My grandmother’s name is Hazel, which she has never had any problem using. Deb and I both kind of like it, and if I had a 3rd daughter (we already have a probable name for a 2nd one), it might end up a middle name. But not a first if only because it doesn’t go with the surname.
Phinneus, well… I can think of worse names, but to me, after the initial “you named your kid WHAT” wears off, Phinneas Walter is not so bad in an old-fashioned sort of way. It’s far more normal and distinguished than all or most of the other celebrity baby names listed.
Comment by Jay — Tuesday, November 30, 2024 @ 8:23 am
Oh, I am not really dissin’ Hazel–but it does make me think about maids
And compared to some of the names in the list, Hazel and Phinneas are pretty tame.
Claudia Schiffer also has a son named Caspar – which always made me think of “the friendly ghost”.
Comment by Donna Florack — Tuesday, November 30, 2024 @ 11:03 am
Hazel is nice if old fashioned. Phinneaus is a disaster unless they chuck it and just call him Finn. Of course, someone so pretentious as to name their kid Phinneus won’t do that so I hope the kid does it
Comment by Shark — Tuesday, November 30, 2024 @ 5:14 pm
My grandmother’s name is Hazel, which she has never had any problem using. Deb and I both kind of like it, and if I had a 3rd daughter (we already have a probable name for a 2nd one), it might end up a middle name. But not a first if only because it doesn’t go with the surname.
Phinneus, well… I can think of worse names, but to me, after the initial “you named your kid WHAT” wears off, Phinneas Walter is not so bad in an old-fashioned sort of way. It’s far more normal and distinguished than all or most of the other celebrity baby names listed.
Comment by Jay — Tuesday, November 30, 2024 @ 8:23 am
Oh, I am not really dissin’ Hazel–but it does make me think about maids
And compared to some of the names in the list, Hazel and Phinneas are pretty tame.
Comment by Steven Taylor — Tuesday, November 30, 2024 @ 10:41 am
I grew up thinking that Hazel was a witch…. and they bottled her…
Comment by Bithead — Tuesday, November 30, 2024 @ 11:02 am
Claudia Schiffer also has a son named Caspar – which always made me think of “the friendly ghost”.
Comment by Donna Florack — Tuesday, November 30, 2024 @ 11:03 am
Hazel is nice if old fashioned. Phinneaus is a disaster unless they chuck it and just call him Finn. Of course, someone so pretentious as to name their kid Phinneus won’t do that so I hope the kid does it
Comment by Shark — Tuesday, November 30, 2024 @ 5:14 pm