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Weird Celebrity Baby Names

Alli Ross

Celebrities seem to be competing for the wierdest baby names. Among the social elite, you'll find names like Apple, Banjo, Cosima, and Daisy Boo. As always, Americans seem to be following suit. Walk into the classroom and you don't see the same Jack and Jill's of yesteryear. Today's names are often made unique by alternate spellings, combinations of two names, and even made up names.

Here are some of the weird celebrity baby names you might see on Hollywood.

Weird Celebrity Baby Names :

Fifi Trixibelle (Paula Yates and Bob Geldof)

Moon Unit (Frank and Gail Zappa)

Apple (Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin)

Satchel (Mia Farrow and Woody Allen)

Peaches (Paula Yates and Bob Geldof)

Tiger Lily Heavenly Hirani (Paula Yates and Michael Hutchence)

Maddox (adopted by Angelina Jolie)

River (Arlyn and John Phoenix)

Dweezil (Frank/Gail Zappa)

Brooklyn (Victoria/David Beckham)

Zowie (Angie and David Bowie)

Phoenix Chi (Mel C and Jimmy Gulzar)

Banjo (Patrick and Rachel Griffiths)

Chester (Rita Wilson and Tom Hanks)

Cosima (Nigella Lawson)

Daisy Boo (Jamie Oliver)

Dexter (Diane Keaton)

Maddox (Angelina Jolie and Billy Bob Thornton)

Racer, Rebel, Rocket (Robert Rodriguez)

Willow (Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith)

Zola (Eddie Murphy)



About the author: Alli Ross is the granmamma in residence at the Baby Names Box , where you'll find over 20,000 baby names and their meanings .


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