crabcake
But wait, there's more...
So, Julia Roberts gave birth to her twins ... for her. But what the hell was she thinking with the name for the boy -- [size=-1]Phinnaeus Walter Moder?[/size] How do you even pronounce that? :shrug:
:shrug:Oz said:Is this the beginning of a biology lesson, SmallT?
crabcake said:See! That's what I mean. This kid -- regardless of how hot or famous momma might be -- WILL get picked on when he goes to school with a name like that.
janey83 said:Maybe they'll call him Vinny for short...
suzeQ said:Or maybe Phinny (Fin - nie). Why would they call him Vinny?
janey83 said:I thought about Phinny, but Vinny is more common
My friends call me Jackass, but my name's not Jack.suzeQ said:But it's not his name.
Would you want to be called Joan, even though your name might be Jane? Nicknames generally are a derivative of the real name.
sometimes nicknames are derived from actions :shrug:SoMDGuy1980 said:My friends call me Jackass, but my name's not Jack.
Boo hoocrabcake said:sometimes nicknames are derived from actions :shrug:
Frank's sons are Dweezil and Ahmet, and his daughters are Moon Unit and Diva Thin Muffin. The two boys have a band, Music for Pets, but I don't know how their music compares to Apostrophe or Shiek Yerbouti.aps45819 said:I wonder how Dwezil and Moonbeam Zappa feel about it.
Pronounced like Fin-e-ousjeneisen said:According to Babynames.com Phinnaeus means "loud mouth." Strange name if you ask me. How is that pronounced anyway? Pie-ne-ous?
Demi Moore and Bruce Willis are the parents of Rumer Glenn, Scout LaRue and Tallulah Belle.
Gwyneth Paltrow and Coldplay singer Chris Martin recently begat Apple.
Sylvester Stallone sired Sage Moonblood and Sistine Rose.
Courteney Cox Arquette and David Arquette are the proud parents of Coco.
Singer Erykah Badu -- herself on the celebrity all-name team -- has a child named Puma.
John Travolta and Kelly Preston named their boy Jett.
Christie Brinkley's youngest is a girl named Sailor.
The late rock star Michael Hutchence named his daughter Heavenly Hiraani Tiger Lily.
Long-ago rock star Bob Geldof calls daughter Fifi Trixabelle to dinner.
Soccer star David Beckham and Victoria "Posh Spice" Adams's brood includes Brooklyn, Romeo and a soon-to-be wee one who reportedly may be dubbed San Miguel.
Supermodel Claudia Schiffer has a girl named Clementine, as does Cybill Shepherd.
Rob Morrow, of "Northern Exposure" quasi-fame, dubbed his baby Tu, as in Tu Morrow.</NITF>
We'd mention that Michael Jackson named one of his children Prince Michael, but this seems like the least Out There thing about Michael Jackson...
"I don't think of these names as coming just from celebrities so much as coming from creative celebrities, or at least those that want to be thought of as creative." </NITF>