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I have always maintained that if MC & I were ever to split, it would be over either what colour to paint the walls in our house or what to name our babies. We snap, we fight and we call each other lots of not-so-pretty names when discussing either.
It basically boils down to the fact that I know best and he doesn't, but he doesn't realise this. Bless his ignorant heart, do men ever realise they don't know best? HE WANTED THE CALL THE BUG 'CHILLI' FOR GOODNESS SAKE! Needless to say, it was a mission for us to The Bug & The Boy's names - and I'm pretty sure we were still nitpicking at one another while I was filling out the birth registration paperwork!
Despite this, we know we are going to have to name Baby Golly at some point, so we have both been giving some serious thought to the matter. Imagine my sadness and dismay when trawling the interwebs for inspiration, as you do, that these awesome and erm, original little gems have already been taken by celebs;
Seven Sirius.
Son of Erykah Badu & Andre 3000 (Outkast).
Um, are you sirius?
Fifi Trixibelle, Peaches Honeyblossom, Little Pixie and Heavenly Hiraani Tigerlily.
Daughters of Paula Yates.
I was going to make an under-the-influence joke here but I figure that'd be kind of, you know, in bad taste.
Moxie Crimefighter
Son of some apparently famous Magician guy I've never heard of named Penn Jillette.
I seriously can not think of anything witty about this name.
Inspektor Pilot
Son of that dude from My Name Is Earl.
I'm thinking maybe naming your son Inspektor Pilot is a passive aggressive way of letting them know they weren't really wanted?
Spec Wildhorse
Son of John Cougar Mellencamp.
"OH LOOK, THERE'S SPEC MAKING A SPECTACLE OF HIMSELF!"
Sparrow
Son of Nicole Richie.
Indian Minah has such a nicer ring to it, don't you think? The really sad thing here is that I'm sure there has been a wave of bubble-headed Gen Y girls who have since named their own sons Sparrow too, because like Nicole Richie named like her son that!
Zuma Nesta Rock
Son of Gwen Stefani.
I think Gwen was aiming for something cool but then got sidetracked? Yes? No? All I know is Zuma has always reminded me of Puma, like the brand. "Oh look, there's Zuma in Puma!"
Dweezil, Moon Unit and Diva Thin Muffin
Kidlets of Frank Zappa.
At least he was consistent with giving all of his kids effed up names but the question still remains - Why Frank Zappa? WHY?
Bear Blu
Son of Alicia Silverstone.
Well, the girl is clueless after all. See what I did there?
Jermajesty
Son of Jermaine Jackson, who is aka one of Michael Jackson's brothers.
I think Jermaine was just so dirty on not being famous that he'd try to find fame by taking the Guinness World Record for naming his son the douchiest name ever.
Don't forget Beyonce's Blue Ivy, Jordan's Princess Tiaamii and Mariah's Monroe and Morrocan to add to the list too.
I'm so sorry Baby Golly, back to the drawing board we go ...
*Erm, you guys know this is written tongue in cheek, right? I tend to go for more traditional and not so Mummy-was-high-when-she-named-me sort of names x
Hahaha Steve Irwin had a dog called 'Chilli'.
ReplyDeleteChoosing names is the hardest!
Good luck xxx
All I could think about was Chilli Con Carne! Hahaha x
DeleteSo many lovely names my husband vetoed when I was pregnant. I am hoping I'll get a look in with suggesting them to my daughters if they ever give me grandkids one day!
ReplyDeleteOh yes, there's been plenty of names vetoed here over the past few years too. Don't you hate when you can't get them on the same page? Eurgh x
DeleteHad had to talk cabbage out of calling our first born Kenny... They know NOTHING. X
ReplyDeleteOh GAWD Cabbage! Is he a South Park fan? x
DeleteI believe they have to go for the most uncommon names just so there is no one else in the entire planet that would dare tread. Have mercy..I just know baby golly will have a beautiful name special for her..thank goodness you aren't going to name her after a breakfast cereal ;). I wanted originality too..but not so much as to scar my kids from having to hear something insane for the rest of their natural lives. So I have one named for a season, one for a city and one after an angel..hopefully that doesn't sound too strange :)
ReplyDeleteNot strange at all, Kath! I think you're probably right x
DeleteThere has only ever been one celebrity name that was unusual that I've liked, and that is Shiloh.
