New reason why celebrities shouldn't name their children

[Deathstroke]

Geri Halliwell (former Spice Girl) named her kid Bluebell Madonna.

[StoneGold]

And that makes you better than her, doesn't it?

[Donald M.]

And that makes you better than her, doesn't it?

Damn straight! Perriwinkle Jehosophat, now that's a name!

[Royal]

*shrug*

I don't see a problem.

[Archyduke]

I read that first name as "Blueball" for a second. After that, you know, "Bluebell" isn't too bad.

[Sir Tim Drake]

Robert Rodriguez named four of his children Rebel, Rocket, Racer and Rogue. All of these names are utterly horrible but I think Rebel is the worst. How can you ever rebel against your parents if they named you Rebel?

[Sir Tim Drake]

The Japanese have the right idea. In 1993 a Japanese couple tried to name their son Akuma, meaning "devil." The city registrar decided that this was an "abuse of the parent's right of naming their child" and ordered the parents to give the kid a more acceptable name.

[Valmore]

Wasn't there a case years ago where a Swedish couple tried to name their kid some long-ass string of consonants with no vowels or vowel-like sounds?

[west3man]

Robert Rodriguez named four of his children Rebel, Rocket, Racer and Rogue. All of these names are utterly horrible but I think Rebel is the worst. How can you ever rebel against your parents if they named you Rebel?
How can you not?

[MarvelKnight]

Glad my parents didn't name me with some goofy name, also glad I didn't let my father-in-law tell my wife to name our son some goofy Japanese name like Taro or Ichiro.

[Rabid Trekkie]

Some long dead and distant relative of mine was so pissed off when he got fired from his job on the railroad that he named his two sons Frank James Williams and Jessie James Williams.

And my brother and sister go to school with some guy who named his son Goku and his girlfriend didn't see a problem with it.

[Royal]

What's wrong with japanese names?

[Rabid Trekkie]

What's wrong with japanese names?

Don't know who this was directed at, but the reason everyone was shocked about the kid being named Goku was because he was named after the character on Dragon Ball. So it's sort of like naming a kid Kal-El. That and the parents are hispanic.

[Royal]

Don't know who this was directed at, but the reason everyone was shocked about the kid being named Goku was because he was named after the character on Dragon Ball. So it's sort of like naming a kid Kal-El. That and the parents are hispanic.

*shrugs*

I see nothing wrong with that.

We need more unique names I say.

[K'Nort]

Even some kids with 'normal' names end up hating them. And the really odd ones end up with nicknames.

[Valmore]

Don't know who this was directed at, but the reason everyone was shocked about the kid being named Goku was because he was named after the character on Dragon Ball. So it's sort of like naming a kid Kal-El. That and the parents are hispanic.

I knew a guy named Khalil, which sounds kind of close to Kal-El. It means "friend" in Arabic.

[MarvelKnight]

What's wrong with japanese names?

It's weird when a kid will have a Spanish last name.

[Royal]

It's weird when a kid will have a Spanish last name.

*shrugs*

My full name is french (portugese dialect to keep me from being mixed up with my da) italian english and irish.

Forgive me if I seem confrontational. I come from a family of unique names.

[Bouncing Boy]

I almost started a thread like this when I found out that Gweneth named her new son Moses. I wonder if she's going to put Moses in a play group with Suri Cruise and Barron Trump. I wonder if Suri Cruise has fringe on top and if chicks and geese and ducks scurry from her. I'm just glad Ben Afleck and Jennifer Garner had the sense to pick a normal name like Violet.

[StoneGold]

I'm just glad Ben Afleck and Jennifer Garner had the sense to pick a normal name like Violet.
Because what would you have done if they named her Supermariobros?

[Sir Tim Drake]

Some long dead and distant relative of mine was so pissed off when he got fired from his job on the railroad that he named his two sons Frank James Williams and Jessie James Williams.

I would have liked to meet that guy... it sounds like he was pretty creative.

[Sir Tim Drake]

Don't know who this was directed at, but the reason everyone was shocked about the kid being named Goku was because he was named after the character on Dragon Ball. So it's sort of like naming a kid Kal-El.

Which Jon Bogdanove actually did.

