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?

I do however judge people who name their children after their favourite alcoholic drink. Even more so if their children's names reads like a menu in a bar.

Haha you just reminded me, a few years ago I heard a mum shouting to her twins "Bailey and Tia"

I don't think Aaliyah crosses cultures very well. But is very pretty. Being 27 the pronunciation isn't mystery to me, I was a fan of the singer.

Reign is fucking terrible

David Bowie's son has ALWAYS been called Duncan.

I clicked on this thread thinking Aaliyah Reign must be a new mantra that ISIS were chanting - was curious to know why it was causing such indignation.

I'm saying nothing about my feelings about the name BTW, just sharing my confusion!

Well, it's not exactly a classy name but each to their own.

I know an Aaliyah (Ah Lee yah). It suits her. Not weird at all..not like some other names I know of which I can't mention because they would completely out me. And I don't want people saying " unprofessional " . I will leave it that one is a type of fruit, and the other...you will never guess it in a million years, ! Sorry!