Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban recently named their newborn daughter Sunday Rose. Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are the proud parents of twins Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline.
Is there some unwritten Hollywood law that states you are not an A-list celebrity unless you give your child an unusual name?
We posed the question on WisMoms.com. Some WisMoms deliberately chose unique names for their children — usually with a story behind the symbolism.
"I have two children with unique but strong names," says Attacus and Andalyn Mom of Green Bay, who adds that her son was named after the father in "To Kill a Mockingbird." "We were going to name my daughter Cosette after a character in 'Les Miserables,' but decided to name her Andalyn. It is a combination of my first and middle name."
"My toddler is named Edison, which means 'son of Edward,'" says Raising M.E.N. of Manitowoc. "It honors his great-great grandfather Edward, who passed away before he was born."
"We named our daughter Gwenhwyfar (that's pronounced Guinevere) and decided to spell it the traditional Welsh way," says Mara1138 of Appleton. "I'm sure she will hate it for awhile, but I think in the end she will appreciate having a unique and beautiful name that reflects her heritage."
"My daughter's name is Anndrayah (pronounced Andrea), but I call her Andi for short, as that is always a name that I just loved," says Mommy2Andi of Fond du Lac. "I wanted it very different than the traditional spelling."
"I have two girls: Keegan and Caitlynne," says Cmoran2007 of Green Bay. "Children (all of them, not just mine) are unique, and their names should reflect their personalities."
Other WisMoms report having friends or students with such monikers as Precious, Ember, Cold, Ender, Toy, Storm, Story and Draven, just to name a few.
"I, too, wanted something different but with meaning for my children. I also wanted something people could understand and not mispronounce," says 24/7 Mom. "My daughter I named Alannah Nicole, which is Irish for 'beautiful girl,' and (for) my son, my husband picked Landon Thomas, which is English for 'running river'"
"My daughter's name is considered unique, although it's a traditional Welsh name," says Aquadonia of Green Bay. "Rhiannon is a simple name, but so many think I say 'Brianna' that I spell it for them."
Other moms take a more conservative stance to names that will follow their children for the rest of their lives.
"Not a fan of bizarre names, or taking a simple, traditional name and spelling it goofy," says Chandla of Green Bay.
"It drives me nuts when parents name their kids after Disney characters," laments Julie Genisot of Sherwood. "No more mermaid names!"
"Just always remember that your kids will grow up and become adults. Is the name that was cute for your 2-year-old going to be appropriate for a 30-year-old applying for a professional job?" asks NJosephs of Oshkosh.
"They have to live with their names for the rest of their lives," adds 24/7 Mom. "I am so glad my dad put his foot down and named me Melissa instead of my mom's idea of Skye Blue."
"I am all in favor of unique names," says Cmoran2007. "But that's not to say that there aren't people out there who go overboard and name their kids something completely off the wall like Moon Unit or Dweezil."
"As for names like Morning Dew, Apple and Pilot Inspektor, don't force names like that on your kids," adds Aquadonia. "It's cruel."
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