The Starbaby Awards!
We’ve all gone out of our way to look for them, we’ve all anxiously waited for some stars to give birth, we’ve all combed the internet for the names of certain stars’ kidlets.
And now, without further ado, we have… [insert drumroll here]… the Starbaby Awards! (2009 edition)
Add your favorites to the following categories:
Best
Lovely Regular
Weirdest
Twin Names! The Showdown
My Choices:
BEST: In my opinion, these 7 names represent the cream of the baby-naming crop.
1. Seraphina Rose Elizabeth – Sure, it’s a little over the top. Some even said that Ben and Jen should’ve dropped the Seraphina to fit with Sera’s sister, Violet Anne. But it’s hard to deny that these three names don’t make one glorious full name that any princess-loving girl and any whimsical adult would cherish.
2. Eloise – born to Tiany Kiriloff and Didier Engels, Belgian talk show host and DJ, this lovely European name is both literary (the “Eloise” books by Kay Thompson) and has the pristine choices of Lulu and Elo.
3. Asher Liam – the son of news reporter Campbell Brown, this name is great in that it is both masculine and soft, and timeless as well.
4. Helena Grace – this name is ethereal in its beauty and uniqueness. The daughter of Kelly Rutherford and her German ex-husband, Helena is a sister to Hermes- what a great sibset!
5. Paloma Louise- the first name meaning “dove,” this romantic name is both unusual and accessable. The mom of Paloma is actress Ana Ortiz.
6. Holden Paul Terry Backus – the son of Mira Sorvino, this handsome boy’s name is a case of a modern name with heft and intelligence.
7. Jackson James- this baby is Carson Daly’s son, and his name has a dignified simplicity, yet it would stand out in the crowd.
8. Clementine Grace – this name oozes sophistication and glamour, while being just plain beautiful as well! Her mom is Aussie actress Rachel Griffiths, whose other children are Adelaide Rose and Banjo Patrick.
LOVELY REGULAR – Not all baby-names are cutting edge, some are just normal and sweet.
1. Michael Vincent- Olympic gymnast Dominique Moceanu’s son, this strong name is handsome and solid.
2. Elizabeth – this name is one of the prettiest and most enduring name classics of all time, with a pleathora of nicknames and a whole lot of class and sophistication. Tim Allen gave his daughter this name.
3. Adam Brooks – two men’s classics [+ one a little more known than the other] = one superb name choice.
4. Sarah Brianna- cute, feminine combo from KISS member Paul Stanley. Sarah is a great timeless choice, while Brianna is somewhat of a new classic.
5. Noah Roger- Country singer Jo Dee Messina’s son; both Noah and Roger are simply normal and wonderful names.
WEIRDEST – you all saw it coming…
1. Blakesley Grace- I’m actually a fan of this name, but nevertheless, it’s an odd one… Ryan & Trista Sutter are her parents.
2. Petal Blossom Rainbow- born to Jamie & Jools Oliver, this name was a bit of a disappointment, considering her sister’s lovely names are Daisy and Poppy. At least they kept up the floral theme…
3. Kaydnz Kodah- T-Pain’s son; how do you pronounce this name?!
4. Ikhyd Edgar Arular – Cool cat M.I.A.’s son… while I like Edgar, the whole rhyming-with-wicked thing for Ikhyd is a bit of a turn-off…
5. Ciel Taylor – Niki Taylor’s daughter; while I like Ciel on paper, as a nickname for Cecilia or Celia, it sounds wayy to much like a certain whiskered mammal.
5. Mars Merkaba – Erykah Badu’s daughter. Coming from someone whose other kids are Puma and Seven, this was sort of expected…
6. Dreavyn Kingslee – son of Good Charlotte guitarist Billy Martin, this name alternately baffles and angers me. Why inflict this on a baby?
7. Nakoa-Wolf Manakauapo Namakaeha – Lisa Bonet and Jason Momoa’s son. I have no further comment.
TWIN NAMES! THE SHOWDOWN – there have been so many celebrity twin births, and this list will give both names and I will decide which I prefer.
1. Adele Georgiana and Roman Stylianos- Molly Ringwald’s new babes. These honor her husband’s Greek heritage, and they’re distinctive without being weird or unattractive. WINNER: TIE. Adele and Roman, coupled with their middle names, are both just too perfect to choose one over the other.
2. Bob and Max – Charlie Sheen’s twins. Not very impressive, but they are undeniably solid and somewhat new-classicy names. WINNER: TIE. Both are nick-namey, short names that have sort of a cool hue used together. However, they won’t sound great with Sam, Sheen’s older daughter. She’ll sound like their triplet!
3. John and Gus- actress Julie Bowen’s boys. Very simple, masculine choices. WINNER: John. Gus is great too, but is just a nickname while John is the classic, premier boy’s name. If Bowen had gone with Angus or Augustus/August with John, it would’ve been the winner.
4. Marion Loretta Elwell and Tabitha Hodge – Truth be told, I was disappointed in Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick when I heard their name choices. I expected glamorous names on par with the great name of their son, James Wilkie! However, these sound a bit middle aged. And why didn’t Tabitha get a second feminine middle name like her twin? WINNER: Marion. Though I prefer the Marian spelling, this name is romantic and classic. Plus, she has the three best names out of the five. Poor Tabitha, with her two names, got the short end of the stick.
5. Olivia Lou and Lucas Claude – Wanda Syke’s son and daughter both have very dignified and plain nice names. WINNER: Lucas Claude. While pretty Olivia is overused (sadly), Lucas is familiar but not too popular. And Claude is just cool.
Give me your input!
