CherryMoon57 said:

purplethunder3121 said:

I totally forgot about that! So much for his macho image...

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On a side note, that reminds me that another macho movie star Cary Grant's real name was Archibald Alexander Leach.

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Not as cool as Cary Grant lol, but a lot better than Joaquin Phoenix's real name!

You got me there! Didn't know that one... "Leaf" Joaquin Raphael Bottom. Now that's a mouthful...

Those hippy names always get me... How about Moon Unit and Dweezil Zappa? Zowie Bowie?

They're...creative...names.

gollygirl said:

gollygirl said:

It's not weird - as long as you don't mind your kid being mad at you, maybe for life.

Genesia said:

NorthC said:

Genesia said:

It's not weird - as long as you don't mind your kid being mad at you, maybe for life.

The kid can always change his name into a symbol now, can't he?!

AnnaStesia91 said:

NorthC said:

The kid can always change his name into a symbol now, can't he?!

I could name either sex Seven lol

This is not cute, and does not speak to your connection to Prince at all.

Seriously, the thought that you would name your child Ahmir or "a female version" of that (?) with no clue what the name is about, where it's from, or why, is quite pathetic and instrusive really.

Give your child their own identity, please.

Teach them about Prince's work instead of saddling them with names for your sake.

That's much more loving, really.

StopIt said:

AnonymousFan said:

Have you considered a good ol' fashioned name like Shaneekwa? Or Kevanté? Or Courvoisier? Or Nate?

phatphuk said:

StopIt said:

This is not cute, and does not speak to your connection to Prince at all.

Seriously, the thought that you would name your child Ahmir or "a female version" of that (?) with no clue what the name is about, where it's from, or why, is quite pathetic and instrusive really.

Give your child their own identity, please.

Teach them about Prince's work instead of saddling them with names for your sake.

That's much more loving, really.

It's rather bold, pathetic, and FAM-y, to tell a woman how she should name her kid, and shame her for any idea about that she might have had.

AnnaStesia91 said:

NorthC said:

The kid can always change his name into a symbol now, can't he?!

I could name either sex Seven lol

Yeah...people have probably forgotten that Seinfeld episode by now.

My babies name is prynceton.

destinyc1 said:

My babies name is prynceton.

No, it's not weird. One of my best friends named his son "Prince" thirteen years ago.

And it's not a totally-unused name. I've met other grown men named Prince (men who clearly were not named after our Prince).

But try to remember that this is the name your child will have all their life. Sure, you like it. But will they?

yep...it would... Dont do that your child....

One of the greatest perks of being a mom is that you get to pick the name! Congrats! I do know my son has several children in his class with unusual names, i.e. Royalty, Messiah and Prophet. When they were younger it wasn't an issue but as they have transitioned into middle school it has become something the other kids pick on them about and they're hard names to live up to. IMHO "Amir" is not nearly as bold as "Prince", most are aware its Arabic in origin but not familiar with its meaning. One compromise would be to use a Prince related name as a first or middle name along with something non-Prince related. When your child gets older, if he/she dislikes the Prince related name, they can just choose to go by the other one or vice versa. Best wishes for a happy, healthy pregnancy!

DAV123 said:

I've always wondered whether it was Prince not liking his birthname — on some deep psychological level — being the impetus behind him renouncing his birthname in favor of the squiggle.

phatphuk said:

Hari Krishna too!

Look out! :¬O

I named one of My Sons Hari

Hare Krishnas are cool too....

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I gave birth to my only son and only daughter in '86 and '89, respectively. Back when everyone that knew me, knew I was a die-hard, hard-core, in 'til the end of time, Prince fan and seriously wanted to name my babies Prince and Princess. Unfortunately, I'd have had to literally kill way too many people for the "self-defense" plea to hold up in any court of law.

I'm 46 now, so I don't see it happening but should by some miraculous twist of fate, I become pregnant, I would most certainly name my child after Prince and dare anybody to look at me sideways about it.

AnnaStesia91 said:

So...im pregnant again! I shared with you guys already that I lost a pregnancy literally 3 weeks before Prince passed and so losing him really compounded my grief. Im hoping and praying this pregnancy goes well and I was thinking if its a boy, ill either give him Prince as a middle name or Ahmir as a first name (female variant if it's a girl) is this weird to you guys? Just another antidote my partner's name means King so...yea. [Edited 9/25/16 9:53am]

I dont think its weird-people look for baby names from every corner of the galaxy. If want to name your baby Prince-go for it. I love it!! If not I love it to. My mother took my name from a tv actress, she saw the name in the credits and fell in love with the name, not the actress. When I was born my parents changed the spelling and now its me. I love my name and I would trade it.