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Potent Quotables: Kid to 'Bear' Kiedis' Name

"My son is from me and I feel like I'm part of the bear clan ... I think it's nice to have a little bit of earth in your name." -- Anthony Kiedis

The Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman explained to PEOPLE why he gave his newborn son the middle name, Bear.

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Posted by Kim Davis on Oct 15th 2007 1:00PM
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Bill Doyleat 10-15-2007

Why doesn't Anthony give hime a middle name like "Sue" or maybe "Jerk" that his old man should have been named. Get real Antnee. Your not naming your pet poodle.

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BillieMaeat 10-15-2007

What an idiot..don't people know that your name is what sets your life path..UGGG. Stupid man. This child will be forever made fun of. Nice Dad. Maybe this baby should have a Mother with a back bone. Then again, maybe she's STUPID as well.

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Pat Maloneyat 10-15-2007

It's not bad for a Middle Name! My son had a friend whose father gave him a middle name of "Bow", because he didn't know it was spelled "Beau"!! Then he went all through school known as "Bow", as that was what his parents called him!!

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Julie S.at 10-15-2007

The baby's first name is Everly and his middle name is Bear. His father is a famous rocker and his mother is a model... he probably won't have to worry about getting friends.

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Ramoneat 10-15-2007

Who even cares? The man has the same right as you do to name his child WHATEVER HE WANTS! The tools who write on here need to stop being so self-righteous. You people should worry about your own family & maybe your kids won't turn out to be as retarded as you are.

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metacomet84at 10-15-2007

I read his biography and he is alot more intellectual than most. There has to be a reason why he selected an "E" name and the kid will just probably be called E.B.

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Anitaat 10-15-2007

Hey , what,s wrong with "BUBBA:"some peeps just have no respect for the good ole southern boys.

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ezilifredaat 10-15-2007

Anthony picked the first name and his 22 year old te baby momma actually picked Bear as the middle name...sounds like the name for a stuffed animal...maybe she thought it sounded native american...instead of just contrived!

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victoriaat 10-15-2007

i was a young hippie when i had my son. i gave him an unusual name which meant a lot to me. when he was in second grade he changed his name to joe. in third grade he was back to his original name. now he loves his name. he says it always made him stand out, and in this homogonized world, that is a good thing. bear is a wonderful middle name.

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jeffat 10-15-2007

Still better than Apple, and he had the decency to bury it in the middle

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Rockyat 10-15-2007

please let us first off figure out that rocker applies to those who actually play rock n roll not punk, hip hop, rap,acid rock etc. next off why is this important in human events as a whole.

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litaat 10-15-2007

Bear is not bad. At least they had the since to make it the middle name. Show biz gives us names like Tallulah Bell, Pilot Inspektor, Dweezil....

Bear is, if you'll pardon the pun, quite tame.

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deeat 10-15-2007

WHAT'S THE FIRST NAME...GRIZZLY??

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great masterat 10-15-2007

fool.

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Shari Dat 10-15-2007

Don't forget "Roxy Crimefighter"!! Seriously - if you could read the baby names that get published with their pictures once a week for birth announcements - you'd think this one was downright normal. It's truly amazing to me how much parents seem to hate their kids because they are giving them names that either you can't spell, can't pronounce, or both - or don't EXIST on this planet in any language yet known to humankind. I have to give props to the mom who had twin girls a while back, and she had the good taste to name them Melody and Harmony. Now THAT'S nice........
Bear? OK - whatever melts your butter - he'll be right in there with all the other showbiz kids with odd names too - none of them will think a thing about it.

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Baby Kissesat 10-15-2007

UMMM, ARE WE FORGETTING "TIGER WOODS" ? JUST WONDERING

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what the ??????at 10-15-2007

this guy's a complete moron.he has no idea the ridicule his kid will be subjected to.what a jackass!

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Janice Pileitonat 10-15-2007

Come on, bear? Bears are qualified for www.bigmembers.net by, well the fact that they are bears.

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cat 10-15-2007

A lot better then Shaniqua Jazequiel. Nevaeh and Semaj where they just spell another name differently. Some just stick a bunch of names together.

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Country Sueat 10-15-2007

Beats Zeezozee Zadfrack Glutz

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