# Thank you, Christina Applegate **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 1, 2011, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-christina-applegate/569823 "2011-02-01T21:15:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![3\_20\_59\_or\_bust](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/47e85d/32.png) [@3\_20\_59\_or\_bust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3_20_59_or_bust)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-christina-applegate/569823/1 "2011-02-01T21:15:36Z")
For actually giving your Hollywood baby a normal name: [Sadie Grace](http://www.comcast.net/articles/entertainment-eonline/20110201/b223587/). I shudder to think of what could have happened… Apple Applegate? Gates Applegate? Applecart Applegate? Walla Walla Applegate? Anyway, thanks for being normal. Your daughter will appreciate it later. ---
**Author:** ![PSXer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/48db29/32.png) [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-christina-applegate/569823/2 "2011-02-01T21:22:43Z")
Sadie isn’t normal enough ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-christina-applegate/569823/3 "2011-02-01T21:28:54Z")
Normal is overrated, but this name isn’t stupid, which is an advantage over a lot of celebrity kid names. Sadie has been around the 100th most popular name for baby girls in the U.S. the last couple of years, and I’d say that makes it normal. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-christina-applegate/569823/4 "2011-02-01T21:34:35Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > Normal is overrated, but this name isn’t stupid, which is an advantage over a lot of celebrity kid names. Sadie has been around the 100th most popular name for baby girls in the U.S. the last couple of years, and I’d say that makes it normal. [Currently in 111th place](http://www.babynamewizard.com/voyager#prefix=sadie&ms=true&sw=f&exact=true). ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-christina-applegate/569823/5 "2011-02-01T21:34:49Z")
Plus it’s from a Beatles song, albeit a song about the Maharishi. ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-christina-applegate/569823/6 "2011-02-01T21:47:21Z")
Yeah, but it’s actually pronounced "sahd-YAY."Just kidding. . . I hope ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-christina-applegate/569823/7 "2011-02-01T21:54:03Z")
Sour Applegate Paltrow Applegate Grannysmith Applegate Water Applegate Fried Applegate Cinnamon Applegate Mealy Applegate ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-christina-applegate/569823/8 "2011-02-01T21:55:38Z")
Is Sadie a real full name, or did it come about as a nickname for something else? ---
**Author:** ![3\_20\_59\_or\_bust](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/47e85d/32.png) [@3\_20\_59\_or\_bust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3_20_59_or_bust)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-christina-applegate/569823/9 "2011-02-01T21:58:27Z")
> [@Tangent](#): > > Sour Applegate > > Paltrow Applegate > > Grannysmith Applegate > > Water Applegate > > Fried Applegate > > Cinnamon Applegate > > Mealy Applegate You know, Cinnamon Applegate sounds pretty good actually. ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-christina-applegate/569823/10 "2011-02-01T22:02:22Z")
> [@Drain\_Bead](#): > > Is Sadie a real full name, or did it come about as a nickname for something else? Yes, for Sarah, I believe. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-christina-applegate/569823/11 "2011-02-01T22:18:55Z")
> [@Contrapuntal](#): > > Yes, for Sarah, I believe. [Behindthename.com](http://Behindthename.com) agrees with you. ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-christina-applegate/569823/12 "2011-02-01T22:21:49Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > [Behindthename.com](http://Behindthename.com) agrees with you. I had an aunt Sadie whose given name was Sarah, so all I could offer was anecdotal support. ---
**Author:** ![Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/bc8723/32.png) [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-christina-applegate/569823/13 "2011-02-01T22:27:08Z")
> [@3\_20\_59\_or\_bust](#): > > You know, Cinnamon Applegate sounds pretty good actually. I agree. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-christina-applegate/569823/14 "2011-02-01T22:39:39Z")
I maintain that **Apple** is not any sillier a name for a girl than Daisy, Rose, or Lily. ---
**Author:** ![pancakes3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ba9def/32.png) [@pancakes3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pancakes3)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-christina-applegate/569823/15 "2011-02-01T22:43:39Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > I maintain that **Apple** is not any sillier a name for a girl than Daisy, Rose, or Lily. you eat apples. you admire flowers. personally i would have named her bacon applegate. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-christina-applegate/569823/16 "2011-02-01T22:43:57Z")
> [@Tangent](#): > > Sour Applegate > > Paltrow Applegate > > Grannysmith Applegate > > Water Applegate > > Fried Applegate > > Cinnamon Applegate > > Mealy Applegate Crab Applegate Candy Applegate Cobbler Applegate Howdoyoulikethem Applegate S.N. Applegate ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-christina-applegate/569823/17 "2011-02-01T22:45:27Z")
Cara Mel(anie) Applegate? ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-christina-applegate/569823/18 "2011-02-01T22:52:37Z")
Whereas Jonathan Applegate would have been entirely appropriate AND apple themed. ---
**Author:** ![tr0psn4j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-christina-applegate/569823/19 "2011-02-01T22:58:45Z")
Meh, isn’t she one of those crazy PETA celebs? ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-christina-applegate/569823/20 "2011-02-01T23:04:24Z")
> [@pancakes3](#): > > you eat apples. you admire flowers. If food is your criterion for stupid names, try these widely accepted, if uncommon, names: Brandy Brie Candy Cherry Ginger Honey Olive Pepper Rosemary Saffron Sherry [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-christina-applegate/569823.md?page=2)