world 13 points 3 months ago

I feel like Game of Thrones could have had Harry Potter levels of cultural staying power if they didn't completely fuck the ending.

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[-] expatriado@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago

is there a court precedent for this? definitely not first child to be named after trademarked word

[-] DMBFFF@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago

1a. Folks, before you name your children, don't make it easy for the big corporations to sue you. Those who "own" (i.e. use the government to suppress your right to free speech) a conlang, be it Dothraki, Klingon, or Tolkien's language care far more about profit than culture.

2b. wp:Dothraki language

In 2012, 146 newborn girls in the United States were named "Khaleesi", the Dothraki term for the wife of a khal or ruler, and the title adopted in the series by Daenerys Targaryen.[3]

3c. wt:kalisi

Noun

kalisi (n class, plural kalisi)

Alternative form of kalisiamu

wt:kalisiamu:Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from English calcium.

[-] octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 8 points 3 months ago

Folks, before you name your children, don’t make it easy for the big corporations to sue you. Those who “own” (i.e. use the government to suppress your right to free speech) a conlang, be it Dothraki, Klingon, or Tolkien’s language care far more about profit than culture.

Fuck that. My kids have what most people would consider fairly common names, but I'll name them what I damn well please, and the very last thing I'm going to give a shit about is what some corpo thinks of it.

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[-] njm1314@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago

Weren't a lot of kids name that when that show came out?

[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 7 points 3 months ago

Are they worried that this 6 year old is stealing the identity of a fictional character? 🤨

[-] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 7 points 3 months ago

Worth mentioning that the UK and Ireland is the easiest country to change your name in. All you need is two friends and a printer. Although it may be more complicated for children, especially if the parents aren't together (I still think it's pretty straightforward if they are together, just both parents need to approve it as well)

[-] CheeseNoodle@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago

Realistically you also need 35 quid to have your drivers license re-issued which you can then use as an initial form of ID to get everything else changed.

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