Nyusha and her daughter Simba
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In November 2018, singer Nyusha became a mother for the first time. The star had a daughter, whom she decided to name Simba. The performer explained her decision by saying that she once changed her name, and now she wants originality for her daughter. In addition, according to Nyusha, she and her husband Igor Sivov adore “The Lion King” and it’s great that the baby’s name will be associated with this cartoon.
Simba, Sherwood and Artemy-Dobrovlad: strange names of children of Russian stars
Simba Igorevna Sivova - daughter of singer Nyusha
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Whatever you name the yacht, that’s how it will sail. Many fathers and mothers believe that this motto is also suitable for living children, so they try to give them the most unusual name - so that they stand out in the sandbox, and everyone in the class is surprised when they are called to the board. True, sometimes a burst of creativity gives rise to very strange combinations.
Arseny Shulgin
From the names of the parents (Senya and Liana) came the name of the granddaughter of the singer Valeria - Celine
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On January 1, 2021, Valeria became a grandmother. The artist looks great at 52 years old, but that’s not the point. The singer's son Arseny, who had his first daughter, decided to name her...Celine. In honor of the hit singer from the movie "Titanic", you might think? But no. This is the sum of the two names of the child’s parents: Senya + Liana = Celine. Thin! The final result in the passport will be something British-Ryazan - Selin Arsenyevna Shulgina.
Nyusha
Nyusha is quite happy that her daughter will be associated with the cartoon “The Lion King”
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Singer Nyusha (formerly Anna Shurochkina) gave birth to a daughter from the President of the International University Sports Federation Igor Sivov in November 2018. And subsequently she was subjected to copious streams of ostracism. After all, the desire to show off (crossed out), that is, to come up with an original name for her daughter, brought the mother to the name...Simba. In general, the male name of a character from the cartoon “The Lion King”. We all love cartoons, especially Hollywood ones, but the girl will have to live with the name Simba Igorevna Sivova. Isn't it too unusual? So much so that Nyusha hid the child’s name for a whole year. And as soon as she voiced it, she heard a collective exhale: “Okay, not Chunga-Changa.”
“My husband and I like The Lion King, and it’s great that people will associate her with this cartoon,” Nyusha explained. “But that’s not the main thing.” The daughter is Scorpio, this is a difficult sign. A strong personality needs a strong name.
Svetlana Loboda
Tilda Loboda is a ready-made name for a world star
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The spectacular Ukrainian singer Svetlana Loboda obviously could not name her daughter Masha. Therefore, the artist’s first daughter is named Eva, and the second is Tilda. Yes, it looks more like a dog’s name or the name of a portal for creating websites yourself, but my mother likes it. Many believe that Tilda is a tribute to the singer’s friend and colleague Till Lindemann, the leader of the German group Rammstein, from whom Loboda may have given birth to a girl. Svetlana mentions actress Tilda Swinton as a reference for coming up with the name. Be that as it may, if Tilda Loboda does not become a world star with that name, she can easily go abroad and immediately become part of any company.
Sergei Shnurov
Sergei Shnurov decided to name his son Apollo
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One of the most outrageous pranksters in Russia could not help but make fun of even his own son. And he named him Apollo. According to the official version, this is a reference to the name of the poet Apollon Grigoriev, but any first-year student at a humanities university will figure out the cunning Shnurov: where is he, and where is the soil scientist born in Moscow (which Sergei hates) who wrote romances? Of course, Apollo Shnurov was named after that same ancient Greek god of the arts, the son of Zeus, the patron saint of creative people - especially poets.
Nikita Dzhigurda
All of Nikita Dzhigurda’s children have difficult names. In the photo - Artemy-Dobrovlad
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By definition, the eccentric Nikita Dzhigurda could not have given birth to Dima, Sasha or Zhenya. Not only did she and Marina Anisina give birth live, but they named the children as pretentiously as possible: Mick-Angel-Christie and Eva-Vlada - all this splendor is accompanied by the double surnames Anisin-Dzhigurda. The class teacher will probably be happy to accept such children in first grade.
