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Would you let Facebook name your baby?

by DP Nguyen 6 Comments

Facebook is a wonderful, magical place for many people. After all, it lets us keep in touch with friends old and new. It allows us to be cyber stalkers without using the term “stalker” (but you know you are a bit of a stalker when you’re browsing your friends’ walls and reading other people’s comments). It gives everyone an outlet to share interesting links and videos, and it allows us to share photos of our kids and other happenings in our lives. Facebook is awesome — there’s no denying that. But would you let Facebook users of the world name your baby?

That’s what one Toronto mommy-to-be is doing. 34-year-old Rommy Alpinelli, who is expecting a baby girl on December 4, is giving power to the people . . . the people of Facebook that is. The expectant mother is leaving the name of her first born child to Facebook users and online voters.

Rommy and her husband just couldn’t come up with the perfect name for their daughter. They discussed their dilemma with a close friend, who just happened to work in sales for FabFind — a Canadian social commerce website that offers discounted deals on a variety of products. FabFind decided to do something a bit unconventional. They offered the Alpinellis a deal.

FabFind will give the Alpinelli family a year’s worth of free deals, which has an estimated value of $40,000, in exchange for the Alpinellis’ cooperation in allowing Facebook users to vote on the baby’s name. The Alpinellis must present the company with the baby’s birth certificate in order to claim their prize.

FabFind has even set up a custom applications for Facebook users to submit names and cast their votes: www.facebook.com/FabFindToronto.

You can submit and vote on the baby’s name until Rommy gives birth in a few days. The person who submits the top vote-getting name will receive 25,000 reward points, which can be used to redeem for FabFind deals. People from all over the world can submit names and vote, but only Canadian residents (outside of Quebec) can claim the prize.

“I was a little apprehensive … ‘What if it’s a terrible name that I just absolutely hate?’ But then as people started submitting their entries and voting, the names that are pushed up were all so pretty,” Rommy Alpinelli told a reporter from the Winnipeg Free Press.

As of this writing on Thursday, December 2, over 2,600 Facebook users have voted and the top names are Melania, Aria, and Willow.

There’s no denying that FabFind has taken the social networking movement to a whole new level! But what do you think? Would you leave the name of your firstborn daughter to strangers?

I’m of the opinion that a baby’s name is special and should be wrought with meaning. But babies are expensive and for $40,000 worth of products, I may just agree. I mean, how hard would it be to change the child’s name on paper after the year is over? (I have no clue if you can even do that, but I’m guessing it’s possible.)

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Filed Under: Babies, In The News Tagged With: Babies, In The News, Parenting, baby, baby names, facebook names baby, news story

About DP Nguyen

DP Nguyen is founder and editor of My Pregnancy Baby. She’s a mother of the cutest little boy, and is an experienced health author and blogger. She's been writing about pregnancy and women's health since 2008.

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  1. Www Modernparentsmessykids says

    December 14, 2010 at 10:10 pm

    Umm…wow, talk about exploiting your kid at the first possible moment! Definitely no!

    Reply
  2. Www Modernparentsmessykids says

    December 14, 2010 at 10:10 pm

    Umm…wow, talk about exploiting your kid at the first possible moment! Definitely no!

    Reply
  3. Wanda Mcphee says

    December 13, 2010 at 7:01 pm

    Wow, interesting post. Personally I wont let facebook decide something so precious and personal but thats just me, am a little “old school.”
    Following back from MBC
    http://www.beautyandthegreen.blogspot.com

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  4. Wanda Mcphee says

    December 13, 2010 at 7:01 pm

    Wow, interesting post. Personally I wont let facebook decide something so precious and personal but thats just me, am a little “old school.”
    Following back from MBC
    http://www.beautyandthegreen.blogspot.com

    Reply
  5. Helen says

    December 8, 2010 at 9:08 pm

    Hi,
    Hopping on by via Waddling Wednesday, I have a Secret Santa Giveaway on my blog if you would like to enter. Just add your name on the SS post. I am a new follower too and we love it if you would follow me back.
    There is no way I would let Facebook name my child, it is far too an important task to leave to chance.
    Helen
    -x-
    http://www.acraftykindoftruffle.blogspot.com

    Reply
  6. Grace Matthews says

    December 3, 2010 at 5:15 am

    Okay for free….mmmmm….NO, but for $40,000 of product I would definitely consider it. They haven't bad so far.

    Fellow Blog Hopper:)

    Reply

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