How the heck did I miss this little tidbit last week? Actor Nicolas Cage and his wife had a son last week and named him Kal-El-- Superman's name on his native planet of Krypton.
I'm going to repeat that.
Nicolas Cage has named his son Kal-El.
Nope, no less ridiculous the second time. Wouldn't it just be easier to name him Beatmeup? Sure, if he's a sports star in school, that name will rock. Cheerleaders will have a field day. But if he's not an athlete, the kid's entire childhood is going to be an unending nightmare. It's like Cage wants his son to grow up bitter and resentful. And those personalized kiddie bicycle license plates? Forget it.
Still, it could be worse. He could be Rob Morrow's daughter, Tu.
Posted by Peter at October 9, 2005 03:52 PM | TrackBackGood question - how DID you miss is?
Anyway, I'm guessing they give him another name / call him something else, perhaps "K", and don't tell anyone his real name when he gets old enough for kids to actually notice stuff like that.
Posted by: Larry on October 9, 2005 05:41 PMMaybe he wants his son to grow up to be ruff and tuff. God knows the kid is gonna get plenty of training, with the plethora of asskickings he's going to receive.
Posted by: Chris Lemon on October 9, 2005 06:50 PMHe'll probably just call himself Clark.
Posted by: Doug Orleans on October 9, 2005 07:32 PMOr Penn Jillette's (of Penn and Teller) new daughter named "Moxie CrimeFighter"!
Posted by: Jodi on October 19, 2005 04:59 PMThere are an awful lot of weird baby names in Hollywood. From Article Alley (http://www.articlealley.com/article_11293_40.html)
they listed names such as Apple, Brooklyn, Fifi, River, and my favorite, Zowie (David Bowie's kid).