By the way, from his first relationship with the poetess Yana Pavelkovskaya, Nikita has two sons, also with difficult names: Artemy-Dobrovlad and Ilya-Maximilian.
Well, why not?
Dmitry Bykov
Sherwood Bykov was born two months ago
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On January 10, poet, writer and publicist Dmitry Bykov pleased his subscribers with a touching photo from the first New Year’s broadcast of the “Odin” program, where he sat in the studio with his two-month-old son. The baby born to the writer by translator Ekaterina Kevkhishvili was named...Sherwood. It is unlikely to be in honor of the English forest, with which the legends of Robin Hood are associated, or in honor of the Russian sculptor Vladimir Sherwood. Most likely, Dmitry Lvovich paid tribute to his favorite American writer, modernist Sherwood Anderson.
Sherwood Bykov - it sounds proud!
Ilya Prusikin and son Dobrynya
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In November 2017, the lead singer of The Little Big group Ilya Prusikin and Irina Smelaya, also known under the pseudonym Tatarka, had a son. The performer decided to name the boy in a heroic way - Dobrynya. Ilya also insisted that the baby take his mother’s last name. According to the star, Dobrynya Ilyich the Bold sounds strong and original.
Isa Anokhina - sons Sami and Elvis
TV presenter and businesswoman Isa named her eldest son, born in marriage to rapper Guf, Sami. This name, according to Isa, she and her husband came up with. They did not immediately name their second son with surfer Dmitry Anokhin. They had to rack their brains before they reached agreement on this issue.
“We couldn’t decide for a long time what we would name our son, and then we settled on this name. Now I’m obsessed with the name Elvis,” admits the TV star.
The star's followers are sure that the boy was named after the famous singer. This fact confirms the choice of place for the wedding of Aiza and Dmitry. The fact is that they got married at A Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas. Elvis Presley was once married in this church.
Aiza’s sons spend almost their entire childhood in Bali. This is a quite common name for the island.
The couple recently announced that they are getting a divorce. Isa stated that she does not intend to continue living on the island, with which she has difficult memories. The star and children move to Moscow.
It is obvious that by calling children rare names, the stars pursue different goals. Some people are chasing a rare name, some people settle on foreign names, some people like the deep meaning of the name. It is important that parents do not lose common sense in their search for the perfect name.
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Svetlana Loboda and her daughters Evangelina and Tilda
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Singer Svetlana Loboda also chose original names for her daughters. She named the senior performer Evangelina. In one of her interviews, the singer said that the girl herself helped her decide - when she called her Eva for short, the little girl began to smile. Svetlana gave her youngest daughter the unusual name Tilda.
Beyonce and Jay Z
The couple approached the choice of the name of their long-awaited daughter very seriously. They named the baby Blue Ivy. The first part of the name is inspired by Rebecca Solnit's novel Field Guide to Getting Lost. In it you can find a passage about the meaning of blue and light blue, which gives “beauty to the whole world.” The girl received the second part of her name from the Roman numeral IV. For the parents, it has special meaning, since their wedding took place on April 4, and Jay Z’s birthday is on September 4.
The couple's twins are named Rumi and Sir. The daughter was named after Jalaluddin Rumi, the couple’s favorite poet, and the son was named Sir because he looks “businesslike and very important.”
Sergey Zhukov
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The lead singer of the group “Hands Up” has four children: two daughters and two sons. But only the boys received unusual and original names from the performer. The fact is that Sergei dreamed of a son so much that when he had a boy, as a sign of gratitude to God, he named him Angel, that is, Angel. Zhukov's second son was named Miron.
