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Pregnant in Heels: My Reaction

April 9, 2011 By appellationmountain 26 Comments

I was half asleep when Pregnant in Heels debuted on Bravo, determined to stay awake long enough to see Elisabeth on television.

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  1. Sparkina says

    August 14, 2012 at 3:17 AM

    Bowen is a beautiful name. Classy and regal. And they could always call him “Bo” for short.

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  2. Molly says

    April 13, 2011 at 8:34 AM

    I realize the spelling isn’t even close, but when I hear Bowen I think Boeing. Then I think big, powerful and worth a lot of money. If those were my values I suppose I can see choosing that name.

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    • appellationmountain says

      April 13, 2011 at 6:14 PM

      I think that’s incredibly insightful, Molly, and maybe not all that far off the mark.

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  3. Procera AVH says

    April 12, 2011 at 4:18 AM

    Reality shows are awesome. I heard this show and am gonna watch it..:):)

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  4. sadiesadie says

    April 9, 2011 at 5:48 PM

    I dvrd this and just watched it.. crack me up. the first thing i thought of was that they should check out apptmnt or nameberry for some real help.

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  5. Isadora Vega says

    April 9, 2011 at 2:06 PM

    I’ve heard of the show, and I’m avoiding it with a ten foot pole. I have enough trouble managing myself around people I don’t like in real life. I don’t need to watch TV shows staring people that piss me off too.

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  6. punkprincessphd says

    April 9, 2011 at 1:52 PM

    On the subject of Bowen: my husband and I considered it as a middle name if our daughter had been a boy. Not because it’s catchy, rhymes with “Owen”, or has the pseudo-soap star nickname “Bo”. In fact, these were the reasons we eventually took it off the list. However, we got engaged on the amazingly beautiful Bowen Island, BC, so it has slightly different connotations for us. Also, just to point out, it’s not a “modern American coinage” – it’s an Anglicization of ap Owen, from the Welsh for “Son of Owen”.

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    • appellationmountain says

      April 10, 2011 at 7:25 AM

      Right you are, punkprincessphd. Thank you for the note. There’s also actress Julie Bowen, from Modern Family, so doubtless it is pretty familiar in the US.

      I always wonder about this: is it a made-up name if you make it up, or is it only a made-up name if it has absolutely no prior history of use? I often find that there’s tons of information on a name that, at first glance, seems grafted together.

      I know two couples seriously considering family surnames for their daughters. In one case, it looks like a creative respelling of a trendy name. In another, it is the standard spelling, but the name was super-popular in the 1990s. Either way, I think meaning trumps all for both of them, but I’ve heard parents back away from names in similar situations, too.

      Would you consider Bowen if you had a son in the future?

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      • caroline says

        April 10, 2011 at 10:12 AM

        I would use it if it were a family name, sure. If not, it just seems…random.

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  7. Sarah A says

    April 9, 2011 at 1:29 PM

    I haven’t watched this show, but I admit to watching a lot of other low-brow fare ๐Ÿ™‚ About the name they chose, I love Asher but I really, really dislike Bowen. And if you say them fast together, Bowen Asher sounds an awful lot like bow and arrow. Yuck.

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  8. Lemon says

    April 9, 2011 at 1:27 PM

    I cam in toward the end, when they were revealing the nursery for the baby later-to-be-named Fox. Oh, gosh. This show is hysterical! Or maybe just the Jacobs family is hysterical. Um, a focus group? Really? I liked all of the names they brought to the focus group: Miles, Holden, and Asher. So, Miles is too popular. Yet these parents have an Ella. And, Asher sounds pretentious or something, is what the dinner party said? Weird. I forgot the Holden arguments, but I didn’t agree at all. I adore Holden! Oh, maybe they said it would be a hard name to handle because of the character. That character is ah-mazing! Then momma throws out Bowen (Bo), Bodhi, and Tucker. And Tucker reminds people of hemorrhoid pads! What?! If I recall, the dinner party pretty much agreed on Asher – even though they wouldn’t want to date one or basically even know one, it seemed – and one lady voted Bodhi. I’m glad mom and pops went with Bowen Asher because they seemed to really like it. Ella, Ruby, and Bowen is fine. If it were me, I would have thrown out Milo as the baby’s name. Ella, Ruby, and Milo.

    Now, my Mountaineers, you must see this article! This couple (Herman and Candelaria) travel the world. They’ve had four children while on the road, each born in a separate country. If Candelaria didn’t already tip you off, this couple is bold. Their children are Pampa (B), Tehue (B), Paloma (G), and – wait for it – Wallaby (B)! He was born in Australia. Of course. It’s really quite remarkable:

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1365406/Are-nearly–Couple-Herman-Candelaria-Zapp-travel-world-11-years-having-children-way–theyre-going.html

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    • Isadora Vega says

      April 9, 2011 at 2:08 PM

      Now, there’s a couple that knows how to live out their dreams!

      As for the names…well, I love it when parents are bold, even if they’re not bold in the same way I would be. Paloma’s one of my favorites, though.

