How much do you have to hate your child...

Freaky Fryd · Post by **Freaky Fryd** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 1:57 pm

...to name it one of these names?

LONDON (AFP) - Britney, Tiger, Gandalf and Madonna will soon join the more usual Peters and Janes in Britain's playgrounds, while
Harry Potter may also drop in, according to a new survey of babies' names.

Other newly-fashionable choices include Snoop, after the US rap star, who may end up hanging out with Reebok and Adidas, said the survey of what parents are choosing to call their offspring.

"It seems that many of us are happy to take hero worship to a whole new level, naming our children after the stars we admire," said Sarah Malone of http://www.findmypast.com, the website which compiled the survey.

"However, it would appear that the famous British sense of humour is alive and well, with six parents naming their son Gandalf, along with one Harry Potter and two Supermans," she added.

Sport is a big supplier of names, with 1,191 little Tigers emulating the US golf star -- the top male namesake overall -- while there are three David Beckhams, 39 Gazzas, two Reeboks and three children named Adidas.

Bizarrely, there are 26 Arsenals -- a mixture of boys and girls whose parents are presumably big fans of the north London football club.

From the world of music, Australian star Kylie Minogue has inspired the biggest gaggle of little girls, with 7,261. In contrast, Madonna only manages 288 namesakes, easily beaten by 1,611 Britneys.

Among actors Keanu Reaves has given birth to some 1,120 little nominal offspring, while Bob Geldof's daughter Peaches has also produced a reasonable crop of followers, as has Apple, of which there are two.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061117/lf ... 1117111622

DAGGERZ · Post by **DAGGERZ** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 2:51 pm

my boy is named nike laces whats wrong with that... god sum ppl.
FFS britney put that down whoops sorry hope i did not deafening u

Solid Rock · Post by **Solid Rock** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 7:07 am

Well you can name a girl britney without her being named after the tondeaf bitch cant you? Still a normal name. But naming your kid Gandalf or Madonna now thats just evil. Whats a guy gotta do with the name Gandalf when he grows up seriusly?

Freaky Fryd · Post by **Freaky Fryd** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 1:42 pm

You could call him "Ganny" for short