baby names

[flea]

What I now desperately want to name my son:
Idris Elba
(Upon going to imdb, I learn we share a birthday & year!)

What I will never name a child:
Tripper (one of the Frat Boys Next Door)
Breck (Looniversity lacrosse team member)

Comments

[aimeejmc.livejournal.com]

If my mother had had her way, our names would have been Rachel (me), Roxanne (Jessica), and Beecher (Nick).

WTF?

[fufaraw]

Tripper is probably a III. I've known a couple of Treys and a Trip or two--short for "triple".

[veejane.livejournal.com]

Idris Elba is a tall, muscular, soft-voiced, extremely intelligent black man. Also, apparently, big on the rap scene in London. Perfect name for your son!!

Who names their kid after a shampoo? Only lacrosse parents would do such a thing.

If you're not careful, I will spew another list of "classics" at you, and you'll end up with a kid named Charlemagne.

[casperflea.livejournal.com]

Idris is a great name. Early (6th c.) king of Wales, and it's also an Urdu name - both with the same meaning, "fiery" according to my bad online sources, which means it derives from good old IE roots. (Note to self - go look in IE dictionary).

I don't think I can convince mr. flea, though.