Best Nicknames

Unique is a nice way of putting it for some of these names celebrities chose for their offspring. You’ll have to admit, some are quite outlandish. Others do have a nice ring, like Drea de Matteo’s daughter, Alabama Gypsy Rose. Still, if you were to follow these examples, your child’s teacher, and a lot of other people, will undoubtedly ask:

But what’s your real name?

• Apple:  Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow
• Audio Science: Shannyn Sossamon and Dallas Clayton
• Banjo: Rachel Griffiths and Andrew Taylor
• Blue Angel: The Edge and Aislinn O’Sullivan
• Bluebell Madonna: Geri Halliwell and Sacha Gervasi
• Bogart Che Peyote: David “Puck” Rainey and Betty Rainey)
• Brooklyn: David and Victoria Beckham (also: Romeo, Cruz)
• Bronx Mowgli: Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz
• Buster: Johnny Lee Miller and Michele Hicks
• Calico: Alice and Sheryl Cooper
  (also: Sonora Rose, Dashiell)
• Camera: Arthur Ashe and Jeanne Moutoussamy
• Dandelion: Keith Richards and Anita Pallenberg
• Denim Cole:Toni Braxton and Keri Lewis (also: Diezel Ky)
• Diva Thin Muffin Pigeen Zappa: Frank and Gail Zappa
• Everly Bear: Anthony Kiedis and Heather Christie
• Free: Barbara Hershey and David Carradine
• Fuchsia: Sting and Frances Tomelty
• Heavenly Hiraani Tiger Lily:
  Michael Hutchence and Paula Yates
• Ikhyd: M.I.A. and Benjamin Brewer
• Indiana: Casey Affleck and Summer Phoenix (also: Atticus)
• Ireland: Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger
• Jaz Elle: Steffi Graf and Andre Agassi
• Jazz Domino: Joe Strummer and Gabrielle Salter
• Jermajesty: Jermaine Jackson
  and Alejandra Genevieve Oaziaza
• Journey: Jenna Jameson and Tito Ortiz
• Kafka: Tommy Lee Jones
• Kal-el: Nicholas Cage and Alice Kim
• Kyd: David Duchovny and Tea Leoni
• Lyric: Robby Benson and Karla DeVito (also: Zephyr)
• Mars Merkaba: Erykah Badu and Jay Electronica
• Memphis Eve: Bono
• Moon Unit Zappa: Frank and Gail Zappa
• Moroccan and Monroe: fraternal twins,
  Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon
• Moxie CrimeFighter: Penn and Emily Jillette
• Nakoa-Wolf Manakauapo Namakaeha:
  Lisa Bonet and Jason Momoa
• Ocean: Forest and Keisha Whitaker
  (also: Sonnet, True, Autumn)
• Pilot Inspektor: Jason Lee and Beth Riesgraf
• Pirate: Jonathan and Deven Davis (also: Zeppelin)
• Poet Sienna Rose: Soleil Moon Frye and Jason Goldberg
• Ptolemy John: Gretchen Mol and Kip Williams
  (also: Winter Morgan)
• Puma: Erykah Badu and Tracy Curry (The D.O.C.)
• Racer, Rebel, Rogue and Rocket: Robert Rodriguez
  and Elizabeth Avellan
• Sailor Lee: Christie Brinkley, Peter Cook
• Sage Moonblood: Sylvester Stallone and Sasha Czack
• Seven Sirius: Andre Benjamin and Erykah Badu
• Snow: Robin Gibb and Claire Yang
• Sosie: Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick
• Story Elias: Jenna and Bodhi Elfman
• Tu: Rob Morrow and Debbon Ayer
• Yamma: James Brown and Deidre Jenkins
• Zen: Corey and Susie Feldman
• Zowie: David Bowie and Angela Bowie
• Zuma: Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale

Some of the names celebrity offspring are known by really are nicknames:

• Duncan ‘Zowie’ Bowie:
  David Bowie and Angela Bowie
• Dweezil Zappa: Ian Donald Calvin Euclid Zappa