Children of stars and their names
The birth of a child is an expected and very significant event for most families. Therefore, it is not surprising that young parents spend many months choosing names for their future children. As they say: whatever you call the ship, that’s how it will sail. Famous people want to be different from ordinary people in everything. And this desire is often reflected not only in creativity, but also in their own children. The stars never tire of surprising, calling their children increasingly rare, unusual, and often very strange names.
Children of Russian stars and their names
For example, prima ballerina Anastasia Volochkova named her daughter Ariadne. At first she wanted to name her daughter Anna in honor of her grandmother, but then she wanted to choose some old name for the baby, and, stopping in the temple near the icon of the holy martyr Ariadne, she decided to name her daughter after her. “I was sure that this was a sign from above,” says the star. “And my mother liked the name, she affectionately calls Ariadne – Scarlet Flower.” The famous theater and film actress, Natalya Gromushkina , who recently gave birth to a daughter from her equally famous husband Ilya Obolonkov , named her with the rare name Iliana, who, by mutual decision of the spouses, will bear a double surname - Gromushkina-Obolonkova. It’s worth not getting used to such unusual names, since the 8-year-old son she gave birth to from her ex-husband Alexander Domogarov bears an equally interesting name - Gordey. TV presenter Tutta Larsen named her son Luka. As the celebrity admits, she did not choose a name for her son; she always knew that she would name him in honor of his grandfather - Luka. The choice was also influenced by Saint Luke Voino-Yasenetsky, whom the TV presenter considers her patron. “Besides, my son’s middle name is Zakharovich,” the TV presenter jokes. – Try to come up with some other name for it! It won’t be so beautiful anymore...” Star spouses Dmitry Pevtsov and Olga Drozdova waited a very long time for their first child. Initially, they wanted to name him Tikhon, because he behaved very quietly in his mother’s belly. However, in the end they gave him the name Elisha - according to the church calendar. Actor Nikita Dzhigurda and figure skater Marina Anisina gave their son the unusual name Mick-Angel Christie. The boy was born on January 7, Orthodox Christmas. Considering that only angels are born on such a day, his parents named him Angel, and added the second name Christy in honor of Christmas, from the English word Christmas. The son of the ex-soloist of the group “Hands Up” Sergei Zhukov . Pepper chose the name for his third child, a son born in 2010, on the principle of “as a sign of gratitude to God.” Sergei the singer was incredibly happy about the appearance of a new wife and son in his life (the singer has two daughters from his first marriage), so he decided to name the baby an angelic name - Angel. The famous singer Alsou , who herself is the owner of a rare name, also saved interesting options for her daughters. The singer's eldest daughter's name is Safina. Thus, the singer, by the way, managed to keep her maiden name, which sounds just like Safina. But the youngest was named Mikkela.
Alexander and Emma Malinin named the twins Frol and Ustinya. Frol received the name in honor of the singer’s great-grandfather, and Ustinya’s parents first wanted to christen him Gloria, but at the very last moment - when they had to go to the registry office and register the children - they changed their minds and named Stesha. The daughter of the famous TV presenter Tina Kandelaki is called Melania, and her son is Leonty. Tina took a very long time to choose a name for her daughter: she wanted to call her Masha, but, remembering the offensive saying “three rubles and ours,” she decided to give the name Melania. And the TV presenter wanted to name her son Zhorik. But the husband was categorically against it and this name also had to be abandoned. After much discussion, the couple chose the name Leonty for the baby. Director Valeria Gai-Germanika , who has always been distinguished by her outrageousness, named her daughter Octavia, who was born in 2008. “I usually name only dogs after someone, but for my daughter the names Lucretia and Agrippina were initially reserved,” says Valeria. However, seeing the future baby using an ultrasound, Valeria immediately realized that this was the real Octavia. Old Russian names are also coming back into use. Thus, Actors Olesya Zheleznyak and Spartak Sumchenko named their daughter Agafya, and their sons Savely and Prokhor. The presenter of the “Wait for Me” program Maria Shukshina named the twins Thomas and Foka. And the star couple Natalya Koroleva and Sergei Glushko gave their son the name Arkhip. Actor Viktor Bychkov believes that “kindness will save the world,” which is why he named his youngest son Dobrynya.
