UPDATE MARCH 7, 10:20 AM Eastern Standard Time

Thanks to our reader Peggy, whose comment you can see below, for pointing out the likely (and likely true) source for the baby name. Apparently Bryce’s younger sister Paige gave an interview to Broadway.com, where it was mentioned almost in passing that Bryce “just gave birth to a baby son, Theo.” That sounds like a good source to me!

ORIGINAL STORY:

Well, I don’t know if you can call it a rumor exactly. It’s more of a statement, posted at the Bryce Howard Wikipedia page. 

Bryce Dallas Howard, daughter of the acclaimed actor/director Ron Howard, and her husband Seth Gabel, welcomed a baby boy on February 16, but did not release any details, including his name.

But now, the writer of the above-mentioned Wiki post claims the baby’s name is Theo. The writer gives no citation for the assertion — hey, maybe Bryce wrote it!

If it’s true, that’s another celebrity baby who can graduate from the “No Name Club,” leaving only Anna Belknap’s recent baby daughter, and Holly Hunter’s twin boys, who are probably getting ready to take their college S.A.T.s right around now. Surely they’ll have to reveal their names on their college applications?

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Posted on March 06th 2007 and posted to Holly Hunter, CELEBRITY BABIES, Bryce Dallas Howard, Anna Belknap, CELEBRITY BABY NAMES | Comments(1)

What started as an aberration over a year ago when Holly Hunter refused to release the names of her twins, despite the fact that I publicly offered a subscription to People Magazine, which H.H. could have snagged for herself, has now become a new celebrity trend — not releasing the name of your baby. Ever, apparently. 

Country music star Brad Paisley, winner of five Country Music Association Awards, and his wife Kimberly Williams-Paisley, (Pete Sampras’s ex, and star of ABC T.V.’s According to Jim), welcomed a son in Nashville on February 22, according to E Online.

But they haven’t released a name. So what is there to write about? A celebrity baby without a celebrity baby name is not really a celebrity baby. All the fun begins with the name. Just ask Suri, or Apple, or Pilot Inspektor.

B.P. and K.P-W. join the club started by H.H., which also includes the recent holdouts A.B. (Anna Belknap) and B.D.H. (Bryce Dallas Howard). Just to get even, from now on I’m only going to refer to celebrities who won’t release their baby’s names by their initials. Now let’s see how long they hold out.

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Oh no, here we go again. I call it the Holly Hunter syndrome. Celebrities who won’t reveal their new baby’s name. What am I going to write about if that catches on?

 Anna Belknap, star of CBS’s CSI: NY, and actor-husband Eric Siegel, welcomed a baby daughter in Los Angeles on January 14, according to People. But no name yet!

If any readers know the name, please let me know. My keyboard is getting antsy.

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It’s no secret that Holly Hunter gave birth to twins back in Janaury. But what is secret, apparently, is what Holly and her partner Gordon MacDonald have named the pair. According to the Holly Hunter page on Wikipedia, the proud parents welcomed two little boys. But as for their names — well, the world is still waiting. What could be the reason for Holly’s reticence in this regard? Is it because she doesn’t want her new babies to be hounded by the paparazzi? I can understand a parent’s desire to shield their offspring from the media spotlight, but I don’t believe that simply releasing the names would spark such a media frenzy that Holly, Gordon, and the kids would need to escape to Namibia for some privacy. Or is the eerie silence a sign that Holly and Gordon are completely stumped? Overawed, perhaps, by celebrity couples who have set the bar pretty high with names like Apple, Suri, and Moxie Crimefighter?

If you know the names of Holly Hunter’s twins, share the scoop! Even if you’re just kinda guessing the names, go ahead — who knows, maybe Holly and Gordon are waiting for inspiration! Maybe they haven’t come up with names yet. Maybe Celebrity Baby Names Blog can help them name their twins.

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