Baby named after Twitter 'hashtag' symbol

[daigong]

This has got to be a hoax. Anyone call their kid myspace?


Baby named after Twitter 'hashtag' symbol Internet famous
Pamela Cyran | The Christian Science Monitor | Dec 01, 2012


Meet the trending infant Hashtag Jameson.

The mother reportedly posted a photo of her sleeping baby girl on Facebook with the caption: “Hashtag Jameson was born at 10 oclock last nite. She weys 8pounds and i luv her so much!!!!!”

On Twitter, people use hashtags (or the # symbol) to mark keywords and trending topics. They range from the general – people might add #obama to Twitter posts about the president – to the quirky and esoteric – such as #broncobamma from the finals weeks of the 2012 election.

This infant’s photo is now buzzing all over the web. However, it seems that no one can confirm her name. It’s unclear if “Hashtag” is a legitimate name from a Twitter super fan, an Internet hoax, or, as the Huffington Post put it, "a very unfortunate typo."

Whatever the case, the photo went viral in less than 24 hours after first appearing on the website Awkward Messages, which rounds up odd Web posts and photos.

As skepticism stewed online, many people took to Twitter to argue a parallel question: Is "Hashtag" an appropriate name for any baby? The conversation quickly adopted a hashtag of its own, #babyhashtag.

“That poor girl is going to get made fun of for years to come... I'd go by my middle name instead!” wrote Nicole Pipe, who goes by @TotallyTypeA on Twitter. (The photo, which is acting as an unofficial birth announcement to the world, doesn't say if Hashtag has a middle name.)

[john_hung]

not sure which is more ridiculous - this or that girl named la-a (pronounced laDASHa) 

[lusobr]

This is why I believe there should be a license needed to become a parent.

[MrQRS]

people these days are getting more n more ridiculous

[Rachel431]

poor kid

[Rickker708]

it used to known as the pound sign. Not sure when it became hashtag.

[JFC]

it used to known as the pound sign. Not sure when it became hashtag.

Only times I've ever heard it referred to as "hashtag" is when the conversation is specifically about Twitter. Otherwise, I still refer to it and have heard it referred to as the pound sign.

[tru_harmony]

i thought this '#' was known as an octothorpe

[vampireape]

I can imagine the kid having trouble crossing borders