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Elon Musk And Grimes’ Son X Æ A-Xii Isn’t The Only Unusual Baby Name In Hollywood
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Elon Musk And Grimes’ Son X Æ A-Xii Isn’t The Only Unusual Baby Name In Hollywood

Your favourite stars have made some out-of-the-box name selections for their offspring

Elon Musk and Grimes

By Annabelle Fernandez - published

One of the most exciting things about a celebrity announcing the birth of their new baby is the name reveal. From Busy Philipps’ daughter Cricket Pearl, to Kylie Jenner’s child, Stormi Webster, the trend for unique baby names isn’t showing any sign of slowing down. With that in mind, we round up some of the most unconventional celebrity baby names which may (or may not!) provide some inspiration for the post-quarantine baby boom.

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In 2011, actress Alicia Silverstone and her ex-husband Christopher Jarecki welcomed a son named Bear Blu Jarecki. According to Silverstone, she struggled to choose between the names Bear and Blu, so she went with both. Photo: Getty
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Alicia Silverstone

British adventurer and television presenter Bear Grylls and wife Shara Knight have three sons named Marmaduke Mickey Percy Grylls, Huckleberry Edward Jocelyne Grylls, and Jesse Grylls. Photo: Getty
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Bear Grylls and son Marmaduke

Victoria’s Secret model Behati Prinsloo and Maroon 5 musician Adam Levine have two children together: Dusty Rose and Geo Grace. Photo: Getty
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Behati Prinsloo and Adam Levine

In 2018, Beyoncé and Jay-Z welcomed twins Rumi Carter and Sir Carter. According to the musical duo, Rumi was named after their favourite poet, while “Sir was like, man, come out the gate. He carries himself like that. He just came out, like, Sir.” The couple are also parents to their first-born daughter, Blue Ivy Carter. Photo: Getty
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Beyoncé, Jay-Z and Blue Ivy

During their 13 years of marriage, Bruce Willis and Demi Moore parented three daughters, Rumer, Scout LaRue, and Tallulah Belle. Photo: Getty
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Bruce Willis and Demi Moore

Actress Busy Philipps and her husband Marc Silverstein share two daughters, Cricket Pearl and Birdie Leigh Silverstein. Photo: Getty
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Busy Philipps with Cricket Pearl and Birdie Leigh

In January, Cameron Diaz took to Instagram to announce that she and husband, Benji Madden, had recently welcomed their first child, Raddix Madden. Photo: Getty
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Cameron Diaz and Benji Madden

DJ and producer Diplo, whose real name is Thomas Wesley Pentz, shares two children with his ex-girlfriend Kathryn Lockhart. Their names are Lockett Pentz and Lazer Lee Louis Pentz. Photo: Getty
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Diplo

Tesla CEO Elon Musk and singer Grimes shocked the world earlier this month when they decided to name their newborn son, X Æ A-12 (now X Æ A-Xii due to California regulations regarding characters that can be used in names). According to Internet sleuths, the “Æ” is a Nordic ligature pronounced “Ash”, but grandma Maye Musk likes to call him baby “X”. Photo: Getty
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Grimes and Elon Musk

Gwen Stefani and her ex-husband Gavin Rossdale share three sons named Kingston James McGregor, Zuma Nesta Rock, and Apollo Bowie Flynn. Photo: Getty
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Gwen Stefani and sons

During their 10 years of marriage, actress Gwyneth Paltrow and Coldplay frontman Chris Martin welcomed a daughter named Apple Martin. The former couple also share a son called Moses Martin. Photo: Getty
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Gwyneth Paltrow with Apple and Moses

Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver and his wife Jools have five children, all of which have cute but unusual names. There’s Poppy Honey Rosie, Daisy Boo Pamela, Petal Blossom Rainbow, Buddy Bear Maurice and River Rocket. Photo: Getty
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Jamie Oliver and family

Actor Jason Lee and his ex-wife Beth Riesgraf share a son named Pilot Inspektor Riesgraf-Lee, who was reportedly named after the song “He's Simple, He's Dumb, He's the Pilot” by Grandaddy. Photo: Getty
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Jason Lee and Pilot Inspektor

In 2004, Kate Hudson named her first child Ryder Russell Robinson whom she shares with ex-husband Chris Robinson. In 2011, the actress gave birth to a son named Bingham Hawn Bellamy with Muse frontman Matt Bellamy. Then, in 2018, Hudson welcomed a daughter with her current partner, Danny Fujikawa, named Rani Rose Hudson Fujikawa. Photo: Getty
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Kate Hudson and Danny Fujikawa

Since tying the knot in 2014, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have welcomed four children with very unique names: North, Saint, Chicago, and Psalm. Photo: Getty
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Kim Kardashian West and North

Kylie Jenner gave birth to her first child, Stormi Webster, in 2018 with then-boyfriend Travis Scott. Photo: Getty
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Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott

During her marriage to actor and comedian Nick Cannon, Mariah Carey gave birth to fraternal twins, which the couple named Moroccan Scott Canon and Monroe Cannon. Photo: Getty
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Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon

Nicolas Cage and his ex-wife Alice Kim chose to name their son Kal-El Coppola Cage in honour of Superman, who was given the name Kal-El at birth, before his parents sent him to Earth and he begun a new life as Clark Kent. “I wanted a name that stood for something good, was unique, and American and [Kal-El] is all three. I just thought it was a beautiful name and it had kind of a magical ring to it,” the actor explained in an interview with People magazine. Photo: Getty
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Nicolas Cage and Alice Kim

Nicole Richie and Joel Madden, who started dating in 2006, welcomed daughter Harlow Winter Kate Richie-Madden in 2008 and son Sparrow James Midnight Madden in 2009. Photo: Getty
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Nicole Richie and Joel Madden

During their short-lived marriage, Pete Wentz and Ashlee Simpson welcomed a son named Bronx Mowgli Wentz. Photo: Getty
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Pete Wentz and son Bronx Mowgli Wentz

In June 2007, singer Peter Andre and English media personality Katie Price welcomed a daughter named Princess Tiaamii Crystal Esther Andre. The name was apparently chosen because she was “their princess” and Tiaamii is a combination of the names of her grandmothers, Thea and Amy. Photo: Getty
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Peter Andre, Princess Tiaamii and Junior

In 2012, Uma Thurman and then-husband Arpad Busson welcomed a daughter named Rosalind Arusha Arkadina Altalune Florence Thurman-Busson. Thankfully, she goes by the nickname Luna. Photo: Getty
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Uma Thurman and Arpad Busson

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