Hello! I am expecting my first child and do not know if it is a boy or a girl. One of my longtime favorite names for a boy- combined with our last name- happens to be the full name of the husband of a popular morning program anchor/daughter of a former president. I doubt many are familiar with her husband’s name but the name yields plenty of search results due to her fame. He seems to have chosen a life in the private sector and is relatively out of the spotlight.
The first name is also the name of my grandfather.
So my question is- am I having too much anxiety over something minor and silly or would it be totally weird to give a child the same name as this very minor public figure?
I find myself feeling like it is a problem and if it is a boy I lean towards choosing something else but wanted to hear your thoughts. Thanks!
If it bothers yo that much, does the first name have an international form that you’d be willing to use? For example, [name_m]John[/name_m] is [name_u]Evan[/name_u], [name_m]Ian[/name_m], [name_m]Ivan[/name_m], [name_m]Johannes[/name_m], etc. in other languages.
First off, I wouldn’t stress right now. The baby may be a girl, which would mean you are worrying for nothing. Breathe, mama Second, there are probably tons of people out there who share the same name. I guess I could see the concern if, say, your sister decided to use this name but that isn’t the case here. It’s someone you don’t know personally and someone who you yourself stated is more in the private sector than anything. Chalk it up to a little random trivial fact that no one will remember by the time your little one is growing up.
Choose the name you love and don’t worry! People will associate the name with your son <3
No big deal. [name_m]Plenty[/name_m] of people live their life being named [name_m]Ronald[/name_m] [name_m]McDonald[/name_m], etc, and I doubt many people would make the connection because he’s such a minor figure. Also, if you think about it, your child is probably about forty years at least younger than this figure, so your child would live the majority of their life with this person dead or in retirement (not an active figure in society.)
It’s totally fine to use the name you love. That’s more important than a minor connection like what you’ve described. People do share names and it works out, and it’s not like you are close to this person.
I know a [name_m]Dan[/name_m] [name_m]Brown[/name_m], a [name_f]Lois[/name_f] [name_u]Lane[/name_u] and a [name_f]Daisy[/name_f] [name_m]Buchanan[/name_m]! I think you’re fine, honestly.
I googled the full name combo we’d chosen for a boy a few months before our son was born, to discover that a fairly minor celebrity has a son with the exact same first/middle combo! We still went with it, and I truly doubt anyone will ever make the connection.
I think this is a non issue. If this was someone you knew personally or who was exceptionally famous yes, but in this case I don’t see any impact on your child.
I think if the first name is fairly common and the person not too famous, then it is fine.
I will say that there was a “[name_u]Morgan[/name_u] [name_m]Freeman[/name_m]” at my sister’s college graduation, and the entire audience (a basketball stadium) laughed out loud when the name was called… felt bad for the kid and unfortunately felt myself judging the parents since the name had obviously been given after [name_u]Morgan[/name_u] [name_m]Freeman[/name_m] had become famous. This is my only reason for cautioning super well-known combos.
Second, there are probably tons of people out there who share the same name. I guess I could see the concern if, say, your sister decided to use this name but that isn’t the case here. It’s someone you don’t know personally and someone who you yourself stated is more in the private sector than anything. Chalk it up to a little random trivial fact that no one will remember by the time your little one is growing up.