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    • Annie says

      April 9, 2011 at 2:29 PM

      Have to comment because my 3-month-old is Wallace, and we affectionately call him Wallaby! Also Walnut. ๐Ÿ™‚ I hadn’t realized before he was born how many fun nicknames we were going to get out of Wallace.

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      • Lemon says

        April 9, 2011 at 3:08 PM

        Now, see, Wallaby is an adorable nickname for Wallace. As is Walnut. But, Wallaby as a name? How is that child ever going to be taken seriously? I guess he could go by Wally or something…

        Pampa just kills me. I thought it was a girl’s name at first, to be honest, and it reminds me of Pampers. Diapers! Yikes. Tehue I don’t quite know how to pronounce, but I take it to be a mix of “tissue” and “achoo.” But, Paloma is so very lovely. And Zapp is a really cool last name.

        (I have a theory that Zapp- last names must bring out the crazy namer in people. This family and the Zappa family are competing head-to-head in the strange name category in my mind.)

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    • appellationmountain says

      April 10, 2011 at 7:19 AM

      Wow! And again, wow! Thanks so much for the link.

      But on the list of things that are different about their kids’ experiences, I’m going to say that being named Wallaby is pretty far down the list.

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  9. JNE says

    April 9, 2011 at 11:50 AM

    Ah, this sounds like a train-wreck of a show that is right up my alley! I do like me some low-brow entertainment. (Bravo is only slightly behind the total lobotomy channel in production of such TV.) I will have to check it out.

    I’ll say the names do sound rather ho-hum for the amount of effort it sounds like they put into them, but I’m not surprised that you get ho-hum when you go for a group-sourced/approved type of name. That said, I personally do like Ella and Ruby just fine and I really like Asher, but Bowen is just not at all appealing. Also, it feels a bit like it doesn’t fit with their girls in style (Theo and Milo would both get votes from me long before Bowen). Congrats to Elisabeth for what sounds like an interesting ride and quite a gig!

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  10. Laura says

    April 9, 2011 at 9:55 AM

    Oh my. This show sounds like a nightmare but I may just have to tune in. Ella and Ruby are sweet but I agree that anyone could have come up with those names with our without a focus group or even a baby name book. Bowen Asher takes me back to Blane from Pretty in Pink. It does not exude class but it does try really hard to convey the fact that the little bundle of joy comes from money.

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  11. youcantcallitit says

    April 9, 2011 at 9:22 AM

    Thanks for the mention, Abby!

    It’s killing me that I can’t talk in depth about the experience of being on the show, but I LOVE seeing all the names you would have chosen.

    Also, how ironic is it that I’m on a “brain trust” panel to help this couple choose a name that is easy to spell, and they spell my name wrong? Sigh, you can’t win ’em all.

    xox,
    Elisabeth Wilborn, Baby Name Blogger for Pregnant in Heels

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  12. Julie says

    April 9, 2011 at 9:12 AM

    My thoughts exactly! Hundreds of dollars spent on the names and the come up with Ella, Ruby and Bowen? They could of spent a few hours on a Babycenter and come up with the same names.

    (Based on their desire for a name of “thought leader”? I would of suggested Leon, Martin or Theo.)

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    • photoquilty says

      April 9, 2011 at 10:07 AM

      I think people like that spend money in order to show people that they can afford to spend money. This show sounds like a commercial for what is wrong here in the US. Pardon me while I sit back and never watch it.

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  13. Names4Real says

    April 9, 2011 at 8:33 AM

    I thought the same thing about Ella’s name. They read through 12,000 names and landed on Ella. I thought people only did that to find an unique/unpopular name.

    I’m not a fan of Bowen, but its been popping up lately and fits in with the popular -en ending, but I was glad that they picked their favorite, because their baby, their choice. No matter what.

    I’ll admit, I’m not a huge fan of reality tv, but this one was kind of enjoyable and way over the top so I’ll probably watch next week too. ๐Ÿ™‚

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  14. Lola says

    April 9, 2011 at 7:49 AM

    Bowen Asher was the pick, or did I get that wrong? I actually find Asher pretty classy, at least in sound. But Bowen just makes me think “bow legged”. Really.

    Foxis neat, but makes me think of my 6th grade teacher (Ms. Fox) and then of the flea ridden, mangy creatures I see at the Jersey shore. Not very pretty, but sound-wise,I approve. Fox has the same short, sharp sound our top pick for a boy has (ours is Rex).
    I probably won’t be watching this series either. *sigh* I don’t know what it is about television these days, there’s absolutely nothing on that I’d ever watch! Movies are it for me. And the ‘net. ๐Ÿ˜€

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  15. photoquilty says

    April 9, 2011 at 6:50 AM

    What is this show? Rich pregnant ladies? What was Elisabeth’s part in it?

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    • Names4Real says

      April 9, 2011 at 8:21 AM

      It’s called Pregnant in Heels and yes, its about pregnant ladies in NYC. Elisabeth was part of the “Think Tank” that Rosie Pope put together to help come up with the perfect baby name.

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