Names that celebs kids might get

  1. Salem
    • Origin:

      Biblical place-name or Arabic
    • Meaning:

      "safe"
    • Description:

      Salem is a biblical place-name in Canaan, believed to be the same as Jerusalem. Americans may be more familiar with Salem as the name of the Massachusetts town famous for its witch trials in the late 1600s. It's also a popular Arabic name widely-used for both genders.
  2. Satin
    • Origin:

      French
    • Meaning:

      "smooth, shiny"
    • Description:

      Sensuous to a fault.
  3. Sawyer
    • Origin:

      English occupational name
    • Meaning:

      "woodcutter"
    • Description:

      Sawyer is one of the top unisex names, used for their daughters by such parents as Sara Gilbert, co-host of The Talk and former actress on Roseanne, currently on The Conners.
  4. Scotland
    • Origin:

      Place-name
    • Description:

      Kim Basinger and Alec Baldwin's daughter Ireland opened up the map for names like Scotland, and now that it's been chosen by Kourtney Kardashian for her daughter Penelope's middle name -- in honor of daddy Scott Disick -- Scotland is sure to appear on more birth certificates. Can Scotlyn be far behind?
  5. Shade
    • Origin:

      Word name
    • Description:

      Shade can be cool and refreshing -- or negative and dubious. Shade was the name of the daughter played by Fairuza Balk in the 90s film Gas Food Lodging.
  6. Shai
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "gift"
    • Description:

      Shai is a name newly-used in the US for both boys and, slightly less often, girls. Though the correct pronunciation is "shy", many will say shay, which might be all right with you.
  7. Sion
    • Snow
      • Origin:

        English word name
      • Description:

        There's definitely a cold front of names for winter babies moving in, with Summer, Spring and Autumn giving way to Winter--plus North, January, Frost--and Snow. This name feels brisk, fresh, pure, evocative -- and magical. A haunting middle name choice.
    • Solo
      • Origin:

        English word name
      • Meaning:

        "unaccompanied"
      • Description:

        Solo is a singular word name with special meaning for Star Wars fans. Equally appropriate for girls and boys, it works especially well in the middle.
    • Sonnet
      • Origin:

        English from Italian
      • Meaning:

        "little song"
      • Description:

        Could there be a more poetic name than Sonnet? Actor Forest Whitaker was inspired to choose it for his daughter.
    • Storm
      • Origin:

        Word name
      • Description:

        The name of one of the most powerful Marvel superheroes — and the first major black female comic book heroine — is certainly a big one to live up to! Portrayed in the live-action X-Men movies first by Halle Berry and then by Alexandra Shipp, Storm is a mutant descended from a long line of African witch-priestesses, who can bend the weather and atmosphere to her will.
    • Story
      • Origin:

        English word name
      • Meaning:

        "an account of incidents or events"
      • Description:

        An imaginative choice with an uptempo Cory/Rory/Tori sound, perfect for the child of a writer — or anyone with a good story to tell. Story has been finding some appreciation among celebs like Minnie Driver and others as a middle name. This is just one of the literary word names that have recently entered the realm of possibility, such as Fable, Sonnet and Poem.
    • Symphony
      • Origin:

        Word name
      • Description:

        Name that makes a dramatic musical statement.
    • Saber
      • Sailer
        • Salen
          • Satan
            • Silas
              • Sketcher
                • Southren