Another Really Stupid Baby Name: Father Names His Daughter Facebook - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Zoneboy · 02-21-2011, 10:58 PM

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An Egyptian dad has reportedly named his newborn daughter “Facebook” in honor of the social network, which protesters used to organize the massive demonstrations against former President Hosni Mubarak.

Gamal Ibrahim, who is in his 20s, named his child “to express his joy at the achievements made by the January 25 youth,” according to a CNN report that cites Al-Ahram, a popular Egyptian newspaper. TechCrunch translated part of the Al-Ahram article.

“The girl’s family, friends, and neighbors in the Ibrahimya region gathered around the new born to express their continuing support for the revolution that started on Facebook,” it reportedly states. “‘Facebook’ received many gifts from the youth who were overjoyed by her arrival and the new name. A name that shocked the entire world.”

Indeed, the name “Facebook” is shocking. How’d you like to be named, say, “Google”?

Oh, wait … someone already is named Google. As Business Insider points out, in 2005 a Swedish search-engine expert named his son Oliver Google Kai.

Family Ties Forever! · 02-22-2011, 12:00 AM

I wonder if the company will sue him for copyright infringement.

Marvo301 · 02-22-2011, 12:04 AM

If she ever starts her own website she won't be able to name it after herself!!! What a stupid name to give a kid!!!

Miss Lisa · 02-22-2011, 09:59 AM

Well, facebook was used over there to help organize demonstrations. At least this time the name was given for an okay reason. LOL, its better than naming your kid Apple for no apparent reason other than because I can, like those in Hollywood. I agree its a stupid name though.

Dr. Thong · 02-22-2011, 11:28 AM

She'll get along well with her older sister, Twitter.

catlover79 · 02-22-2011, 12:03 PM

Man, and we thought celebrities came up with stupid baby names.

spunkygirl · 02-22-2011, 12:33 PM

Why not just name her Egypt?

Dork · 02-22-2011, 03:37 PM

I am sure she will want to change her name when she becomes a adult

sunshinefizzy · 02-22-2011, 04:23 PM

Yeah, that's not really a name I'd be happy with on my birth certificate. Hope they at least gave her a normal middle name so if she wants she can go by that.

waichingliu81 · 02-22-2011, 10:15 PM

this is so dumb- i hope when she grows up, she is legally entitled to change her name to something more suitable.

James28 · 02-24-2011, 11:46 PM

Naming your newborn child "Facebook", "Twitter", "MySpace", or any other website is a silly and laughable idea. I wouldn't want to name my child after something considered anachronistic, it would suck eggs. I'll have to agree with Lawler, I or any member of my family would want to name my/their child "Google" either.

Facebook sux eggs.
MySpace sux eggs.
Twitter sux eggs.

Tweety · 02-26-2011, 12:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Hollywood Rock Chic

Hey, at least it is an original name, right? What is the child's siblings going to be called, MySpace and Twitter?

Or "Twit" for short

jerry scott · 02-26-2011, 12:54 AM

That is ridiculous don't they have enough symbolic egyptian names he could use. I wouldn't do that to my future kids. Then again I could name my kid "Sitcoms Online"

but that would be

sh3k · 03-07-2011, 06:42 PM

this is actually so funny,how can any dad do this with her daughter,in future her friends are really going to make fun of her

02-21-2011, 10:58 PM	#1
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02-22-2011, 12:33 PM	#7
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sunshinefizzy Member Senior Member Join Date: Sep 27, 2006 Location: Craptown Posts: 2,054	Yeah, that's not really a name I'd be happy with on my birth certificate. Hope they at least gave her a normal middle name so if she wants she can go by that.

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02-24-2011, 11:46 PM	#11
James28 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 14, 2007 Posts: 3,988	Naming your newborn child "Facebook", "Twitter", "MySpace", or any other website is a silly and laughable idea. I wouldn't want to name my child after something considered anachronistic, it would suck eggs. I'll have to agree with Lawler, I or any member of my family would want to name my/their child "Google" either. Facebook sux eggs. MySpace sux eggs. Twitter sux eggs.
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03-07-2011, 06:42 PM	#14
sh3k Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Mar 06, 2011 Posts: 400	this is actually so funny,how can any dad do this with her daughter,in future her friends are really going to make fun of her