From fruit inspirations (Gwyneth Paltrow’s daughter Apple and Claudia Schiffer’s daughter Clementine) to calendar creations (Mariska Hargitay’s daughter August and Nicole Kidman’s daughter Sunday), celebrities have been known to get creative with their newborns’ names. But stars who name their kids after destination hot spots take the cake: from Kourtney Kardashian’s baby girl to Alec Baldwin’s teen daughter, here’s a rundown of more celebrity offspring named after places.
Keeping Up with the Kardashians star Kourtney Kardashian welcomed baby girl Penelope Scotland Disick into the reality-TV family on Sunday. It’s difficult to believe outspoken Khloé Kardashian isn’t already cracking jokes about her niece’s name. Kourtney and boyfriend Scott Disick also have a 2-year-old son, Mason Dash Disick.
Fame Pictures
You might think of pyramids or the Arab Spring when someone mentions Egypt. But R&B singer Alicia Keys and producer/DJ Swizz Beatz decided it would be the perfect baby name; their son turns 2 in October.
James Devaney, WireImage / Getty Images
Six weeks before Keys gave birth, Marchesa designer Georgina Chapman and film producer Harvey Weinstein decided to give the “place name” trend their own spin, naming their new daughter India Pearl Weinstein. India is Chapman’s first child and Weinstein’s fourth.
Pacific Coast News
Actor Alec Baldwin and actress Kim Basinger jumped on the place-name bandwagon long ago. The now-divorced couple has a 16-year-old daughter named Ireland. Unlike other stars who name their kids after locations, however, Baldwin’s Irish roots might help to explain the choice.
Sonia Moskowitz / Getty Images
Does Jamaican singer Sean Kingston know he may or may not have inspired the name for Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale’s kid? Their eldest son, Kingston, is known for his edgy outfits and free spirit.
Todd Williamson, Invision / AP Photo
Let’s hear it for New York! Super couple Victoria and David Beckham are rumored to have named their first son after the place where he was conceived. They now have three lads and one little girl, and Brooklyn is 13. Their soccer-stud father has each of his children’s names inked on his skin.
Mark J. Terrill / AP Photo
And New York again! Singer Ashlee Simpson and musician Pete Wentz, now divorced, named their 3-and-a-half-year-old boy Bronx Mowgli.
Wagner Az / Pacific Coast News
The winner of American Idol’s Season 3, Fantasia Barrino, has a 1-year-old son named Dallas and a 10-year-old daughter named Zion.
Alberto E. Rodriguez / Getty Images
Actress and model Liv Tyler and actor Royston Langdon aren’t the only celebs who decided to name their child after a little town in Maine. Singer Alyssa Milano and entertainment agent David Bugliari have a 1-year-old son named Milo too. Not to mention actress Sherry Stringfield and journalist Larry Joseph, who have an 8-year-old son named Milo.
Melanie Brown, a.k.a. Sporty Spice, named her first daughter Phoenix Chi Gulzar. But unfortunately for the family, a year ago Phoenix, now 13, filed a police report against her father, Jimmy Gulzar, for battery.
Model Shanna Moakler and Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker have a 6-year-old daughter named Alabama Luella Barker. The patriotically named little one was featured on their MTV reality show, Meet the Barkers, which ran from 2005 to 2006. The couple has since split.
Fame Pictures
Actor Ethan Hawke and his wife, Ryan, have a 1-year-old daughter named after another state, Indiana. Continuing the nontraditional baby names, their 3-year-old daughter is named after a fruit, Clementine.
Wagner Az / Pacific Coast News
Actor Eric Dane and actress Rebecca Gayheart have a 1-year-old daughter named Georgia Geraldine Dane. Although Georgia may be a fairly common first name, it is also one of our great 50 states, and therefore deserves the final spot in our list.
Dan Steinberg / AP Photo
