Baby Names: 10 Classic Celebrity Baby Names for Inspiration

When it comes time to name their baby, parents use Hollywood as inspiration for creative baby names. We've picked our favorite celebrity baby names.

1. Ivy

On January 7, Beyoncé Knowles and hip hop beau, Jay-Z (nee Shawn Carter) welcomed a baby girl into the world with unusual name: Blue Ivy Carter. 

Why did Beyonce and Jay-Z decided to name their daughter Blue Ivy? The name Blue may be inspired from Rebecca Solnit's A Field Guide to Getting Lost. Beyonce posted a passage from the 2005 novel on her website which focuses on the significance of the colour blue, beginning:

‘The world is blue at its edges and in its depths.’ And at the final sentences it reads: ‘The light that gets lost, gives us the beauty of the world, so much of which is in the color blue.’ 

What about the name Ivy? It is believed that the name Ivy refers to number four in Roman numeral, IV, according to DailyMail. Number four is apparently bears a lot of significance to the couple. They were married on April 4, 2008, Beyonce's birthday is Sept. 4, Jay-Z birthday's is Dec.4, and Beyonce's latest album is entitled "4".

2. Flynn  

Orlando Bloom and her Australian supermodel wife, Miranda Kerr welcomed their first baby boy January last year.

Flynn Christopher Blanchard Copeland Bloom's middle name is inspired by Kerr's late boyfriend Christopher Middlebrook, who died in a tragic car accident when he was a teenager. Apparently, when he died Kerr made a baby naming vow to honor him, according to Australian Daily Telegraph. When she proposed the name, Kerr said that Orlando was the one who said he’d be happy to do that.


3. Rosalind

Hollywood beauty Uma Thurman gave birth to a daughter in July 15, this year.

Thurman and her financier boyfriend, Arpad Busson agreed to pick long name for the baby girl — deep breath — Rosalind Arusha Arkadina Altalune Florence Thurman-Busson. The parents might have pick the name for special reason but they plan to keep it secret. Thank God, she goes by Luna.


4. Edward

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Apprentice winner Bill Rancic and his wife, E! News anchor and Fashion Police co-host Giuliana Rancic become proud parents of baby boy, Edward Duke Rancic who was born on August 29 via a gestational surrogate.

The name Edward is commonly associated with the Twilight series these days, but Giulina Rancic explains on E! News  that the name is actually picked to honor Bill's late dad, who was called Edward, and Giuliana's dad, who is Eduardo. And Duke means leader.

5. Penelope

 Welcome, Penelope Scotland Disick!

She is the newest addition to the family of reality TV star, Kourtney Kardashian and boyfriend Scott Disick. The baby girl, born on July 8, 2012 joins big brother 2 year old Mason. So what inspire their baby's name?  They choose the name Penelope because they both thought it was cute. Momager Kris Jenner told E! News that the middle-name, Scotland was suggested by her while Kourtney was pregnant, and both Kourtney and Scott liked it.

6. Luca Cruz

Hilary Duff and husband Mike Comrie welcomed the brand-new baby boy, Luca Cruz on March 20 this year. They choose the name, not for any real reason, but because they simply liked the way it sounded together.

7. Theodora

On September 18, Robbie Williams and her Turkish-American wife actress, Ayda Fiels welcomed daughter Theodora Rose they are calling Teddy. Speculation circulated on the internet that the Take That star choose the name after US President Roosevelt.

But the singer has been quick to deny the rumors.

"She's called Theodora just because me and the wife loved the traditional name. We also wanted to choose a name that could be shortened so we could use the abbreviated name as her middle one - hence Theodora 'Teddy'. The Rose part is nothing to do with us viewing her as some future English rose. We just thought she looked like a lovely flower when we first saw her, so Rose it was."

8. Maxwell

Jessica Simpson and her fiancee Eric Johnson are parents for the first time. Maxwell Drew Johnson was born on May 1 and weighed a healthy 9 pounds, 13 ounces.

We think Maxwell is a great name for a boy. Why she picked a boy's name for her first daughter? According to a close source, Jessica wanted a name with meaning, hence they choose Maxwell who is Eric’s middle name, and also his grandmother’s maiden name.

9. Harper

Britain's most famous couple, David and Victoria Beckham welcome their fourth child, a baby girl named Harper Seven Beckham on June 10, last year.

Harper is an old English name that Victoria has always loved, according to People. As for Seven, we personally think it's kind of weird to name your baby after a number. The baby's middle name is believed to be derived from David's jersey number for Manchester United and the English national team. Seven is also considered a very lucky spiritual number. In addition, Harper was born in the 7th hour of the day on the 7th day of the week and the 7th month of the year!

10. Olivia

Sexy agent on Charlie's Angel, Drew Barrymore and husband Will Kopelman welcomed their first baby on September 26. The healthy baby girl named Olivia Barrymore Kopelman. 

New Dads has learned that the name 'Olivia' is inspired from one of Drew's voiced character. And the baby's middle name 'Barrymore' and 'Kopelman' inherited from both her parents' middle name.

What will you name your first baby? We named our daughter Avegail Princessa Gabriel. We liked the name Abigail, a wise woman in Bible. But we want it sound a little bit different but not crazy, so we came out with Avegail. We think our baby girl is a little princess and that is the idea behind her middle name.  We love to hear other people's baby's name. Share your favorite baby names in the comments.

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