Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Baby names of stars' children

You're sitting there, maybe drinking your morning coffee and idly wondering: What are the best and worst baby names chosen by stars in 2007?Here, according to Linda Rosenkrantz and Pamela Redmond Satran, authors of "The Baby Name Bible" (St. Martin's Press, www.babynamebible.com), are their picks for the most inspiring and most horrifying baby names chosen by celebrities in 2007.Among the best:• Story Elias, son of Jenna and Bodhi Elfman. Story is an unapologetically modern word name, with no history beyond the ancient tradition of spinning engaging tales. But the biblical Elias balances Story's newfangled charm.• Frances Pen, daughter of Amanda Peet. Proof that not all celebrities go for the attention-grabbing name, Frances is a quiet, gently frayed classic that deserves rejuvenation. And Pen, after Peet's mother Penny, is an example of a fresh, creative way to honor a family member.• Ever Gabo, daughter of Milla Jovovich and Paul Anderson. Jovovich has been quoted as saying the couple gave this "Scottish boy's name" to their daughter as a bow to her husband's Scottish roots.Uh, after consulting their sources, Satran and Rosenkrantz don't think so, though Ever might be the phonetic spelling of the Gaelic girls' name Eamhair. Or even simply a modern word name.Whatever, the baby name experts love this evocative choice, and the child's middle name is another inventive twist on grandparents' names, in this case Jovovich's mother, Galina, and father, Bogie.Among the worst?• Zeppelin, son of Jonathan Davis. After calling his last son Pirate, the lead singer of Korn chose to name his latest after a dirigible -- unless it was in honor of metal group Led Zeppelin. In either case, he'd better come up with a zippy nickname -- and fast.• Ptolemy, son of actress Gretchen Mol. An example of "trying too hard to be cool by flaunting your arcane knowledge" by picking the unpronounceable name of an ancient Greek scientist.You've got to wonder how many times poor Ptolemy will have to explain that the P is silent before he drops the name in favor of his middle name, John.• Cash, son of actress Annabeth Gish. It's just like they say: Nothing beats new fresh Cash.

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