Bizarre Baby Names
15 01 2008Cracked.com made a list of 20 of the most bizarre celebrity baby names. The way they put it is the celebrity doesn't get enough attention so they name their kids weird names so they can stand out. Interesting concept? Check out the names below:
Child of: Nicolas Cage
Fun Fact No. 1: Nic Cage likes comics.
Fun Fact No. 2: Nic changed his last name from Coppola to Cage in honor of Marvel character Luke Cage.
Fun Fact No. 3: He named his kid Kal-El after Superman.
#19. Pilot Inspektor
Child of: Jason Lee
Why "Pilot?" Because he heard a song by the band Grandaddy(called "He's Simple, He's Dumb, He's the Pilot").
#18. Fifi Trixibelle
Child of: Bob Geldof and Paula Yates
The Irish singer and songwriter Geldof named his daughter Fifi after his aunt, and his wife was fascinated with the lifestyles of southern belles, hence the last part.
Child of: Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin
Gwyneth explained the name on an episode of Oprah back in August of 2004. Her exact words were:
"Right, well, um, basically it was because when we were first pregnant, her daddy said, if it's, basically one day he just said if it's a girl I think her name should be Apple. And I just, it sounded so sweet, and it conjures such a lovely picture for me, you know apples are so sweet and they're wholesome, and it's biblical and it's just, they're so, and I just thought it sounded so lovely and …"
Child of: Courteney Cox and David Arquette
According to Wikipedia, they were originally going to name the baby Courteney Cox Arquette, but this went against David's Jewish traditions, so they named it Coco after a nickname Courteney used to have.
#15. Kyd
Child of: David Duchovny and Tea Leoni
#14. Sage Moonblood
Child of: Sylvester Stallone
Moonblood is Sage's middle name.
#13. Destry
Child of: Steven Spielberg
Some old-school GI Joe fans have implied that Destry is merely the feminine version of Destro.
#12. Maddox
Child of: Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt
#11. Memphis Eve
Child of: Bono
Child of: Forest Whitaker
The last King of Scotland actually did explain why he named his son Ocean. His words:
"I want those names to be their destiny, for my daughter to be honest and my son to be expansive. I try to be like a forest, revitalizing and constantly growing."
#9. Prince Michael II/Blanket
Child of: Michael Jackson
Michael started calling him "Blanket" for a nickname.
Child of: Robert Rodriguez
Interesting Tidbit: Rocket has four younger siblings: Racer, Rebel, Rogue and Rhiannon. Yeah, Rob has a thing for alliteration.
#7. Blue Angel
Child of: The Edge (From U2)
Child of: Actress Shannyn Sossamon
#4 & 5. Moon Unit and Diva Thin Muffin
Children of: Frank Zappa
He named his other kids Dweezil and Ahmet.
#3. Moxie Crimefighter
Child of: Penn Jillette
#2. Tu Morrow
Child of: Rob Morrow (from the TV show Numb3rs)
Child of: Jermaine Jackson
As a note to parents-to-be: Everyone wants a unique name for their child. Please remember that your baby has to grow up and live with that name.
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