https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 12 Apr 2026 08:26:45 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-purposely-name-their-lo-after-a-celebrity-or-character/page/2#post-1752232 Fri, 11 Jul 2014 08:03:47 +0000 LovelyPlum 1752232@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, but we did get the idea for her nickname from HP :) We were struggling with a nn, so finding it was what sold us on her name. But she is not named "after" her, even though they both have red hair :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-purposely-name-their-lo-after-a-celebrity-or-character/page/2#post-1752182 Fri, 11 Jul 2014 07:33:40 +0000 coopsmama 1752182@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In a way, yes. We were watching Mad Men during my first pregnancy and DS got his name from the business the main characters all work at. (At that point the ad agency was still just Sterling Cooper.) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-purposely-name-their-lo-after-a-celebrity-or-character/page/2#post-1752176 Fri, 11 Jul 2014 07:31:02 +0000 MamaBehr 1752176@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We didn't name DD after the few tv characters that are named Quinn, we just really like the name. I make the joke all the time I hope she doesn't become a pregnant cheerleader (Glee) or a self involved Vice President of the fashion club (Daria). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-purposely-name-their-lo-after-a-celebrity-or-character/page/2#post-1752170 Fri, 11 Jul 2014 07:25:55 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 1752170@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Some of my favorite names are celeb inspired...</p> <p>Celine, Calista, Charlize, Vivienne (Jolie-Pitt), Blake, Alec</p> <p>I doubt any of these will ever make the cut. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-purposely-name-their-lo-after-a-celebrity-or-character/page/2#post-1752167 Fri, 11 Jul 2014 07:25:24 +0000 bookwormmama 1752167@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: our son's name is the last name of a historical political figure and we've gotten that question too. Nope, we just liked the name! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-purposely-name-their-lo-after-a-celebrity-or-character/page/2#post-1752153 Fri, 11 Jul 2014 07:17:04 +0000 .twist. 1752153@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, but because we're huge Star Wars nerds, people assume we did. </p> <p>I REALLY loved the name Dexter, but DH thought it would be inappropriate considering the recent serial killer show! HAH. (I still liked it...) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-purposely-name-their-lo-after-a-celebrity-or-character#post-1752063 Fri, 11 Jul 2014 06:09:35 +0000 Applesandbananas 1752063@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He's named after one of my favorite icons in history. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-purposely-name-their-lo-after-a-celebrity-or-character#post-1752057 Fri, 11 Jul 2014 06:00:39 +0000 sslm 1752057@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@TemperanceBrennan: yeah that's what I actually meant! Didn't word it properly :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-purposely-name-their-lo-after-a-celebrity-or-character#post-1751099 Thu, 10 Jul 2014 19:31:56 +0000 Boogs 1751099@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not purposely, but the name first came on my radar because of a character on a show. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-purposely-name-their-lo-after-a-celebrity-or-character#post-1751091 Thu, 10 Jul 2014 19:30:36 +0000 Mrs. Taco 1751091@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@swedishfish: Ditto! :wink: </p> <p>(ps. I got slightly freaked out when she had that run in with the cops a month or two before the girls were born! I didn't want her to turn into a Lindsey Lohan right before I was using the name--even though it wasn't inspired by her.) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-purposely-name-their-lo-after-a-celebrity-or-character#post-1751025 Thu, 10 Jul 2014 19:22:55 +0000 Synchronicity 1751025@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@petunia354: I'm curious to know which one! I love a couple of names from Grey's, but my SO has vetoed because he knows exactly where they come from and he isn't a fan. Lame. </p> <p>@namaste: He is so good! Haha </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-purposely-name-their-lo-after-a-celebrity-or-character#post-1751013 Thu, 10 Jul 2014 19:20:49 +0000 petunia354 1751013@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No. Although I watched a ton of Grey's Anatomy while on bed rest and ended up using the same name as a charater on the show... It was not a name we had ever discussed before! *shrugs* </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-purposely-name-their-lo-after-a-celebrity-or-character#post-1750808 Thu, 10 Jul 2014 18:42:05 +0000 rachiecakes 1750808@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep, Joel is after Joel from Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Love that movie. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-purposely-name-their-lo-after-a-celebrity-or-character#post-1750616 Thu, 10 Jul 2014 17:58:36 +0000 Arden 1750616@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, but I've gotten ideas for names from shows. We love Brennan for a boy, and it first occurred to me while watching Bones (it's the last name of the female lead). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-purposely-name-their-lo-after-a-celebrity-or-character#post-1750583 Thu, 10 Jul 2014 17:40:22 +0000 dc yoga bee 1750583@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No LOs yet, but I'm named after my Grandma's favorite Soaps Star on Guiding Light. Thanks grandma! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-purposely-name-their-lo-after-a-celebrity-or-character#post-1750582 Thu, 10 Jul 2014 17:37:52 +0000 MrsMccarthy 1750582@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thor Hershov was the Inspiration for our sons name. He just retired but he was huge during the 2011 Tour de France. We loved the name but they don't pronounce it the same in America so we spelled it frenetically. