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The Celebrity Name Game

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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt

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, co-author 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, July 12.

"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.

[TV_Paige's Sidebar: Rosie O'Donnell's daughter is named for Viviane Joan 'Vivi' Abbott Walker, one of the main characters from the book and film, "Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood." Actresses Ellen Burstyn and Ashley Judd share the role on the big screen as the flawed quasi-heroine. *See story below.]

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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie hold the younger members of their

family in their arms: (L-R) daughters, Shiloh and Zahara; with son,

Pax. Not Pictured: son, Maddox

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.

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

*3 December 2002 | From wenn.com

Retired American talk show host Rosie O'Donnell is celebrating the birth of her first natural child. The beloved TV star's lesbian lover Kelli Carpenter gave birth to baby Vivienne Rose in New York on Friday. The couple have three adopted children. The couple named the baby Vivienne Rose after the heroine of bestselling book, "Divine Secrets Of The Ya Ya Sisterhood," played in this summer's film adaptation by Ellen Burstyn and Ashley Judd.

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