Spike Lee; Image via Wikipedia
For one fleeting second, I thought this was a wild rumor when Photoquilty posted it to the AppMtn Facebook group earlier today. But it appears that Mike Myers and Kelly Tisdale really have welcomed a new baby boy named Spike.
Image by Leo Reynolds via Flickr
We were in Franklin’s General Store last night, just a few blocks from our house, the kind of place you buy microbrews and Wry Baby onesies and robot matroyshka dolls when I heard it – a mom calling her three y.o. daughter Loretta. Be still my heart.
I truly appreciate the support for the changes I announced last week. Writing Fetching Names felt almost artificial, but it also felt good to try something new. Plus, it quickly became one of the most commented articles here, and I do truly value posts that can spark a conversation.
Speaking of conversation, elsewhere in the blogosphere:
Two celebrity birth announcements this week:
Tune in tomorrow at Nameberry for a look back at the most newsworthy names last week!
Poster from La Bohème (1926 film); Image via Wikipedia
Once again, Girls Gone Child has expanded her family – and our list of given names.
Our special Saturday Baby Name of the Day is Boheme.
Cover of Rockabye: From Wild to Child
If there’s such a thing as a rock star equivalent of a mom blogger, Rebecca Woolf must be it. Her memoir Rockabye was funny, shocking, and terribly true all at once – the best case scenario for what could happen if you find yourself unexpectedly expecting at the age of 23. The book is about her son Archer Sage; she’s also mom to Fable Luella, who shares a birthday with my daughter.
I’ve been following her pregnancy with twins with more interest than is really sane. She’d already shared that both babies are girls, and they had the initials R. and B. After she revealed that Revere had been on their boys’ shortlist, we all wondered if Reverie might be a possible option. Indeed, the R is for Reverie – Reverie Lux. We’ve heard Reverie before, in this Reader Baby Name Story, but it still makes for a distinctive choice.
Baby B wears an even more exotic appellation: Boheme Shalom. The bohemian Boheme is unheard of as a name, and unlike Fable (sounds like Mabel) and Reverie (fits with Avery), Boheme has fewer sound-alike names. But it does boast one of my favorite short forms for either gender: Bo. And then there’s the opera, which lends her a tragic, artistic air.
Overall, a nicely matched pair. All four noun names are far more daring than most of us would ever consider, but I think they stay just barely on the right side of wearable – if your mom is as cool as Rebecca Woolf.
Congrats to Rebecca, Hal, and their family!
Maya glyph for Pax; Image via Wikipedia
He’s a logical successor to Max, with a meaning that will appeal to many parents.
Thanks to Virginia for suggesting Pax as our Baby Name of the Day.
11 by smlp.co.uk via Flickr
I hadn’t initially planned to say anything about the tenth anniversary of September 11, but it is almost jarring to see the date up there. Elisabeth posted a list of the victims. The sheer length of the post speaks volumes.
In other news:
There wasn’t much news from the celebrisphere this week. Mel B. revealed her daughter’s name – Madison, chosen by her firstborn daughter, Phoenix. It was a surprisingly mainstream choice for a mama with Mel’s daring style – she’s also mom to Angel. We did learn that Shannyn Sossamon, mom to Audio Science, is expecting #2. That’s a name that I’m eagerly anticipating!
That’s all for this week. As always, thank you for reading, and I’ll see you soon.
Image by Leo Reynolds via Flickr
She sounds like a modern mash-up of Zoe and Lola, but this name qualifies as an antique revival.
Thanks to Michelle for suggesting her daughter’s name, Zola, as our Baby Name of the Day.
Jean Harlow publicity still from 1930; Image via Wikipedia
She’s a 21st century discovery rich with Golden Age Hollywood glamor.
Thanks to Virginia for suggesting Harlow as our Baby Name of the Day.
First Day of School 2011
Our kids went back to school this week, along with kids everywhere. That means it is time for the Class List round-up at You Can’t Call It “It”! There are creatively named kids aplenty, Zephyr, Cady, Axel, Spike, Scout, Maeve, Vlad, Courage, Dixie, Platt, Sabine, twins called Piper and Prairie, Orlando, Leto … completely addicting!
On to the name news:
Shep's Liquor by Larry Page via Flickr
In celebrity news:
Be sure to stop by Nameberry on Tuesday for more commentary on the week that was. That’s all for today – as always, thank you for reading!
