I'd call that Maxwell Stupid.
Posted on 05/02/2012 5:53:41 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Deciding what to name your newborn baby is no petty task. For years parents everywhere have made sure their child’s name holds a special meaning; whether it’s after a grandparent, important figure, or something of symbolic meaning, naming a child is usually a drawn out process.
But Tuesday’s birth of Jessica Simpson’s daughter, Maxwell Drew Johnson, reminds us of all the celebrities who have come up with some pretty interesting names.
Unorthodox at times, the rich and famous do have a formula for deeming what name fits their child best. Here are a few assumptions and one true story.
• After the first thing they eat after giving birth: Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin’s daughter, Apple, and Courteney Cox’s daughter, Coco.
• Following a recent vacation to the coast: Forest Whitaker’s daughter, Ocean.
• Because they never went to grammar school: David Duchovny and Tea Leoni’s son, Kyd.
• After their favorite comic book character: Nicolas Cage’s son, Kal-El.
But let’s face it, Hollywood’s finest aren’t the only one’s messing with the baby name continuum; we are all guilty. We name our babies after the four seasons, we flip traditional gender based names, and just like celebrities and their crazy concoctions, we also make up names or add variations to the already existing ones. What was so wrong with Josiah that is has to be Jasiah?
Perhaps celebrities should not be condemned for their obscure ideas, but rather commended for their creative ones. Between the 1960’s and 1990’s, Michael was the most popular boy name, and the second most at the start of the new millennium. Likewise, Jessica had a 20-year reign.
But things have changed; maybe the influence of superstar creativeness has rubbed off on us regular people. Jayden and Aiden were nowhere to be found amongst the most popular names in the last 100 years; in 2010 both were in the top 10. The same is true for Mia and Chloe.
If a name is just a word or set of words which a person is known by, then there is no right or wrong one. There are just unique and different ones like Blue Ivy Carter, Pilot Inspektor, or Blanket. So go ahead and feel free to call your precious newborn however you please….just remember to be careful because their name could be the one butchered during roll call, that is, until they legally change it….18 years later.
You just know the other kids will call her Maxwell Drop - Good to the Last Drop, Maxwell House...when she gets older
LOL! I was named after my grandmother (first name) then, an old girlfriend of my dad’s (middle name).
Oh yeah, I’m known by the old girlfriends name..
After my Grand Father (Sr) an my Father (Jr) so I am the III.
This is yet another (comparatively small) indication of the depravity and narcissism of today’s celebs.If my parents had named me “Dweezil” or “Moon Unit” I would have sued them for everything they had when I hit 18.That kind of thing is genuine child abuse.
” After the first thing they eat after giving birth: Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin’s daughter, Apple, and Courteney Cox’s daughter, Coco. “
Apple Paltrow and Coco Cox?
Apple - Just call me “Alar”.
I’m pretty sure that Bruce Willis’ daughter Tallulah legally changed it to “Lulu” a couple of years ago.
It doesn’t have to be food. Chanel Coco, a perfume by Chanel. Don’t name the kid for the car like Lexus or Mercedes, just name her for a hot perfume.
What is worse is the co-opting of yet another boy’s name for a girl in an effort to be hip and gender neutral.
Just curious. Does it bother you that you were not given a unique name all your own instead of being named after someone else?
• Following a recent vacation to the coast: Forest Whitaker’s daughter, Ocean.
• Because they never went to grammar school: David Duchovny and Tea Leoni’s son, Kyd.
After listening to the cat cough up a fur ball: Barack.
Talluah is at least a real name if not a common one. But real uncommon names can be as bad as made up names.
I knew a girl named Keren-Happuch. Her parents wanted to pick a Bible name for her. She would lament, "What was wrong with Esther or Anna? But no, they had to be original!"
She changed it to Karen when she got older.
A friend of mine went to graduate school in South Carolina with a girl named Bo-Peep. Honest Injun!
‘___________hip and gender neutral.’
Yeah, and then the parents and often the kid take exception to make us feel stupid when we don’t know - - - pfffttt.
They've moved slightly down the alphabet to Brayden and Kayden.
As for the gender bending names, that got started with feminists wanting to name their girls 'power names', thinking it would help them compete with men, when they started their careers.
I saw this one kid on a skiing trip, his parents put his name on his skis, his name was “Rental.”
Well just think about it, when she goes in for her sex change operation in a few years at least it won’t be necessary to change the name.
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