When Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman named their first child Sunday, they got some flak for going the “unique celebrity baby name” route, along with Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow’s Apple and other famous families. There was also a lot of speculation about what the name meant, but Keith has now come out 9 months later and explained at least one of the reasons they named their daughter after a day of the week – it’s because that was the day he was loneliest, and she has made it the most joyous. How cute!
“Particularly when you don’t have someone in your life … in my experience, Sunday was the loneliest day,” Urban, 41, tells Ellen DeGeneres on an episode of her talk show set to air Wednesday. “It went from being sort of the most dreaded day of the week for us to being the most joyous day, because we just had a family.”
Although Urban and his wife Nicole Kidman are Aussies, the country musician says their nearly 9-month-old daughter – who is being raised largely in the couple’s adopted hometown of Nashville – might just develop a unique twang.
He tells DeGeneres, “I think she may say, ‘Good day, ya’ll.’ A nice mix.”
[From People]
That’s one of the more sentimental (and almost morbid) reasons for giving your child a particular name. Keith doesn’t explain why Sundays were lonely for the two of them – unless he means that he was lonely on Sundays before he met and married Nicole. Either way, it’s clear that baby Sunday has brought a lot of joy into his life.
I must say I actually like the idea of unique names. Why not name your child Apple or Sunday or even Sundae, for that matter? If Nicole and Keith’s daughter doesn’t end up liking her given name, she can always ask to be called by her middle name, Rose. The accent that she will develop is also going to be quite unique. Even though she’s being raised in Nashville, I’m sure there will be a lot of traveling to Australia to connect with her parent’s roots.
Here’s Keith and Nicole taking Sunday Rose to church services on Christmas morning in Nashville. Images thanks to Fame Pictures .
I don’t like Sundays either, but its because I have to go to work the next day–thats pretty depressing.
Oh I don’t know Sam – rainy days and Mondays always get me down 😉
I don’t know his religious preference, but IMHO a relationship w/God might improve one’s outlook on Sunday.
At any rate, I don’t think Sunday is all that unusual. I knew girls named Wednesday, Tuesday and Comfort and their parents weren’t celebrities.
To each his own…
This is probably the least offensive “crazy” celebrity baby name
worst I’ve encountered was a poor child named tsunami. I love, love, love, unusual names but think tsunami is in poor taste. Kinda saying your child either was, is or will be a disaster.
I worked with a woman called Lady Di and another called Lovely.
It’s a Philipines thing.
A nickname for Sunday would be “Sunny” which I quite like and would be lovely for a little girl.
Im naming my kid Abcd.
Happy celebbitchy?
I grew up with several girls with odd or “out there” names. Like Treasure, Shasta (like the soda), Fonda (For Jane Fonda), Sunshine… Not really outrageous, just… odd. lol
He was really really high at the time, right ?
I like “different” names. When I go into my daughter’s classroom, I shake my head in disbelief at how many Jacks, Thomases, Connors, Charlottes, Avas and Madisons there are. Some people just don’t have any originality.
I think the oddest girl’s name I ever came across belonged to a little girl I babysat for a few years ago. Her name (yes, legal name) was Lovey. The oddest boy’s name belonged to a boy in my high school – his name was Barnard and, of course, the bullies called him Barnyard. Personally, I prefer simple names like Jane, Mary, John… but I’m from a different generation.
I like em weird, but not ‘Apple’ weird. My mother begged me not to call my son the unique name I chose for him and now he’s all grown up and loves it and so does everyone else.
Wow, look at Nicole. You can botox your face as much as you like but your neck still gives away your real age.
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Domenico or Domenica in Italian, Dolinico in Spanish, Dominique in French and Dominik
Nothing special in a Christia country it’s just a translation.
actually, in Spanish is Domingo or dominga, for a woman.
Is is not uncommon, actually. There is s
a Saint by that name, too.
It gets a few jokes to have that name for a man, but nothing bad, really.
No self respecting Australian would enunciate ‘good day’ in the English fashion. Its – g’day or gidday.
I don’t like the name, I think its pretentious.
I like it. I liked Apple, too. 🙂 I love traditional names, but I thought these were both cute. Zuma…not so much, but I like Sunday and Apple.
Vibus – ‘Im naming my kid Abcd.’ LOL!!!! :0)
Thanks I really needed this.