Sara McGinnis
posted in Celebrities
Pete Wentz once again has caused a stir with a baby name pick. The Fall Out Boy musician, who is already dad to Bronx Mowgli with ex-wife Ashlee Simpson, has welcomed a son with girlfriend Meagan Camper named Saint Lazslo.
No word yet on what inspired baby Saint's parents to choose to call him the word used for 'a person acknowledged as holy or virtuous and typically regarded as being in heaven after death.'
The lack of explanation isn't stopping folks from weighing in, however. A look at a sampling of recent tweets about Pete's baby name pick:
Hey @petewentz, didn’t think anyone could top @xtina’s bad baby name this week, but you did! mazel tov!
I love Pete Wentz choice in baby boy names, Bronx and now Saint.
Pete Wentz couldn't have picked a weirder name, but that little baby is gonna be so beautiful
Pete Wentz named his new baby "Saint?" That's kind of a lot to live up isn't it? #NoPressureThough
That last thought is right in line with my personal take on most names that are also virtues. I'm sure parents have the best of intention when choosing them, but aren't you just asking to be disappointed at times by a child given the name Patience? As a non-religious person, I'm quite thankful my parents didn't opt for Faith when I was born -- and don't even get me started on Chastity.
Grace, Hope and Joy I don't mind all that much, perhaps because of their familiarity and popularity, but some of the more out-there, old-fashioned ones (Silence, Obedience, Fear, Hate-Evil) just leave me puzzled. Why would anyone name a child that?
Congratulations go out to Pete Wentz and Meagan Camper's on their son's arrival...and here's hoping one day soon they'll open up about what inspired their unique name pick!
Are you a fan of virtue baby names? Which ones?
Photo: REX USA
A look at biblical baby names our blogger Joyce thinks are prime for a comeback:
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