M.I.A. DOES NOT Give Her Son An Interesting Name
Last month we learned that musician M.I.A. who performed on the Grammy Awards on her due date gave birth to a baby boy and a few days after we got our first look at the little darling. At the time, no name was revealed … until now. Latina.com reports that M.I.A. opted for a baby name that is more of the Zuma Nesta Rock variety rather than the Samuel Sammy Kai … ie. the kid’s name is a bit weird:
We’re big fans of M.I.A. at the Latina offices. BIG fans. We love her so much, we even thought her outfit at the Grammys was awesome. So we just had to share the news when we found out the name of her baby son with fiance Benjamin Brewer. He was born February 11, just days after M.I.A.’s Grammy performance, and his name—which we have to admit, has left us scratching our heads—is… Ickitt. Yes, you read right. The boy’s name is Ickitt. And as a result, Mathangi “Maya” Arulpragasam takes the cake for coming up with the most original celeb baby name ever. Did you expect anything less? Congrats, M.I.A.!
Well … to be honest, I kinda expected that M.I.A. would choose a more unique name rather than a traditional name like John or Joe. As far as I can tell from my limited research, I don’t think that Ickitt shares his name with anyone else which is prolly what M.I.A. was going for. In any event, Much Lurve and Congratulations goes out to M.I.A. and daddy Benjamin Brewer Bronfman on the expansion of their family. Welcome to the world, Ickitt!
UPDATE: M.I.A. has updated her official My Space blog with a post refuting that she named her son Ickitt … she writes:
BABY NAME!
MY BABY IS NOT CALLED ICKITT, PICKIT OR LICKIT THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO ALL THE HOLLYWOOD PRESS. HES A BABY , HE DONT NEED PRESS! I DIDNT RELEASE THE BABY NAME BECAUSE I DIDNT THINK IT WAS NEWS!!!! BUT I WILL BE BACK WITH SOMETHING NEWS WORTHY SOON , TILL THEN GO PICK ON APPLE, SATCHEL AND MOON UNIT. LOTS OF LOVE STICKIT!!
LOL … you gotta love this chick! She rules … and I’m happy to know that her beautiful baby boy will not go thru a life with a name that rhymes with kick it ;) I hope we do learn the baby’s name eventually … but when Mama M.I.A. is ready :)
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Tags: Benjamin Brewer Bronfman, Ikhyd Edgar Arular Arulpragasam-Bronfman, M.I.A.
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March 6th, 2009 at 9:49 am
Oh my gosh! I thought that was a noise you were making in reaction to him name, rather than his actual name.
March 6th, 2009 at 9:50 am
That kid is doomed his names rhymes with Kick it
March 6th, 2009 at 9:58 am
This kid has the name “ick” in it. Shittiest. Name. Ever. Just give up. ..
March 6th, 2009 at 10:04 am
That kid is going to be traumatized. Do people think about their children or just themselves when they name them? STUPID!
March 6th, 2009 at 10:07 am
@Jadedkitten –LOLOLOLOL!
March 6th, 2009 at 10:07 am
Do we know if it means anything? Other than a sucky name to give your offspring . . .
March 6th, 2009 at 10:16 am
his nickname will be Icky.
March 6th, 2009 at 10:20 am
Hahahaha I hope he pulls this off!!!
March 6th, 2009 at 10:38 am
I first read that as ‘Lick It’. I don’t know which one I prefer.
March 6th, 2009 at 10:44 am
Before we judge… I’m sure this name has some sort of cultural significance. She is British, but her family is Sri Lankan and she lived there for a while, so maybe that’s where the name came from…? However, I knew an Australian whose last name was Ickitt, so who the heck knows.
March 6th, 2009 at 10:47 am
Hahaha. Now that’s an unfortunate name. Icky, lick it, kick it, picket… that boy won’t be happy when he grows old enough to realise how much mommy screwed him over :’)
March 6th, 2009 at 11:15 am
I agree with Lin, it could easily have some sort of cultural significance. Let’s face it, if you just saw the name “Mathangi” without knowing anything about the person, you’d think it was just a strange name.
March 6th, 2009 at 11:31 am
you know…i was never expecting a “normal” name from MIA for some reason..
March 6th, 2009 at 12:56 pm
oh poor kid, his name’s gonna be the laughing stock of the playground
March 6th, 2009 at 2:01 pm
“Kick It’ Hehehe thats good.
:- /
March 6th, 2009 at 2:39 pm
M.I.A. just updated her blog saying that its not the babys name… thankfully!
March 6th, 2009 at 2:45 pm
I’d be very surprised if Ickitt has any significant cultural meaning in Sri Lankan.
March 6th, 2009 at 3:31 pm
Ickitt? What? Why????? Why???? Why??????????????? I think Bronx Mowgli has been outdone. And I’m ashamed.
March 6th, 2009 at 5:27 pm
Trent, M.I.A. wrote a message on her blog saying that the baby’s name is not Ickitt! Yay, let’s hope it isn’t worse!!
March 6th, 2009 at 5:40 pm
That isnt the name per YAHOO
March 6th, 2009 at 6:50 pm
According to M.I.A, he’s NOT named Ickitt. Which is a good thing in my oppinion. She happens to hate the name as well. Source:
http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=2225872&blogId=475030491
It’s also on the Yahoo! Homepage…
March 6th, 2009 at 7:12 pm
i dont know why people hate the name apple.. its a common baby name in my country. anyways.. its confirmed its not ickitt.
March 6th, 2009 at 7:16 pm
“HE DONT NEED PRESS”?
well, girl… he DO need a name. mmm-hmmm.
March 6th, 2009 at 7:30 pm
With a name like that, I foresee years in therapy later on…. that is cruel to the kid.
March 6th, 2009 at 8:52 pm
I already feel bad for this kid… who is still to the public, nameless. I didn’t think Ickitt was as bad as some other baby names, you know Apple, Moses, Moon Unit, Inspector, Zuma (you know to name a few) but yeah he would be in for a lifetime of being picked on with that one… it is sort of cute though…
Poor thing… go out and buy M.I.A cds now… she’ll be using it to pay for his therapy later!
And yes I added Moses… seriously, way to give a kid a complex there
March 7th, 2009 at 7:10 am
Thank God that was just a stupid rumor. That is a name no child should have.
March 7th, 2009 at 6:42 pm
That little boy whatever his name may be is beautiful, and looks like he has a full head of hair
March 8th, 2009 at 2:28 pm
Let’s not forget to add Moxiecrimefighter (I think that’s how its spelled) to the ‘Your Name Sucks’ list.