Joel Madden chose to call his son Sparrow because he wanted to make life hard for him. How… nice of him.
The Good Charlotte rocker knows his little boy is going to have a privileged upbringing so thought giving him an unusual name would teach him how to stand up for himself.
Joel – who also has a 21-month-old daughter Harlow with partner Nicole Richie – said:
“It reminded me of the Johnny Cash song ‘A Boy Named Sue’. My worry raising a son in Hollywood is, what will he have to struggle for? I wanted to give him a name that he’s going to have to stand up for. I love it, I think it’s a beautiful name.”
Joel also says he’s a amazed at how dedicated Nicole is to raising their family. He told Britain’s OK! magazine:
“While I’m working, it all piles on Nicole. She takes care of the kids, and it never gets to her. She doesn’t feel like she’s giving up anything – she is wholeheartedly their mom.”
That’s nice to hear about Nicole… but what do you think about what Joel is saying about Sparrow?! LOL
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Calm down People. It’s not the only reason but also because they love Captain Jack Sparrow. Plus if he wants, he doesn’t have to go with that name. I think that was the purpose of 3 names. the first for hollyweird, the second if he wants to be a doctor, senator or whatever, the last one ….to go live in a hippie commune.
i like the name!!
It is kinda shocking that a father would choose, on purpose, to name his son a name that he KNOWS will cause him grief and taunts just to make sure that his kid struggles in the world!! What an *sshole!
The flapping dance will be the new craze in grammar school. Poor kid.
I guess you are right, but at the same time children will find something to make fun of anyway, and well they won’t stay children forever will they. I like different names. Better than the old safe standbys like John or Sue (no offence intended obviously, just my opinion)
Does anyone else notice that he always makes the same face, and its the same one Samanthan Ronson always makes in photos too… lol
The real reason he’s called Sparrow is because they named him after Captain Jack Sparrow…
I’m 7 months pregnant and my husband and I were discussing names recently. It is VERY tough (especially since we have a 14 letter last name) and we take it seriously because we know it’s a huge responsibility. The question we kept asking was: Can he get made fun of this name? If we answered yes the name was automatically thrown out no matter how much we love it. Why would you put your child through that?? I guess I’m old fashioned now!
I guess just deciding to be firm and not spoil the kid rotten wasn’t an option. And from my experience having raised two girls, any name–no matter how short or simple can be turned into something mean and nasty when kids are bent on making it so. Maybe Sparrow will hook up with Inspektor when they are older.
That’s because of insufficient brain activity. Deers get it every time they are faced with headlights.
it could be worse…
I agree, it could be worse.
Let’s just hope Sparrow turns out to be good looking
LOL !!
Hey Joel! Ya know that money you put aside for Sparrow’s college tuition? Yeah, he’s gonna be needing that money for therapy, rehab and bail. Congratulations, Dad.
LOL!
You make a good point here.
You know what? Many people say that Hollywood kids are going to be beaten up at school because of their stupid names. Well, stupid names in Hollywood is the norm nowadays. So if you get one kid with a normal name, he/she will be the one picked on at school and not the other way around. What is “unique” is not so unique anymore.
well i guess that explains the name….
good for nicole for changing her life around for her kids.
Why? are you?
Man, is he stupid or what?
Ok, so now the world has the reasoning. Good. No more asking.
You…you got what I neeeeeed, but you say he’s just a friend. Yeah you say he’s just a friend.
Let me tell ya a story of my situation
I was talkin’ to this girl from the u.s. nation
lol
What will he have to struggle for? Gee, I don’t know, maybe his own identity instead of always being referred to as Joel Madden and Nicole Richie’s son. And now he has a silly name on top of it.
I would like to introduce Joel Madden and Nicole Richie’s son, President Sparrow.
Eh, I don’t like the name and I guess I don’t have to.
President Sparrow! LMFAO!
how dumb!!