Topic: US babies get global brand names (Read 6319 times)

digi · « **on:** November 14, 2003, 01:58:55 am »

Oh Dear....... This is quite sad.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/3268161.stm

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Americans are increasingly turning to the world of popular culture to name their children, a study has found.
Children have been named after big brands as diverse as beauty company L'Oreal, car firm Chevrolet and designer clothes company Armani.

There are even two little boys, one in Michigan and one in Texas, called ESPN after the sports channel.

Psychology professor Cleveland Evans discovered the trend after surveying US social security records for 2000.

Bizarre choices

Mr Evans, a professor at Bellevue University, Nebraska, has studied baby names in the US for 25 years.

He has found that car models are a popular source of inspiration; 22 girls are registered as having the name Infiniti while 55 boys answer to Chevy and five girls to Celica.

Seven boys were found to have the name Del Monte - after the food company - and no less than 49 boys were called Canon, after the camera.

Designer firms and types of clothing were also well represented, with almost 300 girls recorded with the name Armani, six boys called Timberland and seven boys called Denim.

In some cases it seems something else was on some parents' minds - six boys were named after Courvoisier cognac.

Popular contrast

It is a stark contrast to the most popular names in the US as found in social security records - Jacob and Emily were top for 2002.

Mr Evans told BBC News Online one reason for the popularity of brands as names is a growing desire on the part of parents to mark their children out as different.

He also says that naming a child after a brand such as Armani or Chanel, associated with money or exclusivity, reflects the material hopes of such families.

"It is no different from the 19th century when parents named their children Ruby or Opal... it reflects their aspirations" he says.

Falaris · « **Reply #1 on:** November 14, 2003, 03:23:32 am »

Armani at least is named after a designer, I believe, so that's actually a name, but...

Yes, quite sad.

EE · « **Reply #2 on:** November 14, 2003, 12:18:22 pm »

My sister was almost named after my moms car, Capri. My dad put a stop to that and told her no, so she became Angie.

I am not down for these stupid names. Be it ESPN, Sha-nae-nae or shaquisha. Its more idiotic then original. Plus, who would want to be forced to have the name ESPN because their dad/mom were unoriginal or just could not pick a decent name?

Gambler · « **Reply #4 on:** November 14, 2003, 12:25:56 pm »

We have an employee here who's name is LaQuinta. Standing joke is we know where she was conceived.

With a name like ESPN he better be good at sports or he's gonna catch holy hell.

Harlax · « **Reply #5 on:** November 15, 2003, 08:26:16 am »

I knew someone in college named Ronald McDonald.

Of course he was born in the 50's, so his parents had no clue about what they were doing to him...

anduril · « **Reply #6 on:** November 15, 2003, 10:11:26 am »

When my sister was teaching in Milwaukee she had a set of twins in one of her classes.

Named Male and Female.

Pronounce them as Ma Lee and Fee Ma Lee.

Can you say take the names off the hospital bracelets they wore at birth?

Then there is a friend of mine who was working a hospital in Jacksonville FL in the mid 80's who came across a women who had given birth and when looking around the room for naming inspiration gazed upon a package that would lend it's name to her daughter.

A plastic bag with the word Pajamas on it.

Yabrodan · « **Reply #7 on:** November 18, 2003, 09:16:53 am »

If i have a kid I'm naming it Frodo

Falaris · « **Reply #9 on:** November 14, 2003, 03:23:32 am »

Armani at least is named after a designer, I believe, so that's actually a name, but...

Yes, quite sad.

EE · « **Reply #10 on:** November 14, 2003, 12:18:22 pm »

My sister was almost named after my moms car, Capri. My dad put a stop to that and told her no, so she became Angie.

I am not down for these stupid names. Be it ESPN, Sha-nae-nae or shaquisha. Its more idiotic then original. Plus, who would want to be forced to have the name ESPN because their dad/mom were unoriginal or just could not pick a decent name?

Gambler · « **Reply #12 on:** November 14, 2003, 12:25:56 pm »

We have an employee here who's name is LaQuinta. Standing joke is we know where she was conceived.

With a name like ESPN he better be good at sports or he's gonna catch holy hell.

Harlax · « **Reply #13 on:** November 15, 2003, 08:26:16 am »

I knew someone in college named Ronald McDonald.

Of course he was born in the 50's, so his parents had no clue about what they were doing to him...

anduril · « **Reply #14 on:** November 15, 2003, 10:11:26 am »

When my sister was teaching in Milwaukee she had a set of twins in one of her classes.

Named Male and Female.

Pronounce them as Ma Lee and Fee Ma Lee.

Can you say take the names off the hospital bracelets they wore at birth?

Then there is a friend of mine who was working a hospital in Jacksonville FL in the mid 80's who came across a women who had given birth and when looking around the room for naming inspiration gazed upon a package that would lend it's name to her daughter.

A plastic bag with the word Pajamas on it.

Yabrodan · « **Reply #15 on:** November 18, 2003, 09:16:53 am »

If i have a kid I'm naming it Frodo

Falaris · « **Reply #17 on:** November 14, 2003, 03:23:32 am »

Armani at least is named after a designer, I believe, so that's actually a name, but...

Yes, quite sad.

EE · « **Reply #18 on:** November 14, 2003, 12:18:22 pm »

My sister was almost named after my moms car, Capri. My dad put a stop to that and told her no, so she became Angie.

I am not down for these stupid names. Be it ESPN, Sha-nae-nae or shaquisha. Its more idiotic then original. Plus, who would want to be forced to have the name ESPN because their dad/mom were unoriginal or just could not pick a decent name?

Gambler · « **Reply #20 on:** November 14, 2003, 12:25:56 pm »

We have an employee here who's name is LaQuinta. Standing joke is we know where she was conceived.

With a name like ESPN he better be good at sports or he's gonna catch holy hell.

Harlax · « **Reply #21 on:** November 15, 2003, 08:26:16 am »

I knew someone in college named Ronald McDonald.

Of course he was born in the 50's, so his parents had no clue about what they were doing to him...

anduril · « **Reply #22 on:** November 15, 2003, 10:11:26 am »

When my sister was teaching in Milwaukee she had a set of twins in one of her classes.

Named Male and Female.

Pronounce them as Ma Lee and Fee Ma Lee.

Can you say take the names off the hospital bracelets they wore at birth?

Then there is a friend of mine who was working a hospital in Jacksonville FL in the mid 80's who came across a women who had given birth and when looking around the room for naming inspiration gazed upon a package that would lend it's name to her daughter.

A plastic bag with the word Pajamas on it.

Yabrodan · « **Reply #23 on:** November 18, 2003, 09:16:53 am »

If i have a kid I'm naming it Frodo

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