Celebrity Baby

NamesThe Unusual, the Bizarre, and

the Downright Weird

When did it start?Did it start in 2004 with Gwenyth Paltrow’s

Apple, or in the 1990s with Willis and

Moore’s Rumer, Scout, and Talluluah?

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TennesseeReese Witherspoon & Jim Toth

Why?

Reese grew up in Nashville,

Tennesse.

OliveDrew Barrymore & Will

Kopelman

Why?

Drew said, “I was reading a

book with my husband. I was

three months pregnant, and

they said, ‘Your baby is the size

of an olive.’ And that was it. We

never looked back.”

MapleJason Bateman

Why?

Not really sure.

MilanShakira & Gerard Piqué

Why?

In Salvic, the name

Milan means dear,

loving, and gracious;

in Ancient Roman,

eager and laborious;

and in Sanskrit,

unification.

The

bizarre

North West

Kim Kardashian & Kanye

West

Why?

North means highest

power and North is

Kim and Kanye’s

highest powertogether.

Cricket PearlBusy Phillips & Marc Silverstein

Why?

Can’t say.

Blue ivyBeyoncé & Jay-Z

Why?

The baby’s middle name, Ivy, is said to have been chosen in reference to the couples obsession with the number four. As for Blue, Jay-Z has a trilogy of albums with the word in the title.

The

downrigh

t weird

Rainbow AuroraHolly Madison & Pasquale

Rotella

Why?

Holly has always loved the

name Rainbow. She knew a

girl when she was younger

who had the name and was

always jealous because it was so pretty and unusual.

Pilot Inspektor

Jason Lee

Why?

He heard a song

called “He’s

Simple, He’s Dumb,

He’s the Pilot”.

Audio scienceShannyn Sossamon &

Dallas Clayton

Why?

We don’t really know

that one.