CONFIRMED: Grammy-winning R & B singer ‘Babyface’ Edmonds, and girlfriend Nicole Pantenburg, welcomed a real baby face to the family, with the birth of their first child, a daughter, on September 9. The new arrival is named Peyton Nicole.

CONFIRMED: Talk show host Byron Allen, and his wife, producer Jennifer Lucas, also welcomed a first born, with the arrival of daughter Chloe Ava on August 22 in Los Angeles.

RUMORED: According to People, British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver, and his wife Jools, are expecting their third child. The couple already have two daughters with well-known celebrity baby names — Poppy, 6, and Daisy, 5. Oliver is the star of the cooking show The Naked Chef, and a prominent advocate for improving the quality and nutrition of the food served in British schools.

CONFIRMED: Actress Joely Fisher, shown here, and husband Christopher Duddy, have adopted a baby girl named Olivia Luna. Fisher and Duddy are a couple known for creative baby names — Olivia joins sisters True Harlow, 2, and Skylar Grace, 7.

CONFIRMED: A first child for actress Marisol Nichols, and husband, director Taron Lexton. Daughter Rain India was born on September 30.

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“Harlow Olivia Calliope”

Actress Patrcia Arquette, and her husband (as of June, 2006) actor, Thomas Jane, named their daughter “Harlow Olivia Calliope” in February of 2003. Arquette’s mother’s middle name was Olivia, but where did they get Harlow and Calliope from?

Harlow is one of those names where you can never be sure if it’s a girl’s name or a boy’s name, or, in this case, if it’s a surname. In fact, it’s probably most famous as a surname, from America’s original “blonde bombshell,” Jean Harlow. When it’s not busy being a surname, it’s more often a boy’s name, according to baby naming websites.

Still, celebrities do set trends, and since Patricia Arquette, and more recently Joely Fisher, have named their daughters “Harlow,” we’ll probably be seeing the name applied to a new generation of girls.

Calliope is a beautiful, traditional name, from the Greek, “Kalliope,” meaning “beautiful voice.” In mythology, Kalliope is the muse of epic poetry.

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It’s August 22, and time for my first annual Round-Up of the ten funniest celebrity baby names of 2006 (so far). You’ll notice I use the term “funniest.” Not the “dumbest,” and certainly not the “stupidest” — and there’s a reason for this. Besides my dedication to celebrity baby name watching, this blog is dedicated to being a “vitriol-free” site. Rather than stooping to the cheap shots of four-letter words and gratuitous sexual references beloved of so many bloggers, I actually try to “write” my blog posts using the English language in its original form. Let’s face it, anyone can poke fun at celebrities by going for the shock value of a curse, or a reference to someone’s body parts. It’s a bit more of a challenge (but also more satisfying) to keep your readers entertained by your sheer wit. Still there? OK, back to my original discussion — the ten funniest baby names of 2006 (so far).

Starting at number 10, the funniest celebrity baby names are:

10. True Harlow, the daughter of actress Joely Fisher and cinematographer Christopher Duddy.

9. Moses, the son of actress Gwyneth Paltrow and singer Chris Martin.

8. Zander Ryan, son of singer Mindy McCready and her husband Billy McKnight.

7. Suri, alleged daughter of actor Tom Cruise and actress Katie Holmes.

6. Grier Hammond, daughter of actress Brooke Shields and producer Chris Henchy.

5. Ace Shane, son of softball player Jennie Finch and baseball player Casey Daigle.

4. Bluebell Madonna, daughter of former Spice Girls singer Geri Halliwell.

The drum roll please…

Coming in at # 3: the most talked-about baby of the last 2,000 years, Shiloh Nouvel, daughter of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt.

Coming in at #2: streaking past the funny names of those babies born earlier in 2006, the very newborn Jonas Rocket, son of musician Tom DeLonge and wife Jennifer DeLonge.

And without question, the # 1 funniest celebrity baby name of 2006 (so far), is the son, and second child of comedian (?) Penn Jillette and his wife Emily: Zolten Jillette. In case you didn’t know, Zolten, among other things, was supposedly the name of Dracula’s dog. Little Zolten joins sister Moxie Crimefighter in the Jillette household. Moxie, I might add, is currently the odds-on favorite to take # 1 in the silliest celebrity baby name of the decade competition (2000-2010).

If you can’t get enough of funny celebrity baby names (and who can) check out this celebrity baby name database. It currently has more than 1,000 baby names listed. If you can’t find one you’re looking for, you can email them and they’ll find it for you and add it to their database.

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