To think this is cruel from the parents? Child's name

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Recently been teaching in secondary schools and met a kid with the exact same name as a very well-known and and iconic male celebrity, along the lines of Brad Pitt, Harry Styles, Zac Efron.

I imagine the kid gets a lot of stick. A little divided by it, it's cool but the kid will forever be getting comments on it and I just don't think it's fair on them.

Over many years as a teacher I have taught William Wallace, James Bond and Sinead O'Connor. The kids were too young to know but I often thought 'why?'

I've just remembered a Rhianna too

I once knew a Cooper family back in the 70s whose sons were called Tommy and Henry.

That's a bit cheeky, it wasn't clear from your original post so please don't be so snappy with people.

Were they Greek or Greek Cypriot? There’s usually one Michael Michael in each school year.

Yes, unfair because a) let the kid have his own identity for Gawd's sake! and b) what if said celeb turns out to be a Russell Brand or a Jimmy Saville? 😒

I knew a Greek Cypriot Michael Michael. I didn’t realise it was a thing.

Where I grew up there was someone who had the same name as a notorious murderer. He was absolutely mortified when he found out. (He wasn't named after him, it was pure coincidence.)

In 2015 my gall bladder was removed by George Michael. (By a doctor called George Michael, I should say; the late singer didn't just come up to me with a scalpel).

My cousin has one of these names as far as I'm aware no-one has ever mentioned it 🤷‍♀️ he's in his 20s now

I went to school with a Michael Jackson. There was an "Ow" every time the register was called 🤣

I share a name with a famous person, but I'm 20 years older than them. So it can happen regardless of what parents do.

Absolutely. I know a Michael Jackson, too. Born a couple of years before the musician.

I've known a Jackson Michaels before!

Who is zayn malik?

I know someone who named their child Bonnie-Blue which is unfortunate.

You can use this website to see how popular your child's name has become since 1996:
https://names.darkgreener.com/

Famous singer from one direction

I’ve got a son with a famous(ish) namesake. Put it this way, when a certain musical came out, he got serenaded with a few ABBA songs.

My ex’s dad was a Gordon Bennett. He dropped the Gordon and went by his middle name, but my ex told pretty much everyone he ever met what his dad was really called, so he couldn’t hide it.

My dad taught a Tia Maria. She was a twin, the twin was something like Kathleen, but was known as Vodka in the staff room.

Chiquitita??

Fernando?

🤣🤣🤣

I know someone called Tom Cruise and if anything he's had a bit of fun with it.