Would you call your child Damien?

Whosbetter?

I never thought I would be asking myself this question.

We're expecting our second child in December & we dont know if it's going to be a boy or a girl.

Anywho? A the early stage of pregnancy myself & Mrs Whosbetter? started discussing names & we jokingly said 'Let's call it Damien', as a laugh.

As time went on we slowly came round to the idea that it's a nice name after all (despite all the Omen connotations).

I know that this is AH & there will be loads of 'pisstake' answers to this, but here goes.

Would you?

galwayrush

I would if my wife decided on it.

Overheal

if you like the name whats the problem?

SoupyNorman

No.

Nothing to do with the Omen connotations, it's just a crap name.

galwayrush

How about,
Roger,
Pete,
John,
Keith,

Sharpshooter

Damien is not so bad, is it?

You have to think of all the abbreviations of a name too.

Worst I can think of is Damo.

Nothing wrong with that.

Go for it if you both like the name.

FruitLover

Not a chance.

a) Generic

b) Ooo, the Omen, ooo!

Ruu_Old

If you like it, go for it. Who gives a toss about the Omen? Not my favourite name in the world, so a no from me.

Whosbetter?

galwayrush wrote: »

How about,
Roger,
Pete,
John,
Keith,

Who are you?:D:D:D

jd007

Whats wrong with calling a child Damien?

galwayrush

Whosbetter? wrote: »

Who are you?:D:D:D

Well, Who's better for a Who fan..............;)

Cupcake_Crisis

It never did Damien Rice any harm!

Whosbetter?

galwayrush wrote: »

Well, Who's better for a Who fan..............;)

Well we called our first child Whosbetterette? :pac:

Nah, seriously she's Deborah.:)

galwayrush

Cupcake_Crisis wrote: »

It never did Damien Rice any harm!

hE has however harmed a lot of us.:D

galwayrush

Whosbetter? wrote: »

Well we called our first child Whosbetterette? :pac:

Nah, seriously she's Deborah.:)

I wanted to call ours Alex, Geddy or Neil, but we had 2 girls:D

Whosbetter?

galwayrush wrote: »

I wanted to call ours Alex, Geddy or Neil, but we had 2 girls:D

I take it that they're members of Rush?

rednik

I would have no problem seeing that my surname is THORN.:D:D

Whosbetter?

rednik wrote: »

I would have no problem seeing that my surname is THORN.:D:D

I see your point.:D

I think the name works well if your surname begins with D, as ours does.

Cupcake_Crisis

galwayrush wrote: »

hE has however harmed a lot of us.:D

Lies!! Lies and slander!!

Op, just to let you know, I know 3 guys called Damien....2 of which happen to be gay......not saying its anything to do with the name...just throwin it out there...

R.D. aka MR.D

There was kid called damien in my class in primary school. none of us had any idea what the omen was until at least 6th class so he never suffered.

unless your worried about him actually being a demon...

Whosbetter?

Overheal wrote: »

if you like the name whats the problem?

Well you don't want to give your child a bad start in life.

We know that the name has a bit of a bad vibe about it & we're not totally socially unaware.

Hence this thread, just to see what people think.:)

galwayrush

Whosbetter? wrote: »

I take it that they're members of Rush?

LMFAO...............Yes:D

Whosbetter?

R.D. aka MR.D wrote: »

unless your worried about him actually being a demon...

Our first is one, so no worries there.:D

Jesus Juice

Thats like not calling your child Joseph because of Stalin.

DanielL

Damien is nice..just dont what ever you do call him keith.

no baby called keith can be taken as being cute.

galwayrush

rednik wrote: »

I would have no problem seeing that my surname is THORN.:D:D

Worse if it was Cowan, Ahern or Hearney...............:D

ottostreet

Cupcake_Crisis wrote: »

Lies!! Lies and slander!!

Op, just to let you know, I know 3 guys called Damien....2 of which happen to be gay......not saying its anything to do with the name...just throwin it out there...

I also know a Damien who is gay.

Hmmm... strange

Whosbetter?

DanielL wrote: »

no baby called keith can be taken as being cute.

That's true.

I just thought of something else.
I'd never have to buy a Guard dog.
If robbers broke in, I'd just go to little Damian's room & let loose all the Rothweilers that he mysteriously summens up!:D

DanielL

if you do call him damien just dont hire a nanny.
or just keep your windows locked at all times

WindSock

Whosbetter? wrote: »

I see your point.:D

I think the name works well if your surname begins with D, as ours does.

And Damo Dempsey

I think that whole Damien/Omen thing has faded away by now. It's not really a popular and shocking film by todays standards

Tar.Aldarion

Damian is better, my brothers name, much prefer it for some reason.

Whosbetter?

