When Via Shoemaker was pregnant, her husband, Carson Shoemaker, kept proposing Batman-inspired names for their unborn child — and he wasn’t joking.
“He’s been Batman-obsessed since he was a little boy,” Via tells TODAY.com.
Before the Shoemakers knew they were having a girl, Carson asked his wife what she thought of the name Alfred. Immediately no. Bruce? Another no.
“All of his suggestions were so far out there,” Via says.
Then one day, Carson came to Via with a name she really liked: Nora.
Via and Carson welcomed their daughter, Nora Jane Shoemaker, in January.
“Nora means light of God, which I think is so beautiful,” Via says. For Carson, however, their daughter’s name has another meaning.
In a TikTok video filmed over Thanksgiving, Via is with Carson’s family watching an episode of the ‘90s cartoon “Batman: The Animated Series.” Nora, who is now 10 months old, is crawling around on the floor.
“They told me it’s a tradition and that they watch it ever year,” Via tells TODAY.com.
When a character named Nora Fries appears on the screen, Via’s jaw practically drops into her lap and she begins to laugh. Her reaction was captured by Carson’s mom.
“As soon as I heard Nora, I was like, “OK. This makes sense,” she says. “That episode has been Carson’s favorite since he was 10.”
In the series, Nora Fries is married to supervillain Mr. Freeze. According to Via, Mr. Freeze is Carson”s Disney+ profile character.
“Mr. Freeze calls Nora his little snowflake and that’s what Carson calls our Nora,” Via says. “And now I know why!”