Introducing… Pax Thien Jolie-Pitt

Uh, “Thien” only means “good and kind” but not “heaven” nor “quieting” nor “bright”. All these words have the same letters but different accents.

awww soo cute!

49. christy=> Angelina means “little angel” and “Jolie” is french for nice or pretty. I think her name does mean something as everybody else’s. Pax sounds ok for me, it seems like Angie loves boys names with X endings, but it is for the more meaningful combined with “good or kind”. Quite creative this hot mamma!

Love the name-cute kid-I came up with ZB-MAPS

Wow! I go to bed, get up this morning, and there are three new threads introducing the cutest little boy Pax. He is beautiful. I like his name and the meaning of his name. I am very happy for the Jolie-Pitts family.
Mad & Pax! They will be brothers and friends for life.
Congratulations to Brad, Angie, Mad, Pax, Zee, and Shi. Now what do we call the family for short? BAMZSP? or BAMPZS?

Happy Birthday to Cliniqua!

This is from her Elle interview:

“Madd and I talk about him being adopted, and he’s got some opinions about his brothers and sisters to come.” Maddox has already named the next addition to the family. ‘Last night I said to Brad, “If this becomes a reality, are we really thinking of that name?” He said, “Yes I think we have to!”

OK, maybe in Vietnamese the names Phang and Pax sound alike….any thoughts on that? experts out there speaking Vietnamese?

might make the transition to a new name easier for the 3 year old.

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Keeping it real Says:
March 15th, 2007 at 9:56 am - flag comment

I am a fan, what can you do. On the other hand you are a hater, a CLOSET fan. That’s pathetic posting and hating away LOL!!

I hope he will feel at home very soon. How big must Angies Love for Mad be, that she adopts a boy in this age. What a loving Mother.

From only one picture that I’m able to see, looks like the boy is going to up to be a handsome Asian-looking man. He seems to be a contrast to Mad. Mad is cute, but this one, BASED ON THE ONE PICTURE I CAN SEE, seems to be pretty mature. I hope they keep his hair style, thought. :) Or I hope Mad will come to like his brother’s haircut. :)

The topic of changing your adopted child’s name is a much talked about and at times heated discussion on adoption forums and groups. It’s an issue that will always be a hot topic and cause adoptive parents to second guess their instincts and question whether or not they are doing the best thing for their child.

I feel that it is a personal decision that certainly deserves a good amount of thought and consideration. In an older child adoption, the child may feel strongly attached to his name, or he may want a fresh start with a new name. I believe that the majority of adoptive parents do choose to change their child’s name, but we need to bear in mind that the majority of adoptions are of infants. Many feel that it is their right as parents to pass on a family name or choose their own name for their new child.

When I was pregnant with Cole, my husband and I had a list of girl names because we didn’t know the sex of the baby. When we started the adoption process and had requested a girl, none of those names worked anymore. We eventually came up with a very short list (and Ella wasn’t on it!)

We felt torn about the decision of whether or not to change our baby’s name when we got her. So we decided to hold off on any decision making until after we received her referral.

I can’t tell you exactly why we decided to name her our own name, but it just came down to feeling right. Her Vietnamese name (Cuc) is beautiful-it means chrysanthemum, and that is her first middle name. Her second middle name; Ruth, was my sweet Grammy’s middle name. Ella just came to me one day and I said “that’s it!” I shared with my husband and he whole heartedly agreed.

We kept her name a secret from all but my best friend, and it wasn’t revealed until after we had boarded the plane for Bangkok. Later that day that we left, my mom came to our house to take care of the cats and I had hung up the canvases I had painted that spelled out her name in her room. It was a wonderful surprise! We all thought we’d never be able to stop calling her Cuc, since that’s how we knew her for so long, but it hasn’t been an issue :) Even when someone does call her Cuc, we smile, because that’s her name too.

http://vietnam.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/changing-your-child-s-name

Why would she change the name of a three year old? Isn’t he old enough to know his name? I think thats pretty stupid.