To add to the cacophony of ridiculously named celebrity babies there’s a new tyke called Peanut Kai. He’s the son of General Hospital star Ingo Rademacher and his fiance Ehiku, who each have names that can be considered exotic. Ingo was born in West Germany and grew up in Australia and the baby’s mother is half Hawaiian. Peanut’s middle name comes from the Hawaiian word for water, while “peanut” is just what they called the baby while he was in the womb. They were presumably checking out the ultrasound and since the baby looked like a peanut they figured it was a good idea to stick him with that label for life:
“We were calling him that when he was in mommy,” Rademacher told PEOPLE about the unusual name, which was first reported by Soap Opera Digest. “It kind of represented joy and happiness to us. It puts a smile on everyone’s face.”
That explains the Peanut part of the name. As for “Kai,” it’s Hawaiian for “water,” according to Rademacher. Baby Peanut is one quarter Hawaiian on his mother’s side. The couple plans to marry in Hawaii next year.
Rademacher, who plays Jax on the popular ABC soap, delivered the baby during a home birth in Malibu on July 11. “We were set on home birth right away,” he said. “A hospital was not a place we wanted to be.” A midwife was also present at the birth.
[From People]
I’m all for home births, but naming your kid “Peanut” is just too much. He can always go by “Kai” I guess, which is a pretty cool name for a boy. It just seems like you’re setting your son up for a lifetime of taunting, but there are worse names. Audio Science, Pilot Inspektor, Jermajesty, Kal-El, Heavenly Hiraani Tiger Lily, and Princess Tiaamii are just a few I pulled from this list of the 50 most crazy celebrity baby names. Apple seems like a perfectly acceptable child name when compared to “Peanut.” Why would you name your kid a word that also doubles as a put-down? It sounds cute when he’s little, but it’s not really an acceptable name for an adult. It’s like it’s not even worthy of being capitalized.
Ingo Rademacher is shown on 2/24/2005. Credit: Lee Roth / RothStock / PR Photos
Definitely agree, cute for a little kid but honestly? Expect the kid to change his name as soon as humanly possible.
I thought Kai was a common German name too – at least I know Germans called that. I actually like it as a name, and come on. how great a nickname is “the Kaiser” 😈
As for Peanut… I hope the child grows to be an artist or athlete or something. Would you be fully comfortable with Dr. Peanut giving you a heart transplant or trusting your accounts to him?
damn peanut? just damn!
I don’t mind this name. Wouldn’t call a child peanut myself (only as a nickname) but it’s kind of sweet, and Kai is lovely. Ingo’s got very impressive eyes. Very cute.
I think Peanut is an adorable name. For a dog.
How is that kid going to get some action when he grows up? I don’t know how many women would be into moaning “oohh, Peanut, that’s the spot”. I’d burst out laughing.
Oh hell NO!! Well Peanut was home birthed so hopefully he will be home schooled too…cause can you imagine having to face kids with that name?? wow…
Poor thing! How much shit is that kid going to get at school? It’s child abuse
Peanut is a pets name
Mairead………thanx 4 the belly laugh – Dr Peanut is a good name for a psych or nutritionist
….and The Boy Named Sue thought he had problems
Yikes! I’m all for wierd names, but Peanut is a little over the top. I call my dogs & cute little kids Peanut, but I can’t imagine it being on a birth certificate.
Wow, thanks for the visual, Roma! LMAO
That guy is an asshole. I feel so bad for his kid.
That is just cruel. How do people consider themselves loving parents, but give their kids such horrible names. It’s bad enough to have other children bully you when you are a child, so imagine how it feels to have your own parents making fun of you as soon as you are born!!
Mairead, was that a shout-out?!?!?!
One of my nicknames was actually “Peanut” when I was little – it’s a pretty common one I think. Aren’t most little kids Peanuts?
But to actually name your child that officially? *shudder*
I like Kai though – for a boy or girl.
So… should I change my screen name to “The Kaiser Peanut”? 🙂
Roma, I was thinking the same thing. Can you imagine screaming, “Oh God Peanut, YES YES YES, Oh Peanut!!!” No.
I think parents that name their kids on a whim are pure narcissists. They give no consideration for the consequences, instead focus on the little inside joke between them. Oh, we called him peanut in the womb. I figured that before I read the article but what they did was stick a human with a ridiculous name. And it’s one thing when famous celebrities do that, those kids aren’t going to go to college and get real jobs (talking to you, Rumer), these are soap “stars,” that kid is going to have to face high school and university with that name. Who’s going to hire a lawyer or go to a doctor who’s first name is Peanut?
