December 27, 2006
Celebrity Baby Name of the Day — “Violet”
“Violet”
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner had their daughter Violet baptized on Christmas Eve, in Virginia, where Garner hails from. It seemed like a good time to nominate Violet for celebrity baby name of the day.
Unlike tomorrow’s celebrity baby name parent, Nicolas Cage, Affleck and Garner went the traditional route, and I’m sure Violet will thank them in years to come. Violet, named of course for the flower, is a classic name, and one which was very popular in Victorian England. But such classic names are making a comeback, especially in England, but also, to a lesser extent, in the United States.
Affleck and Garner are on the leading edge of a trend to give babies, even celebrity babies, more classic names. ‘Rose’ was certainly the most popular floral celebrity baby name of 2006, but I’m confident we’ll see an expansion of traditional names in 2007.
Technorati Tags: celebrity baby names, baby names, celebrity gossip,celebrity babies, Ben Affleck, Ben Affleck baby, Jennifer Garner, Jennifer Garner baby
