Most bizarre celebrity baby names ever: Apple, Techno Mechanicus and more

Coldplay’s Chris Martin welcomed his first child with his then-wife Gwyneth Paltrow in 2004 and took inspiration from the fruit bowl. Explaining the unusual choice, the actress told Oprah Winfrey: “Apples are so sweet, and they’re wholesome, and it’s biblical, and I just thought it sounded so lovely.”

Back in Action star Cameron Diaz is a proud mother of two with husband Benji Madden. The stars took a ‘go big or go home’ approach to naming their daughter, now five, when she was brought into the world via surrogate – Raddix Chloe Wildflower was what they landed on.

Tech mogul Elon Musk and his now-ex Grimes take the biscuit when it comes to unconventional baby names (and win the prize for choosing the most difficult names to pronounce). They chose Tau Techno Mechanicus for the son they welcomed in 2022. His unique name is rivaled by that of his siblings, X Æ A-12 and Exa Dark Sideræl.

The Kardashians are known for choosing unconventional names for their mini-mes. Kim and Kanye went biblical in 2019 when they welcomed baby Psalm. 

The reality TV star’s mother Kris Jenner told ET Online at the time: “The inspiration was the Book of Psalms in the Bible. I think it’s just a wonderful way to celebrate how they feel. And he’s such a blessing, so it’s perfect.”

Pulp Fiction actress Uma Thurman and her former fiancé Arpad Busson couldn’t settle on one name for their daughter so they gave her five. Rosalind was born in 2012 and goes by ‘Luna’.

Busy Philipps went for a sporty vibe with the name of her daughter though this isn’t the hidden meaning behind her name which was chosen by her father Marc Silverstein. 

“A lot of times your name dictates the kind of personality you have and [Marc’s] like, ‘Everyone likes Cricket, Cricket is just the greatest, happiest kid on the block, the coolest camp counselor’,” Busy said.

The combined creativity of Rihanna and A$AP Rocky was never going to result in a conventional name. The ‘Diamonds’ singer and her rapper beau called their adorable son RZA (pronounced Rizza) in homage to Robert Fitzgerald Diggs, the leader of Hip-Hop group Wu-Tang Clan.

Gwen Stefani surprised the world with ‘Zuma Nesta Rock’ when she announced the name of the son she shares with ex Gavin Rossdale in 2008. It is thought to be a multi-layered tribute to music with the reference to ‘rock’ and Bob Nesta Marley, while ‘Zuma’ is a nod to the Malibu beach.