Revealed: The Best and Worst Celebrity Baby Names of 2009

What will celebrity kids think of their names years after they take their first steps?

London, England (PRWEB) November 30, 2009

A recent poll carried out by BabyNames.co.uk has revealed that Britain’s most despised celebrity baby name this year is “Bandit Lee”, as chosen by the singer of rock band My Chemical Romance for his baby girl.

The nation’s favourite celebrity baby name of 2009 was “Ava Madelyn”, daughter to Swedish golfing superstar Annika Sörenstam.

Also popular were “Sophia”, the name of Jude Law’s baby daughter, and “Lucia”, as chosen by Mel Gibson.

It appears that celebrities did a better job of naming their daughters than their sons – 4 out of 5 of top names were girls’, and 3 out of 5 of the least favourite names were boys’.

“The top four celebrity baby names are girls’ names ending with the same sound – Ava, Sophia, Myla and Lucia”, said Luke Eales from BabyNames.co.uk. “This is a trend we expect to see proliferating through the world of new born baby names next year”.

Tennis ace Roger Federer’s twin daughters received a mixed reception – “Myla Rose” came in as 3rd favourite of all celebrity baby names, while her sister, “Charlene Riva”, was almost ten times less liked by survey participants.

Actor Charlie Sheen’s twin boys also caused controversy, with “Max” making the top 5 yet “Bob” featuring in the bottom 5.

When asked whether they would consider naming their baby after a celebrity, most respondents said “maybe”. Only 5% of those surveyed said they would definitely think about using a celebrity name for their new born.

When asked which factors are most important when choosing a baby name, respondents said they were most concerned with simply how the name sounds. This was closely followed by making sure that the name holds no negative connotations – not many would name their child after somebody they didn’t like!

Interestingly, the least important factor is name popularity, with just 2% of participants giving it any consideration. More important was choosing a name that isn’t too common, a point considered by over half of our audience. Other keythings to consider were the name’s original meaning, and whether the name fits well with siblings’ names.

BabyNames.co.uk also reports that following an initial spike at his birth, internet searches for Wayne Rooney’s baby boy’s name have settled at a level 20% higher than previously seen. This suggests that more expectant parents are considering the name Kai during their search for the perfect baby name, and that celebrities indeed do have an effect on naming patterns in the UK.

TOP 5 CELEBRITY BABY NAMES

1.    Ava Madelyn (daughter to Annika Sörenstam)

2.    Sophia (daughter to Jude Law)

3.    Myla Rose (daughter to Roger Federer)

4.    Lucia (daughter to Mel Gibson)

5.    Max (son to Charlie Sheen)

WORST 5 CELEBRITY BABY NAMES

1.    Bandit Lee (daughter to Gerard Way, My Chemical Romance)

2.    Sparrow James Midnight (son to Nicole Richie)

3.    Petal Blossom Rainbow (daughter to Jamie Oliver)

4.    Bob (son to Charlie Sheen)

5.    Dexter Lloyd (son to Charlotte Church)

MOST IMPORTANT FACTORS TO CONSIDER WHEN NAMING YOUR BABY

1.    The name sounds nice

2.    The name doesn’t remind you of unpleasant people/experiences

3.    The name is not too common

4.    The name itself has a positive meaning

5.    The name goes well with siblings’ names

About BabyNames.co.uk

BabyNames.co.uk is the UK’s most visited website dedicated to baby names. Established in early 2007, the site has been designed to help expectant parents uncover the perfect name for their new arrival. We feature the latest UK data on the top 100 boys and girls names, plus hundreds of name meanings, origins and additional information. Other tools available for users include discussion forums, a name generator, and favourite baby name lists.

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Question by PQ: Why is Roger Federer’s world ranking points unchanged at 5,930 even after winning the US Open recently?
World no. 1 Rafael Nadal added a few more points, even though he lost in the semifinals.

Best answer:

Answer by Kaitlyn E
He’s good what can you say.

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Prominent Health Care Executive Joins Stemedica Board Of Directors

Anthony M. Marlon, MD was elected to the Stemedica Cell Technologies Board of Directors on November 20th 2009

San Diego, CA (PRWEB) December 1, 2009

Anthony M. Marlon, MD was elected to the Stemedica Cell Technologies, Inc. (“Stemedica”) Board of Directors at the Company’s November 20th Board Meeting. Roger J. Howe, PhD, Executive Chairman for Stemedica made the announcement, “We are fortunate to have someone of Dr. Marlon’s experience, expertise and stature joining our Board. He brings first hand experience to our Board as a physician and as a prominent business leader within the health care industry for the past thirty seven years.”

