{"id":66154,"date":"2025-12-09T22:00:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T22:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/66154\/"},"modified":"2025-12-09T22:00:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T22:00:11","slug":"why-pete-davidson-and-elsie-hewitt-are-going-staten-island-normal-instead-of-weird-hollywood-for-a-baby-name-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/66154\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Pete Davidson and Elsie Hewitt Are Going \u2018Staten Island Normal\u2019 Instead of \u2018Weird Hollywood\u2019 for a Baby Name (Exclusive)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NEED TO KNOW<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Dad-to-be Pete Davidson is sharing a glimpse inside his parenthood prep with girlfriend Elsie Hewitt<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ahead of their baby&#8217;s arrival, Davidson sat down with PEOPLE to chat about life with Hewitt, their baby-on-the-way and how he&#8217;s created the perfect &#8220;dad van&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Through a partnership with eBay, Davidson not only created a minivan for himself, but a second one to be auctioned off in support of Answer the Call \u2014 a nonprofit that helps families of fallen New York City first responders<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/pete-davidson\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Pete Davidson;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Pete Davidson<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/pregnant-elsie-hewitt-and-pete-davidson-celebrate-baby-shower-ahead-of-welcoming-first-child-11858954\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Elsie Hewitt;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Elsie Hewitt<\/a> are planning to keep it old school with their baby\u2019s name.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While speaking with PEOPLE exclusively during his recent shoot with eBay for their new \u201cBuilt to Spec\u201d series, the Saturday Night Live alum, 32, gave a glimpse into how the couple is prepping for their baby-on-the-way.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Davidson, who says the couple is \u201cjust excited to meet this little thing,\u201d shares that while they haven\u2019t settled on a name \u2014 at least not one they\u2019re ready to share \u2014 it\u2019s likely not going to be a \u201cweird Hollywood\u201d moniker.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cFor a while, we were like, should we do that weird Hollywood thing where it&#8217;s like a color or something? And then I think we&#8217;re more into the Staten Island normal,\u201d Davidson says of his native New York City borough.\u00a0 \u201cMikey, Johnny, Tommy, Mark or Amy, Bridget, Maggie sort of route, because that&#8217;s missing, I miss that. Remember when you were growing up, you knew like seven Franks?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:PEOPLE&#039;s free daily newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">PEOPLE&#8217;s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Elsie Hewitt\/Instagram Pete Davidson and Elsie Hewitt\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"406\" height=\"480\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/67f0c51662f6d7ea5c04f685591b68f5.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Elsie Hewitt\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p> Pete Davidson and Elsie Hewitt<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While the couple might play it safe on the first name, Davidson says they may spice it up with the middle name.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cWe were thinking the middle name could be a little fun,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In addition to talking baby names, Davidson\u2019s fatherhood prep has also included a partnership with eBay to create the ultimate \u201cdad van\u201d complete with a changing station in the trunk, mini fridge and a VHS player.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As part of the project, builder Tony Angelo also created a second vehicle to be auctioned off to raise money for Answer the Call \u2014 a nonprofit that helps families of fallen New York City first responders. eBay will match the winning bid up to $50,000.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"eBay\/Sunny Sixteen (Taylor Pendleton) Pete Davidson\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/53b9b669feebff4cc29f36f40f42d98b.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>eBay\/Sunny Sixteen (Taylor Pendleton)<\/p>\n<p> Pete Davidson<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Davidson and Hewitt first went public with their relationship in March. Recently, the model and actress, 29, said she <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/pregnant-elsie-hewitt-knew-pete-davidson-would-be-the-father-of-her-kids-11852520\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:knew from the start;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">knew from the start<\/a> that they\u2019d one day start a family together.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;When we went on our first date, like we went out to dinner for the first time, I was like, &#8216;Okay, don&#8217;t think that I&#8217;m crazy, but I just know you&#8217;re going to be the father of my children,&#8221; Hewitt told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bumble\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bumble;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Bumble<\/a> for a campaign. &#8220;And he was like, &#8216;Yeah.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">For Davidson, the feeling was mutual.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Kevin Winter\/Getty Elsie Hewitt and Pete Davidson attend the World Premiere of Amazon MGM Studios' \" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ac1ec7f6401384015fbffe23642d1d9d.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Kevin Winter\/Getty<\/p>\n<p> Elsie Hewitt and Pete Davidson attend the World Premiere of Amazon MGM Studios&#8217; &#8220;The Pickup&#8221; at Regal LA Live on July 27, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cYou know those things that you think, and you&#8217;re not supposed to say them yet, we both just say them,\u201d he tells PEOPLE. \u201cSo, it was nice to meet someone like that. Just very straightforward and not wasting time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;We definitely didn&#8217;t waste time,\u201d he adds with a laugh.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The eBay auction is open now until Dec. 19 at <a href=\"http:\/\/ebay.com\/petedavidson\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:ebay.com\/petedavidson;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">ebay.com\/petedavidson<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/pete-davidson-elsie-hewitt-staten-island-normal-instead-weird-hollywood-baby-name-exclusive-11865338\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:People;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">People<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEED TO KNOW Dad-to-be Pete Davidson is sharing a glimpse inside his parenthood prep with girlfriend Elsie Hewitt&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":66155,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[34533,34534,34532,9,24,63,9374,134,136,135],"class_list":{"0":"post-66154","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-staten-island","8":"tag-ebay","9":"tag-ebay-auction","10":"tag-elsie-hewitt","11":"tag-new-york","12":"tag-new-york-city","13":"tag-nyc","14":"tag-pete-davidson","15":"tag-staten-island","16":"tag-staten-island-headlines","17":"tag-staten-island-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66154","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66154"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66154\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/66155"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66154"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=66154"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=66154"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}