Reece Witherspoon calls her baby boy Tenessee James

[margerykemp]

Born today.

Not keen myself.

[margerykemp]

Tennessee

[emmyloo2]

Not great at all. One of my naming rules - never name child after an American state.

[AKissIsNotAContract]

I like it. I know it wasn't Tennessee Williams' real name but still, if he's named in memory of him then I think that's lovely.

[PeshwariNaan]

Not a fan of "state" names. But congrats to her and her DH.

[MadBusLady]

Are there any other English counties apart from Devon that are used as names?

I'm trying to picture a baby boy called Wiltshire or Sunderland.

[badtime]

I've met someone called 'Kent'.
And the NI county 'Tyrone' is a name.

[RillaBlythe]

Rutland. I'm going to have a DS called Rutland.

[HyvaPaiva]

I don't mind the name Tenessee but with the surname it's Tenessee Toth. I find it a bit of a tongue twister. But obviously that's nothing compared to a lovely healthy baby.

[lighthousekeeping]

I really like it. Congrats to them both. It wouldnt work here but it fits in with their lifestyle. Im trying to remember what her other two are called.

[Ham69]

Badtime Let's hope the parents of Kent didn't have an NI accent

[mirry2]

It will be shortened to tenna I expect

[HaggisMcNeeps]

Ava and Deacon are lovely names. Tennessee just isn't.

[AitchTwoOhOneTwo]

oh i like it, in a southern accent it'll be tinnissee. tinn's not so different from tim. and it served tennessee williams fairly well.

[xmasevebundle]

Jack daniels

Meh its okay, not that extreme!

[mathanxiety]

I thought she was originally from Tennessee?

[nooka]

Tennessee Williams was really called Thomas/Tom. He adopted Tennessee as a professional name when he was 28. It seems a bit of a tongue twister of a name, especially with Toth as a surname.

I know a Kent, and I think Cleveland is used as a name in the States

[AitchTwoOhOneTwo]

oh WELL THEN, what i said must be wrong, it did do him harm then.

[tethersend]

I like it, and so does my DD Tower Hamlets.

[Badgerina]

I think it's fine. Bit different and not really in keeping with her other DC's names, but not that "out there".

[YoullLaughAboutItOneDay]

Tennessee Witherspoon would be ok, but Tennessee Toth is a bit tongue twister. Not really my style, but ok. Not as nice as Ava and Deacon.

[margerykemp]

Ava and Deacon are much better names.

I dont mind some state/county names eg Dakota, Kent, Leicester, Lincoln, Somerset, Carolina, Columbia, Arizona, etc but I dont think Tennessee works.

[Frikadellen]

I know a Devon, Kent (fairly popular in Denmark) used to work with a Cornwall (really yes) and I could see someone using Durham too (never met one yet)

[CalamityJones]

An old school friend of mine has a boy called Somerset..

[mathanxiety]

I think Deacon is a horrible name myself personally.

[HaggisMcNeeps]

calamity I know a woman with a DS called Somerset. Wonder if it's the same one as you?