8 Babies Named After the Internet and Tech

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   Going along with the Facebook theme, parents Lior and Vardit Adler named their baby girl after the Facebook thumbs up.

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   So this dad from Michigan didn't really name his kid "Version 2.0." But father Jon Blake Cusack reportedly said he didn't want to add "Junior" or "II" to his son's name. So instead, he and his wife named their son "Jon Blake Cusack 2.0."

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7. 7. Vista

   Before his daughter was born, father Bil Simser says he liked the sound of Microsoft's newest Windows operating system that had been announced at the time: Vista. So, Simser named his baby girl: "Vista Avalon Simser."

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8. 8. Siri

   To be clear, Siri was certainly a human name before it was the moniker given to Apple's beloved personal assistant on iOS. But it's interesting to note that BabyCenter found the name "Siri" climbed up five percent in popularity on a list of girl names in 2012.

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You might love technology and the Interweb, but do you love it so much that you'd name your kid after something techie? Check out our complete list above of some of the most interesting tech-inspired baby names.

Some parents across the globe have taken inspiration from the digital world, naming their little ones after well-known tech companies, symbols and Internet lingo. There's baby "Facebook," "Google," and "Vista," all inspired by tech giants.

While some may think this would be flattering to the actual brands, a branding expert told Mashable that unless the company was involved in the naming process, they might perceive it as "a little weird."

"When a story like that hits the newspaper ... Most people are going to scratch their heads and go 'why did [the parents] do that?'" said Laurel Sutton, co-founder and partner at Catchword, a professional naming company.

SEE ALSO: 11 True Stories Behind Tech's Top Names

However, sometimes the opposite scenario happens: When the company asks parents to name their kid a specific name. As part of a contest, Bethesda Softworks challenged fans to have a baby on 11/11/11 and name it "Dovahkiin," a name inspired by one of the company's video games. A couple actually did that and ended up earning free Bethesda games for life.

Do you think this sort of baby naming is just brand loyalty or is it fandom gone too far? Let us know in the comments.

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