They said that choosing the right name for our babies makes a difference. But for these Hollywood stars, they make it a little bit complicated. Wondering who are those celebrities who gave their babies the weirdest name and the story behind it? Keep reading and find out!
Few Of The Weirdest Celebrity Baby Names
1. Axl Jack Duhamel
Axl Jack Duhamel is the first born of Singer Fergie of Black Eyed Peas and Josh Duhamel. Fergie, who gave birth to her son Axl Jack explained the story behind Axl Jack’s name in Ellen de Generes Show. She explains that it was started on her dream. “I had this dream, and I was in the audience at this festival,” she explains. “It was outdoors and it was all grimy and nobody knew who I was. I was just one of the fans. It was like the old days. It was so cool. And onstage singing was Jim Morrison. And then came Bob Marley, and then Axl Rose.”
“I mean, I was in heaven in this dream. And I’m dancing and just getting into the music, and then all of a sudden, boom boom! And I wake up, and it was the first time my son kicked me in the stomach. It was like he was feeling the music with me. It was amazing,”
“We had already picked the middle name because my uncle — who is a very special guy — he passed away last year. Jack, Uncle Jack. So we already had the middle name,” Fergie tells DeGeneres. “I told the story, and [Josh] was like Morrison, Marley… No, Axl Jack. That’s it.” via
2. India
Elsa Pataky and her husband Chris Hemsworth welcomed their daughter in May 2012 and named their first baby “India Rose”. On the interview with the E! Chris explained the reason of naming their daughter India Rose. He explains, “It was just a name we liked, I always kind of liked Indie or Indiana for a boy and she liked India,” Chris explained to E! News. “We sorta went, ‘Oh well, whether it’s a boy or girl that will decide.’ It just seemed to fit.”
3. Egypt
The Grammy Winner Alicia Keys shares her story on why she named her son Egypt. She explains,“I took an important trip for myself to Egypt. There were a lot of things that needed to change. I was not as experienced then, so I felt close to a breakdown. I went to Egypt, and I went alone. I sailed down the Nile and I saw the temples, the tombs, and the pyramids. It was powerful. It was very Cleopatra. When we found out I was pregnant, my husband said, ‘Egypt was such an important time for you. That really changed your life. Wouldn’t that be amazing as a name?’ Once he said that, I was like, ‘Yes.’ ” via
4. Kal-El
Everyone was surprised after Nicholas Cage and Alice Kim announced their son’s name in public. But, you will be amazed how they came up with this name. Nicholas said, “My wife wanted a unique name and originally I thought of the name Kyleand then she said, ‘No, something more unusual but beautiful.’ Then I remembered the old Superman comics and Kal-El was his original name on Krypton. So I wanted a name that stood for something good, was unique and American and that’s all three. I just thought it was a beautiful name and it had kind of a magical ring to it”. via
5. Bingham
After Kate Hudson’s normal delivery with their son Bingham Hawn Bellamy, Matt Bellamy proudly announced their son’s name and twitted: “For those wondering, Bingham is my mum’s maiden name. Bing Russell was also Kurt [Russell’s] dad. Family connections all around!” via
6. Cricket and Birdie
Having these names for their kids may not be as good as you think. But with Marc Silverstein and Busy Philipps those were precious. Philips said in an interview with Today: “Since I grew up with a nickname — Busy being short for Elizabeth — when my husband and I started to have our babies, we decided that if wanted to call our kids something, we would just name them that thing that we wanted to call them.” via
