By his own description, Barack Obama was "a skinny kid with a funny name," but that isn't stopping proud parents from Romania to Indonesia from naming their newborns after the U.S. president-elect.Romania's downtrodden Gypsies -- once enslaved, like African Americans, yet still struggling to overcome deep-seated prejudice -- seem particularly inspired. … [Read more...]
‘Best and Worst’ Celeb Baby Names of ’08
December 11, 2008 By
Harlow Winter Kate Madden and Caleb James Bice are the best celebrity baby names of 2008, according to a poll taken on the popular website BabyNames.com. Among the worst? For girls, it was Jagger Joseph Blue Goldberg. For boys, Bronx Mowgli Wentz gets the prize.Click here for the full list. … [Read more...]
Name the Baby
November 14, 2008 By
A columnist for TIME magazine wants your help naming his baby. Here's an excerpt:"As a pretentious, self-important yuppie hipster, I thought it was a great idea to pay a baby-name consultant, an occupation created just a year ago. For $35, I got 12 name suggestions from Jennifer Moss at BabyNames.com that included four names we were already considering: Elijah, Jude, Dashiell and Edison, which is particularly weird because we totally made up the name Edison, since it's the town I'm from in New Jersey. My main concern with these is that they'll all get my son beaten up. But Moss said, "When … [Read more...]
Celeb Baby Name Theft
November 3, 2008 By
Eva Mendes isn't happy with fellow actress and close friend Salma Hayek for stealing her favorite baby name. Mendes was reportedly stunned when she discovered the 42-year-old actress had called her daughter Valentina Paloma, who she welcomed into the world in September 2007. … [Read more...]
Lisa Marie Presley Names Twins
October 15, 2008 By
Singer Lisa Marie Presley and her husband Michael Lockwood have chosen names for their twin babies. People magazine reports the girls are named Finley and Harper. The twins were born last week and weighed 5lbs., 15oz. and 5lbs., 2oz. … [Read more...]
Father Names Newborn ‘Sarah McCain Palin’
October 15, 2008 By
Mark Ciptak says he went behind his wife's back and listed their newborn daughter's name as "Sarah McCain Palin" on her birth-certificate application because "we are strong supporters of that ticket," according to the Kingsport Times-News in Tennessee."She wanted Ava Grace. So, with a clear conscience, even though I know I was sort of going around her back, I kind of secretively put down Sarah McCain Palin instead of Ava Grace on another set of forms that I acquired from the front desk," he tells WBIR-TV. "And as we were walking out of the hospital, I went ahead and gave those to the … [Read more...]
Not Fans of Naming Babies After Olympians
August 26, 2008 By
Last week we posed the question, "Would you consider naming your baby after an Olympic Champion like 'Phelps'?" and we asked you to cast your vote in our poll. Here are the results:Yes - 21%No - 79%Red Cup Mom said...This is hilarious! Phelps as a first name. I am sure I will meet one next year.Beth Ewing said...Although I'm very proud of Michael Phelps and all the American athletes, this might be taking it a bit too far. Of course with some of names we see in hollywood, goldmedal and threemedals won't be that weird.Audrey said...Well, as a daughter with the name Kerrigan, I thought I better … [Read more...]
Naming Babies After Olympic Champions
August 19, 2008 By
Zimbabwean swimmer and world record holder, Kirsty Coventry, has been called a "national treasure" by the head of the Zimbabwe Olympic Committee and "golden girl" by the Zimbabwean President. She brought her native Zimbabwe their first Olympic medal ever during the 2004 Olympics.That prompted Zimbabweans to start naming their babies after her. Several newborn babies were named Kirsty, some with the middle name Coventry, others were even called "Goldmedal" or "Threemedals" to celebrate her Athens haul.Since she has won a few more medals in Beijing, I'm thinking that there may be more Kirsty's … [Read more...]
The Name Game
August 13, 2008 By
It's no secret that celebrity baby names have been a little, uh, out there for a number of years. From Nicholas Cage's son Kal-El Coppola to Jason Lee's son Pilot Inspektor to Geri Halliwell's daughter Bluebell Madonna (pictured), there is no shortage of craziness.While official figures show that old-fashioned names are still among the most popular choices, some classic names remain firmly stuck in the history books. Norman and Gertrude top a list of names that have fallen out of fashion over the last 100 years, according to research for the mother and baby website Gurgle.com. While Ruby and … [Read more...]
