Baby Names Inspired by the Biggest Golden Globes Winners
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The Golden Globes have come and gone but the buzz surrounding the star-studded night remains. Some of the top flicks and series took the stage to collect their awards and give their heartfelt speeches, but we were thinking something else…
Baby names! Because, let’s face it, who wouldn’t want to name their soon-to-be boy or girl after one of the show’s hottest winners? So, in honor of our baby names of the week, we’ve rounded up some of the best names from last night’s biggest winners! Check it out:
Argo won for Best Director and Best Motion Picture, Drama. Here are the film’s inspired names:
Tony
Jack
Lester
Ken
Taylor
Cora
Lea
Mark
Cyrus
Max
Robert
Jennifer – inspired by Ben’s beautiful wife
Garner – inspired by Jen’s maiden and professional name
Ben – inspired by Ben Affleck, the film’s director
Lincoln won for Best Actor, Drama. Here are the film’s top inspired names:
Abraham
Lincoln
Mary
Todd
William
Robert
Preston
Blair
Steven
Alexander
John
Grant
Daniel – inspired by the film’s lead actor
Louis - inspired by Daniel Day Lewis’ last name
Zero Dark Thirty won Best Actress, Drama. Here are the top inspired names from the film:
Dan
Chandler - inspired by the actor, Kyle Chandler
Maya
Joe
Bradley
Jack
Thomas
Kyle - inspired by the actor, Kyle Chandler
Silver Linings Playbook took home a Globe for Best Actress, Comedy or Musical. Here are the flick’s inspired names:
Pat
Cooper – inspired by the lead male actor Bradley Cooper’s last name
Tiffany
Danny
Shea – inspired by the actor Shea Whigham
Bradley – inspired by the lead male actor, Bradley Cooper
Lawrence – inspired by the film’s Golden Globe winner, Jennifer Lawrence
Girls took home several awards for Best TV Series and Best Actress in a TV Series. Here are the series inspired monikers:
Lena – inspired by the series actress, Lena Dunham
Jessa
Hannah – the character played by Lena Dunham
Adam
Johan – inspired by the actress Jemima Johannson, who plays Jessa
Allison – inspired by Allison Williams, the actress who plays Marnie
Marnie
Zosia – inspired by the actress who plays Shoshanna Shapiro
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I liked this article. Why not get inspired by award-winning entertainment? But actually, Jemima Kirke plays the character Jessa Johansson, so Johan would be inspired by the last name of the character, not the actress.