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Parents name their son ESPN... again

by Anna Johns, posted Oct 10th 2006 2:32PM
espn logoOkay sportsfans, you may have gone too far. Over the weekend, a couple in Biloxi, Mississippi named their newborn son ESPN Montana Real. That would be 'ESPN' after the sports network and 'Montana' after legendary football player, Joe Montana. Rusty and Leann Real are not the first parents to name their kid ESPN. There's an Espn Malachi McCall in Pampa, Texas; Espn Curiel in Corpus Christi, Texas; and Espn Blondeel in Michigan. Come on! That has to be funny for, like, five minutes. Right?!? By the way, the husband picked out the name.

Would you name your child after anything (a character, actor, show, network) on television? If so, what?

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Paul

I would totally name my first kid after a Lost character or one of the South Park kids

October 15 2006 at 10:50 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
emmitt

When I have a son I'm going to name him Caster Troy. After the character from the movie Face/OFF.

October 12 2006 at 5:40 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Jennifer

Well, my bf and I just got a kitten and had a few names in the running for her, three of which were tv-related: Ginger (Gilligans Island), Kaylee (Serenity), and Penny. We went with Penny -- from Inspector Gadget.

As for kids.. I'd probably go with names that are somewhat universal and not toooo close with a specific character.

Then again.. maybe it'll run in the family. My mother told me I was named after Loni Anderson's character on WKRP (A popular name, yes, but inspired by the character.)

I've always liked the name Chloe - first time I really paid any attention to the name was after hearing it on ER.

October 12 2006 at 1:44 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Chris Wyant

I think it's parents' job and responsibility to make their children's life as superficially difficult as possible.
But I'm not all that creative, so if I have a say in it, my daughter will be named Willow, and my son Lando. Or Kramer.

October 10 2006 at 8:07 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Patrick

My wife is dying to name our next daughter Lorelai. I'd be partial to Sydney from Alias. Of course, a future son would definetely have to have either Jack, Bauer, or both as a name.

October 10 2006 at 7:35 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Julie

Well, I'll admit to developing a certain fondness for the name Veronica over the past couple years...and who can say whether "Mars" just might slip in there as a middle name?

October 10 2006 at 6:46 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Dan Chichian

I think every parent should have to vet their kids name at the local elementary school and see what kind of abuse the kid will be in for. If they still insist on cruel names they should be the ones who have to deal with the abuse.

Don't these people remember how abolutely cruel little kids can be?

October 10 2006 at 5:22 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Tony Jackson

Yep my sons name is gonna be Jack Bauer Jackson because Jack Bauer is the too damn sick.

October 10 2006 at 4:59 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Joseph Bua

If I ever adopt two pets at once, and one or both of them is male, I will name them Chandler and Joey.

You see, I figured if Phoebe's brother can name a little girl baby Chandler, I could name a female pet the same.

October 10 2006 at 4:49 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Harry

Well they could've named him History Channel.

October 10 2006 at 4:40 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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