Parents give a lot of thought to the name that they will give their children. Typically, a child will be given a first name, a middle name, and a surname (which may or may not contain a hyphen). Celebrities tend to give their children unusual names. Uma Thurman gave her daughter seven names.
In many families, there are certain names that are handed down from one generation to another. In my family, we have a lot of people, on both sides of the family tree, who are named James. It is common for new parents to name their baby after his or her grandmother or grandfather. In some cases, the baby may receive the same first name as a grandparent. Other times, a family surname may become a child’s first name or middle name.
Popular culture is another influence when it comes to deciding on a name for a child. For example, my mother enjoyed watching a television show called “The Waltons” while she was pregnant with my sister. The result was that my sister was given the name Mary Ellen.
Every year, there are several lists of the most popular names for babies. In 2011, the most popular names for girls were Sophia, Emma, and Isabella. One of the babies on the “Teen Mom” show was named Sophia. There were two popular young actresses named Emma who were in a lot of movies. Isabella, or “Bella” was the name of the main character in the “Twilight” saga of books and movies.
It is not unheard of for celebrities to completely ignore the traditional ways of naming a child, and to come up with something creative, instead. This is how children get names like “Apple”. Recently, Uma Thurman, and her husband, Arpad Busson, revealed the name they chose for their new daughter.
Instead of giving their child a first name, a middle name, and a surname, their daughter has seven names. Her full name is: Rosalind Arusha Arkadina Altalune Florence Thurman-Busson.
Obviously, the names Thurman-Busson are the surnames of her mother and father, hyphenated together. It has been said that each of the names have special meaning for parents Uma and Arpad, but the details about that have not been revealed to the general public as of yet. The baby is going to be called “Luna”, which is possibly a nickname that comes from a shortened version of Altalune.
Luna is the only child of Uma Thurman and Arpad Busson. She has two half-siblings through her mother. Maya Ray Thurman-Hawke and Levon Thurman-Hawke are the children of Uma Thurman and her former husband Ethan Hawke. Luna also has two half-siblings through her father. Flynn Busson and Cy Busson are the sons of Arpad Busson and his ex-fiancee Elle MacPherson.
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