August 28, 2007
Actress Jacinda Barrett Coins New Baby Name
Well, not exactly brand new. But let’s face it — ‘Satine’ is new this year as far as Hollywood is concerned, and that’s good enough for me.
Australian-born Barrett, who appeared in The Last Kiss with Zach Braff, and actor-husband Gabriel Macht (The Good Shepherd) welcomed their first child, a girl, on August 20. And in a decidedly Francophile display, they named her Satine Anais Geraldine. (I do not like those initials).
Anyway, ’Satine’ had me running for my baby name books, and for a moment I thought that Barrett and Macht had made it up. But no, they hadn’t.
The Oxford Dictionary of First Names lists ’Satin’ right there in black and white, and a couple of other books included ‘Satine’ as a French variant. Actually, you don’t really need a French variant for the word satin, since, according to the ODFN, ’satin,’ denoting the sleek and luxuriant fabric, was a French term that migrated to English in the Middle Ages. It derives from the town in southern China from which it was first exported to the west.
Barrett, 35, and Macht, also 35, married in 2004. According to People, ”Mum and Satine are happy and healthy.”
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Satine was the name of Nicole Kidman’s character in Moulin Rouge.
I should also point out that in Moulin Rouge, the male lead was named Christian. Therefore, I have always thought of “Satine” being connected to Satan, as though it was showing how her more sinful lifestyle contrasted with his innocent love-seeking path.
Ummmm…Satine has NOTHING to do with Satan. Not in the least. The name is derived from Satin, and it was most likely the character’s name to show her delicate nature. In a different spelling, Sahteene, it is also the name of model Laetitia Casta’s daughter. I’m not sure a baby forum is the place to bring up Satan, especially when it’s a child’s name. If you don’t like it, keep it to yourself.
Here’s to one beautiful couple. I adored Macht in because I said so and Barrett in Poseidon and School for Scoundrels. Little Satine must be one gorgeous baby! Congrats!
I was hoping someone would mention Moulin Rouge.
Well, for starters I have to say my Daughters name is Satine and she is now 6 years old, and yes my husband and I got it from Moulin Rouge too.