What do you feel about naming your children after celebrities?

Right now, my heart is set on naming my son (when i have one in the distant future) benji after the sytycd winner. He is currently like my biggest role model and i dont think that will change. but when i get older i may change my mind about naming him benji. My cousin wants to name her new baby after Carson Palmer and another football player whos first initial is J. They were gonna call the baby CJ. We don't really find this appropriate because a man named CJ tried to kill my sister. He also beat her up, and kidnapped her kids. And i don't think my cousin has considered this and i dont think she even remembers that this was the man's name. Who can we tell her that we would perfer he not name her son CJ without being rude? And do you see anything wrong with it since she is naming him after football players, not the criminal?

What do you feel about naming your children after celebrities?
I would just remind her about it and let her decide.
Reply:I think that is a good decision to do I named my son after Rusty Wallace and I don't regret it one bit.
Reply:Big mistake. What if your "role model"- goes on a tri-state killing spree, or bilks the american public for billions, or turns out to be the biggest fraud since G.W. Bush? -The poor kid will never be able to live it down!!! Think of all the people- who named their children "Osama", or "Adolf", or "PeeWee"...%26amp; what those kids have to endure every day. Stick to simple, common names that your kids can SPELL at least. -And let them make a NAME for themselves- out of those.
Reply:I believe you will know what to name your baby by the time you see him or her, if not sooner. You'll have plenty of time to think about it but I definately think the baby's name should be his or her own because everyone is unique even if someone else happens to have the same name.
Reply:I named my son Kenyon after Kenyon Martin (GO BEARCATS!) and if we have another boy we're going to name him Carson (WHO DEY!) So there aint a d@mn thing wrong with it...
Reply:I considered naming my son Fraser after a family name but I thought people would think I named him after Frazier Crane.


Many people name their kids after celebrities (my mother did) and it really is personal preference. In your case it is probably okay since this celebrity probably isn't going to be to memorable in 20 years. I don't even know who he is. When I hear Benjy I think of the dog Benji from that old Disney movie.


I was named after a very memorable celebrity (and a song to go with it) and there is nothing worse than always having to listen to people who think they are the first to tell you that your name is famous ( or when they sing to you while you are trying to collect money from them).





Edited to add: Like me, I think everyone focused on the original question. By the time I reached the end of your details I already had an answer formed based on the celebrity issue. The two questions should have been separate in order to get good answers.


Just tell your cousin how your family feels about this. Remind her of that near tragedy and how painful it is. Have her imagine herself in your sister's shoes. She can still name her baby as she pleases, just come up with a different nickname.
Reply:never name you're kids after celebrities. This is coming from a girl who has the middle name Whitney and the last name Hewston!


It's so embarrasing
Reply:It is her child and she can name the child what she wants. I see nothing wrong with naming it after a football player.





You should let your sister know your concerns and maybe she will rethink her decision. If she does use it, please never bring it up again especially in front of the child.
Reply:i think it's stupid naming your children after people that you have never met. what you read and/or know about them, might not be how they really are in real life. carson palmer might be a great football player, but what if he also does drugs or beats his wife? i would mention the whole CJ thing to them. she probably does not remember and it might cause a lot of stress in your family.
Reply:well what she names her kids in really nothing you have say so in. my guess is that name is burned into her mind because he hurt her in so many ways. benji isn't exactly a great name either (it reminds me of the dog) and your kid would get teased all the time. so take into consideration not everyone agrees on children's names, but to each his own. there is nothing wrong with naming your kids after celebrities, songs, tv or movie characters or whatever it may be.