February 1, 2008

Celebrity Pregnancies — Confirmations, Rumors, And Wishful Thinking

Here’s our latest round up of celebs who may be expecting a baby (or two):

- Actor Fred Savage, and wife Jennifer Stone

- Martie Maguire of the Dixie Chicks (a girl, according to People)

- Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale - a sib for Kingston

- Ethan Hawke, with former nanny for his kids with Uma Thurman (got that?)

- Mary Lynn Rajskub (24)

Digg!

Save to del.icio.us

Technorati Tags: , , , , , , , ,


Posted on February 01st 2008 and posted to Gwen Stefani, Ethan Hawke, CELEBRITY PREGNANCY | Comments(0)

February 5, 2007

Celebrity Baby Name of the Day — “Maya Ray”

“Maya Ray”

uma thurman photorazziMaya Ray, the name chosen by actress Uma Thurman (Kill Bill; The Producers) and actor Ethan Hawke (Training Day; Lord of War) for their daughter born in 1998 might seem to be derived from the Indian civilization known as the Mayans, but in fact it is simply a variant of the name “May,” which is derived from the Roman goddess Maia.

The goddess Maia, according to Roman mythology, was the daughter of Atlas and the mother of Mercury.

Then again, Maya was the name of a character played by Thurman in an Oscar-nominated short film made in 1996, called Duke of Groove. Thurman’s character takes her teenage son to a party, so he will not be home when his father prepares to leave his family.

The name Ray has no such glamorous affiliations. It’s usually a male name, and it’s short for Raymond.

Digg!

Save to del.icio.us

photo by Photorazzi

Technorati Tags: , , , , , , , , , , ,


Posted on February 05th 2007 and posted to CELEBRITY BABIES, NAME OF THE DAY, Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman, CELEBRITY BABY NAMES | Comments(0)