Celebrity Baby Names II: More Kre8tiv Spellynn

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Moxie Crimefighter!

This is so hilariously bad that I laugh when I say it.

[chiqui]

I'm sure this has been discussed but I had no idea of what a horrible names Robert Rodriquez gave his children. They were listed in a recent movie magazine. Poor kids. Rhiannon is okay but I feel for the rest:

Rocket Valentino (b. 14 September 1995), Racer Maximilliano (b. 16 April 1997), Rebel Antonio (b. January 1999), Rogue Joaquin and daughter Rhiannon Elizabeth (b. 10 December 2005).

These sound like names of archetypes from a Neil Gaiman graphic novel.

[Ripley]

Aug 14, 2009 23:31:24 GMT -4 @livingfortheweeken said:

Moxie Crimefighter!

This is so hilariously bad that I laugh when I say it.

See, I kind of like Moxie. Girls are named for other virtues that people value, such as Faith, Grace, Prudence, etc. If you're a person who values people who have guts and stand up to fight, why not name a kid Moxie?

Crimefighter is all kinds of terrible, though.

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I always got a kick out of "Audio Science".

[waytoocheerful]

A friend's brother and sister-in-law just had a baby girl and named her Palin.

[HotLips]

Ew, that poor child. If it was a boy, would they have named it Cheney? Or Romney?

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I will never understand people who do that, if you're going to name your kid after someone famous then why not use their first name? Sarah is a perfectly nice name. The Penns are guilty of this too, naming their son Hopper instead of Dennis. Which is also a fine name.

[waytoocheerful]

Aug 16, 2009 19:01:31 GMT -4 HotLips said:

Ew, that poor child. If it was a boy, would they have named it Cheney? Or Romney?

No idea. I am avoiding the topic because I am having to bite my tongue to avoid saying something mean.

[LAX]

Oh dear, poor little thing. Why would they want to saddle their kid with a name synonymous with stupidity and quitter?

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Aug 15, 2009 13:01:25 GMT -4 Ripley said:

Aug 14, 2009 23:31:24 GMT -4 @livingfortheweeken said:

Moxie Crimefighter!

This is so hilariously bad that I laugh when I say it.

See, I kind of like Moxie. Girls are named for other virtues that people value, such as Faith, Grace, Prudence, etc. If you're a person who values people who have guts and stand up to fight, why not name a kid Moxie?

Because the term "moxie", meaning guts or spunk, comes from the slogan for the old soft drink Moxie ("He/She's got Moxie!"). It's like naming your kid after any brand name that entered common usage, like Band-Aid, Coke, or Aspirin. Or calling her Spunk or Guts. Why skip over historically legitimate girl names with strong meanings like Victoria (victory), Valerie (strong), Bridget (exalted), or Althea (healer) and go to an out-of-date brand of sugary pop?