Alicia Silverstone welcomes a son - and joins the bizarre baby names club
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The star and her hubby, Christopher Jarecki, have named their newborn son Bear Blu, making them fully paid up members of the bizarre baby names club.
The couple have joined the ranks of Myleene Klass who named her second daughter Hero, and of course Mariah Carey, who chose Moroccan and Monroe for her twins.
Bear Blu weighed in at 7lbs 15oz and mum are baby are doing well, according to Alicia's spokesperson who announced the happy news with the following statement:
'Mom and Dad are completely in love,' before adding that the new arrival is 'beautiful'.
If you think Bear Blu is a little on the odd side, wait until you read the full round-up of craziest celeb baby names going....
Unusual celebrity baby names
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Royal Reign
Parents: Lil' Kim and Mr Papers
Rap icon Lil' Kim, real name Kimberley Jones, gave birth to her first child in June 2014 and called the new arrival Royal Reign - perhaps a reference to mum's nickname, Queen Bee? Kim obviously foresees a grand future for her heir to the throne.
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Bunny
Parents: Katie Price and Kieran Hayler
Five kids in, and Katie Price has yet to run out of bizarre baby names. After weeks of deliberation, she has called her latest arrival... Bunny.
Typically for the outlandish former glamour model, Bunny was actually the more sedate choice. Husband Kieran nixed Katie's first choice - Duchess Kate.
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Buzz Michelangelo
Parents: Tom and Giovanna Fletcher
McBusted star Tom and actress Giovanna gave their first child the peculiar moniker Buzz Michelangelo, perhaps hoping he'll follow in his parents' creative footsteps.
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Saint Lazslo
Parents: Pete Wentz and Meagan Camper
The Fall Out Boy bassist and girlfriend gave their first child together a lot to live up to by naming him Saint Lazslo. Let's hope he's well behaved!
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Buddy Bear Maurice Oliver
Parents: Jamie and Jools Oliver
Why? On introducing Buddy Bear to the world, Jools Oliver explained that the name Maurice is in memory of her father while she "just liked the named Buddy" which she thought was "sweet".
He joins the couple's three daughters Poppy Honey, Daisy Boo and Petal Blossom Rainbow.
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Sparrow James Midnight Madden
Parents: Nicole Richie and Joel Madden
Why? Proud dad Joel Madden explained: "My worry raising a son in Hollywood is, what will he have to struggle for? I wanted to give him a name that he's going to have to stand up for."
Whether he'll thank them for that remains to be seen.
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Princess Tiaamii
Parents: Katie Price and Peter Andre
Why? According to Pete, Katie always "loved the name Princess" while Tiaamii is a combination of both their mum's names, Thea and Amy.
Katie added: "We've put an accent over the first 'a' to make it a bit more exotic and two i's at the end just to make it look a bit different."
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Brooklyn Beckham
Parents: David and Victoria Beckham
Why? Victoria reportedly liked the name Brooke but decided upon Brooklyn as she was in New York when she found out she was pregnant.
She later admitted: "We did get a certain amount of stick about that. I like Brooklyn as a name - it's quite different - but you couldn't do it all the time. It wouldn't work if you were somewhere like Moscow."
The couple's two younger sons are called Romeo and Cruz... the world waits with baited breath to see what they name their baby girl.
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Apple Blythe Alison Martin
Parents: Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin
Why? Gwyneth explained her decision to name her daughter after a fruit, saying: "It sounded so sweet and it conjured such a lovely picture for me - you know, apples are so sweet and they're wholesome and it's biblical."
The couple later named their son Moses.
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Pilot Inspektor Riesgraf Lee
Parents: Jason Lee and Beth Riesgraf
Why? The My Name is Earl star says he was inspired by a Grandaddy song featuring the lyric: "He's Simple, He's Dumb, He's the PIlot."
There doesn't seem to be any explanation as to the Inspektor part but Jason insists his little one is unfazed by his name.
