Totally lame?

KristaU831

So I fell in love with the name Rhett Joseph if this baby is a boy. I think sounds awesome and will age so well. But...
My favorite book (and movie) is gone with the wind.
Weird to have a baby named after a character in your favorite book, especially such a well known one?
Not a negative thing right?
Will everyone think wow that's lame?
Am I just overthinking?

SuperMom17

I would personally probably go with Everett and maybe use nn of Rhett but that is totally just my personal preference. Not a lame name, don't find it wired... How is using something you love as the inspiration for naming the little love of your life possibly lame?? I say go for it.

Irishcurls

Pretty sure there's a Bumpie with a Rhett on here. I think it's great, and I *think* many people don't even get the reference. Agree with pp though, what is weird about that? People use WAY stranger things as inspiration. 

KristaU831

I think I thought it was weird because of the huge explosion of twilight names, (Isabella, Edward, Jacob) and I got the impression that was odd, but then again twilight can't compare with a classic, right?
Overthinking it, as usual

NerdyLucy

I think Rhett Joseph is great. I do think you're overthinking it.

lifeonthehill

I like it.
Our future children will have a FN from books. I hope it isn't lame because we are pretty set on it. Haha

diamondduck13

I must confess I'm not a fan of naming kids after favorite book characters. I don't know that I'd call it lame though. I guess it depends how awesome (or not) I thought the character was, ha!

Rhett screams GWTW to me, not sure if I'm in the minority or majority of that. I could never use it because I wouldn't want a name that had that strong an association for me. And I wouldn't recommend someone use Rhett unless they were 100% comfortable with the association, the GWTW references - I'm envisioning him being asked if he gives a damn by uncreative people trying to be funny. It's such a big, classic movie, and big, classic scene of a movie, that it won't be forgotten anytime soon

Dr.Loretta

You're overthinking

Nechie122

It's a pretty obvious association to me. I would assume you were a GWTW fan.

As a teenager, I used to be absolutely obsessed with all things GWTW (including the name Rhett) but my biggest hesitation was always that it's not the most politically correct tale. Not that that should stop you from using a perfectly nice name, but it is something that's bothered me.

KristaU831

It's not after the character because honestly I think he was kind of an uncommunicative dick but I really like the name. I was like oh wait not a bad name.
Kind of like how I heard the name Karina on e! One day and really liked it and ended up using it for dd.
inspired but not named after.

ObLaDi

I like Rhett a lot. My son has a literary name too; he's not named after the book, but we loved the name. I think you should go for it!

Ceridwen21

I like it! Not lame at all.

Meery82

I wouldn't side eye it. But PP had a good suggestion of using Everett, nn Rhett.

SidraJedi

I would totally do it.

DD shares a name with a character in my favorite movie, but I did not name her after the movie. Some people think I am that kind of dork, but most people have never even heard the name before. I feel that your situation would be similar.

Julie&Micah

Go for it! I didn't even think gwtw until it was mentioned! I think it's a good name.

cakergirl

I know a Rhett, and other than when he was born I have never once thought of Gone with the wind. I think it's fine.

allardr

Irishcurls said:

Pretty sure there's a Bumpie with a Rhett on here. I think it's great, and I *think* many people don't even get the reference. Agree with pp though, what is weird about that? People use WAY stranger things as inspiration. 

I wouldn't get the reference. Love the name!  A classic reference like that is good anyway. We like Miranda and we first heard that with Miranda Lambert and we like Xander and I heard that mostly with Xander Bogarts (red sox player)...there's a way we all hear about names, I don't really think it matters how we got inspired as long as we love the name!

stahlop

Not a big deal. Our daughter is Piper and we get asked if she was named after the character from Charmed a lot. She was not.

KristaU831

DaisyBlinks said:

My son's name is Rhett! We love it. I was 100% fine with the GWTW reference and I was surprised by how little it comes up. About 50% of the time, people have no idea what I'm talking about when I say "like from GWTW." Of the people who do know the reference mostly they're just like "oh yeah, that was his name wasn't it?" Probably only about 10% of the time will someone say "so are you a huge GWTW fan or what?".

So that felt long but in conclusion--GWTW isn't as popular IRL as on the message board.

What I do get a lot is that people mishear it. So they'll be all "Rex? Rat? Brett?" I usually have to spell it out for them to get it.

Thank you! This makes me feel 100x better. I was worried I'd be like no not a super fan, just really like the name for the kids whole life.
It really is a great name and meets my no nickname, not popular, easily spelled and short to go with our super long and complicated last name.

mh89

I love Rhett but I'm also a huge fan of literary names (my DD's got their names from Harry Potter, LoTR, and Pride and Prejudice). I would definitely consider Rhett if I had a boy. Clearly I'm biased but I don't think it's lame.

draeray

I love it. I have an Everett and I thought we would use that nick name but we haven't adopted it for him as of yet.