It may come as a surprise, but I was quite sure nobody would take up Bethesda’s offer to reward anyone who named a child born on 11/11/11 “Dovahkiin” with a lifetime supply of Bethesda games, which also mark the birth of its latest RPG, Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim. Well, I was wrong and the 8 pound, 1/2 ounce Dovahkiin Tom Kellermeyer was born into the world on 11/11/11. “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.” Said the newborn warrior mother.
Either way, congratulations to the Kellermeyers and to young Dovakhiin. Internet wisdom says you’re going to be bullied, but if you take the point of view of Johnny Cash’s “a boy named Sue”, you’re going to “have to get tough or die and it’s the name that helped to make you strong.” And by strong, we mean you can shout people to death.