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100 Baby Names That Are Truly Unique

Publishing them will probably make them less unique...

(Newser) - You want to give your baby a truly unique name...and think "Juniper" might do the trick. Think again. Plenty of "hipster choices" lurk below the list of the Top 1000 baby names—for now—but "Juniper" will be the next "Sloane" soon enough, and your... More »

9 Celebs Who Picked Lame Baby Names

Cristiano Ronaldo will never forget son's name

(Newser) - For every celebrity like Gwyneth Paltrow who names her baby Apple, there’s a Cristiano Ronaldo who names his baby…Cristiano Ronaldo. The Daily Beast takes a look at 9 celebrities who didn't get too creative with baby names:
  • George Foreman: Not only are his five sons all named George—
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Isabella, Jacob Top Baby Name Lists

But it's not necessarily because of Stephenie Meyer's books

(Newser) - Has Twilight officially taken over the world? Maybe so, considering “Isabella” and “Jacob” are now the most popular names in America for newborn girls and boys, respectively. For those of you who don’t live and breathe the popular vampire franchise, Bella and Jacob are the names of... More »

Top Names for Rich Babies

Seraphina or Atticus, anyone?

(Newser) - So you’ve poured over the Social Security’s list of the top 1,000 baby names, trying to find an uncommon pick. But the first time you take little baby to the country club you find loads of Imogens, Dashielles, and Milos running around. These names are Elite Popular,... More »

Mohammed Now London's Most Popular Boys Name

Prophet's name knocks Daniel into second place in British capital

(Newser) - Mohammed has beaten out old favorites like Jack and Oliver to become the most popular name for baby boys in London, the Telegraph reports. British government figures show that the name—when variant spellings like "Muhammed" are included—is more than twice as popular in the British capital as... More »

Yes, It's Sparrow Like the Bird

As with Sparrow James Midnight Madden, animal names 'getting hotter,' expert says

(Newser) - It may seem like Nicole Richie and Joel Madden went out on a limb when they named their son Sparrow, but one baby name expert isn't surprised. "Of all the animal names, bird names are the hottest," she tells Us Weekly. Birds also have "spiritual symbolism."... More »

Emma Dethrones Emily as Most Popular Girls Name

Emma upsets Emily after 12 years at the top

(Newser) - Emma was the most popular baby name for girls in the US last year, knocking Emily out of the top spot after 12 years, the AP reports. Jacob remains the most popular boys name for the 10th straight year. President Obama’s uncommon given name didn’t make it into... More »

MIA Baby's Name Ikhyd— Not Ickitt

Rapper's son named Ikhyd

(Newser) - TMZ got its hands on rapper MIA’s baby’s birth certificate, and yes, the boy does have a crazy name, if not quite the one you thought it was. Her son, born last month, is named Ikhyd Edgar Arular Bronfman—and not Ickitt, as initial reports moved MIA to... More »

MIA's New Baby Is Named...

Rapper beats other celeb moms for originality

(Newser) - Aww, no Ickitt? Hip-hop artist MIA says Internet reports that she gave her son that unusual moniker are untrue, People reports. "My baby is not called Ickitt, Pickit, or Lickit," she writes on her MySpace blog. A flurry of reports had the odd name today. So if it's... More »

What Not to Name Your New Baby

Researchers find the most poorly named among us

(Newser) - Naming your child Anna Sasin, Paige Turner, or Hazel Nutt may seem funny, but they're Terry Bull ideas. Those are all real names in British phone books—and the jokes are no laughing matter for the people stuck with the monikers, researchers with TheBabyWebsite.com say. The kidding "got... More »

Bizarro Celeb Baby Names

(Newser) - From cities to superheroes, celebs have saddled their spawn with wacky, way-out names. The LA Times lists more than a few monikers that could get a kid punched out on the playground.
  • Ever Gabo, daughter of model/actress Milla Jovovich
  • Banjo Patrick, son of Brothers & Sisters' Rachel Griffiths
  • Diezel
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Know Name of Lisa's Baby? Hint: 33 Letters

Star welcomes third child

(Newser) - Lisa Bonet and Jason Momoa took weeks to announce the birth of their son, who’ll need far longer to learn how to spell his own name. Nakoa-Wolf Manakauapo Namakaeha Momoa was born Dec. 15 to the ex-Cosby kid and the Stargate Atlantis star, reports E! Online. Bonet said her... More »

Forget Paris: Baby Names Go Traditional in Glum '08

Except, of course, for crazy celebs

(Newser) - With doom and gloom dominating this year's headlines, new parents scratched Paris like a rotten Apple from the baby-name book in favor of more traditional monikers for their bundles of joy, Reuters reports. Individuality and moxie were shoved aside as classics like Jacob and Emma re-took the top of the... More »

Bronx Mowgli? New Dad Wentz Explains Son's Handle

Musician and wife Ashlee Simpson thought first name was cool, and they love The Jungle Book

(Newser) - Pete Wentz is a little cagey about the name of his son with wife Ashlee Simpson, but it’s not too hard to figure out, E! reports. For Bronx Mowgli’s first name, “we’d been throwing it back and forth a while ago,” Wentz said. And Mowgli?... More »

Ashlee Welcomes Baby Bronx

Singer and son are doing well

(Newser) - Ashlee Simpson-Wentz gave birth to a baby boy last night, People reports, and the family is healthy and happy. Pete Wentz once said “you've gotta have a baby with a name that could be a rock star or a senator,” so what did the couple ultimately choose? Bronx... More »

Tenn. Dad Names Baby After GOP Ticket

Newborn Sarah McCain Palin Ciptak's mom is not amused

(Newser) - It isn’t your typical get-out-the-vote strategy, but a Tennessee man says he hopes naming his new baby after the Republican ticket will get people to the polls, the Kingsport Times-News reports. Sarah McCain Palin Ciptak was born last week to a couple who’d agreed on the name Ava... More »

Man Trades Baby Name for $100 Gas Card

Free fuel on offer for everything from brothels to bloodbanks

(Newser) - An Orlando man agreed to name his baby after two local radio hosts in exchange for a gift card worth $100 of gasoline, Reuters reports. The listener will collect the card in December, when his son is born, after producing a birth certificate. He's not the only American susceptible to... More »

Monday's Child Is ... Sunday?

Celebrity baby name weirdness arms race escalates

(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... More »

A Boy Named Sue Is a Boy Named Sue Is ...

That which we call an Apple by any other name might be a wimp

(Newser) - Having an unusual name might not ruin your life, science blogger John Marion Tierney writes in the New York Times. Some new studies show that having an embarrassing name has less of an impact on future success than previously thought—and might even be helpful, because dealing with the needling... More »

Italian Govt. Renames Baby

Under law on 'shameful' names, Italy dubs baby Friday 'Gregory'

(Newser) - He was born, registered, and baptized Friday Germano, but the Italian government is calling him Gregory. The Germanos happen to like the name Friday, but 5 months after they gave it to their baby, a court in Genoa ruled that it had to be changed. In Italy, it seems, the... More »

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