Kim Kardashian and Kanye West kept us on the edge of our seats before their revealed the name of their new bub – but they weren’t the only ones.
Saint West may have the kind of name that you get picked on at school for, but his hefty inheritance and dizzying-level of fame will be sure to put those bullies back in their place.
However, little Saint and his big sister North aren’t the only children of celebs to have a rather unique name.
From Apple to Zuma, we look back on the superstars who have given their bundles of joy quite unusual monikers.
Click through and decide what name you think is the strangest
When Kimye named their baby girl North West the world was confused but not surprised, and they didn’t disappoint again with the naming of their new son Saint West!
Silas Randall is the name Justin Timberlake and his wife Jessica Biel chose for their boy. And it was JT’s mum who gave away the reasoning behind the name, “named after my father and my son! Life is beautiful and we couldn’t be happier,” she wrote on social media.
Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively called their baby girl James, with the former Gossip Girl explaining, “It’s a family name, and I liked having a boy’s name [myself] so I thought I’d pass it along.”
Who could forget the collective “huh” the world made when Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise decided to name their daughter Suri. Later Katie revealed, “It means ‘Princess’ in Hebrew or ‘Red Rose’ in Persian.”
When Kate Hudson and Mat Bellamy named their son Bingham ‘Bing’ Hawn Bellamy they certainly had family in mind. Bingham is Matt’s mum’s maiden name and the name of Kurt Russell’s dad (who Kate considers to be her grandad). The middle name Hawn is a clear tribute to Kate’s mum Goldie.
Teen heartthrobs Leighton Meester and Adam Brody gave their little girl the name Arlo Day. However the notoriously private couple are yet to reveal why they chose that name.
Jessica Alba and Cash Warren named their gorgeous girls Honor and Haven, with Jess telling People that they came up with Haven’s name after she was delivered still inside her amniotic sac. “Cash said, ‘She was born in her safe haven’. And so there we had it.”
Kate Winslet named her son Bear, and there is no explanation behind it but considering her husband’s name is Ned Rocknroll we are not surprised. But yes, that does mean Kate’s son’s full name is Bear Rocknroll.
Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban named their little girls Faith Margaret and Sunday Rose and we’re not sure we could ever forget the comparison everyone made with the eldest Urban girl’s name sounding scarily similar to a delicious Sunday roast!
Nicole Ritchie and Joel Madden named their kids Harlow and Sparrow for aesthetic reasons. “Sparrow was one we both liked. I liked the way it sounded with Harlow,” the mum-of-two said.
My Name is Earl star and loyal Scientologist Jason Lee’s eldest son is names Pilot Inspektor after he listened to a song called, “He’s Simple, He’s Dumb, He’s The Pilot.”
Rumour has it that Mariah Carey named her children Monroe, after her singing idol, and Moroccan after the top floor of her New York apartment.
Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis have a hilarious story behind choosing the name Wyatt for their girl. “We were going to a Lakers game and I’ve got name Tourette’s. I just started listing off anything and everything that I saw. I was like, ‘Sign! Truck! Wall! Door!’ She’s like, ‘Shut up!’ I’m like, ‘If you don’t accept my bad ideas, you’ll never accept the good ones.’ Then I was like, ‘All right I’ve got a really dumb idea. What about Wyatt?’ She goes, ‘That’s it.’ I was like, ‘Really? I did it?’ She was like, ‘Yeah, that’s it,’” the doting dad told Conan.
New Girl star Zooey Deschanel and her husband Jacob Pechenik named their daughter Elsie Otter. “We just really liked the name Elsie, and we both love otters. They’re very sweet and they’re also smart… there are so many amazing things about otters,” the mum-of-one told The Today Show.
Sam Worthington and Lara Bingle named their son Rocket Zot after a family memeber.
Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow’s kids are named Apple and Moses – probably the most iconic unusual celeb baby names ever!
Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s gorgeous little girl is of course called Blue Ivy. However neither of the superstar parents have ever spoken out about why they chose the name.
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