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Year's worst celebrity baby names

December 15, 2008
2008's worst celebrity baby names

2008's worst celebrity baby names

Bronx Mowgli, the name of Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz's son, has been crowned the worst celebrity baby name of 2008.

The one-month-old's name was voted the most disliked male baby moniker in a survey of around 5,000 visitors to a babynames.com

Jagger Joseph Blue - the daughter of actress Soleil Moon Frye and Jason Goldberg - was crowned the worst girl's.

BabyNames.com founder and CEO Jennifer Moss praised Nicole Richie and Joel Madden for calling their daughter Harlow Winter Kate, explaining: "Harlow Winter Kate is a glamorous name, without being too unusual."

Other celebrated names include Mark Walhberg and Rhea Durham's son Brendan Joseph, and Jamie Lynn Spears and Casey Aldridge's daughter Maddie Briann.

Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony's twins Max and Emme won best twin name, closely followed by Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's children Vivienne Marcheline and Knox Leon in second place.

Voters were given 72 celebrity baby names to choose from.

BabyNames.com's celebrity baby names survey results:

Bottom Five Boys' Names:
Bronx Mowgli Wentz - Pete Wentz and Ashlee Simpson
Sophocles Iraia Clement - Jermaine Clement and Miranda Manasiadis
Barnaby Borstein Douglas - Alex Borstein and Jackson Douglas
Major Harris - Rapper T.I., nee Clifford Joseph Harris Jr.
Vincenzo Kainalu Hammett - Kirk Hammett and Lani Hammett

Bottom Five Girls' Names:
Jagger Joseph Blue Goldberg - Soleil Moon Frye and Jason Goldberg
Luisa Danbi Grier-Kim - David Alan Grier and Christine Kim
Atalanta Baez - Carolina Herrera and Miguel Baez
Egypt Bennett - Paris Bennett
Mabel Ray Mulroney - Dermot Mulroney and Tharita Catulle

Top Five Boy's Names:
Caleb James Bice - Bo Bice and Caroline Bice
Knox Leon Jolie-Pitt - Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt
Braydon Hart Wilkerson - Melissa Joan Hart and Mark Wilkerson
Parker Foster Aiken - Clay Aiken and Jaymes Foster
Levi Alves McConaughey - Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves

Top Five Girls' Names:
Harlow Winter Kate Madden - Nicole Richie and Joel Madden
Maddie Briann Aldridge - Jamie Lynn Spears and Casey Aldridge
Vivienne Marcheline Jolie-Pitt - Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt
Honor Marie Warren - Jessica Alba and Cash Warren
Willow Rose Owen - Emma Ferguson and Mark Owen

Top Three Twin Names:
Max and Emme - Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony
Vivienne Marcheline and Knox Leon - Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt
Finley and Harper - Lisa Marie Presley and Michael Lockwood

Bottom Three Twin Names:
Sawyer and Coco - Diane Farr and Seung Chung
Rex and Juno - Willl and Marianne Champion
Adrian and Adriana - Tony and Lina Dovolani

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