"He loves it. He goes to a little hippy school where all the children have interesting names. He has a friend named Zoot."Source: PA -
Gaia Romilly Wise
Parents: Emma Thompson and Greg Wise
Why? The word Gaia is of Greek origin and simply means 'earth', while in Australia Romilly means "one who roams, walks".
It's fairly apt considering Emma Thompson is keen to take the 10-year-old on a globe-trotting gap year.
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Kal-el Cage
Parents: Nicholas Cage and Alice Kim Cage
Why? Kal-el is the Kryptonite name of none other than fictional hero Superman and it is Nicholas Cage's obsession with DC comics that led to his son's unusual name.
Perhaps Clark (as in Kent) might have been kinder!
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Kyd Miller Duchovny
Parents: David Duchovny and Tea Leoni
Why? It's possible they thought it was either funny or a little bit clever being able to shout "Hey, Kyd!" to their little one.
Since he reportedly prefers to go by Miller, we're guessing he thinks it's neither.
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Satchel Lewis Lee
Parents: Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis
Why? Blaxploitation movie director Spike Lee was delighted when his wife chose the name Satchel, after baseball star Satchel Paige. "She came up with the name on her own. She's not the baseball fan, I am."
We'd understand if the baby was a boy... she wasn't and Brits will forever associate her with a school bag.
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Betty Kitten Ross
Parents: Jonathan Ross and Jane Goldman
Why? Young Betty is reportedly named after risque 1950s pin-up Bettie Page - as if that wasn't bad enough, the youngster had Kitten inexplicably tagged on.
Her sister is named Honey Kinney... we're not sure which we'd prefer.
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Bronx Mowgli Wentz
Parents: Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz
Why? Fall Out Boy rocker Pete explained: "The Jungle Book was something that me and Ashlee bonded over. It's a cool name. We came up with the idea Bronx." Bronx is one thing guys, but Mowgli may be taking it one step too far!
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Suri Cruise
Parents: Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes
Why? Katie explained that Suri means "princess" in Hebrew and "red rose" in Persian. Though it is unusual, it could have been a whole lot worse.
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Sage Moonblood Stallone
Parents: Sly Stallone and Sasha Czack
Why? Sage, either from the 'healing' herb or meaning 'wise', is fair enough (even if it is more commonly a girl's name). Moonblood on the other hand...
Still, Sage has kept his full name so it clearly doesn't bother him.
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Heavenly Hiraani Tiger Lily Hutchence
Parents: Paula Yates and Michael Hutchence
Why? "Hiraani" was said to be Michael Hutchence's favourite Polynesian word and means "Princess of the beautiful sky".
We can only assume the rest was down to Paula whose other children (with Bob Geldof) are named Fifi Trixibelle, Peaches and Pixie.
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Hero Harper Quinn
Parents: Myleene Klass and Graham Quinn
Why? Rumour has it Myleene and Graham named their second daughter after the character in Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing.
There is also a 'Hero' in Greek mythology though her story is a tragic one.
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Moon Unit Zappa
Parents: Frank Zappa and Adelaide Gail Sloatman
Why? Who knows? Frank Zappa's childrens' names are world-renowned for their weirdness - Dweezil, Ahmet and Diva Thin Muffin Pigeen (yes, really) followed.
However, the couple's eldest daughter still goes by the name Moon (Unit is her middle name) and is an actress, musician and author.
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Moxie Crimefighter Jillette
Parents: Penn and Emily Jillette
Why? Comedy magician Penn explained: "We chose her middle name because when she's pulled over for speeding she can say, 'But officer, we're on the same side. My middle name is CrimeFighter."
Meanwhile the name Moxie means 'spirited' or 'energy'. We hope she's got the energy to keep explaining her middle name.
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Prince Michael II (Blanket)
Parents: Michael Jackson
Why? Whether the late King of Pop named his two boys Prince Michael in order to satisfy his own ego (daughter Paris' middle name is also Michael) is unknown.
