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Celebutardy

Just looked at a Yahoo! story about some singer(?) type person who allegedly named her kid something ridiculous. Of course, it was followed by a poll asking your opinion of allegedly crazy celeb baby names, including

Apple (Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin)
Bronx Mowgli (Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz)
Fifi Trixibelle (Bob Geldof)
Honor (Jessica Alba)
Ickett (M.I.A.)
Jermajesty (Jermaine Jackson)
Kal-El (Nicolas Cage)
Maddox (Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt)
Moxie Crimefighter (Penn Jillette)
Pilot Inspektor (Jason Lee)
Suri (Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise)
Zuma Nesta Rock (Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale)

... and I found myself thinking that some of these are not that "crazy." Naming a kid Honor (or a non-English version of that) probably pre-dates the Old Testament. Its the "Mowgli" that makes the Simpson pick kinda nuts (umm, Spielberg movie reference?) -- lots of popular, ordinary names are based on places -- Bronx is not that 'out there.' And I don't think Maddox belongs on the same list as Jermajesty.

Just my thoughts on a Friday night.

Full post as published by Butterflyfish on March 06, 2009 (boomark / email).