Sci-Fi Baby Names Book

So I was relaxing, and all of a sudden a Twitter message appeared saying that there is now a science fiction related book of baby names.

This really peaked my curiosity because I have one of the most boring first names you can have, and I always wished my parents had given me something more interesting to use on a day to day basis, rather than David.

So I clicked the link and it brought me to Laughing Squid, where they talked about the Sci-Fi Baby Names Book by Robert Schnakenberg.

The book is being sold at ThinkGeek for $10.99 and here is the summary from their site:

Babies are the courageous explorers of brave new worlds--so why not name them after the most memorable characters in science fiction? Because, if you stop and look at them, most babies really do look like aliens. Sci-Fi Baby Names compiles more than 500 distinctive names from movies, books, and television shows into a handy illustrated reference. Choose "James" to honor the captain of the starship Enterprise. Choose "Leia" (or Leah) to honor the sister of Luke Skywalker. Choose "Neo" to salute the ultra-cool messiah from The Matrix. Hardcore fans can go even further with exotic names like "Barbarella," "Beldar," and "Tron" (just don't send us the therapy bills).

Arranged by category for quick reference - with chapters such as Power Names, Feminine Names, and Intellectual Names - Sci-Fi Baby Names is a terrific gift for expecting parents and a wonderful roll call of our favorite science-fiction characters. Think about how proud you would be of little Emilio, if he took after his namesake Dr. Emilio Lizardo, when he speaks his first words, "Laugh while you can, monkey-boy." So proud.

Even if you aren't planning on having a child any time soon, it could be a great book to have as part of your geeky collection. I plan on picking it up, though I doubt I will torture my child with a name like Neo, especially after seeing how horrible the second and third Matrix movies were.

Anyone else interested in picking up a copy? Or even more interesting, what science fiction name do you wish you had? I always wanted to be called Xavier, after Charles Xavier from the X-Men.