Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Worst Celebrity Baby Names of 2008
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<p><img alt=""
src="http://yourtango.s3.amazonaws.com/story-page-img/article_images/spl33624_038.jpg"
align="right" width="240" height="180">Ever think that your
parents saddled you with a strange name? Thinking about making your
new baby’s name unique? Take heed: some of the more unusual
names are just straight up strange and will cause your kid grief
for years. Take pity on these Hollywood kids who were saddled with
these horrible <a rel="nofollow"
href="http://www.yourtango.com/20085863/2008-the-year-of-celeb-babies.html">celebrity
baby</a> names:</p> <p><strong>Bronx Mowgli
Wentz</strong> is the new son of <a rel="nofollow"
href="http://www.yourtango.com/20087626/pete-wentz-loves-ashlee-s-breasts">Pete
Wentz and Ashlee Simpson Wentz</a>, this has to be the worst
baby name of the year. A New York borough coupled with a name from
The Jungle Book? We hope this kid learns to fight at an early
age.</p> <p><strong>Zuma Nesta Rock
Rossdale</strong>, the <a rel="nofollow"
href="http://www.yourtango.com/20086452/gwen-stefanis-new-baby-mel-cs-news.html">second
son </a> of rockers Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale, also
have an unfortunate moniker. Maybe this will grow on us, but it
sounds too much like the malt beverage Zima for us to focus on any
real spiritual value. Big brother Kingston might have to stick up
for his little brother on the playground.</p>
<p><strong>Jagger Joseph Blue Goldberg</strong>
is the name of Soleil Moon-Frye and Joseph Goldberg’s
daughter. Jagger alone is kind of cool but Jagger and Joseph
together for a little girl is a just asking for kids to pick on
her. Adding Blue to the mix is just cruel.</p>
<p><strong>Barnaby Borstein Douglas</strong>, the
son of Alex Borstein and Jackson Douglas, will have to live with
what are surely two family names. This name just brings to mind
tweeds, black socks on the beach and grandfatherly pipes.</p>
<p><strong>Sophocles Iraia Clement</strong>, the
son of Jermaine Clement and Miranda Manasiadis, may not have
immediately noteworthy parents but the name they’ve saddled
him with should not make him hard to forget. What more do you say
to this name than just, “Sorry, kid.”</p>
<p>Written by <a rel="nofollow"
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Booker</a> for <a rel="nofollow"
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Posted by Monica Tue Dec 30, 2008 9:30am PST
WHO IN THE CRAP NAMES THERE BABY ZUMA ? COME ON !
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Posted by EW Tue Dec 30, 2008 1:28pm PST
These people just need to get over themselves.
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Posted by J. S Wed Dec 31, 2008 6:46am PST
Mowgli? wasn't that a hobbit or some kind of fictional character.
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Posted by J. S Wed Dec 31, 2008 6:48am PST
shud have googled it before i posted. Mowgli is the name of the kid from the Jungle book. o_O
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Posted by Beth Wed Dec 31, 2008 3:41pm PST
Didn't even know Ashlee Simpson was pregnant...God help us all. Also--who the heck is Jermaine Clement? Do you mean Jemaine Clement of Flight of the Conchords? (no "r")
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Posted by CAT Fri Jan 2, 2009 5:43pm PST
I can't believe the names these celebrities come up with! I'm all for trendy names but odd, outlandish names are just a another way to keep them in the spotlight. I think most of them are terrible. I feel bad for those children!
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Posted by juanita_Danridge Fri Jan 2, 2009 8:00pm PST
I was thinking that Jagger Joseph Blue wasnt as bad as some of the others until I read that its a girl. And Zuma can actually say that Rock is his middle name.
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Posted by Dieketseng Sat Jan 3, 2009 1:39pm PST
welll in her defence - Zuma is a Zulu LAST name (South Africa) , South Africa's ex-vice president was Jacob ZUMA. Don't know if that anything to do with Gwen naming her son that though...
... Sophocles...? I guess she'll just go by her 2nd name or "Sophie" right?
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Posted by joshsmom Sat Jan 3, 2009 6:45pm PST
I could never understand the need to name children such outlandish names. I agree with the others that the parents are seeking attention at their children's expense.
Also do they realize that they as celebrities they may not always have their current welath? What if these children have to apply for jobs?
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Posted by Sid Sun Jan 4, 2009 2:29am PST
Even though I think language is a beautiful and universal thing in every aspect, I had to laugh when I saw the name- Bronx Mowgli Wentz. The kid's initials are BMW. Coincidence maybe? If that was intentional, I'm sorry for the materialistic world we live in.
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