Would you name your child after a famous person/character deliberately?

[TeniBear]

well my daughter is Lyla Grace, i wanted to name her Grace but her daddy thought it was to "old sounding" so we decided it would be her middle name then i was reading a book where Lilah was an angel and i fell in love with the name.

A few weeks after she was born my mother told me i had named her after Kate Moss' daughter, i didnt even know she HAD a daughter!?

So i completely unintentionaly (sp?) named my bub after a celebrity's child

Did you like Will & Grace? In the final episode, Grace has a daughter named Lyla, so maybe you can think of that rather than Kate Moss if it makes you feel better about your name choice?

[maz]

Hell yes.

Mateauz was born on Elvis' birthday and Jed and I had contemplated Memphis for ages.....so it became a middle name PLUS I love themovie gone in 60 seconds and Memphis Rain.....love it

[smiles4u]

Interesting Maz cause my Mum's due date to have me was on Elvis's birthday but i ended up being way 6days over due

I have a friend who's twin girl's first names are after Sophia Loren & the other after Ava Gardner.

My SIL whom recently past away, her Mum was a huge fan of the old T.V show Little House on the Prairie & named my SIL & her sister after the two older girl characters in the show

... I would name rather my child's middle name after someone famous/well known then a first name

*** Jessey ... there was a little girl named LYLA in the Mothers Group i use to go to, it was the 1st i had ever heard it and i fell in love with the name, and i much prefer it spelt as you have Lyla

[kirsty_lee]

I dont really think there's a problem. Dp wants to name our next child (if it's a boy) Lemmy after the singer from Motorhead, im trying to convince him away from that lol not sure i want a baby named after a drunken drug addicted rocker who by all rights should of died a looong time ago from all the crazy things he does

[Arimeh]

I dont really think there's a problem. Dp wants to name our next child (if it's a boy) Lemmy after the singer from Motorhead, im trying to convince him away from that lol not sure i want a baby named after a drunken drug addicted rocker who by all rights should of died a looong time ago from all the crazy things he does

PMSL @ Lemmy.. I'd love to name my kid after Layne (Alice in Chains) because I think its so tragic that a talent like that felt so alone as to take his own life - and nobody found his body for 2 bloody weeks!!!

Anyhoo - it doesn't really go with DH's surname... so its out..

[Blixie]

Did you like Will & Grace? In the final episode, Grace has a daughter named Lyla, so maybe you can think of that rather than Kate Moss if it makes you feel better about your name choice?

OMG really??? I love Will and Grace! Awesome Lol now anyone who tells me i named her after Kate Moss' daughter will be told "No actually its from Will and Grace" hehe Thanks TeniBear

[Daydream Believer]

DD isnt after a famous person but she is named after a bicycle race. Does that count?

[TeniBear]

DD isnt after a famous person but she is named after a bicycle race. Does that count?

That's awesome, I never considered naming kids after events! Watch out for my #2 and #3, Miss AFL Grand Final and Master Royal Melbourne Show

I assume your DD's name is a little more sedate than my suggestions though

[Socks]

No none of my kids are after anything famous although dh tries to say now he named Harrison that because of Harrison Ford but that was never mentioned. I found it in a book. With my first daughter.

This time I may just name my baby after a movie I love the notebook. And cause I have watched it so many time I have fell in love with the name Noah and also don't mind Ally. Although I have a few more to pick from for a girls name.

[Daydream Believer]

That's awesome, I never considered naming kids after events! Watch out for my #2 and #3, Miss AFL Grand Final and Master Royal Melbourne Show

I assume your DD's name is a little more sedate than my suggestions though

LOL yes it is a bit more sedate, unfortunately its a very common name now

[sconeonamission]

Ds is named after a character in a book (one in a series). Character is Jennsen, and was a girl. Didn't like it as a girls name so we modified it to Jensen. When ppl hear it they say it's unusual, or ask if he's named after Jenson Button (F1 driver) or Jensen Ackles ("Dean" from Supernatural).

For a girl, we had chosen Nyssa Rose. Nyssa was Doctor Who's companion in late 70's/early 80's. Rose was Doctor Who's companion in '05/'06. Sad isn't it?

Mel - dh wanted Layne too! I said no, all i could think of was layne beachley

[Shades]

My little-boy-on-the-way is named Cullen... no pop culture reference there(!)

(Oh and by sheer coincidence his middle name is the same as John Travolta's son that passed away recently... We just picked it as a nice J for the nickname CJ!!)

[TeniBear]

For a girl, we had chosen Nyssa Rose. Nyssa was Doctor Who's companion in late 70's/early 80's. Rose was Doctor Who's companion in '05/'06. Sad isn't it?

Not sad! DH has decided that if we are having a boy, he is going to be Ianto Jack! The only reason we haven't gone for a Doctor Who name for a girl is that I don't like the old series, DH hated Rose (the character), and neither of us like the names Martha or Donna. So you're not sad at all, you know what you like

PS - Jack was chosen as a middle name long before the decision was made about Ianto being the first - It wasn't even chosen because of Torchwood, just a happy coincidence.