Talk about a dragonborn. While most of the country's gamers were entranced with Bethesda Softworks' newest RPG blockbuster Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, a couple actually named their newborn son after the game. Back in February 2011, Bethesda issued a challenge to its fans to have a baby on 11/11/11 and name it "Dovahkiin," which is what the main character is called throughout the game. While the company issued it more in jest than anything else, they did offer a serious prize:
"A Steam key that will grant you, and presumably Dovahkiin him/herself, every ZeniMax/Bethesda game — past, present and future — for life."
Sure enough, Megan and Eric Kellermeyer answered the challenge, and on 11/11/11 at 6:08pm PST, Megan gave birth to Dovahkiin Tom Kellermeyer. The couple shared their blog post about the baby, sent in the necessary documents and won the coveted lifetime swag. The Bethesda team also has a picture of the infant surrounded by the first batch of his great gaming reward. "Be it the real world or the game worlds we create, we wish young Dovahkiin the best in all his adventures," the company says on their blog post.
10. ESPN
Just when you thought celebrities were the undisputed nkgholders of “cruelest baby namers” around, BabyCenter released its annual list of the weirdest of the weird in American toddler monikers. On the male side, amid “Popeye,” “Burger,” and “Turbo,” the name of one company cracked the list with “ESPN.”
For the survey, “nearly half a million” parents were asked the names of their newborns. In order to make the cut, names must be duplicated at least once.
That means there are, at the very least, two baby ESPNs living in America right now.