ReplyDeleteYou know me, I like "different" names, but there is a line where it's just plain weird.
I do love Shiloh, I think in one of those baby name books that it's a French name? x
DeleteI like Moxie and Seven! It's their second names that make me raise an eyebrow. And I love that Kevin Smith called his daughter Harley Quinn after the Harlequin comic books. Clever. I love Jason Lee, and will accept anything he does EXCEPT spell Inspektor incorrectly, and be a Scientologist. I also don't think you should name your child a nationality, Mariah are you listening to me?
ReplyDeleteI'm STILL scratching my head at Moxie CrimeFighter. Am I missing something? x
ReplyDeleteSuch a can of worms naming a baby. My husband wanted to call our daughter Sub Woofer at one point. I ended up choosing our kids names - none of which have anything to do with the movie characters he likes to tell people they're named after. I just let him think that...
ReplyDeleteSub Woofer? Hecticccc! Hehehe x
DeleteHow about Apple or Audio Science? Celebrities would do anything to get attention. Although I do like Honor for some reason. I hope you both agree to a name and it doesn't cause too much shit in the household! My Dh and I had issues too deciding on a name, eventually I did some googling and based my son's name on it's meaning and my history of conceiving him. Having tried and failed for 6 years with so many treaments, all that was left was hope. His name Callum means the Dove - The Harbinger of Hope. Maybe try it that way? Athena
ReplyDeleteI am a big fan of the name Callum, and that special reason behind his name makes me love it even more! I think I'm going to look into meanings and see if that helps make the decision easier this time around x
DeleteSuprisingly Mick and i agreed on the name " Flynn Charlie " as soon as it was on the table. That was it - we didnt even consider others. This time around we havent had any big discussions yet but there is one girls name so far that we both really like. A bit less than 4 weeks and we'll find out what we're having and we cant start serious cnsideration!
ReplyDelete4 weeks? Holy Batman, time is flying! x
DeleteWe take it in turns in our house.
ReplyDeleteOur son's name was my choice.
Which meant our daughter's name was Hubby's choice (which was approved by me).
If this bubba was a girl, it was my choice, if bubba was a boy, it'd be Hubby's choice.
As much as I'd love another son, I'm glad we're having a girl because 'Broseph' and 'Azlan' are SO not happening, despite whether Hubby likes them.
F**king idiot!
HAHAHAHA.
Broseph? Tehehe x
DeleteAre you insinuating there's something wrong with 'Baby Golly'?
ReplyDelete:-) xx
Pete Evans (the "celebrity" chef) has a daughter called Chilli. I've always had a rule not to name a baby after something you would want to eat. It's just mean.
ReplyDeleteK xx
My last name is Lum
ReplyDeleteSarah Belle Lum Brain surgeon
Asy Lum Psychiatrist
Pendu Lum Watchmater
Frenu Lum Rope maker
Bed Lum and Hood Lum twins
Guber Nacu Lum Comedian (look up gubernaculum, it's a ball puller)
Edward Jack Ulyssis Lum E. Jack U. Lum or squirt for short
Going to have to Google who Paula Yates is.....celebrity crackhead across the pond?
ReplyDeleteGreat post!
I won't deny it - I wanted to use the name Diva Muffin. FOR MY CAT! Jeebus, sometimes I think these people have access to way more awesome epidural drugs than we do. Moxie Crimefighter is all kinds of awesome...ly screwed up.
ReplyDeleteIf I manage to fall pregnant again before the next ice age, we're in all kinds of trouble if we have another girl. We only ever had 1 name we liked. And we've used it.
Maybe something classic and traditional? Perriwinkle?
Before our son was born hubby wanted to call him Optimus Prime (or Opti for short) if he was a boy and Syphillus if it was a girl. Yeah, awesome work babe.
ReplyDeleteThe Celeb baby names are pretty out there. I saw Lily Allen wanted to call her baby girl something unique, so she went with 'Ethel'. Thought that was kind of cool as it's different but only because it's so old/traditional.
I tried for different with my girls, not OMG HOW DO YOU SPELL THAT SHIT different, just not the same as everyone else.
ReplyDeleteThen MPS talked incessantly about them and every fucking week there would be another fucking kid with my kids name born in the hospital. BOTH my girls ended up as name with last initial cause there were THREE in each of their classes.
I lived with that shit. Do you KNOW how many fucking Kelleys there are that were born in the seventies?