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September 24, 2007

Noel Gallagher Baby Won’t Be Named Chutney After All

Noel Gallagher photo For once, sanity has prevailed. Back in April, Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher told an interviewer that if his and Sara MacDonald’s new baby was a boy (or as he put it, a “geezer,”), they might name him Chutney. Or maybe Gilly, or Gizmo.

I was so shocked that I conducted a reader’s poll on the issue, where you overwhelmingly agreed that all three names sucked big time.

It seems that sanity (or more likely, Sara MacDonald) has prevailed. Their baby boy was born on September 22 in London, and is named Donovan Rory. The couple told news media that they named him Donovan in honor of the mellow Sixties singer, and Rory because it’s a grand Irish name.

Donovan is the first child for MacDonald, 35. Gallagher has a daughter, Anais, 7, from his marriage to Meg Matthews.

According to No Rock and Roll Fun, Gallagher sent out the following text to his friends:

“He shall go by the name of Donovan Rory MacDonald Gallagher and he will be a legend. Give thanks and praise”.