Unfortunately for the second Prince Michael, he became better known as Blanket, as his father felt the name reflected protection, comfort and support.
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Jermajesty Jackson
Parents: Jermaine Jackson and Halima Rashid
Why? Jermaine has an astonishing eight children by three different women.
He already had Jermaine Jr, Autumn, Dawn, Jeremy, Jaimy Maldonado, Jourdynn Michael and Jaffar, but Jermaine saved the best (or worst) for last, naming his youngest boy Jermajesty.
And you thought Michael was the odd one.
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Harper Seven Beckham
Parents: Victoria and David Beckham
Why? After welcoming her longed-for baby girl, we couldn't wait to learn what Posh and David had chosen for a name.
Sources reckon the couple chose Harper as it's an old English name that Victoria loved, and Seven as it's a lucky number and the new arrival was born just after 7am in the seventh month of the year.
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Koa Egan
Parents: Kian Egan and Jodi Albert
Why? Kian revealed the couple came across the unusual name in a baby names book and fell in love with it. It's a traditional Hawaiian name, meaning brave or warrior, and could have been choosen for Kian's love for surfing.
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Bear Blu Jarecki
Parents: Clueless star Alicia Silverstone and Christopher Jarecki
Why? Who knows! Alicia hasn't spoken about her slightly kooky name choice for her first baby. Although very unusual, it kind of actually works, don't you think?
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Moroccan and Monroe
Parents: Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon
Why? Mariah kept her fans guessing for a few days after giving birth to her twins, but when she actually announced the names Moroccan and Monroe we were left scratching our heads. We're guessing she was a fan of Marilyn, and she apparently has a suite on the top floor of her New York apartment named the Moroccan rooms, and she is particularly fond of Moroccan inspired decor..
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Astala
Parents: Peaches Geldof and Thomas Cohen
Why? With a name like Peaches, Bob's daughter was always going to go for something slightly kooky. And she certainly did with Astala! Or, Astala Vista Baby as one of our Facebook fans pointed out!
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Maxwell Drew
Parents: Jessica Simpson and Eric Johnson
Why? Maxwell is Eric's middle name and Drew is actually Jess' mum Tina's maiden name. Neither names are particularly girlie, considering Jess said she was desperate for a girlie girl before giving birth!
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Tennessee James
Parents: Reese Witherspoon and Jim Toth
Why? Reese spent many years in Nashville, so we think the actress is going back to her roots by celebrating her homeland. Either that or she's a massive fan of Tennessee Williams...
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Ray Holiday
Parents: Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Richard Jones
Why? For their third baby, and third son, Sophie and Richard chose a suitably kooky name to go with older sons, Sonny and Kit. The chose Ray (presumably Raymond) Holiday for their new arrival. While Ray Holiday has quite a ring to it, we're not too sure on Raymond - bit much for a baby? What do you think?
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Rosalind Arusha Arkadina Altalune Florence
Parents: Uma Thurman and Arpad Busson
Why? The couple kept their baby's name a secret for months, but it was finally revealed by Uma's rep, who told People magazine: "I would like to announce Uma and Arki's daughter's name for the first time officially: Rosalind Arusha Arkadina Altalune Florence Thurman-Busson, better known to family and friends as Luna. Each name has a special reason and meaning to her mother and father."
Right.
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Maceo Robert
Parents: Halle Berry and Olivier Martinez
Why? Maceo is a nod to Olivier's Spanish roots. It's a popular medieval Spanish name meaning Gift of God. Maceo is Halle and Olivier's first baby together, but the actress is also mum to daughter Nahla.
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Jaxon
Parents: Claire Sweeney and Daniel Reilly
Why? During her pregnancy Claire described her son as her 'little angel sent from heaven', so she probably settled on this unusual spelling for her son's name because Jaxon means 'God has been gracious'.
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