At first I had a difficult time with the name as well but given the origin and all, I think I got used to it. At least it's somewhat original. I only watch True Blood occasionally and while he is not a bad character, naming a thousand year old Wiking vampire "Erik" is quite on the nose.
I don't know about the books for Vampire Diaries and who even wrote them but the author seems to have a thing for more European/German names. Stefan? Not exactly your typical American hero character name either. Normally they are called freaking "Sam" and I can't tell you how over THAT name I am. :-p
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Date: 2012-05-11 03:36 pm (UTC)I don't know about the books for Vampire Diaries and who even wrote them but the author seems to have a thing for more European/German names. Stefan? Not exactly your typical American hero character name either. Normally they are called freaking "Sam" and I can't tell you how over THAT name I am. :-p