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Help[Opinions] Re: Naming a child after a celebrity?
in reply to a message by Xeno
It's slightly dangerous to name a child after any living person because they could always do something after the child is named that embarrasses you. :)
But I think if one has good reasons to admire someone and can articulate those reasons to the child when they later ask why you gave them their name, there's nothing wrong with it. I would hope that parents who do this would be honoring the person because of their artistic talent, charitable good works, etc. instead of just their wealth and fame, though.
I should also point out that I don't think that most parents who give their child a name which suddenly becomes more popular because of publicity given a celebrity (or fictional character) are actually consciously naming their child "after" the celebrity. I think most of them just hear the name and think it's a cool "new" name for their baby, without intending to honor the person who introduced it into their consciousness.
But I think if one has good reasons to admire someone and can articulate those reasons to the child when they later ask why you gave them their name, there's nothing wrong with it. I would hope that parents who do this would be honoring the person because of their artistic talent, charitable good works, etc. instead of just their wealth and fame, though.
I should also point out that I don't think that most parents who give their child a name which suddenly becomes more popular because of publicity given a celebrity (or fictional character) are actually consciously naming their child "after" the celebrity. I think most of them just hear the name and think it's a cool "new" name for their baby, without intending to honor the person who introduced it into their consciousness.
This message was edited 5/16/2019, 6:58 AM
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