Alaska governor Sarah Palin is now a doting grandmother! On Saturday, December 27th, 2008, Palin's daughter, Bristol, gave birth to a bouncing baby boy named Tripp Easton Mitchell Johnston. And of course, the unique choice of name has many wondering, "What in the world was she thinking?"
As a name consultant who spends much of my time researching baby names, I must say that I think Bristol and her fiance, Levi Johnston, made a smart choice by choosing to go the "creative" route. (Not that there's anything wrong with "regular" names because some of my favorite names are classic names.) However, names like "Bristol" and "Levi" aren't considered everyday type names, and I think it's great that they chose to continue the tradition as they build their own family.
Thanks to Governor Palin and her husband Todd's distinctive vision, Tripp will join the ranks with aunts, Willow and Piper, along with uncles, Track and Trig. Such wonderful, unique names! I love the fact that Bristol seems to have been influenced by her parents in choosing a first name for her son that follows the "TR" pattern that both of Bristol's brothers share.
As for the double middle names "Easton Mitchell," I'm not quite sure what inspired that choice, but I like it. In most instances when a child is given two middle names, it's usually in honor of someone close to the parents. And I always suggest two middle names if that's the way you want to go, even if it's not in honor of anyone in particular!
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