Big Fame, Strange Name: Some celebrities choose bizarre names for their children

Silver, Steel, Sterling and Bronze. All metals — and members of the Mahomes family. 

The Mahomes’ metal aesthetic started in 2018 with their dogs Silver and Steel. It makes sense for two silver pitbulls to have names like those — dogs with kitchy names are normal. The dogs will die in a couple years and the metal aesthetic should die along with it. 

Choosing to carry on this aesthetic with their children, Sterling and Bronze, sparked opinions from fans all over social media. Instagram comments on Patrick’s account saying “That name is garbage fire” and “This is a weird name… sucks for the kid” might be mean — but they’re not wrong. 

Comments have even gone as far as guessing names for future children. Metal, Rose Gold and Platinum “Platrick” Mahomes are a few of my favorites. 

Celebrities like the Mahomes Family choose unique — and sometimes bizarre — names for their children. 

In 2020, when Elon Musk and Grimes announced the name of their baby X Æ A-12 via the media immediately took it as a joke. The newborn baby was already set up for embarrassment during roll-call on his first day of school. 

After many judgemental questions through articles and social media, Musk released a video confirming the pronunciation for his son’s name — “X Ash A Twelve.” 

Musk and Grimes seem to be huge fans of the “æ” symbol, considering they named their daughter Exa Dark Sideræl. Her name sparked less controversy than her brother’s considering that at least a part of her name is easily pronounced.

Musk has eight children. The first six — born before his fame skyrocketed in 2012 — have normal names such as Griffin, Damian and Vivian. He only chose unpronounceable names for his two most recent children — after he reached multi-billionaire status.

His youngest kids will not only have to deal with the struggles of fame and being related to one of the richest men in the world, but will also have the added stress of hatred and negativity towards something as simple as their name. 

So I wish good luck to Bronze and X Æ A-12 — I’d be embarrassed writing that at the top of my homework page too.