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BornAgainDomesticGoddess · 22/03/2011 08:44

OK, now if I'm honest, I would say that I genuinely like the unusual names that celebrities give their children. My faves are probably names like Bluebell, Blossom, Peaches, Honey, Tallulah Bell and Betty (for girls) and Romeo, Kingston, Cruz and Ever (for boys). Although I am not a celebrity, I would like a real 'celebrity' name for my next child. I wonder if I am alone in this, or if anybody else feels the same? I doubt that I would have the guts to do this, I will probably end up with something boring from the Top 100, but it's fun to imagine.

So tell me, what names would you go for if you had artistic licence to choose whatever name you liked?

By the way, please feel free to take the piss and post ridiculous names - I will probably like them Grin

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CheerfulYank · 25/04/2011 06:09
, you can hear the whole thing :)
BornAgainDomesticGoddess · 25/04/2011 08:33

Thanks Smile

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seeksnewnamewithgsoh · 25/04/2011 23:06

Crispin Satsuma.

It was the made up name of my work hypothetical alterego's child. I can't remember what my alterego was though, which upsets me. I will ask tomorrow, see if anyone can remember.

You are more than welcome to use it. DH won't let me, I tried Grin

Hatterbox · 26/04/2011 09:43

Melina M - Joaquin Phoenix's birth name is Joaquin Rafael, he was not born 'Leaf Joaquin'. Joaquin was born when the family were living in Spanish-speaking Puerto Rico and therefore they chose to give him an Hispanic name.

When he was younger, he didn't like the fact his siblings all had nature names and he didn't, so he decided he wanted to be known as Leaf. He appears as 'Leaf Phoenix' in films as a child actor, but from the age of 15 he reverted back to his birth name, Joaquin.

Thus the family's birth names are:

River Jude

Rainbow Joan of Arc (Raine)

Joaquin Rafael (known as Leaf from the ages of 4-15)

Liberty Mariposa

Summer Joy

Hatterbox · 26/04/2011 09:45

NB: Any rumours of me being a former stalker of Joaquin Phoenix are entirely false! [buwink]

katz · 26/04/2011 10:19

names i like but would never use, mainly because DH would veto them are:

Girls: Caana, Genevieve, Hetty,
Boys - Arlo, Xavier, Zac

ScatterChasse · 26/04/2011 19:44

Mariposa's sweet, it means butterfly doesn't it? And you could use Posy for a nickname. Although I do know a little Posy, and I can't help thinking "unfortunate, but true".

Nothing funny or celebrity-ish about Cordelia is there? Mind you, I always did like The Happiest Millionaire. I think they used Cordi as a nickname.

Umm,

Girls-Eponine (I love Les Mis)
Boys-Alazarin (think that might be a Jilly Cooper one?)

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