Comments on: The Maguires Reveal Son's Name: Otis Tobias

By: Emily

Emily — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 09:58:44 +0000

@Marimel: Oh, oops! That was the story I was thinking of. I think the person who was telling me about it was misinformed and thought it happened in Melbourne, but obviously not. That’s what I mean – bizarre things like that do happen! And yeah, that particular case was TERRIBLE!

By: Sam & Freya's Mum

Sam & Freya's Mum — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 08:08:03 +0000

Marimel/comment 102: we live in nz, and remember all the drama and coverage of the case – poor girl. ITA, at least they had the sense to overrule it, spare the poor girl any more hassles when she’s older!

By: MiB

MiB — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 07:44:58 +0000

I love the name Otis Tobias! It has a nice flow and one of the first things that came to mind was Otis Redding! Maybe they are fans? Besides, I remember that there were a lot of people who didn’t like the name Ruby Sweetheart either back when her name was announced.

By: CelebBabyLover

CelebBabyLover — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 05:16:07 +0000

tylerbrenner- Really? I think Audio Science, Moon Unit, Peanut, Pirate, and Pilot Inspecktor are much worse names!

By: marimel

marimel — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 02:05:47 +0000

@Emily– bahahaha Tallulahdoesthehula, that reminds me of an episode of FRIENDS where Phoebe changed her name to Princess Consuela Bananahammock, hilarious episode. Good for the NZ government for realizing how unfair that is to the poor child, and since the name has since been changed, I think it’s safe to laugh now. As for the Nazi names, you mean to tell me there are two sets of parents that would name their kids after such a horrific event(s)?! In New Jersey, I believe, there is a family with kids named Adolf Hitler Campbell, JoyceLynn Aryan Nation Campbell, and Honszlynn Hinler Jeannie Campbell– this was a big story in the States after Wal-mart refused to write “Happy Birthday Adolf Hitler” on the boy’s cake. How disgusting is that?!?! (The names, not the wal-mart incident)

By: tylerbrenner

tylerbrenner — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:40:23 +0000

Worst. Name. Ever.

I’m sure he’ll go by his middle name or a nickname.

By: Emily

Emily — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:42:24 +0000

Also – CBB. Public forum. People are allowed to express their personal taste about names – whether for or against. If they start to become rude and belittle the parents (or the poor children) for the decision then that’s where it becomes completely inappropriate. But I feel that some people get overly uppity when people say “I really don’t like the name” or “I wouldn’t call my child by that name”. There’s nothing wrong with an opinion if conveyed in a sensible, measured, non-offensive way.

For the record – love the name Tobias, not a great fan of the name Otis (for me, reminiscent of Milo & Otis, as well as elevator). But that’s okay. I’m really happy for the Maguires and look forward to seeing pictures of the gorgeous addition to their family!

By: Emily

Emily — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:38:36 +0000

@ Molly B – I agree with CelebBabyLover: who’s to say someone who had twins didn’t read Snopes.com and decide to call their kids Orangejello and Lemonjello in a fit of madness? There was a case in NZ where a child was named Tallulahdoesthehula (with a change later enforced by law, I believe) and another case here in Australia where someone named their three children with names closely related to Nazism. It DOES happen. Silly assumption to make that Marimel couldn’t possibly have known kids with those names, and kind of rude to word it the way you did!

By: CelebBabyLover

CelebBabyLover — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 05:01:23 +0000

Molly B- How do you know she doesn’t personally know twins with those names?

By: CelebBabyLover

CelebBabyLover — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 05:00:35 +0000

Toni- I realize that was probably a retorical question, but I’d like to point out that Otis could very well be a family name (for example, maybe one of Jennifer’s or Toby’s grandfathers was named Otis).