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Monday's Child Is ... Sunday?

Celebrity baby name weirdness arms race escalates

By Elizabeth Wolff,  Newser User

Posted Jul 8, 2008 12:18 PM CDT

(Newser) – Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban's newborn daughter’s name, Sunday Rose, may be part cross-promotion, part payback, reports MSNBC. The couple decided on the name after Urban wrote a song, "Sunday," about his daughter-to-be—but a source says the name could also be a shot at Tom Cruise's favored belief system.

“Nicole is a Catholic, and Sunday was an important religious day for her until she was involved in Scientology,” said the source. “She’s still bitter about her experience with Scientology and the fact her baby’s name could be perceived as one last jab doesn’t exactly upset her.”

Keith Urban pats the stomach of his wife Nicole Kidman as they arrive at the CMT Music Awards earlier this spring.
Keith Urban pats the stomach of his wife Nicole Kidman as they arrive at the CMT Music Awards earlier this spring.   (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file)
Keith Urban and wife Nicole Kidman are happy parents to newborn daughter Sunday Rose.
Keith Urban and wife Nicole Kidman are happy parents to newborn daughter Sunday Rose.   (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken, file)
Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban may have named their daughter have his country song Sunday but the name could also be a jab at Scientology.
Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban may have named their daughter have his country song "Sunday" but the name could also be a jab at Scientology.   (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban have secret reasons for naming daughter Sunday.
Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban have secret reasons for naming daughter Sunday.   (AP Photo/Rick Stevens)
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