[Sir Tim Drake]

I almost started a thread like this when I found out that Gweneth named her new son Moses. I wonder if she's going to put Moses in a play group with Suri Cruise and Barron Trump. I wonder if Suri Cruise has fringe on top and if chicks and geese and ducks scurry from her. I'm just glad Ben Afleck and Jennifer Garner had the sense to pick a normal name like Violet.

I hear that her real first name is Salu, but that no one ever calls her that...

(Speaking of which, not that I ever plan on having children, but if I had fraternal twins, it would be hard to resist the temptation to call them Garth and Ayla.)

[Noah Johnson]

It's weird when a kid will have a Spanish last name.
God forbid anybody should be "weird"...

[Rachel Grey]

Well, you don't want the kid to get too victimized.
Quite frankly I'm surprised there's yet to be a Waaaagh Grishnack McGuinness or something...

[Bouncing Boy]

Which Jon Bogdanove actually did.

So did Nic Cage if I remember correctly.

[Michael P]

My friends Haagen-Daas Bono, Breyers Jewel, and Carvel Eminem don't quite see what all the fuss is about.

[Typo Lad]

I almost started a thread like this when I found out that Gweneth named her new son Moses.

Considering that Ms. Paltrow is Jewish and in fact descended from Rav Yitzchack Luria (The Ari'Zal, one of the greatest Kabbalists), I don't find that to be an odd name at all. In fact, I suspect that at home, he's called Moshe.


I wonder if Suri Cruise has fringe on top and if chicks and geese and ducks scurry from her. I'm just glad Ben Afleck and Jennifer Garner had the sense to pick a normal name like Violet.

Suri is a very common Hebrew name, by the way.

But I guess if it's not anglo, it's not normal.

[west3man]

But I guess if it's not anglo, it's not normal.
New thread title, ladies n gents.

(Although it'd have more iterations than Rita's and Excresencenceces, combined.)

[Guapo Méndez]

If I had gotten my way, Marco would have been Obi-Wan Cabrales.

;)

[Lone Ranger]

The only thing that bugs me about celebrities naming their children is that Jason Lee and his wife thought of Pilot Inspektor before I did.

It's great. If there was a kid in my school with that name, I'd want to hang out with him.

Spelling Inspektor with a 'k' was effin' brilliant!

[Joe Rice]

*shrugs*

I see nothing wrong with that.

We need more unique names I say.

There's unique and there's "named after crappy cartoon."

[thehod]

Rolan Bolan and Zowie Bowie are two bloody good reasons why anyone who takes a shed load of drugs should stay well away from the child naming process.

[Valmore]

I almost started a thread like this when I found out that Gweneth named her new son Moses.

What's wrong with Moses? Doesn't seem like anywhere near the worst name one could pick out of the Bible, and it worked for a certain basketball great with the last name Malone.

I mean, she could have named him Gad. (Which means fortune in Hebrew, but probably wouldn't ge such a great Biblical pick for a modern-day child.)

[west3man]

Celebrities often reap benefits from having unique names. This probably extends to their children, to some degree.

[SPAfreak]

Rob Morrow named his daughter Tu. That would be "Tu Morrow." If that isn't an abuse of being a parent, I don't know what is.

[Cephus]

So it's sort of like naming a kid Kal-El.

You do know that's what Nicholas Cage named his latest kid, right?

[Guapo Méndez]

I remember reading about judges in South America not allowing people to name their kids Hercules (as in the plane), Vagina, Adolfo Hitler, Venerea (as in the STD) and none of them were celebrities.

[west3man]

Rob Morrow named his daughter Tu. That would be "Tu Morrow." If that isn't an abuse of being a parent, I don't know what is.
I'll admit that certain names seem to lead to (or just foretell) super-humanity more than others.

[west3man]

You do know that's what Nicholas Cage named his latest kid, right?
Apparently, so. (http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showpost.php?p=3144951&postcount=26)

[Weetomuncher]

The famous Dutch footballer Dennis Bergkamp was originally going to be called Denis after the Scottish player Denis Law but has parents weren't allowed to because Holland insists on Dutch spellings in names.

[jessecuster]

I'll still take any wacky celebrity name over a girl I knew in college named: "Luv Seaman"

[tricksterpup]

You know, I always wanted to name my kids Punice and Gluck PUP. I think those would be wonderful names.

[Tobias March]

Well Shannon Sossoman just named her kid Audio Science. Not as bad as Moon Unit or Heavenly Tiger Lilly, but pretty close.