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-purposely-name-their-lo-after-a-celebrity-or-character#post-1750580 Thu, 10 Jul 2014 17:36:58 +0000 jedeve 1750580@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Oatmeal: my husband and I have the same names as the Kennedys. </p> <p>LO1 shares his name with a member of Kiss. It wasn't intentional and we almost didn't name him that because of it. But then we figured that was stupid and he shouldn't have claim over a name we loved!</p> <p>Lo2's first and middle name is the same as the Xavier guy in Xmen. Which wasn't intentional but DH was really excited about when he realized it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-purposely-name-their-lo-after-a-celebrity-or-character#post-1750571 Thu, 10 Jul 2014 17:28:12 +0000 deactivated_account 1750571@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@rahlyrah: Another wife of a baseball fanatic here! Our future little boy will likely be named Nolan for this reason. And my DH has brought up Brooks, too!</p> <p>@LovelyPlum: Cal Ripken Jr. is my DH's favorite player, I think. No way I'd agree to use Cal, though. DH likes the name "Clete" which is also a baseball name. Ugh.... I just want Jack. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-purposely-name-their-lo-after-a-celebrity-or-character#post-1750449 Thu, 10 Jul 2014 15:51:50 +0000 Boheme 1750449@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@rahlyrah: I love B's name anyway, but I love it even more knowing the meaning behind it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-purposely-name-their-lo-after-a-celebrity-or-character#post-1750236 Thu, 10 Jul 2014 14:37:58 +0000 Ra 1750236@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LovelyPlum: Haha. I wouldn't go for Cal, either. DH also loves Brooks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-purposely-name-their-lo-after-a-celebrity-or-character#post-1750227 Thu, 10 Jul 2014 14:36:33 +0000 looch 1750227@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Kind of, after a tv sitcom character!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-purposely-name-their-lo-after-a-celebrity-or-character#post-1750216 Thu, 10 Jul 2014 14:32:22 +0000 nana87 1750216@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Lo's name is the same (though spelled differently) as a character on Grimm but it's a family name, not from the show</p> <p>Eta also a twilight character but it's def not after that! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-purposely-name-their-lo-after-a-celebrity-or-character#post-1750179 Thu, 10 Jul 2014 14:23:54 +0000 hotchildinthecity 1750179@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I always loved the name Drew for a girl and clearly thats after drew barrymore! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-purposely-name-their-lo-after-a-celebrity-or-character#post-1750160 Thu, 10 Jul 2014 14:19:06 +0000 TemperanceBrennan 1750160@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think there is a difference between naming a baby AFTER a celebrity, and hearing the name from a celebrity and using it because you like it. </p> <p>For example, you could name your kid Maya after Maya Angelou because she was an awesome person and you wish your child to embody some of her traits and honor her as a person. </p> <p>or</p> <p>You could name your child Gwyneth because you think it is a unique and pretty name. Maybe you first heard the name in the context of Gwyneth Paltrow, but not because you want to honor her. </p> <p>I love the name Norah because I like how it sounds and it is a family name on my side. My DH has liked the name since he first listened Norah Jones. So we will probably use the name but she's not named "after" Norah Jones.<br /> So if someone asked, "Is she named after Norah Jones?" I would say, "No."<br /> But if someone said, "Like Norah Jones?" I would say "Yes" </p> <p>It's just semantics really, sorry for rambling! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-purposely-name-their-lo-after-a-celebrity-or-character#post-1750143 Thu, 10 Jul 2014 14:13:42 +0000 loveisstrange 1750143@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We heard CS name while watching the movie Layer Cake. She's not named after the character, but that movie put the name on our radar. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-purposely-name-their-lo-after-a-celebrity-or-character#post-1750137 Thu, 10 Jul 2014 14:12:41 +0000 MrsKoala 1750137@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not really but DH liked the name because of a character from Six Feet Under. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-purposely-name-their-lo-after-a-celebrity-or-character#post-1750127 Thu, 10 Jul 2014 14:07:32 +0000 night cheese 1750127@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, and as a matter of fact, we vetoed a lot of names because they reminded us too much of an iconic celebrity or character. </p> <p>That's not to say that we wouldn't name our kid the same name as a celebrity, as long as the name wasn't ONLY known as a celebrity name.</p> <p>For example (and these aren't real names we considered, I'm just using them, we might go with a name like Olivia or Nicole, because while there are celebs and characters with those names, they're also just regular names. But we'd never name a kid Miley or Gwyneth or Katniss because those are ONLY known as celebrity or character names. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-purposely-name-their-lo-after-a-celebrity-or-character#post-1750123 Thu, 10 Jul 2014 14:05:55 +0000 LovelyPlum 1750123@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@rahlyrah: I love this! My husband is also a huge Os fan. We are not using Cal, though!! If he wanted anything, that is what he would want. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-purposely-name-their-lo-after-a-celebrity-or-character#post-1750116 Thu, 10 Jul 2014 14:03:39 +0000 namaste 1750116@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PermaStudent: I love this lol Louis is definitely one of my favorite characters on the show. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-purposely-name-their-lo-after-a-celebrity-or-character#post-1750108 Thu, 10 Jul 2014 14:01:38 +0000 Mrs. Lion 1750108@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son is named after a biblical character, but not sure if thats what you mean :) </p>