Celebrities
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THE NAME GAME: MOON UNIT
There is no explanation on Earth that could properly account for Frank Zappa’s names for his children; Moon Unit (pictured), Dweezil, Ahmed Emuukha and Diva Muffin. Although by all reports the singer didn’t try to explain, and simply said he gave them those names “because I wanted to”. Now married to Matchbox Twenty drummer Paul Doucette, Moon Unit neglected to pass on the tradition when she named her own child Mathilda Plum.
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THE NAME GAME: BLUEBELL MADONNA
“What really clinched it for me was my mother telling me that the bluebell is increasingly rare, so it’s a precious flower, which seemed just right for my daughter,” the former Spice Girl said. As for the middle name, Halliwell says it’s partly a reference to the Virgin Mary and partly to the singer.
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THE NAME GAME: SONNET, TRUE, AUTUMN & OCEAN
Taking a page from the book on naming children after your favorite things, the Academy Award-winning actor gave his kids noun names. But with a dad named Forest, what do you expect?
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