Congratulations go out to Jay Z and Beyonce who welcomed their first child into the world. Congratulation also goes out to them for joining other (mainly) celebrities who’ve given their child a bizarre, potentially punitive name.
Blue Ivy was born to the super power music couple. Speculation online says that the name is derived from a combination of their respectively named albums. One website referred to Blue Ivy as an uncommon name.
Theodore is an uncommon name. Blue Ivy is something that I’ve never heard as a person’s name. It’s possible that I lit some Blue Ivy incense once or planted some in the garden, but that’s it.
Blanket is another great celebrity baby name. Prince Michael II is his proper name, but Michael just called him Blanket. RIP Michael Jackson, but Blanket isn’t a proper noun and should never be capitalized, much less used for a name.
Here’s a twofer from U2, Memphis Eve and Blue Angel. Memphis Eve is Bono’s child and Blue Angel is from The Edge. If Blue Angel were to marry Blue Ivy would her married name be Blue Angel Ivy? THAT marriage would have serious musical progeny.
Frank Zappa was ahead of the bizarre baby name curve by naming his children Moon Unit and Dweezil. In the 70’s it was novel and interesting, now it just seems that some celebrities are naming their babies something odd just to make their kids stand out.
Apple annoys me. That’s what Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin named their baby in 2004. It’s a cute name…for a fruit, but when that child gets older they’ll call her Granny Apple and it won’t be cute at all.
We go to story time occasionally and there’s a child there called Ping Pong. “Ping Pong?” I asked when I met him and his mother. “Yes, Ping Pong”, their mother said. To this day I don’t know if Ping Pong is a boy or a girl.
When we were naming our children my wife and I thought about how they could be teased when they’re growing up. If Blue Ivy, Memphis Eve, Blue Angel, Apple or Blanket were not children of celebrities then their parents would be the hippies on the corner who have too many cats. They’d all be shaken down daily for their lunch money and most likely all go to art school.
Children are a blessing. Celebrities can be annoying, especially when they give their children bizarre names. If you’re Jay Z or Bono your kid is going to be special. It’s probable that you’ll have musical talent and guaranteed that you’ll be financially set for life. In those cases, is it the parent’s ego that drives them to bizarre baby names?
I’m sure that all of these celebrities will be, and are, great parents. Their children will probably all grow up to be upstanding celebrity citizens who rue the day that they have to go to the DMV to get their drivers license, just like us.
Just to prove that it’s not only celebrities that have bad name judgment, witness this dude. This knucklehead changed his legal name to Beezow Doo-Doo Zopittybop-Bop-Bop. He’s 30 years old and (shocker) in jail on various charges. Granted Beezow is an adult and intentionally straddled himself with his moniker.
Is there a bizarre baby name that you’ve encountered in real life? What was the name and was there an understandable reason for the unique name?
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Yeah, it really did all begin with the late Frank Zappa. Somehow, I have a memory that a Caradine brother also gave a child a goofy name. Frankly, if you’re gonna do that, I think Johnny Cash had it best with “A Boy Named Sue.”
Sue Sallan….it has a ring to it. Yes, Zappa was originally freaky and creative, plus a musical genius.
I like/hate the oxymoron names people give their kids, like Hunter Goldberg or Brooklyn Chang. How many people named Goldberg have ever hunted? I think I ate at Brooklyn Chang’s when visiting NY once. These attempts to neutralize the child’s surname make them stand out even more, IMO.
I’m also amused by people who try to change the spellings of the most common names, so that their kid stands out. I’ve seen a ton of Aidens over the last few years, but even more Jayden’s, Heydun’s, Braeden’s, etc. The only thing they are ensuring is that their kid’s name will likely be misspelled his whole life.