Comments on: Jamie Oliver Welcomes Daughter Petal Blossom Rainbow

By: ann

ann — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 06:50:22 +0000

The main reason you shouldn’t give a child such a name as Rainbow, is that they will grow-up one day. They won’t ALWAYS be daddy’s little girls. Can you imagine when they are in their 30′s trying to get a serious job, or have any pull in the board room!
They will be grown women one day and will hope to be respected. They are going to have to try even harder to gain respect.
(Of course, Jamie’s girls are going to be so pampered for the rest of their lives that they will gain faise repect because of daddy’s money, not for anything they themselves ever will do.)
But for the rest of us, such names are inappropriate and I hope they don’t catch on.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 07:35:36 +0000

I’m not sure why they decided to name there daughters what they did. Reminds me of My Little Pony. But seriously, what would they have named their son if they had had a boy? Would they have named him after a flower too? Or perhaps a manly tree, like Pine or Birch. LOL.

By: Crystal

Crystal — Mon, 04 May 2009 19:10:59 +0000

I wasn’t going to comment but after all the negative comments about Jaime wanting a boy I had to say something. There is NOTHING wrong with wanting children of both sexes. He has two girls and he wanted a boy. My friend has three girls and her and her husband desperately want a boy. He had another girl but he wanted a boy. It doesn’t mean he’s going to love her any less. It doesn’t mean that he’s going to completely ignore and neglect her. He wanted a boy….got a girl and now they have three girls! They will probably try again for a boy because no matter what they say most men want a boy to carry on their family name and do manly things with. CONGRATULATIONS OLIVER FAMILY!!! The new baby is ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL!!!! ♥

By: Poppy2

Poppy2 — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 07:45:45 +0000

Hi I’m 32 years old and my name is Poppy and I was born right here in the US. Growing up in the south, I never met another person with my name. My mother was not a hippie she just wanted to be different. If she were alive today she’d think it funny that so many parents are deciding to name their children Poppy!

I’ve really enjoyed reading these comments. cool post

By: mummy blossom

mummy blossom — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 00:51:11 +0000

I love the name, although I’m a little biased
I have a 4 year old – Halle Blossom. She was named after the pet name my husband’s nanna had for all her grandchildren.
What a gorgeous name for a gorgeous little girl

By: MiB

MiB — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 08:05:19 +0000

Congratulations Jools and Jamie to your new, beautiful daugher, and congratulations Poppy and Daisy to your new sister!

Even though I wouldn’t name a dauger of mine Petal (it would sound silly in my native language), I think it is a lovely name, and reminds med of an old (british) lady I used to know, her name was Petal too, so it can’t be that made up even thoug it is on the unusual side. As Emma and others have said, naming is a highly cultural thing, and practices differ even between countries with the same language, and we need to take that into account when think about a name given to a child born in a different country or to parents from a different country. The naming pratcise may be perfectly normal for the parents.

By: CelebBabyLover

CelebBabyLover — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 05:18:08 +0000

Princispa- Actually, Jools stated that she actually wanted another girl! Also, Jamie said that they might ADOPT a boy if this one was a girl.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 00:04:43 +0000

I don’t see anything wrong with stating a preference. Especially if you have 2 of the same gender, already! And, judging by the photos, Jamie is smitten with their new daughter. As to it being sexist for a man to want a son, I agree with the other posters who have said that some of the comments here could then be considered reverse discrimination. If it’s that bad for a father to want a son, then why is it ok for a mother to want a daughter. We shouldn’t hold double standards.

The name isn’t much of a surprise, given the older girls’ names. Not really my cup of tea, but she’s not my kid, either.

To the poster who mentioned Poppy Montgomery (sorry, I can’t remember your name), you are correct. Her full name is Poppy Petal Ema Elizabeth Deveraux Montgomery. Her mom liked Poppy Petal and her dad didn’t. So he added the Ema Elizabeth. Deveraux is a family name and Montgomery was added for her career when she came to America. Her sisters are: Daisy Yellow, Marigold Sun, Lily Belle and Rosie Thorn. Her brother’s name is Jethro Tull. So apparently, her parents were going for a theme, as well.

Congrats to the whole family! I’m glad that everyone is healthy and I wish them all the best!!

By: Sam

Sam — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 17:23:52 +0000

Heath, Petal DOES sound like Patel, so I don’t see how that’s idiotic.

By: Sam

Sam — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 17:20:38 +0000

Principesa, I took it that he wanted a boy eventually, not neccesarily this time. He did say they would adopt a boy if they didn’t produce one, so I don’t think it’s a big deal. I may be wrong, but I don’t think he ever said he hoped this baby was a boy, not a girl. I think what he said was that he would love to have a son someday.