Seth and Rogan... did you make the connection?
Help! I'm 34 weeks pregnant with our second son and my husband and I have yet to agree on a name. Our first son's name is Seth. My husband's first choice for a sibling name is Rogan. But I keep trying to tell him that this is ridiculous because everyone will associate their names with Seth Rogen the actor (plus I would feel like a fool calling their names at the playground). He disagrees. Am I being foolish? Do you think Seth and Rogan would be ok or not?
For the record, my first choice of names is Nolan. His second choice is Dylan, which I feel is too popular.
Thanks for your thoughts and suggestions!
By Goodnessme
Fri, 07/06/2012 - 7:29pm
Fri, 07/06/2012 - 7:29pm
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Made the connection right away. You may want to show your dh Laura's blog post from his week.
Hilarious! How did I miss that? I will show him... but he will still brush me off as it being 'one person's opinion'. Now, if I could show him a HUNDRED people who feel the same way... :-/
Absolutely, right away. And I don't even know who he is- I just know the name.
Also, I had my husband read the post title and he immediately said, "Someone's naming their kid Seth Rogan?"
Yup, count me as another for whom it's a strong association. Good luck talking him out of it! (Though I really think that if calling out any name makes you feel like an idiot, you're entitled to veto it and that's that).
I wonder what other celebrity names could also be sibsets? Angelina & Jolie comes to mind immediately.
Yes, immediately.
Yes for me, too, and I'm not at all attuned to celebrities, pop culture, etc. I'd say it's a definite no-go. Either of the other two options you mentioned are nice and would be waaay better.
Yep, made the connection straight away. I don't think you can possibly use Rogan when you already have a Seth unless you want a million jokes for the next 10 years.
The other problem with Rogan is that you might get people calling him Rogan Josh (like the Indian dish) for his entire life........
How about Brogan? Might still be too close but at least it's a slightly different name.
I also thought Rory, Riley or Riordan might work. I quite like Riordan with Seth. It also has the N ending you seem to both like.
I feel Dylan is a little dated where I am (lots of 80s and 90s Dylans) but it might differ totally where you are.
I absolutely saw it immediately. If I saw brothers named Seth and Rogan (two names which have very different feelings to me, by the way,) I would think that their parents were either HUGE fans of the actor or so tuned-out of popular culture that they missed this glaringly obvious reference. ("Why didn't anyone warn them?!" I would lament.)
If Rogan were the middle name of the second son, it wouldn't be as obvious, but both first names? That's making a statement.
Rowan, Ronan, and Roland are all alternate possibilities.
Otherwise, yes, the actor is first and foremost in my mind.
Yep, that's a whole lot of Seth Rogen right up there. Tell him it'd be like naming your kids Paul and Rudd or Steve and Carell. (these, of course, being other Judd Apatow ensemble actors) Seth Rogen is definitely popular enough for this to be an issue.
Immediately, and I'm not at all with-it!
Also, it's awfully close to Rogaine isn't it?
And I think it would be misheard just non-stop-as Rowan etc...
Not trying to be a terrible wet blanket, but yes, I think you must tell your husband the book is closed on this one.
I love the name Nolan.
I also like Dylan very much. I don't know of any young ones.
Briefly it seemed poised to go girl, but perhaps that threat has passed.
How could you NOT think of Seth Rogen? I bet he'd like to call the next set Tom and Hank.
How could you NOT think of Seth Rogen? I bet he'd like to call the next set Tom and Hank.
Thought immediately of the actor, then thought, "what if that actor is ever involved in some horrific or embarrassing scandal?" I don't mind Rogan, but Seth and Rogan seems like not the best idea. Unless you're totally obsessed with Seth Rogan and want everyone to know!
Yeah, I'm not even entirely clear on who Seth Rogan is, but I made the connection immediately. And make no mistake, you will be saying your kids' names together a million times over. And even if you could get over that issue, you never know what this guy is going to do. This Seth Rogan (whoever he is) could become wildly famous enough so that EVERYONE makes the connection immediately, or as somebody else mentioned, he could become a terribly scandalous figure that you do not wish to associate with your family at all.
For what it's worth, I feel like your other two choices 'fit' better with Seth anyway. Rogan has a very different feel from Seth in my mind. On the other hand. . .little Rogan will be his own person, and his days of being Seth's constant companion will be relatively few in the course of his entire life.
Dylan is not all that popular.
I made the Seth Rogen association immediately. He is very famous and it would be truly sad to saddle your children with that association for the next several decades (if not for their entire lives, depending on the longevity of Rogen's career and the future popularity of his movies). Rogen is not known for a particularly high-brow form of humor, if you know what I mean. Certainly the last types of images I would ever want any son of mine stuck being associated with.
This is a good point. I say my kids' names as a group multiple times every single day. To list them in birth order (which is usually what I do) and have them be the names of a famous actor would feel kind of silly. I think the reactions others would give you would get old really fast.
Well, I do make the connection to Seth Rogen, but it's not something that bothers me; it's not like he's Brad Pitt or George Clooney ;-) Also, Rogan is not Rogen and it's not like you're naming one of your children Seth Rogan/Rogen. Seth and Rogan... for me it's just a coincidence that there's an actor out there named Seth Rogen. Statistically there should also be lots of fathers out there named Michael with a son named Jackson...
My son's name is a bit uncommon as a given name but part of the surname of a famous writer in a "name+son" construction à la Robert-son; think Henrik Ibsen -> Ib or Hans Christian Andersen -> Anders. A few times I've been asked if my son's name had any connection to Famous Writer, but people have always accepted, "no, we just liked the name" for an answer.
So, all in all, I wouldn't worry about this kind of random connection to some actor or other famous person if you like the two names individually.
really? because seth Rogen is a pretty famous actor at this point and calling Seth Rogan across the playground just sounds absurd. yoiu are going to constantly have people mad that you got their hopes up for Famous Actor Encounter.
I don't think the commenter above is the original poster, but I do agree.
Plus, he's quite a young man, and actors tend to have long careers in Hollywood (as opposed to actresses who get too old for our sexist beauty standards).
If it was a pop singer, for example, I might worry less, but Seth Rogen could be in headlines for literally decades.
Someone introducing their kids as "Seth and Rogan" (or Michael and Jackson, Brad and Pitt, Angelina and Jolie, etc) are going to be assumed to be fans of that famous person.
If you are ok with it, no problem, but if not, choose another name.
I absolutely made the connection, immediately. Even though I have nothing against the actor, I would feel ridiculous calling "SETH! ROGAN!" across a playground, too. Just...no.
I'll bet your hubby wants to name the next two Tom and Cruz.
Tom and Cruz would almost be better. Because Seth Rogen is associated with humor that is truly misogynistic, infantile, fecal-focused, etc. I happen to find Rogen funny, but again, his are the last types of images anyone would want their sons' identities associated with.
Terrible. Just awful! Absolutely make the actor connection. Whats so great about Rogan that your husband is wanting to ignore the connection to that guy? Id guess he just heard the two together via the actor and subconsciously linked them as a viable sibset. Just use Luke, it sounds good with Seth, boom! youre welcome.
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Immediatly.
You'd have to always call Rogan before Seth