It used to be that the only person associated with the name Axl was the Guns ‘N Roses singer, Axl Rose. But add a letter “e” and Axel has a new connotation — the newborn son of comedian and actor Will Ferrell and his wife, actress Viveca Paulin.

Baby Axel was born January 23 in Los Angeles. When he gets home, he’ll meet big brothers in the shape of Magnus, 5, and Mattias, 3.

Meanwhile, elsewhere in L.A., Desperate Housewives star Neal McDonough and his wife Ruve Robertson welcomed their little bundle of joy on January 11, with the arrival of daughter London Jane. She also has to deal with two big sibs: Morgan Patrick, 4, and Catherine Maggie, 2. Congrats to London Jane on being the first big celebrity baby “place name” of the year — but surely not the last!
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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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