Comments on: Starbaby News: Welcome Charlotte Grace

By: Liz

Liz — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 15:50:43 +0000

My friend Grace (we’re early 40s) feels the same way. I get kind of excited to meet any kid Elizabeth these days, but there are tons my age.

By: portingles

portingles — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:25:23 +0000

I didn’t even know she’d had a kid, but that’s a nice name. Not my favorite ever, but Charlotte is cute. It seems like a slightly heavy name for a baby-baby, but not in a bad way, and it does seem to fit quite well for even a toddler. Grace is kind of boring, but it’s a middle name… at least the kid won’t have to spend her life explaining her middle name as I have! (Eyan, pronounced Ian… my mom honoring her Vietnamese friend whose name was spelled Yen, and then stylizing it. People refuse to hear anything other than “Ann”)

Bardot Vita? Vita is nice, I guess, but Bardot? Bardy, Bar-bar, doh-doh? Doh is about right!

By: appellationmountain

appellationmountain — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:25:41 +0000

Sorry, Charlotte. I know EXACTLY how you feel. I’m among the only 30-somethings called Abby, but at the playground? I’m constantly turning, only to realize it is a mom calling after her same-named toddler.

By: bewildertrix

bewildertrix — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:10:41 +0000

Being a Kiwi, this name combination is as common as mud down here. Charlotte is #5 down from #1 in 2006.

Not my bag at all. Plainness aside, I just vehemently dislike both names although I love the mention of Vita again.

Lots of celebrities have very normally named offspring. Looking at some fabulously detailed celebrity baby name lists (both major and minor players) I’d say there’s more normal than wacky. We just hear more about the Thrush Warblers, Tangerine Starlights and Captyn Taskmastyrs.

By: shay120

shay120 — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:13:17 +0000

I really like Charlotte Grace. Its very classy and sweet.

By: charlottevera

charlottevera — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:20:02 +0000

Nooooooo!!!!! Not another reason for my own name to become more popular! When I was born, Charlotte was relatively unused, now there’s little Charlottes popping up everywhere *sigh*

By: JNE

JNE — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:23:46 +0000

It’s uber-girly and not my thing, but I do like it better than the crazy weird ones. Well, except that the crazy weird ones are such fun to marvel at!

By: blissfully caffeinated

blissfully caffeinated — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:58:58 +0000

It’s a gorgeous name, definitely mainstream and surprisingly so. Kind of refreshing to see a Hollywood couple not trying so hard to find something unusual.

By: Wrenn

Wrenn — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:24:31 +0000

Very pretty! Exactly the type of combo I would have picked before I started tracking the stats for popularity and following this blog. Now I lean more toward the less common classics with a little more stand out power.

But Photoquilty makes a good point. For a Hollywood couple choosing something this mainstream actually is bucking the trend. So maybe little Charlotte Grace will stand out in her world!

By: photoquilty

photoquilty — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:26:05 +0000

I think it’s so great that Sarah and Freddie opted out of that Hollywood naming nonsense! Charlotte is such a pretty, feminine, soft name. Paired with Grace, it’s probably the girliest name ever. At first, I was thinking how unfortunate it was that she went with such a mundane middle name, but seriously, how many people follow naming trends? She might not even know that it’s one of the most popular middle names. All inall, it’s a truly pretty name and I think they did a nice job. I mean, it’s soooooooooo much better than Apple, Sparrow, or Pilot Inspektor.