I don’t usually count the babies of politicians among the celebrity crowd, but there has been such a buzz surrounding the new arrival for the British prime minister David Cameron, and his wife Samantha, that this is irresistible. It has garnered a ton of press in the UK, where Conservative party leader Cameron is enjoying a post-election honeymoon.

The Camerons and their two children Nancy, 6, and Arthur Elwen, 4, were on vacation in the Cornwall village of St. Edellion, with the new baby expected around mid-September.

Apparently, nobody told the baby about the plans, and little Florence Rose Edellion arrived on August 24, almost three weeks early.

Baby and mother are reportedly doing fine, despite the early arrival. Prime Minister Cameron, speaking to British media, said his new daughter is “unbelievably beautiful.”

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Posted on August 26th 2010 and posted to CELEBRITY BABY NAMES | Comments(0)

Star of the hit show Army Wives, Catherine Bell, welcomed a son on August 21 in Charleston, South Carolina. The new baby is named Ronan.

Bell, 42, and husband Adam Beason, have a 7-year-old daughter named Gemma.

The name Ronan is of Irish origin, and it means “little seal.”

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Posted on August 23rd 2010 and posted to CELEBRITY BABY NAMES | Comments(0)

After a drought of new celebrity babies, it has been a busy week for new famous little offspring!

NASCAR champion Jeff Gordon and his wife Ingrid Vandebosch, seen here with daughter Ella Sofia,  added to their family with the arrival of a son, Leo Benjamin, on August 9. As he did with the arrival of his daughter Ella Sofia several years ago, Gordon combined the online birth announcement with his upcoming racing schedule.

Meanwhile, comedian Amy Poehler and husband Will Arnett went for a biblical name, Abel James, for their son, born August 6. Abel joins big brother Archie at home, which means they’ve got a lot of “A” names in their household: Amy, Archie, and Abel.

On August 8, actress Annie Wersching, star of 24, gave birth to her first child, a boy, in Los Angeles. The baby’s name is Freddie. Wersching, 33,  and husband Stephen Full, were married in September, 2009.

Country singer Luke Bryan, 34, and wife Caroline, 30, welcomed a second son yesterday, and, interestingly, gave him what is traditionally viewed as a girl’s name. They called him Tatum Christopher. Maybe the name Tatum will become more of a unisex baby name now that such a high profile boy bears the name.

Finally, among the pregnancies announced recently, are British singer Lily Allen; singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette, and Penny Lancaster, wife of 65 year-old Rod Stewart.

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It should come as no surprise to anyone that soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has named his month-old son Cristiano.

In one of the more unusual celebrity births of the year, it was announced a few weeks ago that Ronaldo — one of the world’s top-ranked players, despite turning in a weak performance at the World Cup — had become a father. Ronaldo gave out no information about the child’s mother, and has said he will raise little Cristiano himself.

Apparently, Ronaldo’s girlfriend, Russian model Irina Shayk, is not the mom. (But she does appear to be a very forgiving sort of person).

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Actress Tiffani Thiessen, 36, star of USA Network’s White Collar, and actor/husband Brady Smith welcomed their first child, a daughter, on June 15 in Los Angeles. The baby is named Harper Renn.

In a deviation from normal celebrity birth moments these days, Thiessen actually forgot to update her Twitter account, where her last Tweet was on June 4. (She was encouraging the baby to pop out at that time).  Thiessen obviously didn’t see the memo that urged all celebrity moms to tweet right through the birth process, unless they are completely unconscious.

Anyway, Thiessen’s daughter is here at last, and the main point I want to make is that she and Smith have given her a very hot baby name. Harper is quickly increasing in popularity for girls, having risen from # 887 in popularity in the U. S. to # 174 in the last five years. Thiessen’s choice might help spur it along even higher. (Dave Grohl’s daughter was named Harper last year).

I’m guessing “Renn” is a family name. Maybe someone can enlighten us.

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Posted on June 15th 2010 and posted to CELEBRITY BABY NAMES | Comments(1)

Have they stopped having babies in Hollywood? So far, 2010 is proving to be one of the slowest years for new celebrity babies since we started keeping track more than four years ago.

Still, there is some hope that 2010 won’t be a total bust. Celebrities expecting babies include Kevin Costner (any day now); Céline Dion, who’s expecting twins in November; John Travolta and Kelly Preston; Alicia Keys; Jessica Capshaw; Matt Damon (again!);Amy Poehler; Jeff Gordon (boy coming in August); Danica McKellar (Wonder Years star, due in fall) and Chris Daughtry (twins in November).

Meanwhile, Sheryl Crow adopted a second son in early May. Levi James joins 3 year-old Wyatt at Crow’s home, according to her website.

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Supermodel Claudia Schiffer and husband Matthew Vaughn welcomed their third child — a daughter — back on May 14 in London, but held off on naming the new baby until this week.

Now Schiffer’s publicist has revealed that the baby’s name is Cosima Violet.

Cosima is an Italian name, derived from the Greek name “Cosmas,” which means “order” or “decency.”

Cosima joins siblings Caspar, 7, and Clementine, 5, at home.

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Volleyball superstar and Olympic gold medalist Kerri Walsh, and husband Casey Jennings, welcomed their second child, and second son, on Wednesday in California. In stark contrast to the traditional name that they gave to their first son, Joseph, Walsh and Jennings pulled out all the stops with no. 2, naming him Sundance! There’s a name you don’t hear very often.

I really shouldn’t swipe the photo of Walsh and her baby off her website, but what the heck… if it’s her own photo, I’m sure she won’t mind!

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Posted on May 21st 2010 and posted to CELEBRITY BABY NAMES | Comments(0)

Unique baby names seem to be the flavor of the month, if we can judge by all the media hype surrounding the latest “popular baby names list” for 2009.

Actress Amy Adams, star of Julie and Julia and Enchanted, and her fiancé, Darren Legallo, seem to be joining the rush for unique names, as they bestowed Aviana Olea on their daughter, and first child together, born on May 15 in Los Angeles.

I’ve checked a few sources and can’t come up with a definite meaning or origin for either name, though Aviana does seem to be a modern compound name combining Ava and Anna. Love to hear from anyone who knows the origin of  the names!

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