More from CafeMom: 25 Names Guys Would Give Their Babies if Their Wives Weren’t Involved As Laura Wattenberg, founder of BabyNameWizard.com, notes, these monikers are quite the varied collection. “The style impulses are all over the map, but one theme that leaps out is length,” Wattenberg tells CafeMom. “Almost half the list is made up of ‘mini names,’ four letters or shorter.” More from CafeMom: 22 Rare Baby Names Suddenly Bursting Onto the Scene Another trend Laura has noticed is celebrities turning familiar words into unconventional baby names for their children. “It’s a way to invent a whole new name that’s already imbued with meaning — and that people can already spell and pronounce,” Wattenberg adds. Intrigued to see which baby names are all the rage across Tinseltown? You just might be surprised. Here are the nominees for the best celebrity baby name of 2017. More from CafeMom: 18 Awesome ’90s Baby Boy Names That Need to Make a Comeback … And, boy did they. In case you haven’t heard, it’s rumored that Beyonce and Jay-Z’s twins’ names are Rumi and Sir, which Laura Wattenberg, founder of BabyNameWizard.com, tells CafeMom are on-trend. Sir fits into the category of “exalted names,” and Rumi honors “raindrop” baby names that are “little, miniature names with a smooth sound.” More from CafeMom: 27 Unusual Baby Girl Names Inspired by Beautiful Places Across the Globe Admit it: Slate is an awesome baby name idea! Beautiful. More from CafeMom: The 6 Biggest Baby Name Trends of the Decade We love the recherché quality of the name Bartel and think it’s a top contender for any expectant parents’ short list of titles. Odette. See — you can’t help but love it. Give Bear at try. Singer Cheryl and Liam Payne chose to bestow this exotic title on their little boy and for good reason: Atypical baby names are pretty awesome. “I wanted a more traditional name and she wanted a name that was more unusual,” Payne once told People. “And the reason she chose Bear in the end was because Bear is a name that when you leave a room, you won’t forget. And I like that.” Good job, Mom. More from CafeMom: 15 Unique & Powerful Baby Girl Names Borrowed From Ancient Goddesses Yeah, we can totally rock with the name Beau! More from CafeMom: 15 Baby Boy ‘Nicknames’ That Make Kickass First Names On January 21, Spice Girls alum Gerli Halliwell and her husband Christian Horner welcomed son Montague, whose name inspires us to read up on a certain Shakespearean tale (yes, we’re talking about Romeo & Juliet). Montague is such a classy title and, randomly, happens to be French for “pointy hill.” More from CafeMom: 15 New Celeb Dads Share Their Sweetest Fatherhood Moments Thus Far Come on, how can you not love the name Grey? It’s a super charming title that has us seeing fifty shades of this neutral hue. Molly Sims and hubby Scott Stuber did a great job choosing this baby name!
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More from CafeMom: 25 Names Guys Would Give Their Babies if Their Wives Weren’t Involved As Laura Wattenberg, founder of BabyNameWizard.com, notes, these monikers are quite the varied collection. “The style impulses are all over the map, but one theme that leaps out is length,” Wattenberg tells CafeMom. “Almost half the list is made up of ‘mini names,’ four letters or shorter.” More from CafeMom: 22 Rare Baby Names Suddenly Bursting Onto the Scene Another trend Laura has noticed is celebrities turning familiar words into unconventional baby names for their children. “It’s a way to invent a whole new name that’s already imbued with meaning — and that people can already spell and pronounce,” Wattenberg adds. Intrigued to see which baby names are all the rage across Tinseltown? You just might be surprised. Here are the nominees for the best celebrity baby name of 2017. More from CafeMom: 18 Awesome ’90s Baby Boy Names That Need to Make a Comeback … And, boy did they. In case you haven’t heard, it’s rumored that Beyonce and Jay-Z’s twins’ names are Rumi and Sir, which Laura Wattenberg, founder of BabyNameWizard.com, tells CafeMom are on-trend. Sir fits into the category of “exalted names,” and Rumi honors “raindrop” baby names that are “little, miniature names with a smooth sound.” More from CafeMom: 27 Unusual Baby Girl Names Inspired by Beautiful Places Across the Globe Admit it: Slate is an awesome baby name idea! Beautiful. More from CafeMom: The 6 Biggest Baby Name Trends of the Decade We love the recherché quality of the name Bartel and think it’s a top contender for any expectant parents’ short list of titles. Odette. See — you can’t help but love it. Give Bear at try. Singer Cheryl and Liam Payne chose to bestow this exotic title on their little boy and for good reason: Atypical baby names are pretty awesome. “I wanted a more traditional name and she wanted a name that was more unusual,” Payne once told People. “And the reason she chose Bear in the end was because Bear is a name that when you leave a room, you won’t forget. And I like that.” Good job, Mom. More from CafeMom: 15 Unique & Powerful Baby Girl Names Borrowed From Ancient Goddesses Yeah, we can totally rock with the name Beau! More from CafeMom: 15 Baby Boy ‘Nicknames’ That Make Kickass First Names On January 21, Spice Girls alum Gerli Halliwell and her husband Christian Horner welcomed son Montague, whose name inspires us to read up on a certain Shakespearean tale (yes, we’re talking about Romeo & Juliet). Montague is such a classy title and, randomly, happens to be French for “pointy hill.” More from CafeMom: 15 New Celeb Dads Share Their Sweetest Fatherhood Moments Thus Far Come on, how can you not love the name Grey? It’s a super charming title that has us seeing fifty shades of this neutral hue. Molly Sims and hubby Scott Stuber did a great job choosing this baby name!