We waited with bated breath to see what name the Beckhams would come up with for their baby daughter and in the end they didn’t disappoint. Harper Seven is unusual enough to make headlines, but not so strange that it won’t be widely copied. And who knows it could even promt a trend to call babies by numbers.
Here, in their full glory, are some of the other weird and wonderful baby names that celebrity parents have come up with. And it’s not just a recent phenomenon, some of the unfortunate names on the list are now adults – but so worth mentioning again.
- Victoria and David Beckham: Harper Seven (girl)
- Kate Hudson and Matt Bellamy: Bingham Hawn (boy)
- Mariah Carey: Monroe (girl) and Moroccan Scott (boy)
- Alicia Silverstone: Bear Blu (girl)
- Emma Bunton: Tate (boy)
- Myleene Klass: Hero Harper (girl)
- Jamie Oliver: Buddy Bear Maurice (boy)
- Claudia Schiffer: Cosima Violet (girl)
- Alicia Keys: Egypt Daoud (boy)
- Angelina and Brad: Shiloh Nouvel (girl)
- Jermaine Jackson: Jermajesty (boy)
- Bob Geldof and Paula Yates: Peaches, Pixie, Fifi Trixibelle and Heavenly Hiraani Tiger Lily
- Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes: Suri
- Katie Price and Peter Andre: Princess Tiaamii
- Gerri Halliwell: Bluebell Madonna
- Will Ferrell: Magnus, Mattius and Axel (boys)
- Gwen Stefani: Zuma Nesta Rock (boy)
- Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin: Apple and Moses
- Nicholas Cage: Kal-el Coppola (boy)
- The Beckhams: Brooklyn, Romeo and Cruz
- Wayne and Colleen Rooney: Kai (boy)v Nicole Richie: Harlow Winter Kate (girl) and Sparrow James Midnight (boy)
- Boris Becker: Amadeus Benedict Edley Luis (boy)
- Brandon Flowers (The Killers): Gunner
- Woody Allen: Satchel (boy)
- Frank Zappa: Moon Unit (girl), Dweezil (boy) and Diva Thin Muffin Pigeen (girl)
- David Bowie: Zowie (boy who now goes by the name of Duncan)
- Jason Lee: Pilot Inspektor (boy)
- Bryan Adams: Mirabella Bunny
