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The Twins!

jettie · Kate Spade

Finally! wonder where they got the name Knox? that's a family name for me and I've always considered using it (if I ever have kids).

Farrah · Marc Jacobs

jettie wrote:

Finally! wonder where they got the name Knox? that's a family name for me and I've always considered using it (if I ever have kids).

Perhaps they are fans of Dead Poet's Society...I have always loved Knox Overstreet biggrin

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greendiamond · Marc Jacobs

US Magazine gives these reasons for the names:

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt "have proven once again that they are the leaders in original baby-naming, even by Hollywood standards," baby name expert Pamela Redmond Satran, coauthor of Cool Names and The Baby Name Bible, tells Usmagazine.com.

The actress, 33, gave birth to twins Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline at the Fondation Lenval hospital in Nice, France on Saturday night.

"Vivienne is the French version of the ancient Latin name that means 'alive,'" Satran explains. A common English variation is Vivian, which was the name of Julia Roberts' character in Pretty Woman.

Except for Rosie O'Donnell's daughter Vivienne, the name "has not been on the fashion scope in the U.S.," Satran adds.

Jolie and Pitt's choice of Knox will boost its popularity among new parents, Satran predicts, "the same way they have with all their other children's names."

Knox Pitt's grandfather's middle name also "matches" big brothers Maddox and Pax as a name that ends in X, Satran points out.

As for middle names, Marcheline was the name of Jolie's mother, who died of cancer last year, while Leon is Jolie's great-great grandfather's name.

Satran gives Jolie and Pitt credit for their name choices.

"I applaud Brad and Angelina for being truly creative in a way that many other parents celebrities and the rest of us claim they want to be but aren't brave or individualistic enough to really achieve," she says.

Farrah · Marc Jacobs

greendiamond wrote:

US Magazine gives these reasons for the names:

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt "have proven once again that they are the leaders in original baby-naming, even by Hollywood standards," baby name expert Pamela Redmond Satran, coauthor of Cool Names and The Baby Name Bible, tells Usmagazine.com.
The actress, 33, gave birth to twins Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline at the Fondation Lenval hospital in Nice, France on Saturday night.
"Vivienne is the French version of the ancient Latin name that means 'alive,'" Satran explains. A common English variation is Vivian, which was the name of Julia Roberts' character in Pretty Woman.
Except for Rosie O'Donnell's daughter Vivienne, the name "has not been on the fashion scope in the U.S.," Satran adds.
Jolie and Pitt's choice of Knox will boost its popularity among new parents, Satran predicts, "the same way they have with all their other children's names."
Knox Pitt's grandfather's middle name also "matches" big brothers Maddox and Pax as a name that ends in X, Satran points out.
As for middle names, Marcheline was the name of Jolie's mother, who died of cancer last year, while Leon is Jolie's great-great grandfather's name.

Satran gives Jolie and Pitt credit for their name choices.
"I applaud Brad and Angelina for being truly creative in a way that many other parents celebrities and the rest of us claim they want to be but aren't brave or individualistic enough to really achieve," she says.

One word: Barf. Not the names, the pretentious story in Us Weekly. Just one more reason for me to hate those crap periodicals...

Kitty · Hermes

Are there pictures anywhere?