New year,
new crop of celebrity pregnancy announcements. We're starting 2018 off right
with some great ones! Hugh Grant as well as Fixer Upper stars
Chip and Joanna Gaines will all be adding baby number five to their households
this year. America Ferrera is expecting her first child later in 2018, and Pete
Wentz is tasked with naming a sister to Bronx Mowgli and Saint Lazslo (what will
he choose?)
By the looks of it, 2018 is not going to
disappoint when it comes to celebrity baby names. I've made some predictions
for what those names might be below--how do they compare with yours?
Jamie Lynn Spears and Jamie Watson
Gender: unknown
Siblings: Maddie
Briann (previous relationship)
Jamie Lynn Spears (sister of Britney) chose the
name Maddie Briann for her daughter back in 2008. That name is relatively
restrained for celebrity standards, so I'm not expecting to see anything crazy
from Jamie and Jamie for this next baby. If it's a girl, I think a well-liked,
feminine name is in order. For a boy, something nickname-y or a modern classic.
Girl: Bella,
Chloe, Elle, Grace, Isla, Lily, Nora, Ruby, Scarlett, Sienna
Boy: Charlie,
Grant, Jack, Jude, Liam, Logan, Luke, Noah, Wyatt, Zeke
*Update* It's a girl--Ivey Joan!
America Ferrera and Ryan Piers Williams
Gender: unknown
Siblings: none
Sometimes when someone has an
"extreme" name (either extremely popular or extremely unusual), they
give their child a name that is completely different from their own. Such might
be the case with America Ferrera. She recently told Stephen Colbert that she
wouldn't be naming her baby after a "land mass or an idea." That
makes me think she is looking at more well-known, perhaps even ordinary name for
her son or daughter.
Girl: Celeste, Eleanor, Esme, Isabel, Lucy, Luna, Maya, Mila, Tessa, Viola
Boy: Arlo,
George, Jasper, Jonas, Leo, Nico, Sebastian, Theodore, Wesley
*Update* Hello, Sebastian Piers!
Meagan Camper and Pete Wentz
Gender: girl
Siblings: Bronx
Mowgli (previous relationship), Saint Lazslo
Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz is known for giving
his children out-there names. He and his partner Meagan Camper are expecting
their first daughter, and the possibilities for her name are endless. My guess
is that they'll go with another word name for her--possibly one of the
following:
Girl: Coco,
Marvel, Navy, Olympia, Pixie, Roux, Sparrow, Spring, Velvet
*Update* Wow, I called this one--baby girl is Marvel Jane!
Joanna and Chip Gaines
Gender: unknown
Siblings: Drake,
Ella Rose, Duke, Emmie Kay
HGTV power-couple Chip and Joanna Gaines are
expecting baby number five, but they have a pretty limited name pool for him or
her. Each of their daughters has a two syllable E name with a single-syllable
middle name, and each of their sons has a single-syllable D name with a
"K" sound at the end. Can Chip and Joanna find another name within
these tight parameters, or is something going to give?
Girl: Eddie,
Eden, Edie, Effie, Elin, Esme, Estelle, Eva, Evangeline, Evie
Boy: Dakota,
Dallas, Dane, Dash, Dax, Dean, Decker, Drew, Dustin, Dylan
*Update* Not another D name--welcome Crew!
Zara and Mike Tindall
Gender: unknown
Siblings: Mia
Zara Tindall is pregnant with her second child—so
what is a name fit for the Queen of England's great-grandchild? They went with
Mia the first time around—a short and sweet name that feels right at home in
Great Britain. I'm expecting something similar for their next baby—something
trim and polished, but with plenty of style.
Girl: Ada,
Anna, Eliza, Ella, Emma, Grace, Hallie, Iris, Marnie, Nora, Sadie
Boy: Arthur,
Eli, Finn, Hugo, Jude, Lenny, Max, Miles, Ralph, Rex, Teddy
*Update* Another girl--Lena Elizabeth!
Haylie Duff and Matt Rosenberg
Gender: unknown
Siblings: Ryan
Ava Erhard
Haylie Duff and Matt Rosenberg paired the
masculine Ryan with the ultra-feminine, vintage Ava for their first-born
daughter. Will we see a similar pattern with their second baby—two names that
fall on opposite ends of the spectrum, yet work surprisingly well together? I
suspect we might.
Girl: Addison,
Blake, Eden, Greer, Kennedy, Logan, Piper, Quinn, Reese
Boy: Brady,
Carter, Gray, Kieran, Kingston, Luca, Maddox, Royce, Walker
*Update* Welcome, Lulu Gray!
Jinger Duggar and Jeremy Vuolo
Gender: unknown
Siblings: none
Jinger Duggar is known as the most stylish
sister among the Duggar family, so I'm hoping that translates into baby names
as well. Lately her sisters have been choosing more traditional names for their
sons (Henry and Samuel), but maybe we'll see something a bit more daring—but
still Biblical—from Jinger and Jeremy.
Girl: Abra,
Atara, Chloe, Keturah, Mary, Phoebe, Priscilla, Rebekah, Salome
Boy: Abner,
Asa, Charles, Daniel, Jude, Lazarus, Malachi, Phineas, Tobiah
*Update* A virtue name--Felicity Nicole!
Anna Eberstein and Hugh Grant
Gender: unknown
Siblings: Tabitha
Xaio Xi, Felix Chang Hong (previous relationship), John Mungo, Daughter (name
not released)
Even though Hugh Grant hasn't publicly revealed
the name of his youngest child, I am holding out hope that we get to hear the
name of his fifth baby! Based on the names of his children that we do know, I'd
wager that this baby will have a fashionable, vintage-inspired name that
possibly honors a relative of Hugh or Anna.
Girl: Alice,
Clarissa, Cornelia, Eliza, Helena, Juliet, Lydia, Rose, Susanna
Boy: Anton,
Benedict, Charles, Finn, Graham, Henry, James, Miles, Oliver
