Why would anyone name a kid Prince?

[Oeditpus Rex]

What's the dog's name? Jason?

[Fuzz]

1. I think his dad is Cecil

So he was born into baseball royalty. :)

[Oeditpus Rex]

2. A .255 lifetime batting average

isn't very royal.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/f/fieldce01.shtml

[tjwmason]

3. The Queen did it with her sons

Prince Charles, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward - but that might be after their father Prince Philip.

Then Prince Charles did it with his sons as well: Prince William and Prince Harry.

Prince Andrew did that nasty thing of feminising the father's name for his daughters: Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice.

:P

[Dulcinea]

4. Maybe he was a big fan of "1999" or "Purple Rain." eom

[jmm]

5. Because they want to be like Michael Jackson?

:shrug:

[Left Is Write]

6. Prince - the purple-wearing singer/songwriter - is really named Prince too

It's the name his parents gave him.

[Orangepeel]

7. Donald Trump?

Oh, wait. His son is named Baron. I guess Trump wasn't thinking BIG enough! :rofl:

[Left Is Write]

12. I keep thinking there ought to be a "von" there.

Wouldn't it sound better if his name were Barron von Trump instead of just plain Barron William Trump?

[mduffy31]

8. As long as he keeps getting it done at the plate

I don't care what his name is!

[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

9. There are a lot of men named Earl.

But I am naming one of my sons Archduke for sure.

[MercutioATC]

11. There's a controller at my facility named "King".

...then again, there was also a controller at my facility with the given name of "Harry Cox"...

[NV Whino]

23. My father was an Earl. n/t

[NC_Nurse]

10. Cause he is FUNKY!

:D

[Quakerfriend]

13. We had a cousin named King Richwine.

Mother's maiden name was King. She married a man who's last name was Richwine. And, she named her first son King.

[idgiehkt]

14. Michael Jackson named two kinds Prince, lol

And my paternal grandfather's name was "Royal" which is probably worse, so I guess it's not that far-fetched.

[Arkham House]

15. "Prince Fielder" actually has a kind of ring to it...

...and maybe Dad was making an unconscious statement about the quality of his defense at first...?

[jus_the_facts]

16. What about COCO CRISP???

:wtf: :crazy:

[Oeditpus Rex]

18. That's a nickname

His actual first name is Covelli.

[jus_the_facts]

20. Oh....

...nevermind! :D

[reyd reid reed]

17. No

It'd be Jaaaayson. It's all in the inflection.

And the 'y'.

Perhaps he figured if he couldn't be baseball royalty, he'd make sure his kid was.

:shrug:

[u4ic]

19. How about Emperor Phu Lac?

No kidding, someone in Alberta named their kid that last year...

I have no idea what smilie to use...

:scared: :wow: :rofl: :cry: :shrug: :grr: :wtf: :silly: :crazy: :-( :nuke:

:bounce: <--for one of the parents at least

[datasuspect]

21. or chet or brent or logan or sterling or hunter

what goes through people's minds.

[NV Whino]

22. I have to ask.

Prince Fielder--is that a new position? Somewhere between left and center field? Or perhaps center and right field?