Mark Owen and Emma Ferguson
Take That star, Mark Owen and wife Emma Ferguson’s unusual choice of naming their daughter Fox India, has been rated the worst celebrity baby moniker in a new poll of 2,000 women by parenting website bounty.com.
The happy couple of the baby girl, born in July this year, has already faced criticism for their unusual choice, with one Daily Mail reader commenting: “Whatever happened to giving a child a proper name..... Fox India sounds like a cartoon character. Let’s hope she grows up with a good sense of humour.”
Billie Piper’s son, given the ‘geek-chic’ name of Eugene, was the second least popular celeb baby name on the list. In at third place was Dolly, the name that Chantelle Houghton and Alex Reid took five weeks to decide upon after she was born on Father’s Day.
And the nation’s mums agree with Bob Geldolf’s public displeasure at daughter Peaches’ decision to name her son Astala, as the tot’s name is the fourth least popular on the top ten list.
Other names that weren’t a hit were Snooki’s son Lorenzo and Beyonce and Jay Z’s daughter Blue Ivy – despite her parents failed bid to try and trademark her name.
Stacey Solomon’s son Leighton is the tenth least popular baby name - a name which she admitted, when first suggested by her partner, made her think of Leyton in East London, just a few miles away from her hometown of Dagenham.
Lisa Penney from bounty.com said: “Parents do need to think very carefully about everything that comes attached to an unusual moniker as it can definitely shape a child’s experiences from how they are treated at school and beyond - which is not such a problem for celebrity children.
“That said, today’s trends change more quickly and names that seem relatively unusual and quirky can quickly become mainstream and common in the classroom. But it’s not all about celebrity, at the end of December; Bounty always reveals the year’s top ranking names given to over 500,000 babies born in 2012.”
The news of the least favourite celebrity baby names is accompanied with a list of the most favourite celebrity baby names, which sees Transformers actress Megan Fox’s son, Noah, take the top spot.
Furthermore, research from BabyCentre, yesterday, revealed that the British royal family, TV programmes such as Downton Abbey and Homeland, and ‘mummy porn’ bestseller, 50 Shades of Grey had all influenced UK parents in choosing a name for their newborn (click here for full story).
LEAST FAVOURITE CELEB BABY NAMES OF 2012
1. Fox India - Mark Owen - Girl
2. Eugene - Billie Piper - G
3. Dolly - Chantelle Houghton and Alex Reid - Girl
4. Astala - Peaches Geldof - Boy
5. Lorenzo - Snooki - Boy
6. Maxwell - Jessica Simpson - Girl
7. Blue Ivy - Beyonce and Jay Z - Girl
8. Camden - Nick Lachey - Boy
9. Tennesse - Reese Witherspoon - Boy
10. Leighton - Stacey Solomon - Boy
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Shabana Adam @Shabs_A