Arquette explains reasons for naming daughter Coco

Arquette explains reasons for naming daughter Coco

Courteney Cox and David Arquette decided to call their daughter Coco because it would have worked against Jewish tradition to name her after the former Friends star.

Cox and Arquette caused a stir when they chose to give their first offspring the unusual name after her June birth, but the actor explains that it was the best compromise they could make while respecting each other's family traditions, by using the first two letters of Cox's names - Co-Co.

He says: 'Courteney comes from the south and her mother's name's Courteney Cox and she's Courteney Cox and she wanted to name our kid Courteney Cox, but I'm half Jewish. My mother was Jewish, so it's sort of against the Jewish tradition to (name a child) after somebody who's living.'

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Coco seems like a nice enough name. Guitarists Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth named their daughter Coco, though they never mentioned anything about tradition.

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Agreed. What's the big deal? 'Coco' is positively mainstream compared to 'Apple' and 'Pilot Inspektor.'

I thought if your Mother was Jewish, you ARE Jewish, no matter what the Father was. Anyone?

That's what I thought too. It passes maternally. So, he is Jewish but Coco isn't. Maybe he just did it out of respect though, which is nice.

Or, maybe he's stoned.

Yes. I was going to say the same thing. You are Jewish or not. Its like being Catholic or Baptist, you cant be half. Though I spose he is referring to ethnicity and not religion here.

Sting & Trudie Styler also have a daughter named Coco who must be a teenager these days.

: Courteney Cox and David Arquette decided to call their daughter Coco because : it would have worked against Jewish tradition to name her after the former : Friends star.

: Cox and Arquette caused a stir when they chose to give their first offspring : the unusual name after her June birth, but the actor explains that it was : the best compromise they could make while respecting each other's family : traditions, by using the first two letters of Cox's names - Co-Co.

: He says: 'Courteney comes from the south and her mother's name's Courteney : Cox and she's Courteney Cox and she wanted to name our kid Courteney Cox, : but I'm half Jewish. My mother was Jewish, so it's sort of against the : Jewish tradition to (name a child) after somebody who's living.'

Family tradition aside, what's the big deal if the child doesn't have the same name as her mother and grandmother? Are all of Courteney's siblings called Courteney too?

Sting and wife Trudie also have a child named Coco. Dylan McDermott's daughter is called Coco, though I think her birth name is Collette.

Sting and his wife also have a daughter named Coco. Dylan McDermott's daughter is called Coco, though I think her birth name is Collette.

I don't think he should have to explain. I think Coco is a cute name. But I thought they named her after Coco Chanel.