Bo Bice, Southern rocker, pride of Alabama, and American Idol alum, and wife Caroline Fisher, welcomed their third son earlier today.

Ean Jacob arrived this morning, according to Bice’s Twitter Feed.

It’s a little difficult to track down the meaning of the name “Ean”. Some sources say it’s short for “John,” others say short for “Ian.” The latter, a variant of Ian, is supported by the old Facts on File Dictionary of First Names, so I’ll go with that.

Ean joins big brothers, Caleb and Aidan, in the Bice household.

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Our first round up of the year! Let’s see what 2010 brings to the world of celebrity baby names.

Actor/director Mark Wahlberg and his wife Rhea Durham welcomed their fourth child, a daughter, on January 13. Her name is Grace Margaret, and she is the second daughter for the couple. The newborn joins big sister Ella, and brothers Brendan and Michael at home.

‘N sync singer Joey Fatone, and his wife Kelly, are parents for the second time, with the arrival of their second daughter, Kloey Alexandre, on January 13 in Orlando. (Love that twist on “Chloe”)!

Vern Yip, the head judge on HGTV’s Design Star, is a new father. His son Gavin Joshua Mannox was born via surrogate to Yip and his partner on January 6.
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Matthew McConaughey and girlfriend Camila Alves started off the new year in fine form, with the arrival of their second child, a daughter, named Vida. The name Vida is Portugese for “life” — Alves is Brazilian.

The baby girl arrived on January 3. She joins big brother Levi at home.

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It’s that time of year again! It’s our FOURTH ANNUAL Best Celebrity Baby Names of the Year, where we look back at some of the best, the funniest, the weirdest, and the craziest celebrity baby names that arrived during 2009.

This annual review is co-sponsored by our sister site, Baby Names Garden, which is absolutely the best destination on the web for truly original baby names information, and over there you can find the full report on Best Celebrity Baby Names 2009.

2009 was another great year for celebrity baby names — including the unusual (Ione Skye named her daughter Goldie Priya); the strange (Brandon Flowers named his son Gunner): the spiritual (Joy Enriquez brought us Heavenly Joy); the traditional (Tom Cavanagh and Maureen Grise came up with James Joseph); and the truly “out-there” (from Sparrow James Midnight to Bandit Lee and Petal Blossom Rainbow)!

It was no easy task picking our choices for the Ten Best Celebrity Baby Names of 2009. So much to choose from. But in the end, we went for the creative, the unique, and the most memorable we could find. Here’s our list of the top ten — and you can find full details about each name at the official 2009 Celebrity Baby Names page.

1. Sparrow James Midnight, son of Nicole Richie and Joel Madden

2. Petal Blossom Rainbow, daughter of Jamie and Jools Oliver

3. Mars Merkaba, daughter of Erykah Badu and Jay Electronica

4. Mason Dash, son of Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick

5. Atlas, son of Anne Heche and James Tupper

6. Bandit Lee, daughter of Lyn-Z and Gerard Way

7. Gunner, son of Brandon and Tana Flowers

8. Louisanna Ray, daughter of Leelee Sobieski and Adam Kimmel

9. Seraphina Rose Elizabeth, daughter of Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck

10. Bardot Vita, daughter of David Boreanaz and Jaime Bergman

Get the whole story, and even more names from 2009, at the Celebrity Baby Names Page.

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Actress Maya Rudolph (Away We Go) and husband/director Paul Anderson made it two, in early November, with the arrival of daughter Lucille. The couple also have a 4 year-old daughter named Pearl.

Singer Joy Enriquez and music producer Rodney Jerkins may have thought they were being original when they named their new arrival Heavenly Joy on November 17 in Los Angeles, but that name can’t hold a candle to Heavenly Hiraani Tiger Lily, daughter of the late Paula Yates, British writer, and the late Michael Hutchence, singer with the Aussie rock band Inxs.

