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For expectant actors, musicians, sports stars and other celebrities, baby naming takes center stage! Whether you're seeking inspiration or you're just nosy, have some fun browsing this collection of celeb baby names from the classic to the trendy to the just plain... weird.
Ava
A movie star name for movie stars' kids... and a few rockers, too.
- Jason Priestley & Naomi Lowde-Priestley
- Jamie Bamber & Kerry Norton
- Gil Bellows & Rya Kihlstedt
- Elizabeth Bracco & Aidan Quinn
- Jennifer & Tom DeLonge
- Kevin Dillon & Jane Stuart
- Lisa &; Mark-Paul Gosselaar
- Heather Locklear & Richie Sambora
- John McEnroe
- Dale Midkiff
- Larry Mullen, Jr.
- Reese Witherspoon & Ryan Phillippe
Esmé
Meaning "esteemed," this unusual name expresses a sentiment not reserved exclusively for celebs.
- Anthony Edwards
- Samantha Morton
- Tracy Pollan & Michael J Fox
- Meshach Taylor
- Kelly Willis & Bruce Robison (daughter Abigail's middle name is Esme)
Finley and Finn
These two Irish names meaning "light-haired" and "fair one" mean a lot to some celebs, among them...
- Holly Marie Combs
- Sadie Frost & Gary Kemp (stepfather Jude Law)
- Christy Turlington & Ed Burns
- Angie Harmon & Jason Sehorn (girl)
- Jane Leeves (a boy, Finn)
O Henry
To these parents, the name's more than a chocolate bar or an author:
- Dennis Hopper
- Heidi Klum & Seal
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus
- Patricia Richardson
- Martin Short
- Meryl Streep
- Princess Diana & Prince Charles
- Amanda Pays & Corbin Bernsen
- Emily Robison
- Rachel Weisz
- Steve Zahn
Homer run
This poet, who lived around 800 B.C., is credited with more than The Iliad
and The Odyssey. He's got some Hollywood parents naming babies with his byline,
among them:
- Anne Heche
- Bill Murray
- Carey Lowell & Richard Gere
Jack attack
What is it about the name Jack that drives so many celebs crazy? Here's
a list of just a few who thought it perfectly suited their little guys.
- Ellen Barkin and Gabriel Byrne
- Christie Brinkley
- Willem Dafoe
- Kim Delaney
- Johnny Depp
- Mark Hoppus
- Matt Lauer
- Denis Leary
- Melissa Leo & John Heard
- Virginia Madsen & Antonio Sabato, Jr.
- Gates McFadden
- Chelsea Noble & Kirk Cameron
- Ozzy Osbourne
- Luke Perry
- Bill Pullman
- Meg Ryan & Dennis Quaid
- Susan Sarandon & Tim Robbins
- Joanne Whalley & Val Kilmer
- Mare Winningham
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Celebrity baby names: From the classic to trendy to the just plain weird... |
- Maria Bello
- Justin Chambers
- Mark Grace
- Spike Lee
- Natalie Maines
- Bill Murray
- Patti Smith
- Katey Sagal
Jaden
- Steffi Graf & Andre Agassi
- Jada Pinkett & Will Smith
- Christian Slater
- Cheryl Tiegs & Rod Stryker
Keep a lookout for the next baby naming trends at our sister site, CelebrityPregnancy.com!
About the author: Nancy Price co-founded SheKnows.com in 1999, and now serves as Executive Editor and CEM (Chief Executive of Miscellany). In the midst of growing several award-winning websites over the past decade (woo!), she also served as the editor-in-chief of two national print magazines and has continued to explore her love of entertainment by interviewing bands, musicians, actors and others. Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, she now lives in Arizona with her four kids and more than half a ton of animals (*packaged by weight, not volume). Have something cool, clever, charming, creative, confessional or captivating to share? You can contact Nancy via email at her first name at sheknows.com or via her personal site at 
