Minnie Driver's baby name dilemma

**Honey** · March 17th, 2008, 03:59 AM

Photo by: Mike Rozman / Warner Bros

Minnie Driver announced her pregnancy on The Tonight Show – and now she's chatting with Ellen DeGeneres about the biggest dilemma facing her right now: what to name her baby.

"I have a pretty silly name," the Riches star says on an episode of the Ellen DeGeneres Show scheduled to air Monday. "Driver is kind of a hard name to put with a first name, particularly boys names … My friend sent me an email saying I should call the baby Duncan Driver. Then I can call it Dunk Driver, Pile Driver, Rally Driver."

Joked DeGeneres: "So you’re hoping for a girl, you're saying."

"I'm hoping for a girl," Driver answered. "I think it's a girl. Most of the women in my family get super girthy early on and I've got to say that's why I have this nice chiffon dress on. I'm fat. "

Already "four [months] and a bit" along in her pregnancy, Driver, 38, tells DeGeneres why she waited to reveal it – even as speculation grew. "I didn't do an announcement because I'm not really an announcement girl," she said. "I'm wearing red knickers. I'm also having a child, not really my thing. So I didn't say anything."

Another thing Driver did not mention: The father of her baby.

Minnie Driver's Baby Name Dilemma - Babies, Minnie Driver : People.com

**ingi** · March 18th, 2008, 03:11 PM

Minnie Driver is stupid

Minnie Driver can't decide on a name for her unborn baby because her surname is so "silly."
The Hollywood actress - who is nearly five months pregnant with her first child - believes nothing she chooses will sound good coupled with 'Driver'.
She told chat show host Ellen DeGeneres: "I have a pretty silly surname. Driver is kind of a hard name to put with a first name, particularly boys' names."
"My friend sent me an email saying I should call the baby Duncan Driver. Then I can call it Dunk Driver, Pile Driver, Rally Driver. I think I'm just going to call the baby something like John Driver."
Minnie doesn't want to know the sex of the baby, but admits she is hoping for a girl.
She said: "I don't want to know if it's a boy or a girl. I feel like it's one of the last great mysteries of life."
"I'm hoping for a girl though. I think it's a girl. Most of the women in my family get super girthy early on and I've got to say that's why I have this nice chiffon dress on. I'm fat."
The 'Good Will Hunting' star - who previously dated Matt Damon and was engaged to Josh Brolin - has refused to reveal who the father is, simply saying: "I'm the public person and he can stay private."
Minnie has also been previously romantically linked to John Cusack and was once rumored to be engaged to magician Criss Angel.

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I'm actually saying pretty much every name I can think of with Driver...and they all sound fine. I mean the only way I think it could be silly is if she named the kid something like Racecar, Drunk, or Truck. I hope the baby is Criss Angel's.

**Laurent** · March 18th, 2008, 03:26 PM

The Hollywood actress - who is nearly five months pregnant with her first child - believes nothing she chooses will sound good coupled with 'Driver'.

How about Nicole. Heh.

**Penny Lane** · March 18th, 2008, 03:27 PM

Shut up, Minnie. Like being named after a cartoon mouse is any better..

**Just Kill Me** · March 18th, 2008, 03:28 PM

I hate her jaw line... it's like so odd to look at.

**yanna** · March 18th, 2008, 03:30 PM

Isn't Minnie Driver stupid as hell? I always think Mini Driver. As in some girl driving a Mini Cooper. It was intentional, right? Poor girl...

I think anything she calls her kid will be fine, she can't outdo Minnie anyway.

**cmmdee** · March 18th, 2008, 03:32 PM

Cab Driver?

**ingi** · March 18th, 2008, 03:38 PM

Inattentive Driver?

**Dixie Normos** · March 18th, 2008, 03:38 PM

Screw Driver?

**louiswinthorpe111** · March 18th, 2008, 04:15 PM

Drunk Driver?

**heathersharon** · March 18th, 2008, 04:29 PM

Mule Driver?

**WhateverLolaWants** · March 18th, 2008, 04:49 PM

Well it isn't like she chose the name Minnie for herself...or am I missing something?

I think she's just having a bit of fun here; there are tons of names that work okay with Driver...Mark Driver, Daniel Driver etc.