Pop songstress Beyoncé and her hip hop husband Jay -Z welcomed their first child on Saturday. With such famous parents the lucky girl should be given a cool name. I had not given much thought to what it would be, except maybe Destiny after her first singing group, but I was surprised to find that her birth certificate reads Blue Ivy Carter.
It is up to the parents to name their children and certainly has nothing to do with me, as much as I think I actually know celebrities due to soaking up information on “Entertainment Tonight” instead of studying, yet what were they thinking? It seems celebrities these days are trying too hard to come up with baby names to make sure that their kids stand out.
Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin, the lead singer of Coldplay have a daughter named Apple. I never knew that fruit could serve as a name and apparently colors are not just used as nicknames for pop stars. Sunday Rose, which sounds like a café or novel title is the name bestowed to Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban’s daughter. It is reminiscent of the macabre girl, Wednesday, from “The Adams Family”. Estranged couple David Arquette( “Dancing with the Stars”) and Courtney Cox’s bundle of joy is named Coco, maybe after the iconic Chanel designer or even Swiss Miss Hot Chocolate.
There are strange boy names as well. Pilot Inspektor is Jason Lee’s (“My Name is Earl”) son. I don’t even know what to say except the nurses must have had a hard time keeping a straight face. Prince Michael II sounds like a ruler, but really is the son of the late Michael Jackson. Yet he got the better end of the deal as Prince’s younger brother is Blanket. I don’t think he can grow out of that one.
Whatever happened to common names? Are they completely out of style? The babies do not need to be named Gertrude or Walter (If so, that is ok too) but a middle ground between old fashioned names and the ridiculous modern ones should be made. I hope that Jessica Simpson uses some wit when naming her baby, yet that might be too much to ask from the singer/ actress and former reality star who thought chicken was from the sea.
Rebecca Carroll • Jan 24, 2012 at 6:24 pm
I agree that people pay too much attention to what celebrities name their children. They have decided and I do not plan to follow their lead in eccentric naming of children. Though I find it kind of sweet that beyonce named her baby Ivy because Ivy also means four which is Beyonce’s lucky number.
*Interesting Fact*-Ivy league colleges are called Ivy because there used to be four which is IV in roman numerals!
Jess Roberts • Jan 23, 2012 at 11:26 pm
I think that once popular name like cindy or michael are now manes of the past. In order to keep up with the twenty first century you have to think out of the box when coming up with baby names. Im not suprised by the crazy names some celebrities have come up with.
Jewel Rama • Jan 23, 2012 at 11:18 pm
I think people put way to much focus on celeb children, like ok they named their kid a different name, SO WHAT?? it has no effect on your own personal life, they could’nt care less if you like it or not. The’re doing their own thing and i think people should learn to do that too. Along with it being their kid, and their choice to name it whatever they please.
Mitchell yetter • Jan 19, 2012 at 3:04 pm
I believe that people spend too much worrying about other people’s babies. in my opinion it is their prerogative to name their child, seeing it is their child. i think that too much time is spent talking about celebrities children and the irresponsibility of their choices of names and more time should be spent on other irresponsible choices regarding children and their care. too many children suffer from neglect and here we are talking about the names of children who in my opinion can just deal with it, seeing as their parents are Jay-Z and Beyonce. let them name their children whatever they want, i’ll be out somewhere not caring.
Tiasia Fields • Jan 18, 2012 at 3:15 pm
I agree to a certain extent. I also have a unique name. I feel as though yes, names should be good enough to be accepted by jobs. On the other hand if we all had the same common names there would be no uniqueness. It would be like watching high definition in black and white. Celebrities being who they are, also want their children to have an eccentric name to stand out to gain more publicity.
Parnell Boyd-Kelley • Jan 17, 2012 at 2:00 pm
This is a very well written article, and i love how you began with the point that these aren’t your children and it is not your job to decide on their names; that being said, i agree with you. As you can see, i have a pretty unique name although i don’t think it is outrageous. all of my 3 of my siblings have unique names as well. I think that people, and especially American celebrities have become more interested in eliciting the “ohhh thats cute” reaction, than actually giving their child a name. However, it really is a testament to american ingenuity that we are continuously trying to come up with new names, not to say that they are too innovative (Heaven turns into Nevaeh). Regardless, i think that people are entitled to name their child anything they want to, but how we look at THEIR child’s name is only a reflection of us. i dont believe we should judge others for any of their choices because we are not in their position.