What’s in a Name?
July 10, 2008
It really bothers me that celebrities keep naming their babies weird names. Why do they do it? Probably for more press, to keep talk about them up, blah blah. As if they need more publicity – having a baby in Hollywood alone gets you plenty of press. It just really bugs me because if these kids weren’t the children of famous stars, they would be beaten in school for having their names. But, just because they are KIND OF famous for having celeb parents they will get a free pass. Thats a load of BS if you ask me. Every parent in their right mind tries to name their baby something beautiful, something unique, and something that won’t get them wedgies and knuckle sandwiches on the playground. Not celebrities though, they do the opposite – they sit down and try to think of the strangest words possible. They don’t even think of names most of the time, they’ve moved on to naming their offspring after brand names or labels or foods. It’s just weird.
While Matthew McConaughey (sigh) just named his kid Levi, here some other weird baby celebrity names used so far and the parents who are to blame:
Suri ~ Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes
Coco ~ Courtney Coxx, David Arquette
This is a delicious winter beverage – not a child.
Willow and Jayden ~ Jada Pinkett, Will Smith
They clearly took the first part of each of their names to derive their kids names. Ironically the girl got Will’s half and the boy got Jada’s half…
Banjo ~ Rachel Griffith
First thing that comes to mind = redneck
Zahara, Maddox, Shiloh and Pax ~ Brangelina
Brad and Angie just recently stated that they do not like to be called Brangelina. Well too bad, that’s what they get for naming their kids this way. God only knows what the twins will come out as.
Harlow Winter ~ Nicole Richie, Joel Madden
Gaia ~ Emma Thompson
I’m going to be mature here and go with… “Gay”. Ha ha ha.
Camera ~ Arthur Ashe
Maybe some day she’ll meet a handsome Tripod and they’ll live happily ever after.
Moxie CrimeFighter ~ Penn Jillette
First of all, I don’t know who Penn Jillette is. Secondly, why ? Crime fighter doesn’t even sound cool.
Seven Sirius ~ Erykah Badu
This kid better like Harry Potter. That, or go to work for the satellite radio company.
Freedom and Reignbeau ~ Ving Rhames
If I was either one of these children, I would hate my parents.
Tallulah Belle ~ Bruce Willis, Demi Moore
While I love Bruce and Demi, I have to wonder if they were eating Taco Bell when they thought of this one. Seriously, Tallulah is the name of the Mexican hot sauce I use.
Apple and Moses ~ Gwyneth Paltrow, Chris Martin
Denim and Diezel ~ Tony Braxton
Sounds like a clothing store.
Sailor Lee ~ Christie Brinkley
Kal-El ~ Nicholas Cage
Sadly, dear Nick here named his child after a comic book hero. This is Superman’s real birthname on the planet Krypton. I feel worse for Nick than for his kid!
Then again, maybe I am wrong. Maybe all these kids love their names. In fact, I bet they do. Obviously their parents love them even more. Who’s to say my name isn’t weird to them?? After all, my name does mean “downy,” a.k.a. feathery, flocculent, fluffy, etc. Maybe the stars have it right… nah, I don’t think so. My kids are going to be named Matthew and Jenna – normal, pretty sounding names!
