If you had to name your child after a celeb/famous person , who would it be?

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Given that it was revealed Mabel the singer was bringing the name back into fashion , what celeb or famous person would you use for inspiration?

Elizabeth. Soooo many Elizabeths in history that there are bound to be some cool ones. And if the inspiration turned out to be "problematic" (everyone has done or said something bad at some point) then I can switch "inspiration" . Or Lucy Worsley or Jacinda Ardern.

Maybe Francis for a boy. Or William.

Romilly

Romilly Weeks, the newsreader

Stevie for a girl (obviously Stevie Nicks)

Eric for a boy
Cantona for a girl

Eric after Cantona but she was a girl

Valentina after Tereshkova - the first woman in space

Or Ada after Ada Lovelace

Hedy after Hedy Lamarr or Ada after Ada Lovelace

@weebarra

Hedy after Hedy Lamarr or Ada after Ada Lovelace

Hedy has been on my list for ages partly thanks to her but I'm not sure I'll be brave enough to use it...

I like Mila (as in Kunis) and Sienna (as in Miller) - but just because I like the names, not as a homage to either

Iris Murdoch
Agatha Christie

Karl, after Karl Marx

Not exactly celebs, but:

Vita Sackvile-West
Daphne du Maurier
Rosa Parks/Luxemburg

All great namesakes and I love their names. Probably William for a boy as there are so many of them! Or Laurie (Little Women) if I was allowed a book character!

I think that Hendrix after Jimi Hendrix for a boy is so lovely!

Also ,for girls, I love the name Halle after Halle Berry- although I would probably spell it as Hallie and Margot after Margot Robbie but probably would spell it without the 't' :).

Roger Taylor. The name Roger really, really needs to come back. No, honest - it really does.

I almost called DD judy as in garland

And Yes really like Roger

@tempsperdu I really wanted DD to be Daphne as love love DDM and am still genuinely gutted DH hated the name

Marc. I was a big fan of Marc Bolan and I think the name looks so much nicer spelt with a C than a K

Spike after Spike Milligan (I know his real name was Terence, but wouldn't be going there!)
I like Vita too, as a pp suggested

Rosalind Franklin
Vivienne Westwood
Beatrix Potter

Francis/Frances after Francis Rossi

Also a fan of Roger too 😁

Bjorn - Bjorn Borg - always wanted a Scandinavian name, and Bjorn Borg was a huge star. Still feel a little gutted I never used it. Name a teddy Bjorn instead.

Love Karen gillian but not keen 9n the name would probably use one of her character names, perhaps Ruby from jumanji or one of Helena Bonham carter's characters

None but I have a dog named Huey after Huey Morgan because he's a fun loving criminal.

Kinda did when we named our daughter Cerys.

Cerys Matthews is pretty awesome lol

Gandalf