Angelina Jolie in child-naming shocker!

robert@fm · 22 May 2008, 07:54 PM

I've just read that when Angelina Jolie's twins are born, she plans to name them after her star sign, Gemini -- as Castor and Pollux!

Obviously she was never into the Sex Pistols, or she'd be aware of what a dreadful clanger she's dropping by inflicting the name "Pollux" on her poor kid.

SusanUKF · 26 May 2008, 11:11 AM

This reminds me of other famous names of celebritie's children such as:

Zowie Bowie (David Bowie's daughter), Apple (Gweneth Paltrov's daughter), and more oddly, even are Michael Jackson's names for his children; his sons are:
Prince Michael 1 and Prince Michael 2 -- his daughter is named Paris. His second son, Prince Michael 2 is nicknamed Blanket, which is very *odd* as well...

My husband is a major fan of Tiger Woods, who has named his baby girl Sam... not Samantha and Sam for short, simply Sam. (I guess when you are Tiger Wood's daughter it isn't as big a deal as if a person who wasn't a celebrity were to name a female child that).

Susan.

robert@fm · 26 May 2008, 12:25 PM

Weird celeb names include Paris Hilton (sounds like a hotel -- there is a Hilton Paris) and River Phoenix (sounds like a rollercoaster).

**CyberSmurf** · 27 May 2008, 01:04 AM

I've joked that if I had twin sons I would name them Frank and Ernest.

bplat · 28 May 2008, 05:50 PM

Perhaps she a Robert A. Heinlein fan?

.. which would make her even more attractive to geekdom, of course...

DrStrabismus · 28 May 2008, 09:07 PM

Reminds me of that joke, told of Paula Yates:

"The police found Heroin and Cocaine in the house, but the other children were with their father"

rmns2bseen · 1 Jun 2008, 02:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by robert@fm

I've just read that when Angelina Jolie's twins are born, she plans to name them after her star sign, Gemini -- as Castor and Pollux!

It reminds me of that movie Face/Off.

n5bb · 14 Jul 2008, 03:46 AM

Your source was just imagining those names, Robert. Apparently the boy was named Knox Leon and the girl Vivienne Marcheline.
AP news on twins
French hospital website announcement

You can't trust breaking news about celebrities:
How 'scoop' on Jolie twins embarrassed top US broadcaster

Bill

Tsunami · 14 Jul 2008, 04:36 AM

Am I the only one highly disturbed by this?

OK, a celebrity couple has twins. I am very happy for them and hope the kids will grow up happily and live a satisfying life. But the press being all over this, the couple getting a luxury treatment in the hospital, the local French city council even wanting to make a newborn honorary citizen of the city... This is ridiculous. Since when is having famous parents an achievement?

The whole fuzz is quite sad. There is so many bad things going on in the news, and yet the media prefers to shamelessly write about trivial things or harrassing the private affairs of new parents who happen to have a more public job. Are we really that voyeuristic that readers of papers care more about this than about serious issues??

Again, all the luck to the parents and kids, but IMO this birth is no different from any child born from parents with regular office jobs.

n5bb · 14 Jul 2008, 04:53 AM

I am in complete agreement! But the veneration of celebrities isn't a recent development. You would think that the news media would spend their time reporting on science and other topics which improve your ability to make valid decisions.

Bill

Tsunami · 15 Jul 2008, 06:23 PM

Ah, media are all the same apart from a minority of really usable sources...

Check this: www.hln.be

My native country's most famous and most popular newspaper. On their site the daily "WAG of the week" and the daily sex tips are very well viewed, celebrity news gets a bigger frame than some political items, some quite explicit photos draw your attention while some actually important newsfacts get a small mentioning somewhere in a corner of your screen..... That's today's journalism I guess. And then I am not mentioning biased journalism that deliberately twists facts or hides some facts to give a wrong image to the big audience.

drew · 23 Jul 2008, 08:28 AM

There are admirers of Elvis that name their kids after him.

I mean that is so selfish. Some are into New Age and have very romantic
names like MoonShine,

something problematic for us who don't have English as mother tongue.
Boys and Girls are having same name.

Sam is short for both Samantha and Samuel? Ryan could be both a man and a woman. Alex both boy and girl. They even say. Come on Guys to a bunch of Girls. I guess they live in a Man's world. Nobody want to be a she?

n5bb · 23 Jul 2008, 01:42 PM

Hmmm ... Drew Barrymore is a woman, but Drew Carey is a man. I don't know about you, Drew!

Bill (not a woman)

drew · 23 Jul 2008, 06:12 PM

There was something that lurked in the shadows of my mind when I
changed my handle from Trew to Drew.

I felt too manly seeing myself as Trew. I failed to live up to the behavior one
expect from a Trevor. And I behave a bit like Drew Barrymore. I giggle like her and do unexpected things.

Bill is a good example and Cay or Kay? Both sexes. How did this thing get going. Long Tall Sally types of Drama Queens pretending to be girls?

but parents giving their children names that will makes like tough.

Sue. Given to a male boy by his father so he will learn to fight as very young.

Drew

PS maybe it is time for me to change handle. 1300 plus posts.

Adam Lachlan · 10 Aug 2008, 02:24 AM

This is an interesting thread. I personally don't see anything wrong with Sam as a name, there are far worse names available, such as Cabbage, very popular in Victorian times.

Then there's the actress Jamie Lee Curtis who has three boys names!

22 May 2008, 07:54 PM	#1
robert@fm The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 4,681	Angelina Jolie in child-naming shocker! I've just read that when Angelina Jolie's twins are born, she plans to name them after her star sign, Gemini -- as Castor and Pollux! Obviously she was never into the Sex Pistols, or she'd be aware of what a dreadful clanger she's dropping by inflicting the name "Pollux" on her poor kid.

