What’s in a name?

The superstar couple continues to keep the silence as fans further speculate the significance behind the name of their first-born daughter, Blue Ivy Carter. “Ivy” coincidently breaks down into IV-y, or the fourth Roman numeral, a cypher important to the singer (her birthday, wedding day). “Blue” seems to be the father’s choice as the color is reflected in many of his musical albums.

The pop singer dubbed her child Willow Sage; ingredients for a magical potion.

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Kyd Duchovny, son of Tea Leoni and David Duchovny rings a lot like “kid,” which could definitely pose as a problem in the future when his partner badgers him for being too immature.

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This baby was born Bronx Mowgli. Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz merged the name of the New York City borough with that of the youngster from The Jungle Book.

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The daughter of Frank Zappa, Diva Thin Muffin sounds like a low-fat, low-calorie dessert treat.

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The English chef appears to have pulled the names of his children from a storybook: Buddy Bear, Petal Blossom, Poppy Honey and Daisy Boo.

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Actress Rachel Griffiths beams with pride for her country by naming her daughter after a city in her native Australia, Adelaide, while her son Banjo honored the name of famous Australian poet and journalist, Banjo A.B. Paterson.

The singer names her sons Denim and Diesel. Denim because the originally chosen Denham was too strange for her liking, while Diesel was dad's way of honoring German inventor and engineer Rudolf Diesel; father of the diesel engine.

This young child is named Jermajesty. It’s obvious that the former Jackson 5 member and brother of Janet and Michael utilized the first three letters of his own name in an attempt to refer to him as royalty...

The actress once explained that she didn’t want a single name for her child, so after rifling through a dictionary with her boyfriend, they came upon the word "science" and used it to create the name Audio Science.

Before INXS lead singer Michael Hutchence and British journalist Paula Yates met their deaths at the hands of drug overdose, they left behind a daughter named Heavenly Hiraani Tiger Lily.

“Fifi” and “Trixibelle” aren’t really top choices for new parents.  The exception however is actor and musician Bob Geldof, who thought nothing of it when he named his first daughter Fifi Trixibelle Geldof. Trixie was the name of the popular children’s toy My Little Pony.

The star of the reality television program The Real World: San Francisco, dubbed his son Bogart Che Peyote, an apparent fusion of actor Humphrey Bogart and the revolutionary Che Guevara.  Peyote on the other hand, is a cactus plant with psychoactive properties used by indigenous Americans to speak with their gods. Anyone who witnessed Puck on The Real World knows that he surely has a connection to the beyond.

Speaking of superheroes, actor Nicolas Cage baptized his son Kal-El, the original Kryptonian birth name of Superman.

With a name like Moxie CrimeFighter, the daughter of the famed illusionist and comedian is set for life, if she ever wants to be a superhero someday…

Actor Rob Morrow was feeling creative when he named his daughter one of the most peculiar names around. Her full name is Tu Simone Ayer Morrow, but by removing two of the four, what remains is Tu Morrow, homonym which spells “mañana (tomorrow),” ironic since it pairs alongside the Spanish word for yesterday, “Ayer.”

The Mexican diva named her first born Sabrina Sakaë. Sabrina means "Princess" in the Anglo-Saxon language and "Sakaë" means "prosperity'' in Japanese. No doubt she will be a prosperous princess.

Jackson's kids not only have to deal with the fact that they're his children, they also have extravagant names: Prince Michael I and Prince Michael II. Like royalty... Please!

Zuma Nesta Rock is Gwen Stefani's youngest son with rocker Gavin Rossdale. Zuma is a beach in Malibu, CA, where Rossdale supposedly had an epiphany and decided to become a rock star. Nesta is Bob Marley's middle name and Rock is the music daddy Rossdale plays. The couple's older son, Kingston, was named after the capital of Jamaica.

The Mexican singer named his youngest son Mikhail Zaratustra... Zaratustra was a Persian prophet of the Mazdeism religion. We hope the kids in his class are merciful and don't pick on him!

Halliwell named her daughter Bluebell Madonna. The former Spice Girl was inspired by the bluebell flowers she saw on her walks through the park during her pregnancy. The girl's middle name obviously denotes her mom's admiration for the Queen of Pop. How original...

The star of the series My Name is Earl (NBC) had the audacity to name his first son Pilot Inspektor. Poor little guy!

Apparently the Oscar-winning actress loves apples because that's just what she named her daughter... Apple. She must be the apple of her eye!

Rodriguez doesn't only get creative in his movies, he also breaks the mold in naming his kids: Rocket, Racer, Rebel, Rogue and Rhiannon.

The former Spice Girl and her husband, David Beckham, named their eldest son Brooklyn, supposedly because he was conceived in New York. The couple even considered naming him Manhattan, but thought that would be a little too much! Their youngest is Cruz, which means cross in Spanish, but it's a last name! What were they thinking?

Mana's lead singer Fher Olvera named his son Dalí to honor the Spanish painter. Maybe he should've chosen the painter's first name, Salvador, instead!

The actress named her daughter Sunday Rose...Did hubby Keith Urban's country songs inspire her?

Who could've thought of naming a child Indio? Only Downey Jr!

The Merengue singer named her third child Ian Nair. Did she get inspired by the Nair hair removal cream?

The English singer was so fascinated by colors that he decided to name one of his daughters Fuchsia. Imagine having to live with that name!

The Oscar-winning actress named her daughter Nahla, which according to Berry means 'bee' in Arabic. We hope she doesn't sting!

The legendary Rambo gave his five children eccentric names: Sage Moonblod, Seargeoh and Sistine Rose. Poor things!

The Univision host named her daughters Antonella and Michaella... These names are fit for a soap opera, don't you think?

he Mexican actors named their son after the Italian saint Santino,which means 'strong man'. Why didn't they think of Hulk or He-Man?

The star of What Women Want named her daughter Makena Lei, which means 'flower from the sky' in Vietnamese.

The former Mecano lead singer named her daughter Jara, which is actually a last name!