WindSock wrote: »

I think that whole Damien/Omen thing has faded away by now. It's not really a popular and shocking film by todays standards

I dunno about that.

The Omen is one of those iconic movies that has become a reference point socially, like Star Wars & & Jaws.

Whosbetter?

Tar.Aldarion wrote: »

Damian is better, my brothers name, much prefer it for some reason.

I think in the Omen film the name was spelled Damian.

I shoulda put that down in the title, but I think most people get the general idea.

WindSock

Whosbetter? wrote: »

I dunno about that.

The Omen is one of those iconic movies that has become a reference point socially, like Star Wars & & Jaws.

Yeah but whats the worst a kid named Damien can get? Oooohh the Omen is about all anyone can say. A nd being evil is the new black.

Tar.Aldarion

Whosbetter? wrote: »

I think in the Omen film the name was spelled Damian.

I shoulda put that down in the title, but I think most people get the general idea.

Nah I think it's called Damien, never seen it spelled with 'a' apart from brother and historical people.
Maybe you are right, dunno.

WindSock

I work with a Damian. He's Polish though.

Xiney

Was in Tesco a few months back and there was a little blonde child having the mother of all screaming tantrums. Seriously thought the little thing was going to make himself sick.

Turned to my husband and said, "If his mother says, 'now Damien...' I will die laughing"

So... just make sure you give the name to a seriously angellic child

galwayrush

Xiney wrote: »

Was in Tesco a few months back and there was a little blonde child having the mother of all screaming tantrums. Seriously thought the little thing was going to make himself sick.

Turned to my husband and said, "If his mother says, 'now Damien...' I will die laughing"

So... just make sure you give the name to a seriously angellic child

Yep, Alex, Geddy and Neil, great Canadian names.:cool:

Splendour

Tar.Aldarion wrote: »

Nah I think it's called Damien, never seen it spelled with 'a' apart from brother and historical people.
Maybe you are right, dunno.

I too have a brother called Damian as opposed to Damien. Apparantly he was called this after a Father Damian who did fantastic work with lepers in some remote part of Hawaii.
There ya go OP, you can counteract the name with this

tallaght01

Depends. No one will actually call him Damian in a few years. But, if you're from Dublin, then Damo is a quality salt of the earth name. But if you're a bogger, it just doesn't work. It would make him sound like a traveller.

Horses for courses, man.

Sam Vimes

Jesus Juice wrote: »

Thats like not calling your child Joseph because of Stalin.

Or Adolf because of Hitler

Beruthiel

Go for it.
Not many kids get to have there own theme tune!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Kg5NdwH8zE&feature=related

reminds me more of only fools and horses :pac:

Biggins

I wanted (seriously) to name our boy middle name Robin, first name Christopher.
The wife didn't allow me though and poohed the idea!

Me was not impressed.

renraw

heresy

tech77

renraw wrote: »

heresy

Heresy, come in for your dinner!
I don't think so tbh.

Daragh101

Whosbetter? wrote: »

I never thought I would be asking myself this question.

We're expecting our second child in December & we dont know if it's going to be a boy or a girl.

Anywho? A the early stage of pregnancy myself & Mrs Whosbetter? started discussing names & we jokingly said 'Let's call it Damien', as a laugh.

As time went on we slowly came round to the idea that it's a nice name after all (despite all the Omen connotations).

I know that this is AH & there will be loads of 'pisstake' answers to this, but here goes.

Would you?

This reminds me of only fools and horses!

Xyo

Wtf is the omen?

The Big Red Button

When I meet someone called Damien, I don't immediately think of the Omen!

However I wouldn't consider it as a name for my own child. I just don't like it.

As far as I know, Damian is the more "correct spelling" ...? Open to correction there!

Whosbetter?

chatterpillar wrote: »

When I meet someone called Damien, I don't immediately think of the Omen!

Spose there's a whole new generation of 20somethings who don't really get the whole Omen connotation.

I was about 8 when the film came out, so I remember all the the hype surrounding it's release.

rainbowtrout

Whosbetter? wrote: »

I never thought I would be asking myself this question.

We're expecting our second child in December & we dont know if it's going to be a boy or a girl.

Anywho? A the early stage of pregnancy myself & Mrs Whosbetter? started discussing names & we jokingly said 'Let's call it Damien', as a laugh.

As time went on we slowly came round to the idea that it's a nice name after all (despite all the Omen connotations).

I know that this is AH & there will be loads of 'pisstake' answers to this, but here goes.

Would you?

My brother was born in December and is called Damien. It's an omen!!

No seriously, he's never had an problems. The Omen is a 70s film and my brother was an 80s child and never had any problems, kids today won't have even heard of it. And while it's not an unusual name it's not all that common either. He did get shortened to Damo and it stuck