New parents have reportedly named their baby daughter Hashtag, as in the term for a tag used in a message on social networking site Twitter.
A photo is going around Twitter showing a Facebook screenshot from the parent of a newborn baby girl that was supposedly named Hashtag, according to The Daily Dot. A hashtag is a # symbol that is used with a word of phrase on Twitter. If true, Hashtag may be the first trending baby.
The post reads "Hashtag Jameson was born at 10oclock last nite. She weys 8pounds and I luv her so much!!!!!!" It also includes a photo of unfortunate newborn with the name inspired by a website. The way in which the parents spelled "weighs" might also explain the intelligence that went into naming their child.
In the Facebook post, a friend says "Aww babes you finnally had youre Tweetybird xxx." Looking at the message, it seems as if the friend went to the same grammar school as the parent of little Hashtag. However, calling the baby Tweetybird may be another reference to the social media site. A message on the site is called a "Tweet."
Some think the photo may be photoshopped or that it may just be part of a marketing campaign by Jameson's Whiskey. After all, the baby's name would appear as "#Jameson" on Twitter.
However this isn't the first time that a baby was named after a social media site. Last year a Egyptian man named his daughter "Facebook." He was inspired by the way the social media site helped in the organization of the protests in Tahrir Square.
An Israeli couple was also inspired by Facebook and named their daughter "Like." The parents chose the name because of its uniqueness. Not surprisingly, there is no other child named "Like."
Celebrities have not yet been inspired by social media when it comes to naming their children, but they certainly don't pass up the opportunity the give their children unique names. Jason Lee named his child Pilot Inspektor. Gwyneth Paltrow named her child Apple. Ashlee Simpson named her son Bronx Mowgli as in the borough and the Jungle Book character.
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