On the day John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth (February 20, 1962) a baby boy was born in Ogden, Utah, to Mr. and Mrs. H. Ray Hill.
He was named Orbit.
(In fact, hundreds of U.S. babies have been named orbit over the years. Two particularly memorable Orbits are Glenn Orbit Reeves, born on 2/20/1962 in Texas, and Orbit Paul Moon, born on 3/10/1902 in Iowa.)
Sources:
- “Utah Parents Name Arrival Orbit.” Florence Times 27 Feb. 1962, section 2: 8.
- FamilySearch.org
Image: The Earth seen from Apollo 17 (NASA)
Orbit Moon is fabulous.