28 May 2008, 05:50 PM	#5
bplat Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Netherlands Posts: 507	Sf? Perhaps she a Robert A. Heinlein fan? .. which would make her even more attractive to geekdom, of course...

23 Jul 2008, 06:12 PM	#14
drew The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,626	There was something that lurked in the shadows of my mind when I changed my handle from Trew to Drew. I felt too manly seeing myself as Trew. I failed to live up to the behavior one expect from a Trevor. And I behave a bit like Drew Barrymore. I giggle like her and do unexpected things. Bill is a good example and Cay or Kay? Both sexes. How did this thing get going. Long Tall Sally types of Drama Queens pretending to be girls? but parents giving their children names that will makes like tough. Sue. Given to a male boy by his father so he will learn to fight as very young. Drew PS maybe it is time for me to change handle. 1300 plus posts. Last edited by drew : 23 Jul 2008 at 06:33 PM.

26 May 2008, 11:11 AM	#2
SusanUKF Intergalactic Postmaster Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 5,428	This reminds me of other famous names of celebritie's children such as: Zowie Bowie (David Bowie's daughter), Apple (Gweneth Paltrov's daughter), and more oddly, even are Michael Jackson's names for his children; his sons are: Prince Michael 1 and Prince Michael 2 -- his daughter is named Paris. His second son, Prince Michael 2 is nicknamed Blanket, which is very odd as well... My husband is a major fan of Tiger Woods, who has named his baby girl Sam... not Samantha and Sam for short, simply Sam. (I guess when you are Tiger Wood's daughter it isn't as big a deal as if a person who wasn't a celebrity were to name a female child that). Susan.

26 May 2008, 12:25 PM	#3
robert@fm The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 4,681	Weird celeb names include Paris Hilton (sounds like a hotel -- there is a Hilton Paris) and River Phoenix (sounds like a rollercoaster).

27 May 2008, 01:04 AM	#4
CyberSmurf Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: British Columbia Posts: 4,011	I've joked that if I had twin sons I would name them Frank and Ernest.

28 May 2008, 09:07 PM	#6
DrStrabismus The "e" in e-mail Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 2,804	Reminds me of that joke, told of Paula Yates: "The police found Heroin and Cocaine in the house, but the other children were with their father"

14 Jul 2008, 03:46 AM	#8
n5bb Intergalactic Postmaster Join Date: May 2004 Location: Irving, Texas Posts: 8,929	Your source was just imagining those names, Robert. Apparently the boy was named Knox Leon and the girl Vivienne Marcheline. AP news on twins French hospital website announcement You can't trust breaking news about celebrities: How 'scoop' on Jolie twins embarrassed top US broadcaster Bill

14 Jul 2008, 04:36 AM	#9
Tsunami The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: in between the bright lights and the far unlit unknown Posts: 2,341	Am I the only one highly disturbed by this? OK, a celebrity couple has twins. I am very happy for them and hope the kids will grow up happily and live a satisfying life. But the press being all over this, the couple getting a luxury treatment in the hospital, the local French city council even wanting to make a newborn honorary citizen of the city... This is ridiculous. Since when is having famous parents an achievement? The whole fuzz is quite sad. There is so many bad things going on in the news, and yet the media prefers to shamelessly write about trivial things or harrassing the private affairs of new parents who happen to have a more public job. Are we really that voyeuristic that readers of papers care more about this than about serious issues?? Again, all the luck to the parents and kids, but IMO this birth is no different from any child born from parents with regular office jobs.

14 Jul 2008, 04:53 AM	#10
n5bb Intergalactic Postmaster Join Date: May 2004 Location: Irving, Texas Posts: 8,929	I am in complete agreement! But the veneration of celebrities isn't a recent development. You would think that the news media would spend their time reporting on science and other topics which improve your ability to make valid decisions. Bill

15 Jul 2008, 06:23 PM	#11
Tsunami The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: in between the bright lights and the far unlit unknown Posts: 2,341	Ah, media are all the same apart from a minority of really usable sources... Check this: www.hln.be My native country's most famous and most popular newspaper. On their site the daily "WAG of the week" and the daily sex tips are very well viewed, celebrity news gets a bigger frame than some political items, some quite explicit photos draw your attention while some actually important newsfacts get a small mentioning somewhere in a corner of your screen..... That's today's journalism I guess. And then I am not mentioning biased journalism that deliberately twists facts or hides some facts to give a wrong image to the big audience.

23 Jul 2008, 08:28 AM	#12
drew The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,626	There are admirers of Elvis that name their kids after him. I mean that is so selfish. Some are into New Age and have very romantic names like MoonShine, something problematic for us who don't have English as mother tongue. Boys and Girls are having same name. Sam is short for both Samantha and Samuel? Ryan could be both a man and a woman. Alex both boy and girl. They even say. Come on Guys to a bunch of Girls. I guess they live in a Man's world. Nobody want to be a she?

23 Jul 2008, 01:42 PM	#13
n5bb Intergalactic Postmaster Join Date: May 2004 Location: Irving, Texas Posts: 8,929	Hmmm ... Drew Barrymore is a woman, but Drew Carey is a man. I don't know about you, Drew! Bill (not a woman)

10 Aug 2008, 02:24 AM	#15
Adam Lachlan Master of the @ Join Date: May 2002 Location: UK Posts: 1,004	This is an interesting thread. I personally don't see anything wrong with Sam as a name, there are far worse names available, such as Cabbage, very popular in Victorian times. Then there's the actress Jamie Lee Curtis who has three boys names!