April 21, 2006

Thom Crews: Moron

Like we needed MORE evidence:

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes' choice of a Hebrew flavored name for their newborn daughter has speakers of the language scratching their heads.
Baby Suri's name can be traced to a Hebrew word meaning "princess" or "noblewoman," but by such a circuitous route that the connection is lost on most Israelis. Since the birth Tuesday in Los Angeles, bemused Israeli TV and radio presenters have debated the word's origins.

"Nobody here has ever really heard of it," an announcer on Israel's Army Radio said during a discussion Thursday. The Yediot Ahronot newspaper agreed in its half page splash on the celebrity birth.

"We seem to have learned a new Hebrew word and from Tom Cruise, no less," said a Channel 2 TV anchorman.
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Suri is a pet name for Sarah," Koor told Army Radio. "The Ashkenazi Jews of Poland and Hungary pronounce it Suri."

In ancient Hebrew, Sarah is the feminine form of "Sar," or lord. In modern Hebrew, the word means a Cabinet Minister.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA. Idiot.

I believe the name they were looking for is Sarai. That was Abraham's wife's name (in the bible) before it was changed to Sarah. Which means Princess, according to most baby books.

Posted by caltechgirl at April 21, 2006 03:08 PM | TrackBack
Comments

That’s hilarious. I thought it was funny that he just announced an ancient Hebrew name and the whole press just smiled and nodded. Good to know otherwise.

Posted by: Battlerocker at April 21, 2006 03:25 PM

wherefore do celebrities pick such stupid names?

That's funny though. But still better than being named after food (apple, coco)

Posted by: wRitErsbLock at April 21, 2006 05:39 PM

My favorite part of this.... Suri in Japanese means pickpocket.

Posted by: Bill at April 21, 2006 08:34 PM

Great comment from my local fishwrap.

Posted by: Ken Summers at April 22, 2006 12:54 PM

Just one more thing for the poor girl to talk about with her therapist some day...

Posted by: Marie at April 23, 2006 05:07 PM

Poor kid, as if she didn't have enough problems already.

Posted by: Janette at April 24, 2006 11:35 AM

Can you Suri? Can you picnic?

Posted by: Sonar at April 26, 2006 08:54 PM