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Megan and Eric Kellermeyer have successfully completed a challenge set by Bethesda to name their child Dovahkiin if born on November 11, 2011.
Back in February the challenge was set, promising free games for life to whomever was lucky/foolish enough to give birth on 11.11.11 and name their child Dovahkiin.
The child’s full name is Dovahkiin Tom Kellermeyer, and was born on 11.11.11 at 6:08 pm PST.
“Be it the real world or the game worlds we create, we wish young Dovahkiin the best in all his adventures,” commented Bethesda.
The family’s blog discussed the decision of naming their son Dovahkiin. “We conceived long before hearing of [the Bethesda challenge]. But it’s been a tough year and I wanted to do something special for my son,” wrote Megan Kellermeyer. “My daughter has a unique name. I wanted him to have a unique name as well. I am so picky about boy names that I was having a lot of trouble finding just the right one.”
“We’ve toyed with Dovahkiin and the ramifications of naming a child that name, and that name being based on a video game character (however awesome), and what impact that would have on him. But the more I thought of it, the more I settled on Dovahkiin, contest or no.
“It helps that we told all our friends and family and very few are opposed to the idea. My mom thought it was neat! He will have a perfectly normal and common middle name if the first name becomes too much for him, or us, or we just want to call him a nickname.”
She added: “I’ve read several posts on the site and most condemn anyone who would dare name their child such a thing, all for capitalism. Well, I really don’t play many video games (TB [husband Eric] plays an ungodly amount though), and I would never name my child a name I found horrible or even terribly mediocre.”
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Dovahkiin is almost as unusual a name as our very own Neon Kelly.
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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
- Platform(s): Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
- Genre(s): Action, RPG
