"Elliot? You Can't Name the Kid Elliot..."

For those of you that grew up in the 80's you may remember those famous words from John Cusak as he road tripped cross country with Daphne Zuniga "pretending" to be pregnant.   I know may family will get a good laugh here as the entire quote was recited by my sister when we told her what we were going to name Elliot :-)

But apparently, you can name the kid Elliot.  We met three Elliot's at the zoo this weekend.  They were boys, but one of them told me he had a friend named Elliot but "she is a girl."

As they say...whatever you name your kid will eventually sound the same as every other name.  Perhaps they are right!  Either way, we think she's a perfect Elliot.

For those interested..the entire quote below:

Walter (Gib) Gibson: Elliot? You're gonna name the kid Elliot? No, you can't name the kid Elliot. Elliot is a fat kid with glasses who eats paste. You're not gonna name the kid Elliot. You gotta give him a real name. Give him a name. Like Nick.
Alison Bradbury: Nick?
Walter (Gib) Gibson: Yeah, Nick. Nick's a real name. Nick's your buddy. Nick's the kind of guy you can trust, the kind of guy you can drink a beer with, the kind of guy who doesn't mind if you puke in his car, Nick!
[Alison looks disgusted]
Walter (Gib) Gibson: [to Lady in Car] Oh, vomit. I'm sorry. Vomit.