Dr. Marlon was Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Sierra Health Services, Inc. (“Sierra”), a publicly traded healthcare company headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada. Founded in 1984, Sierra was a diversified managed healthcare company that provided and/or administered benefit plans for employers, government programs and individuals predominately in Nevada. Sierra was comprised of a family of health-related subsidiaries including Health Plan of Nevada, Nevada’s largest health maintenance organization (HMO). In February of 2008, Sierra and its subsidiaries became part of United Healthcare where he was asked to serve as a consultant through February of this year.

Dr. Marlon was a member of the Board of Directors of America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), and remains a Board Member of the Nevada Development Authority and the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) Foundation. In 1992, Dr. Marlon was appointed to the Federal Task Force on Long Term Health Care Policies. For thirteen years, Dr. Marlon’s leadership skills were called on as a member of the Government Affairs Committee of the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce. “Dr. Marlon provides Stemedica with an expertise in health care development, regulatory approval processes and insurance reimbursement models that is unparalleled,” said Maynard A. Howe, PhD, Stemedica’s Vice Chairman & CEO. “Anthony will be invaluable to both our Board and our Senior Management as we help to pioneer regulatory and reimbursement models for countries around the world.”

Dr. Marlon was born in New York City. He attended the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1963. He earned his Doctor of Medicine degree at State University of New York in 1967. At Stanford University Hospital in Palo Alto, California, he served as a medical intern from 1967-1968; as an internal medicine resident from 1968-1970; and as a Cardiology Fellow from 1970-1972. Dr. Marlon moved to Las Vegas in July of 1972 and was affiliated with University Medical Center as Chief of the Division of Cardiology. Dr. Marlon has been a speaker for various medical institutions, universities, and health groups and has written numerous cardiology related articles for medical publications.

About Stemedica Cell Technologies

Stemedica Cell Technologies Inc. (http://www.stemedica.com) develops and manufactures allogeneic adult stem cells sold worldwide for research and clinical purposes. Stemedica is headquartered in San Diego, California.

For more information regarding this Media Release or Stemedica Cell Technologies, contact Dave McGuigan at dmcguigan (at) stemedica.com.

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Question by Mark: What does roger federer wear around his head to keep the sweat out of his eyes?
It’s not quite a headband yet it looks like a bandana, what is it?

Best answer:

Answer by Olivier
sweat band.

the same you put around your arms only larger.

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Question by ron38: Don’t you think that it’s a cheap move that Roger Federer has started to use the drop shot so much now?
Yes, he’s good at it, maybe even great, but when I used to play tennis as a kid, the drop shot was frowned upon and viewed as a cheap shot. What do you think? I think Roger is using it more now, because he knows that he can’t win in long rallies, so he tries it to cut the rallies shorter.

Best answer:

Answer by Mario
I think it is absolutely fine. In fact, when used correctly, it can be beautiful to watch. He is getting older so he must adapt and change his game — that’s what all good players do (in any sport). I don’t think it’s cheap but rather smart. It also wears out the opposition more, giving Federer an even greater advantage. In my opinion, he is very smart to use the drop shot more often.

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Question by UEFA’s Puppetmaster: Who wins the soccer match of the century…. Roger Federer alone against all 23 players on the Brazil roster?
I say Roger wins 40 – 2. Poor Roger let’s in a couple goals in injury time because the Mali ref adds time after blowing the final whistle.

Best answer:

Answer by carrdinal
Nah…

Roger 89109819012-1

Stupid Brazilian ref lets Brazil score when Federer should of had his 17982th goal

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Roger Federer – Australian Open 2009


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Roger Federer signs autographs at the Australia Open in Melbourne Park. Practice session on the first Saturday of the Open

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Roger Federer’s presentation speech during award ceremony after final during 2010 Shanghai ATP Master 1000 event, he said in Chinese “I will be back”. 2010-10-17
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Question by barca71barca: Do you think Roger Federer is good looking?
I’m suprised when some people say he is so hot, and others say he is so ugly! I love Roger for who he is but im just curious to what you guys think.

Best answer:

Answer by LL
I don’t know who he is, but you do make him sound good looking

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