Wait! You named me WHAT!?!
It’s amazing. Your new baby bounces into your life, you’re overcome with happiness and then, in a weird sinister twist, you decide to punish the child by naming him/ her something totally ridiculous.
No idea what I am talking about? err..try this on for size…”Apple?” (Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin’s daughter) or “Pilot Inspecktor?” (unfortunate child of Jason Lee)
Ok, maybe celebs go the extra mile to come up with crazy names..but for regular ol’ folks like you and me, and indeed the celebrities, there is a new service in town- Today Translations- that helps translate exotic names so that you don’t end up with a name that means something crazy in another language.
For Example: Tom Cruise and Katie Holme’s child is called Suri-which means “pickpocket” in Japanese, “turned sour” in French and “horse mackerels” in Italian. Hyuk! No more sofa jumping for Suri, methinks!
Reuters reports that for 1,000 pounds ($1,678), the company’s linguists will carry out a “basic name translation audit” of names, checking their meaning in 100 languages, or more for an additional cost.
While open to everyone, the firm said it expects the service is likely to attract celebrity clients, who are known for giving their babies unusual names.
Some baby names, the report concedes, are beyond translation such as Jermajesty — the son of Michael Jackson’s brother Jermaine.
Check out the 20 most bizarre celebrity baby names here.
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my sister is preggers. I will pass this on.