Singer Lisa Loeb and husband Roey Hershkovitz chose Lyla Rose for their daughter who arrived the Sunday after Thanksgiving. Yet another instance of “Rose” as a middle name. The name Rose is going to get an inferiority complex if someone doesn’t pick it for a first name soon. It’s the fourth time this year as a middle name, according to our celeb baby name database, including Jennifer Garner’s Seraphina Rose; Maxine Bahn’s Madison Rose; and Roger and Mirka Federer’s amazingly similar Myla Rose.

Star of the hit show Scrubs, Judy Reyes, and boyfriend/director George Valencia, had an exciting Thanksgiving, with the arrival of daughter Leila Rey.

Joey McIntyre, youngest member of the off-again/on-again aging pop group New Kids On The Block, and his wife Barrett, welcomed their second son, Rhys Edward, on December 13. The little guy joins big brother Griffin in the McIntyre household.

And, what I think is the coolest celebrity baby name in this particular round up: say hello to Mason Dash, newborn son to reality star Kourtney Kardashian (seen here celebrating her 29th birthday in Vegas) and her boyfriend Scott Disick. I’m not sure what it is about Mason Dash that sounds so cool, but it does. It’s not like Mason is so original, and even Dash has been done before, but there’s something about the way those two names go together that I love — Mason Dash. You just know the kid is going to have an interesting future…

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Pop culture site Radar Online was the first to break the news about the arrival of a new baby for Mel Gibson and his girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva on November 1, reporting that their new daughter had arrived in Los Angeles a couple of days earlier. The Radar Online scoop sent the Grande Dame of gossip sheets, People, into a bit of huff, as they tried to run with the story while still acknowledging that they had no confirmation:

“People is currently attempting to confirm the news” they sniffed.

Turned out that Radar Online had their facts straight, and Gibson and Grigorieva welcomed baby Lucia into their glittering Hollywood orbit.

This is the 8th child for Gibson, 53, who has seven other children from his thirty-year marriage, which is now in divorce proceedings. Grigorieva has a son, Alexander, from her previous relationship with actor Timothy Dalton (best-known for playing the worst James Bond ever in the late 1980s).

Gibson, who has not been getting himself cast in the most flattering of lights these days, is currently shooting a movie in New York with Jodie Foster. He is seen here with Grigorieva at a red-carpet event earlier this year.

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Oops! How’d we miss this one?

Must have been on vacation!

View co-host Elizabeth Hasselbeck, and former NFL star/husband Tim Hasselbeck, welcomed their third child, Isaiah Timothy, on August 9 in New York City. The baby is the third for the couple, along with Grace Elisabeth, 4, and Taylor Thomas, almost two.

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It’s been pretty quiet recently on the celebrity baby front, so Heidi Klum and Seal’s new daughter is a welcome sight! Fodder for the gossip sheets!

Anyways — Klum and Seal’s much-anticipated daughter has arrived, and her name is Lou Sulola. Lou is an interesting choice, and we can chalk up another victory in the march towards unisex names for all. But Sulola? Not sure about that one. No-one else seems to know either.

Who likes the name Lou Sulola for a little girl?

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Olympic swimmer Amanda Beard made waves on September 15, as she and photographer/husband Sacha Brown welcomed their first child, a boy, named Blaise Ray.

September 15 was also the big day for Grey’s Anatomy star Ellen Pompeo, as she and record producer/husband Chris Ivery continued the Grey’s Anatomy baby boom and welcomed a daughter, Stella Luna, in Los Angeles.

Irish actress Elaine Cassidy (Harper’s Island) and her husband Stephen Lord are first-time parents, with the arrival of their daughter Kila, born September 16 in London.

September 19 was the big day for the Prinzes, when little Prinzess Charlotte Grace arrived on the scene. She’s the first child for actress Sarah Michelle Prinze (formerly known as Sarah Michelle Gellar) and actor/husband Freddie Prinze, Jr.

Actor Jude Law is a father again — this time with actress/model Samantha Burke. The baby, named Sophia, was born September 22. Law, who according to various news reports is no longer seeing Burke, just recently acknowledged his paternity of the child.

Musician Ben Lee made the birth announcement on his blog as he and wife/actress Ione Skye (Say Anything) welcomed their first child also (a big month for first kids!). Goldie Priya arrived September 24.

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