Celebrity Baby Names That Are (Gasp!) Totally Normal: A Comprehensive Guide
It’s not breaking news that celebrities have an uncanny knack for giving their kids unnecessarily cruel and totally absurd uniquely quirky and brilliantly creative names along the lines of North West, Pilot Inspektor, Apple Blythe, Briar Rose, and Ace Knute.
While we all might snicker and wisecrack about stars’ penchant for getting away with naming their offspring after a fruit, an aerospace occupation, a compass point, a “Sleeping Beauty” princess, or a single-suit symbol found in a deck of cards, we’re not terribly surprised that they’ve opted to totally make up their own monikers. In fact, we’ve come to expect wild, weird, flowery, and just plain silly celebrity baby names.
What is surprising, however, is when a famous person has a baby and decides to give them a totally normal name.
In fact, when Kim Kardashian and Kanye West were expecting, everyone thought they’d give their child a name that starts with “K.” At that point, we were kinda-sorta hoping they’d throw everyone for a serious loop and decide on something ho-hum like Karen or Kristen—a move we think would have gotten them even more press than names like North West and Saint West.
Another famous couple who gave their offspring a common name? The anything-but-common royals Kate Middleton and Prince William, whose tot is named George. Granted, they are royals, so giving their kid a name that’s silly, frivolous, or completely made up was out of the question, and the same normal mindset was applied to the couple’s second baby, Charlotte. Then there’s Anne Hathaway and Adam Schulman‘s baby, Jonathan.
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In the spirit of normalcy, we decided to compile (and keep adding to) a list of celebrities who gave their kids—gasp!—totally normal names. Click through and let us know: Which name is your favorite?
