Posted by Norah I actually like Will & Jada Pinkett Smith's kids-- Willow Camille & Jaden Christopher Syre. They named the boy after mom and the girl after dad, yet neither name sounds contrived or lame. They're unusual-ish, yet don't venture at all into the Apple and Kal-El territory! I also like Stellan & Kai, Jennifer Connolly's sons-- nice nordic names! --Previous Message--
on 9/5/2006, 8:24 pm, in reply to "That fixation on celebrity baby names"
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I, too have a fixation on celebrity baby names... Mel Gibson went a little too "down home" for me on baby names, but that was the thing a while back (i.e., Meryl Streep with Hannah Jane, Kevin Costner with Annie and Lily and countless celebs with a Jack and/or a Henry)...
: Articles abound on the rather 'unique'
: onomastic stylings of the stars, and here
: is another one, complete with photos. I'll
: grant that most of the monikers are
: atrocious, but there are a few that are
: consistantly toted as weird that I feel are
: perfectly usable, such as Hazel and
: Phinnaeus (but spelled properly). Even
: Zolten isn't that bad; with an A in place of
: the E, it is a legitimate name. I'll
: unabashedly admit to liking Zahara (also a
: real name) and Shiloh (preferably on
: something with fur). The others score high
: on the ick factor, though.
:
: I noticed Madonna wasn't on the list, and am
: pleased. The names she chose are personally
: significant (Lourdes) and culturally
: appropriate (Rocco). Neither is counted
: among my own favourites, but there isn't
: really anything objectionable about them.
: Yes, lourd(e) means 'heavy' in French, but
: the name stems from a city of Roman Catholic
: importance.
:
: So which celebrity names do you find
: palatable? Much as I dislike them, I think
: Katie Couric and Mel Gibson and their
: respective spouses showed taste and
: restraint in their naming choices. Cate
: Blanchett did well, too. My favourite royal
: names are courtesy of Fergie and Andrew.
:
: (Off topic: the Willis girls certainly
: didn't yield the optimal results of the
: Bruce-Demi gene pool).
:
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