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Review The Sun Guide to Celebrity Baby Names

The Tabloid approach to baby naming - and what the weird and wonderful celeb babies names actually mean.


Posted: 12 May 2006
by Sarah Lawson

You Called Me What? The Sun Guide to Celebrity Baby Names by John Perry

Cheap and cheerful baby shower present and baby naming inspiration
Perhaps a little scary if you don't fancy a Brooklyn or a Luna in the family
Features: Easy to follow lists with symbols telling you which celeb dreamt up the name
Price: £4.99 RRP
Contact: Collins


Celebs calling their children weird and wacky things is nothing new. Just ask Zowie Bowie (who prefers being called Duncan) or any of Frank Zappa's delightfully named offspring.
However, with the rise of Heat magazine etc, it's probably more likely that these days half the nation will name their baby after Geri Halliwell's forthcoming baby rather than follow traditional 'celeb' routes as when the Queen's second son spawned a 1960s swell of babies called Andrew.

Organisation
Well, it's produced by The Sun, so this isn't War and Peace... Instead, it's the kind of dip-into paperback of lists you might keep in the loo.
Chapters divide up the most popular names (US and UK) as well as the 'Top 10 nutty celeb names', plus chapters on themed names, an a to z guide of celeb names and other titbits of observation looking at families with lots of eccentric monikers, and so on.

The ThinkBaby verdict

A bit of fun and perhaps a source of inspiration!
Usefulness: 3/5
Readability: 4/5
Value: 3/5

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