I named my baby ‘Elton John’ – not after the singer, people say the story of the real inspiration is a ‘rollercoaster’
ONE newborn baby boy is in for a lifetime of people serenading him with "Benny and the Jets" and "Rockman."
But though his name is Elton John, his mother says it has nothing to do with the Grammy-winning singer — and Redditors are calling the real story a "rollercoaster."
One parent anonymously shared the naming story for her son on , and users were left confused by the whole thing.
“Wanted to announce the birth of my child who was born a few days ago,” she began.
“His name is Elton John Jones.”
The mother insisted, however, that the name wasn’t an homage to the famous English singer.
“We get that people will think he’s called after Elton John, but actually John is a family name, and the first child of each generation on my husband’s side gets the middle name John.”
As for Elton, she said: “The name Elton is named after a closer friend who just so happens to be our window cleaner who sadly died.”
Even with the explanation, Reddit users couldn’t help but make fun of the whole thing.
“This was a rollercoaster but the window cleaner really took me by surprise,” one person wrote.
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“’Oh, are you named after Elton John?’ ‘No, I’m named after my parents’ dead window cleaner,’” chimed another, imaging conversations the boy will have when he gets older.
“So, the mail carrier missed out just because he's still alive? That's not fair! He can't help it,” a third joked.
And a fourth made up his own story: “I named my kid Kanye West – and no, not after the rapper! It is a family tradition to name our children after the cardinal directions. Kanye was the name of our dog groomer, who sadly sneezed to death while shaving our Cavoodle, T-Pain.”
