Poppy Honey, Daisy Boo, Petal Blossom Rainbow & now Buddy Bear!!

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.... here. Jools & Jamie have had another baby.

Am I being unreasonable (although this is not the AIBU forum) but how ridiculous (or other words I can't think of) are these names?! Buddy Bear takes the whole thing to a new level...

Buddy in itself is ok but Buddy bear sounds like a cartoon character.
And to give a child the initials BO is unforgiveable.

Since when has someone naming their child been a topic worthy of a post on the "In the News" board?

"Famous person's wife gives birth to baby". That's about as newsworthy as "famous person farts" in my book too.

Lets hope they stop it now, overpopulating our tiny island. We are all sooooo glad they got their boy!!!!

Slightly unhinged me thinks!

Actually like Buddy but not Bear.

IMO celebs are expected to choose outrageous names and as outrageous names go, this one's quite cool.

It's not as half as bad as it could have been. It's cute and he'll be popular anyways because of his ddad;s status so he won't get much stick for it.

Some of the popular kids at school had the wierdest names but noone took the piss coz they were popular. These include;
Saxon, Tennesee, Pandora, Mercedes, etc, etc.

I quote the divine Michael K at Dlisted - definitive view I think!

Did you really think that a mother and father who named their daughters Petal Blossom Rainbow, Daisy Boo Pamela and Poppy Honey Rosie would hold back the f**kery when naming their first son? Of course not! Unfortunately, Jamie Oliver and his wife Jools didn't stick with the same theme by giving their 1-day-old son a name that sounds like a mid-priced body wash or a third-tier member of Strawberry Shortcake's entourage. But Jamie and Jools still made the hospital administrator throw them a "....the hell are you on?" look when they wrote the name BUDDY BEAR MAURICE on the birth certificate!

Jamie and Jools must have been cartoon hippie animals in a past life, because every one of their kids' names sounds like it fell out of a stoned Mother Goose's mouth. Buddy Bear Maurice is no exception. That mess is the nickname of an animated teddy bear gangster who drinks bottles full of honey and bets big at the fish fights.

I hope Buddy Bear Maurice wants to be a boxer circa 1962 when he grows up, because that's where he's headed with a name like that!

Here's the entire Oliver family showing off Buddy Bear Maurice (I weep for him whenever I type that) outside of the hospital in London this afternoon

MizK, it's true, all 4 names do sound as if they were dreamt of while on LSD.

I do wish the family all the best though...

With the exception of Buddy Holly, the only Buddy's that I have known (and admittedly it's only a couple) have both been girls so I did a double take at this and first off thought they'd had another girl...

I'm not a huge fan of the 'my child is my new pet/accessory' approach, but their kids - their business.

However, Maurice - that's kinda like a proper name, it stands out from the rest of the kids - a bit like Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-Tail and Peter. I bet he'll call himself Maurice when he's older.

Wish them all the best anyway.

Do you know what? I really love the fact that they never knew the sex of the child and that she pushed it out herself.

Good luck to them. I think its a great name and goes with the rest of their children's names.

I've heard worse names

I always felt sorry for Robert Rodriguez's kids:
Rocket Valentino
Racer Maximilliano
Rebel Antonio
Rogue Joaquin
Rhiannon Elizabeth (not so much for her)

Daisy: fine.
Poppy: fine.
Petal: .
Buddy: .

Sorry, meant to say it is the Bear bit that throws me...Buddy on its own isn't that horrendous.

Well yes, the names become weird mainly because of the middle names, on their own they're ok I suppose.

dreadful name and feel sorry for him when he grows up and goes to school

why cant celebs chose normal names

I do think that Buddy Bear is a bit OTT and am not sure if they are brave of just a bit daft. But to be able to give him the name Maurice after her late father must have been so important to her. I planned to do that when I lost my father just before I became pregnant with number 2 but I just couldn't give a girl the name Norman! Or maybe Norma! :)
I read Jools book and while ago and really enjoyed it!

Oh gosh. Why not? Good luck and happiness to them all. Personally find their names a lot nicer than the chavtastic offerings of the likes of Jordan etc.

Mind you I'm just jealous she got number 4.....

Buddy after Buddy Holly is a great tribute, but.... I doubt if that was intended. Buddy Bear ahem!