Trisha Paytas reveals third child’s unusual name, stuns fans
A popular YouTube star has stunned her millions of fans after revealing the name of her third child, with some asking if it’s even real.
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After naming her first daughter Malibu Barbie and her second little girl Elvis, it should come as no surprise that Trisha Paytas has given her newest addition an unusual moniker.
But the YouTube star has stunned fans after revealing the name of her third child, a little boy named Aquaman.
No, you’re not hallucinating. The popular social media star has really named her new baby after a fictitious superhero character who is half human, half sea creature.
And it’s fair to say, since breaking the news of the baby boy’s arrival, the internet has a lot of thoughts on her choice in moniker.
“These will be real humans with jobs. Imagine your thoracic surgeon is called Aquaman,” one wrote on TikTok.
“This doesn’t feel real,” commented another.
As one said: “Coming from someone who is named Ariel, why do people name their kids after their favourite characters?”
Another argued that the name was “horrible”, adding that it appears many celebrities “forget that these babies are going to grow up and be an adult”.
“I love Trisssssh, but Aquaman is killing me respectfully,” stated someone else.
“The world is collectively shocked,” mused another, as one woman stated: “I feel like that should be illegal.”
The 37-year-old, who is married to photographer Moses Hacmon, explained on a new episode of her podcast Just Trish, how the pair settled on the unusual moniker.
While wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with the movie character, Paytas explained that Aquaman was “so perfect” for their baby boy’s name as it combined her love for the movies and Moses’ love of water.
“Not only is it so related to me, but it’s also so related to Moses,” she said.
“I’ve been wearing Aquaman T-shirts for years, I’ve gone to so many comic-cons for Aquaman. And I really fell in love when we rewatched Aquaman.
“We watched all the Aquamans, I watched the cartoon, I was watching everything.”
The popular content creator had hinted at the name on her podcast before Aquaman was born, stating she and Moses were looking to choose a name for their baby boy based on a “water-themed movie”.
It’s not the first time the social media star, who has over 12 million followers across TikTok and Instagram, copped a lot of criticism after welcoming Malibu Barbie in 2022.
“Leave it to Trish to give her a horrible name. She’s a baby not a doll,” one furious woman wrote on Twitter.
“No way Trisha Paytas named her baby Malibu Barbie …” another questioned.
“Malibu Barbie. It’s certainly a bold choice, glad mum, dad and baby are healthy and happy but that’s a name,” someone else added.
As one ranted: “Malibu Barbie is cruel and selfish. It is an ugly game played by the poor baby’s parents. It is NOT a cute name.”
The influencer, who rose to online fame back in 2006, appears to have won over some with her “bold” baby name choices – with several fans declaring the latest name is “iconic”.
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