December 1, 2006
Celebrity Baby Name of the Day
“Phinnaeus”
Sooner or later, when you’re reporting on celebrity baby names, you have to come to “Phinnaeus.” That’s the name that Julia Roberts and husband Daniel Moder gave to their son, born on November 28, 2004. The question is why?
Phinnaeus is an alternate spelling of the biblical name “Phinehas,” and authorities are mixed on the original meaning. The biblical Phinehas was an overzealous sort, who killed a fellow Israelite for marrying a woman from the wrong tribe.  Ouch.
Then again, perhaps Roberts, who is believed to have chosen the name herself, was naming the little boy after Phineas T. Barnum. Maybe she hopes little Phinnaeus Walter will grow up to be a great producer.
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