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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Tuesday, March 31, 2009 - 8:54 am
I'm glad I won't ever have to see whether any potential name for my child passes muster...it'd be a traditional Hebrew name and I'm sure it'd be 'weird"
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Tuesday, March 31, 2009 - 8:56 am
I think it's a beautiful name. I know a girl name Tatyana. Hell, I wanted to name my kids Brooklyn and Montanna, (before the Hannah Montana craze).
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Tuesday, March 31, 2009 - 8:58 am
Whoops, sorry, his dad is the son of Russian immigrants, his mother is American. Still, it is obviously a nod to his paternal heritage. I think it is beautiful.
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Beekindpleez
Member
07-18-2006
| Tuesday, March 31, 2009 - 8:59 am
It is a beautiful name. My post was just a funny on what Hukd said. But then...I think that Pomegranite Wingnut is a lovely name, too.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Tuesday, March 31, 2009 - 9:19 am
My daughter was born on my birthday and it really is the most wonderful gift.
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Rissa
Member
03-20-2006
| Tuesday, March 31, 2009 - 10:18 am
How sad. I just loved this guy and he was so talented, had so much promise: Actor and singer Andy Hallett has passed away at age 33. ( http://jam.canoe.ca/Television/2009/03/31/8950616-wenn.html ) Hallett, best known for his recurring role as Lorne in hit TV show Angel, died from heart failure following a five-year battle against heart disease. He landed his first break after he was dragged on stage at a concert to sing with Patti LaBelle - the performance kickstarted his career as a singer-songwriter. Hallett was spotted during a revue at a Los Angeles nightclub by Buffy The Vampire Slayer creator Joss Whedon, who created the demon character Lorne in the show's spin-off Angel just for him. The star appeared in 76 episodes before series ended in 2004. Hallet's subsequent ill health ended his acting career. He died on Sunday at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles, with his father Dave Hallett by his side
 
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Rissa
Member
03-20-2006
| Tuesday, March 31, 2009 - 10:20 am
Just read up.... how ironic to be posting re: Andy on the same day Mamie shares Alyson and Alexis' happy news. Whedon's circle is having a very emotional day.
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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Tuesday, March 31, 2009 - 11:03 am
Wow heart disease at such a young age ... how terribly sad. 
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Msbullwnkl
Member
08-16-2005
| Tuesday, March 31, 2009 - 11:12 am
Another celebrity baby is coming! (Link is to US Magazine) Taye Diggs and Idina Menzel are expecting!
quote:After 13 years together, Taye Diggs and Idina Menzel are expecting their first baby, their rep exclusively confirms to Usmagazine.com. The baby is due later this year. The Private Practice star, 38, and the Tony award-winning actress, 37, first met on the original 1996 Broadway production of Rent in NYC. After seven years of dating, they got married in January 2003.
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Twiggyish
Member
08-14-2000
| Tuesday, March 31, 2009 - 12:10 pm
awww how wonderful!!
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Tuesday, March 31, 2009 - 1:30 pm
I don't like that Satyana name cuz all I can think about is "Satan" when I see it.
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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Tuesday, March 31, 2009 - 1:37 pm
I found this ... The name Satyana comes from two Sanskrit words, according to the Satyana Institute - "sat, which means truth or being, and also refers to action aligned or suffused with spirit; and yana, which means vehicle. So "satyana" means a vehicle for action infused with the grace of spirit." The Satyana Institute, btw, is a non-profit group dedicated to helping women. I think its beautiful! 
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Tuesday, March 31, 2009 - 1:40 pm
Oh no, I loved Andy Hallet, he was terrific in Angel. Way too young to die. 
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Tuesday, March 31, 2009 - 3:27 pm
I think the name should be loved by the parents and then they may need to help the kid deal with the name. Often there is an interesting story to a name. When I moved into my first condo one of the women was named Araceli, but she went by Sally. She sort of rolled her eyes when she I asked about her legal name, which I thought was really unique and lovely. She told me that it was a really really common name among hispanic girls because Araceli was a character in a wildly popular novel written in Spanish. Since then I have seen that name often, with many different spellings, but I still thought it was a pretty name. Sally just preferred to be Sally. Same place, became friends with a Romanian family. The daughters were names Alina and Raluca.. I thought both names were lovely. Their mom (who was my friend) told me that Raluca is a VERY Romanian name. I've seen it since.. I think by a Romanian athlete.. Anyway she went on to explain that Alina was more of a Russian name and Alina bristled and demanded to know WHY she had been given a Russian name.. at the time they were born Romania was very much under the thumb of the USSR and anything do do with USSR was resented. The mom told me that she was forced to learn Russian (they all were) but she had actively worked to forget her Russian (she also spoke Romanian, Italian, was learning Spanish, English,, Chech and they could understand other related languages enough to ignore subtitles at movies. Anyway, I sort of enjoy names that have ethnic or family significance. And even if they might remind me of some English word, that really isn't an issue for me. If a kid is names Osama, I try to remember that it means "lion" (I think) and has not any connection to bin Ladin. Personally, I'd try to stay away from names that might put up a barrier. And names like Wingnut, joke names.. I really think that is unfair to a kid. With actors, it used to be that virtually all of them had their names changed to be more marketable, and I'd say today that more of them keep their names or change them to be more "unique".
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Tuesday, March 31, 2009 - 5:14 pm
Michael J Fox on Oprah today.. I was impressed enough to download his new book.
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Brenda1966
Member
07-03-2002
| Tuesday, March 31, 2009 - 6:54 pm
I didn't know he had a new book! I have "Lucky Man" and found it a wonderful read. I'll have to look into it. I think he's also on Letterman this week -- not sure which night.
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Colordeagua
Member
10-25-2003
| Tuesday, March 31, 2009 - 7:18 pm
In the early '80s I worked on a switchboard (pre-automated) at a mid-sized law firm. Caller would ask for Ilona. Which one? Different kinda name, but we had two.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Wednesday, April 01, 2009 - 1:43 am
Yep, brand new book to follow all the years since the first book.. much has happened.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Wednesday, April 01, 2009 - 10:27 am
It's a party of three for Scott Wolf and his wife, Kelley! The couple have welcomed a son named Jackson Kayse Wolf, a rep for the former Party of Five actor tells PEOPLE. The baby, who was born March 22, weighed 7 lbs. "Kelley and I are having the time of our lives. Words can't describe the love we have for our son Jackson," says Wolf. "He is the most fun person we have ever met, and we feel so lucky he has joined our family." This is the first child for Wolf, 40, and Kelley, 32, who appeared on Real World: New Orleans.
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Twiggyish
Member
08-14-2000
| Wednesday, April 01, 2009 - 11:33 am
I think Kayse is a cool name.
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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Thursday, April 02, 2009 - 1:36 pm
Cloris Leachman wrapped in lettuce ... she looks damn good!!
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Thursday, April 02, 2009 - 1:41 pm
She cleans up real well. I'm looking forward to her Hallmark movie Saturday night....9PM cable time or 6PM satilite time...probably mean another Emmy to join her other 9.
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Thursday, April 02, 2009 - 1:47 pm
Valentino and Anne Hathaway

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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Thursday, April 02, 2009 - 3:38 pm
That man needs to step away from the spray tan!
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Msbullwnkl
Member
08-16-2005
| Thursday, April 02, 2009 - 4:24 pm
Bruno Tonioli on DWTS is starting to look that orange also. Do these famous people never look in a mirror?
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