Fun Blog Post Day!!!

Okay. Normally I don't follow celebrity gossip but today I couldn't escape the rush or talk about Kate Winslet's baby boy's name. I know people like to criticize names they her for kids but honestly sometimes a name you like might be well overused. Odd names may not mean so odd especially if you find out that in some other language, a name could mean something you would think is odd in English. I do not think the name Bear sounds odd at all. there are other people with the same name. Like Bear McCreary. A musician and composer. Now if you know the name you will know that he has done work for Battlestar Galactica and The Walking Dead. So would you really tell him his name is stupid? No. And most likely he'd tell you he likes his name.

Now let's go on with Beyonce's baby, Blue. Once again it isn't unusual. Other people with the given name Blue are, Blue Adams player for the Miami Dolphins. I don't think I heard wry remarks about his name. Or another football player now coach, Blue Howell.

The thing I believe people get hung up on is how they like to ridicule celeb's for what they do or don't do. Honestly I don't think any person who isn't a celeb would like to be picked at for stuff they do and whatnot. Why should we care what they name there kid? When I was first pregnant I thought of names that were different and unusual. I actually have a friend named, literally, Chrystal Clear Waters. Her parents were hippies. I knew twins whose names were Autumn and Forest Woods. I thought the names were unique. At least they would know who was talking to to just them in a room or crowd. A character I have in a book who is a representation is me is named Monday. I picked it because I have always felt like I was living various Monday's over and over again. My husbands ex's middle name was Rainbow. A good friend of mine has named her kids: Hawc, Falcon, and Swan. I wanted to give you a list of interesting names. I, for one, like them. And once I came up with with my adopted brother TJ.

Arrack - Like the fermented sugar cane liquor from Asia. I like it because it's a variant, if you think about it, of the name Eric.

Evra Clear - I made this one up once and I still like it. Go ahead, make fun. But even if you just say Evra, it's got a nice ring to it.

Lark: If you have watched Saved By the Bell the original series, you'll know that one of the actresses names was Lark Voorhies. It's the name of a bird, too.

River: I always liked River Phoenix's name. And I like his brother's name as well.

And a recent name I have heard. It's French sounds imply delicious: Cézanne. Pronounce, "say-zaughn".

So, let's not totally discourage parents and the names they choose. Let their kids do that. Because if they don't like it they can either change it or go by another name. After all their are people out there that may not like their name growing up, change it for a time, and then end up liking it again as they get older.