How Nutty……
one of my dogs is named peanut! that’s what this kid reminds me of…peanut the basset hound, and i’m sure i won’t be the only one with pet associations.
Will they call him “Pee” for short? Cute name for a pet, not for a human.
The way to judge if a name is acceptable for a lifetime or just ‘because it’s cute’ is…
“How would it be to see this name at the top of a resume?”
Poor Kid. I have a very traditional name which morphed into “alien” when I was in school. My life was misery for the first couple of years, before I became a badass 8)
Peanut better start lifting weights as soon as he can walk.
I have a 2nd cousin once removed named Kai River.
I supposed people think my daughters name Douchetta Agua is bad too.
I pray to God you are joking. Does she spray tan and wear white sunglasses everywhere she goes?
“Baby Peanut” LOL.
I never laughed at any baby’s funny name. but this one is beyond funny. I still can’t stop laughing at the name.
They are selfish parents. They care more about the cute name they gave the baby when it was in the womb, and how that name should stick, rather than the fact that this baby will grow into an adult and resent the ridiculous name.
Peanut!? WTF???
I know someone who named his son “Rowdy.” I’m guessing he’s not destined to be, say, a Supreme Court Justice.
So his name is Peanut Water…nice. Peanut Water Rademacher.
And his mom’s name, Ehiku, means five in Hawaiian. Five is the mother of Peanut Water Rademacher. Oh BOY, this kid’s gonna get beat up.
Douchetta Agua ???? Are you serious….
In breaking news the parents change their first names to retarded, and more retarded, in keeping with the whole ridiculous first names concept of the family.
Peanut is a little too “nuts” for me (haha), but some of the names on that list really aren’t so bad. Some are actually quite cool.
I hope the kid does not have a peanut allergy, that would be funny if he did.
What a stupid name.
It figures that a no-name soap star has to try and jump on the celebrity bandwagon.
this has to be a sick joke. What the hell is his nickname? Pea Pea? WTF. I am actually offended. I thought Gwynneth was odd with that Apple shit but PEANUT? What the hell is the theme of the nursery, Mr Salty? What a bunch of assholes. Seriously. These parents are assholes.. UNUSUAL names are not the same as retarded names…Keanu, River … unusual… PEANUT, APPLE…. RETARDED!
What is stupid is putting the villian name on parents who name a child what their heart tells them to instead of a society that is pretty much giving carte blanche to a bunch of playground bullies and immature adults.
Diva, SOCIETY is what it is and unless YOU have the uber plan of remedy for all of the sociological ills, preconceptions and disease, the fact is that unless you live in a cave off the coast of Bora Bora, you HAVE to deal with it. You do not name your child PEANUT any more than you name it Coca Cola. It is not a name, it is a FOOD. If your heart tells you to name your child… not dog… but child who has to go into the world and work one day, PEANUT…. presume your heart has gone off the deep end and choose something else. There are a billion unusual NAMES…this is not a name…this is a Protein.
I rather like Douchetta Agua. It’s Klassy, like.
How silly!! I think these celebs will do anything to stand out,even in a negative way. I agree that this dorky couple ar not thinking of their son ,but how clever they are.Everybody knows children in school want to fit in,not be an outsider.This is the most selfish thing a parent can do is give a child a name that will set him up for ridicule his whole life.
Peanut is a nice name but I adore a name which is “Kobe”. I agreement to the author of the post its kinda unique and cute for a name. Kai is also a cute name…
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I think daisyfly should brush up on her Hawaiian..Ehiku is short for her long Hawaiian name. Leave Peanut Kai’s mother alone!
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Peanuts is really weird (poor child), but Kai is a very common German/ Danish name.
I think the name sounds too much like penis and this will lead to so much teasing and he’ll be called Peanut Butter! I remember reading “Where the Heart Is” and Lexie Coop named her son Peanut and she had Brownie, Praline, Cherry, and Baby Ruth. Brownie’s real name was Brummett and Praline’s was Pauline. Maybe if he was a girl, they could have named her Amaretto, but Peanut is a nickname. These celebs need to remember that they are naming a baby, a child, a teen, an adult, an old person and that name will be carved on a tombstone. Maybe take a lesson from “Where the Heart Is” and give the baby a good, strong name.