Tennis Champ Serena Williams Wants to Name Unborn Child After Disney Character

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Tennis superstar Serena Williams revealed at the Met Gala this past week that she’s pregnant with her second child. The 41-year-old Wimbledon star took to TikTok to ask her fans for help picking out a baby name. But Williams doesn’t just want any ol’ baby name; she wants to name her baby after a Disney character.

Serena Williams at Disney
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Serena Williams is not only a master on the tennis court, but she’s also a massive Disney fan. She visits the Parks often with her husband and their first daughter, Alexis Olympia. Their daughter is actually a junior since she’s named after William’s husband, entrepreneur Alexis Ohanian. While their daughter bears a cute with Ohanian, Williams wants their next child’s name to reflect her love for Disney.

Williams does not yet know the sex of her unborn child, so she has a wide range of options. In her TikTok, the tennis superstar listed a few choices she is considering naming her baby. Let’s break them down, shall we?

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Help me think of baby names. #disney #fyp #fy #babynames

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Here are the girls’ names she mentioned in her TikTok.

Maleficent. Although she claims to be a big Disney fan, Williams did mispronounce Maleficent’s name. So fair warning Serena, you might have difficulty calling out your daughter’s name if you can’t say it correctly. However, we can’t blame you; it is a tricky name to spell and perhaps read at first glance. But when you get past that, the name is very powerful, and anyone who had it would probably feel feared by others everywhere they went.

Ursula. A very underrated name. Even though she’s one of Disney’s most iconic evil villains, the name is beautiful. It means “little she-bear” in Latin, as in a baby cub. Adorable. The trouble is once you hear that name, others will instantly associate it with being the bad guy. However, maybe it’s time to take that name back and make it something positive.

Last on the list for girl names is Mother Gothel. Like every name on this list, Williams went with another Disney villain. Mother Gothel is Disney’s version of the witch who locked Rapunzel in the tower. The name seems the least suitable for a baby unless it was just Gothel, but it’s the most unappealing on the list.

Disney Villains
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Here is the list of boy names mentioned on Williams’ list of ideas:

Scar. This is an interesting name to start with as it’s suited for a lion, but maybe not a human. However, Williams seemed to like this name as she mentions the character is very misunderstood. Scar’s name was peculiar because it was given to him after he got that literal scar on his face. According to storybooks about the characters in The Lion King (1995), Scar’s real name is Taka.

Gaston and Lefou. While one of them is one of the most toxic Disney villains, the other is one of the most loyal. Gaston’s name is actually quite uninspiring as it means “man from Gascony,” a province in France. Lefou’s name isn’t much better, as it means “fool.” Maybe these two might have to be taken off the list of choices.

Lastly, Williams blurts out one last name at the end, the name of the villain from The Jungle Book (1967), Shere Khan. This one might take the cake. The tiger is mean and ferocious, but his name sounds like one that would belong to a king. The name does roughly translate to “ruler” in Persian. Williams might have a winner with this one.

Disney Villains
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Serena Williams has plenty of  Disney names to choose from, so fans will have to wait and see the final verdict when her baby is born. One thing is for sure; the child will most likely be named after a misunderstood Disney villain.

What are some of your favorite Disney character names? Let us know in the comments.  

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