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Would you call your child Damien?

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  • #32
    Whosbetter?
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,051 ✭✭✭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.


  • #33
    Whosbetter?
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,051 ✭✭✭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.


  • #34
    WindSock
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,239 ✭✭✭✭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.


  • #35
    Tar.Aldarion
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,119 Mod ✭✭✭✭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. :p


  • #36
    WindSock
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,239 ✭✭✭✭WindSock


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


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  • #37
    Xiney
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,085 ✭✭✭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 ;)


  • #38
    galwayrush
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,816 ✭✭✭✭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:


  • #39
    Splendour
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,580 ✭✭✭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. :p

    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 :)


  • #40
    tallaght01
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,778 ✭✭✭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.


  • #41
    Sam Vimes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,611 ✭✭✭✭Sam Vimes


    Jesus Juice wrote: »
    Thats like not calling your child Joseph because of Stalin.

    Or Adolf because of Hitler


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  • #42
    Beruthiel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 42,361 ✭✭✭✭Beruthiel


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

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


  • #43
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 53,068 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    reminds me more of only fools and horses :pac:


  • #44
    Biggins
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 34,567 ✭✭✭✭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.


  • #45
    renraw
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 496 ✭✭renraw


    heresy


  • #46
    tech77
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,736 ✭✭✭tech77


    renraw wrote: »
    heresy

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


  • #47
    Daragh101
    Closed Accounts Posts: 585 ✭✭✭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!


  • #48
    Xyo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 455 ✭✭Xyo


    Wtf is the omen?


  • #49
    The Big Red Button
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,390 ✭✭✭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!


  • #50
    Whosbetter?
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,051 ✭✭✭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.


  • #51
    rainbowtrout
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,535 ✭✭✭✭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


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  • #52
    Tar.Aldarion
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    Xyo wrote: »
    Wtf is the omen?

    Seriously? The 1976 classic? There is a remake too, sometime like 2006 or soemthing.


  • #53
    dr.bollocko
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 35,948 Mod ✭✭✭✭dr.bollocko


    Biggins wrote: »
    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.

    My god. That's marginally worse than calling him Shera: Princess of Power


  • #54
    Biggins
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 34,567 ✭✭✭✭Biggins


    dr.bollocko wrote: »
    My god. That's marginally worse than calling him Shera: Princess of Power

    Well the kids now have names after Sc-fi characters. :D

    Dakota (from Dakota Fanning and the number of sci-fi films she has done)
    Logan (Logans Run and Dark Angel)
    Teyla (Stargate SG1)
    Inara Lee (Firefly/Serenity and "Lee" from Battlestar Galacticia). Had she been a boy, it would have been Adalma! :pac:


  • #55
    DamoDLK
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 716 ✭✭✭DamoDLK


    Sharpshooter wrote: »
    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 Damien...

    Ah crap..
    jd007 wrote: »
    Whats wrong with calling a child Damien?

    Nothing!!! thankfully


  • #56
    truecrippler
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,243 ✭✭✭truecrippler


    How about Tom, Dick or Harry?.. The poor fecker will be coming out through a ''tunnel'' so it seems fitting.


  • #57
    WindSock
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,239 ✭✭✭✭WindSock


    Whosbetter? wrote: »
    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.

    Thats what I meant earlier. Although it may be a classic horror/thriller film there is no longer the hype around it as there was before. The name is becoming less and less associated with the film. Now if you were to call him Lucifer...
    dr.bollocko wrote: »
    My god. That's marginally worse than calling him Shera: Princess of Power

    That will be my first borns name. Male or female. It's also me Ma's name in Asia.


  • #58
    TheCardHolder
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    WindSock wrote: »



    That will be my first borns name. Male or female. It's also me Ma's name in Asia.

    Ma's name is asia is Shera: Princess of Power? :pac:


  • #59
    titan18
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,081 ✭✭✭✭titan18


    Whosbetter? wrote: »
    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.

    I'm 20,when I saw this thread,my 1st thought was of The Omen.

    I don't like the name so I wouldn't call a child Damien but I wouldn't care about the film connotations


  • #60
    This_Years_Love
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    I'd consider it. It's a nice name.


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  • #61
    K4t
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    Bill or George! Anything but Sue Damien!


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