Fruity names
Oscar-winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow and her husband, Coldplay band leader Chris Martin, have had a baby. This news, in itself, is far from remarkable. But the new baby gets its own post in my blog because of her name: Apple Blythe Alison Martin.First, there's the acronym her name makes. Had the couple left off the fruit part, the kid's initials would have been BAM. Now she's ABAM. Not much improvement.
But that's not the main thing that made me say, "Huh?" I want to know why someone would name a kid after a fruit. Is this setting a new trend? Maybe we'll soon see lots of little Bananas and Kiwis and Nectarines running around in diapers. Or, as my sister pointed out, maybe the trend will instead be "types of trees," or "things found in trees." This opens it up to names such as "Nut" and "Logger."
One more note, also courtesy of my sister. This headline would be more interesting without the "baby" in it: Paltrow gives birth to baby Apple.
Posted by Layla at 9:50 AM, May 15, 2004
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