What’s in a Name?
For the fans out there that follow women’s college basketball, you may have heard this name: Brittany Spears. She’s the star sophomore scorer for the University of Colorado women’s basketball team who took an upsetting loss to Kansas State University in the Big 12 women’s tournament Thursday. Here is a list of women in dimmer spotlights who have the unfortunate burden of sharing a famous name with an infamous person.
- Kate Moss: Key lecturer at this year’s Institute of Clinical Research Annual Spring Conference and Exhibition
- Kate Perry: Successful Denver relator
- Ashley Olson: Uncorrupted 14-year-old who was in a Texas wedding in October
- Mandy Moore: Canadian knitting graffiti artist
- Cortney Love: Just another face in the book
These ladies have to spend the rest of their lives battling bad jokes and giggles. It isn’t necessarily their parents’ fault, after all, you can’t foresee which blandly-named femme fatal will hit fame next. However, these crossovers can be avoid by simply not allowing your daughter’s name to end in -e or -y. Better yet, visit www.babynames.com and pick a weird one.