Actress and TV presenter Anfisa Chekhova , who became a mother on May 31 of this year, named her first child Solomon. The child’s father immediately told Anfisa that he wanted his son to have a Georgian name. The actress did not resist and explained that she named the boy in honor of the wisdom of King Solomon. “Solomon Guramovich Bablishvili. This is the full name of my son,” said the TV personality and, just in case, clarified that she calls the baby by the abbreviated name Sol.
Children of Hollywood stars and their names
Foreign stars also very often call their children very strange names. Famous Hollywood actress Gwyneth Paltrow chose the name Apple for her daughter, which translates as “apple.” “When I was pregnant, her dad suggested that if it was a girl, the child should be named Apple. And it sounded so sweet! The apples are so sweet, and it's so biblical, and, well, I thought it was wonderful!” – Gwyneth explained her decision. Zuma Nesta Rock is the name of the son of ex-lead singer of the group “No Doubt” Gwen Stefani and musician Gavin Rossdale . As it turned out, the boy was named Zuma in honor of the beach in Malibu. If you believe the biographical notes of Gavin Rossdale, it was there that he decided to seriously pursue music. The middle name is Nesta, in honor of Bob Marley (the real name of the legendary reggae artist is Nesta). The third part of the name requires no explanation - both of the boy’s parents became famous for rock music. Actor Jason Lee, out of generosity, “bestowed” his son with the respectable name of Pilot Inspector (Air Traffic Controller). “He is simple, silent... Just like a pilot,” the happy father explained his choice. Actress Julia Roberts simply called her twins names. A daughter, Hazel (Nut), and a son, Finnaeus. In Greek mythology, his name means oracle. “Hazel is an old name. She is truly persistent and tough as a nut. And my husband came up with the name Finn for his son,” Julia herself comments. One of David and Victoria Beckham's is named Brooklyn. Romantic parents named their first child in honor of the New York area where the boy was conceived. And the star family named their daughter the number under which David Beckham played for Manchester United and the England national team - Seven. Sean Penn's Jumper is growing up. The boy was named after the actor Denis Hopper . (You may be interested in an article about names and name days).
Actress and singer Ashlee Simpson and her husband Pete Vents named their son Bronx Mowgli. As for “The Bronx,” the parents explain that they “always wanted to call it that.” Well, “Mowgli” was added because mom and dad love the story about a boy who grew up in the jungle. Honor Marie is the daughter of actress Jessica Alba . The name Honor means "honor" in English. When choosing a name for her daughter, Alba assumed that her daughter would grow up to be a woman of honor, and now Honor, apparently, will have to live up to the name that her mother gave her. Actors Demi Moore and Bruce Willis named their daughters names related to literature. Thus, one of the girls received the name Scout in honor of the character in the book “To Kill a Mockingbird,” and the second became Rumer in honor of the novelist Rumer Godden. But nothing is known about the origin of the name of the third daughter, who was named Tallulah. Director Robert Rodriguez named all his children starting with the letter "R": Rocket, Racer, Rabel and Rogue (Rocket, Racer, Rebel and Scamp). As you can see, the imagination of stars knows no limits. Every year, celebrities name their children more and more strange, and sometimes even shocking names. I wonder what other names the star parents will come up with for their offspring. The article was prepared by Tatyana Zaitseva.
Sergey Shnurov and Apollo
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In 2000, in his second marriage to Svetlana Kostitsina, Sergei Shnurov had a son. The creative father gave the baby an unusual name - Apollo - in honor of the famous 19th century poet Apollo Grigoriev. But at the boy’s baptism, they registered him as Paul. Now the performer’s son is already 20 years old, he plans to become an artist and posts his works on Instagram. It’s interesting that the name of the young artist’s page is a mix of both names.