[hoffmandu]

My firstborn will be named: Orange Sherbet, my second: Methusela

[warspite1805]

Didn't Deicid's singer name his son "demon" or something

[Valmore]

Rob Morrow named his daughter Tu. That would be "Tu Morrow." If that isn't an abuse of being a parent, I don't know what is.

Well, if my friend from high school, Bill Hauf, makes good on his threat to name his first son Jack...

[Dreadstar]

I was going to name my kid Richard Edward until someone noticed the obvious foreshortening...

[Puma]

before Collin and I decided to not have kids we agreed if we had a son his name would be "Seigfried" from Get Smart...


then we got smart and said no kids *grin*

[tricksterpup]

before Collin and I decided to not have kids we agreed if we had a son his name would be "Seigfried" from Get Smart...


then we got smart and said no kids *grin*
Well if you ever adopt, you can nick name your child 13. :D

[Dennis K]

...or how about the woman who named her daughter Syphillus because she saw it on a poster at the free clinic and thought it was a "pretty word."

[Rabid Trekkie]

You do know that's what Nicholas Cage named his latest kid, right?

That's where I got it. I mean there's fans and then theirs fanatics. And this of course reminds me of the guy I met at a Trek convention who named his daughter B'Lanna after the engineer from Voyager. How he convinced his wife to the name and the Klingon spelling I'll never know, but I'm guessing an agonizer was involved.

[Deskad]

I got the most stereotypical name for my nationality, which lucky for me I don't live in a place where anybody would recognize the stereotype.

My first kid will be named either Ruslan or Zarina.

[J Dog]

Wasn't there a case years ago where a Swedish couple tried to name their kid some long-ass string of consonants with no vowels or vowel-like sounds?
You mean good ol' Brfxxccxxmpcccclllmmnprxclmnckssqlbb11116 (pronounced "Albin")?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brfxxccxxmnpcccclllmmnprxvclmnckssqlbb11116

The parents figured that they should never name the kid (Who was called "Kid") because of Sweeden's rules. Then, his name was supposed to be "A".

I think that kid (now possibly a teenager) still has no name. I think they'll give him a vauge descrption, like "The kid with the thing, the little weiner who keeps his hands in his pockets".

[Michael P]

...or how about the woman who named her daughter Syphillus because she saw it on a poster at the free clinic and thought it was a "pretty word."
Are her other two kids named Oranjello and Lemonjello?

[thehod]

Paula Yates came up with some great names for her kids...

Fifi Trixibelle and my personal favorite Heavenly Hiraani Tigerlily.

Which leads into the joke about Paula Yates being arrested at Heathrow airport after being found with Gange, Skunkweed and Angeldust.

She was allowed to leave with the other kids though.





I'm here all week.

[Cephus]

That's where I got it. I mean there's fans and then theirs fanatics. And this of course reminds me of the guy I met at a Trek convention who named his daughter B'Lanna after the engineer from Voyager. How he convinced his wife to the name and the Klingon spelling I'll never know, but I'm guessing an agonizer was involved.

It's times like that where I favor the Dutch or Japanese system. You've got a list of acceptable names, take it or leave it.

[Valmore]

You mean good ol' Brfxxccxxmpcccclllmmnprxclmnckssqlbb11116 (pronounced "Albin")?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brfxxccxxmnpcccclllmmnprxvclmnckssqlbb11116

The parents figured that they should never name the kid (Who was called "Kid") because of Sweeden's rules. Then, his name was supposed to be "A".

I think that kid (now possibly a teenager) still has no name. I think they'll give him a vauge descrption, like "The kid with the thing, the little weiner who keeps his hands in his pockets".

Yeah - that's the one! How the hell does one get "Albin" out of that?

[Dizzy D]

It's times like that where I favor the Dutch or Japanese system. You've got a list of acceptable names, take it or leave it.

We do? New one to me.

[Cephus]

We do? New one to me.

That's what another poster said anyhow. The Japanese certainly have a list of about 3000 kan'ji that are acceptable for names and you can't choose anything else and have it recognized.

[Patient Boy]

I knew a guy named Khalil, which sounds kind of close to Kal-El. It means "friend" in Arabic.

Like Khalil Gibran? It's really more of an "H" sound than a "K" sound though. It's hard to explain but it's sort of raspy H, if that makes any sense.