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The Top 20 weirdest celebrity baby names

October 04 2004 at 01:28PM	Get IOL on your mobile at m.iol.co.za

Moon Unit Zappa has been voted the most bizarrely named celebrity offspring of all time. But despite Moon Unit's spectacularly unfortunate name (given to her by her doting dead, rock star Frank Zappa), the competition for the strangest name was fierce.

According to a survey of 1 000 Britons, carried out by Sky digital's Family Active, Moon Unit's name is stranger than Fifi-Trixibelle, the daughter of Bob Geldof and the late Paula Yates.

Yates must have something against her kids: she has three children in the top 20. Peaches (her eldest daughter with Geldof) was seventh, while Tiger Lily Heavenly Hirani (her daughter with Michael Hutchence) was 12th.
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Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow's daughter Apple was listed fourth, just behind Woody Allen and Mia Farrow's son Satchel.

Next came Daisy Boo, the daughter of celebrity chef Jamie Oliver and wife Jules. Daisy Boo was just ahead of Bruce Willis and ex-wife Demi Moore's daughter Rumer.

Moon Unit's brother Dweezil was 13th, and both Beckham children - Brooklyn and Romeo - also made the list.

Not even the British royal family are safe - Prince Andrew and Fergie's younger daughter Princess Eugenie was included on the list, above the likes of Rolan Bolan and Zowie Bowie. - Ananova.com

Here's the full Top 20, with the offending parents in brackets:

1. Moon Unit (Frank and Gail Zappa)
2. Fifi Trixibelle (Paula Yates and Bob Geldof)
3. Satchel (Mia Farrow and Woody Allen)
4. Apple (Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin)
5. Daisy Boo (Julia and Jamie Oliver)
6. Rumer (Demi Moore and Bruce Willis)
7. Peaches (Paula Yates and Bob Geldof)
8. River (Arlyn and John Phoenix)
9. Rocco (Madonna and Guy Ritchie)
10. Nell Marmalade (Helen Baxendale and David Eliot)
11. Maddox (adopted by Angelina Jolie)
12. Tiger Lily Heavenly Hirani (Paula Yates and Michael Hutchence)
13. Dweezil (Frank/Gail Zappa)
14. Brooklyn (Victoria/David Beckham)
15. Eugenie (Sarah Ferguson/Prince Andrew)
16. Zowie (Angie and David Bowie)
17. Rolan (Gloria Jones and Marc Bolan)
18. Phoenix Chi (Mel C and Jimmy Gulzar)
19. Coco (Courtney Cox and David Arquette)
20. Romeo (Victoria and David Beckham)

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