Aaliyah Reign?! Seriously?!

[SniffsandSneezes]

So, Katherine Jenkins, a woman with about as regular and average a name as they come, has called her daughter... Aaliyah Reign.

AIBU to be sick of celebrities (who almost always have utterly ordinary names, Katie Price I'm also looking at you) giving their babies the most godawful names you could think of??

And worst of all, it's spreading to normal people. I occasionally wander over to the baby names thread on MN when I need a laugh and, genuinely, there are people on there suggesting all manner of ridiculous names, including... wait for it... Zebulon.

I mean WTF is that?!

I'm serious, there should be some sort of law against this, these people need to be stopped.

AIBU?

YANBU.

I don't think Aaliyah is an awful name.

YANBU. I just vommed in my own mouth a little.

I'm just shocked she didn't go for a wannabe-posh name.

It's that K that started it...different 'enough' to take it to the next level in the quest to be different.

Catherine Jenkins would never dream of using such a bloody awful name.

Reign is weird but what's wrong with Aaliyah? I just think of the R'n'B singer

Aaliyah means something though doesn't it? Think her husband's American - they seem to have different attitudes to names in the States. At least the first name is recognised girl's name, although not a Welsh one.

I think it's mean of you op, this is a newborn baby.

I was a bit at first because I think of Aaliyah as a Black American and/or Muslim name. However a quick Google reveals that it's originally Hebrew and her DH is Jewish.

Not a Scooby about Reign though.

What's wrong with the name Aaliyah?!

You beat me to it Andre!

Aaliyah - there are 5 in my DC's school. Locally it's as popular as Isaac.

Aaliyah isn't to my taste but it's not that offensive - is it? She could have named her something far more ridiculous like Moon Unit. Or table. Or Crap Bag.

Aaliyah is a perfectly normal name, though. It's was the 125th most common girls' name in 2014, beating Lauren and Rebecca.

I only know 2 Aaliyahs and they are both white, blonde girls. And one Alia who is Turkish.

I know an Aaliyah. It's not as outlandish as you think.

At least it's not Rocket Zot.

I have nothing politically correct to say, so I shall say nothing at all.

Yes, there's one in DS's class at school. Come to think if it, I know far more Aaliyahs under 10 than I do Katherines.

The child can look forward to everyone asking how it's spelt or guessing the spelling wrongly for the rest of it's life.

I don't like KJ much but can't remember why.

Aaliyah is fairly tame. What bugs me the most is people changing the spelling of fairly common names for no reason to make them more "original".

Reign is a Kardashian name, it'll probably become more popular now.

I agree, OP. it is dreadful. And yes, it's more popular in downmarket circles.

How is it pronounced?

I love the name Aaliyah, don't see anything strange in it at all. And I really don't understand your logic that just because she has a classic name she must therefore give her child a classic name.

And you think there should be a law against it? Against what exactly, what names fit your criteria? Maybe Katherine Jenkins would think your kids names were shit. Or maybe, like most people, she couldn't give a fuck what other people named their kids