A TikToker is getting mixed reviews about her baby’s luxurious name, which was inspired by a designer brand. The new mom, who goes by @thismisty online, shared her son’s moniker, Kartiyr, purportedly inspired by the brand Cartier, in a viral TikTok video. Misty, 18, boasts 866,000 followers on the platform, regularly sharing footage of her … Read more
Derek Jeter’s son’s name has a special meaning. On Monday, the former Yankees captain took to social media to announce the birth of his and wife Hannah Davis Jeter’s son, Kaius Green Jeter, sharing that their fourth child arrived on May 5, 2023. The name Kaius is a boy’s name of Latin origin meaning “rejoice,” … Read more
Give her some grace. A New Mexico mom has gone viral for revealing that her first name is also her last name. Bailey Grace Bailey took to TikTok in January to share how she became Bailey squared. “It’s spelled exactly the same. You literally can’t make this up. My first name is Bailey. My husband’s … Read more
Oh baby! Ask the boy named Sue, Mr. Hyde and John Proctor from “The Crucible,” a name is a thing that matters. Names are power, the first spell we fall under and the letters we are ultimately buried beneath. Names carry history and expectation and hope in their vowel sounds. Psycholinguists debate whether language reflects … Read more
Oh, the audacity. A child’s aunt appears to have made the grave error of posting on Facebook this week: “Happy First Birthday to this sweet baby girl!! Love you Adistyn! So happy we celebrated together!!” A dismayed Redditor spotted the post, sharing a screengrab and commenting in a “name nerd” forum that it’s their “least … Read more
It’s all coming together. An Australian woman nearing the end of her pregnancy earnestly revealed one of her favorite baby names on TikTok — only for haters to complain it sounds like a raunchy sex act. Fashion designer Ailie Smith took to the social media site last month to share several potential monikers for her … Read more
To be blunt, this Canadian mom doesn’t really care what you think about her daughter’s name. An Ontario couple who decided to name their daughter Chree were met with disdain from their friends and family who pointed out the name sounds similar to “tree,” a code term for cannabis. Tenille Bain, 33, and her partner, … Read more
Nine months of brainstorming nearly down the drain. An Australian couple’s plan for the perfect name for their newborn practically fell to pieces when their daughter reportedly arrived 24 hours too early. Convinced their baby would be born on her due date, the Brisbane-based parents decided to give her the middle name May, after her … Read more
That’s Wilde! The team from the parenting website Nameberry released a list Monday of the 23 baby names it believes will rise to the top in 2023. Forget Olivia, Emma, Liam and Noah, the chief baby names for 2022. Celebrities like Billie EIlish, Dolly Parton and Scarlett Johansson are predicted to make an impact in the coming … Read more
She found out what’s in a name. Mairéad Stevens, an England-based mother of two, was so torn up with bitter regret about the baby name she chose for her son that she “cried almost daily” for six months. On her family TikTok account, Stevens explains in a viral video that although she doesn’t regret her children’s names anymore, “When … Read more
Meet Cy! Jennifer Lawrence revealed her 6-month-old child’s name and sex on Tuesday, telling Vogue in her October 2022 cover story that she gave birth to a baby boy in February. The little one’s moniker was inspired by one of her husband Cooke Maroney’s favorite artists, Cy Twombly. The Oscar winner felt like her “whole … Read more
According to the wife of a Backstreet Boys member, AJ McLean’s 9-year-old daughter has changed her name from Ava to Elliot, but the choice was “not a matter of gender”. Rochelle McLean explained via her Instagram Stories on Wednesday that “‘Ava’ has changed her name several times since she was five.” The makeup artist and … Read more