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You think your parents gave you a strange name? Try being born to a rock star. It seems like strange names are just part of what you have to put up with. The most memorable of course would have to be Moon Unit for the daughter of the late great Frank Zappa.

Entries Beginning with R

Child's Name		Parent's Name		Comment		Submitted by:
Rae		Zakk Wylde		Zakk's daughter's name.		Sean
Raihne		Neil Postema				Stemshul
Rain Pryor		Richard Pryor		I read once that Richard named his daughter Rain because of the fact it was raining on the day she was born.		Eric Andrews
Raine		Bret Michaels		She was named after her maternal grandmother.		Maggie
Raine		Bret Michaels				Sam
Raine		Bret Micheals		Rain with an 'e'. Hmm I think it's beautiful just like her dad. (Note: The editor begs to differ.)		Courtney
Raine Elizabeth		Bret Michaels		He has a song dedicated to her on his album.		J
Raine Elizabeth		Bret Michaels		I like this name for the fact that not so many people have it. My girls have beautiful names like this (Sidra & Jessy). Different is the way to go.		tammy s.
Raleigh		Burt Bacharach				Eric Andrews
Ramona		Tre Cool		It's actually a Ramones song, "Ramona". It's really good actually and it's about a girl.		Billie
Ramona		Trè Cool		Trè's lil girl. Her moms name is Lisea, Trè's ex-wife. They married in 1995 .		Missy Madden
Ramona		Tre Cool		Has Ramona's name got anything to do with Joey Ramone? I heard Tre once said that the world was a better place because of him, or something.		Casey-Rae
Ramona Wright		Tre Cool		She was called this because Tre loves the Ramones, and he "always said the world was a better place because of Joey Ramone".		Kaysie
Raoul & Pascal		Roland Orzabal		Roland has 2 sons - Raoul (which was his name initially) and Pascal		Linda Noble
Raoul Orzabal		Roland Orzabal		His oldest son. Raoul was Roland's name for the first two weeks of his life and the name had been in his family for many generations and then he gave it to his son along with his older brother's name. :)		Celeste
Rashida		Quincy Jones				Eric Andrews
Raven		Scooter Ward (Cold)		His little star.		Erica
Raven/Carmen		Scooter Ward (Cold)		Both girls are from 2 different mothers.		cold fan
Rebel, Racer, Rocket, Rogue		Robert Rodriguez (Guitarist In Chingon)		His fifth child is due any day. I wonder what this one will be called.		bex
Rebop		Todd Rundgren				crazydon
Reginae		Li'l Wayne				Jasmine
Reginae		Lil Wayne		It's unique but it's ghetto!!!		Jerrica
Reginae		Li'l Wayne		He named her after his dad, Reginald, who was murdered right before Birdman adopted him.		breezydrichie
Reginae Carter		Li'l Wayne		I like the name it has that ghetto but I don't care either type of feeling to it. I love the name. My girl said that we will naming our child after Reginae.		Jemel
Rene-Charles		Celine Dion		I like these names apart, but together, they just don't sound too good.		Lisandra
Rene-Charles Angelil		Celine Dion		Named after his father, AAHHHHHHHH!!!		Chelsea Vaughn
Rhoads		Tom Morello		Rhoads was named after Randy Rhoads, one of Tom's Greatest influences on the guitar.		Fola
Rhonda		Diana Ross				kelli
Rhyan		Nikki Sixx		Rhyan is not related to Nikki in any way. His ex-wife already had this kid before they got married.		SthrnDixieCwgrl
Rhys Eric McIntyre		Joe McIntyre		Pronounced Reese it's a cute name.		Celeste
River & Rain		Corey Hart		River is a girl and Rain is a boy. I like both of the names, but River sounds more for a boy and Rain for a girl.		Sabrina
River Samuel		Taylor Hanson		Hanson has a song called River. He may have been named after the song, but this has not been confirmed yet.		Erin
River Samuel Hanson		Taylor Hanson		This is a cool name, and Tay and Nat have another little addition to their family! Yay! He was born Spetember 4th, 2006. All the names they have picked for their kids have been charming and artistic, and not at all main-stream.		Dharma
Rocco		Madonna		He can blame his sister for that.		katie l
Rocco		Madonna		You think Rocco Ciccone Ritchi was named after the male porn star Rocco? I think its Rocco (Sifreddi), but I know Rocco is a porn star don't ask me how I know.		Chocolochi
Rocco Whinchester Nugent		Ted Nugent		We all know that Ted's an avid hunter and loves guns. But did he really have to name is kid after one?? LOL.		Ameris
Rocket Delonge		Tom Delonge		Son (Rocket)		Brian W.
Rocket, Racer, Rebel, Rogue and Rhiannon		Robert Rodriguez (Chignon)		His daughter has only recently been born. A fairly normal name compared to all of his sons!		Bex
Rodney Ramon		Monica		I like Rodney, but Ramon?		japoo
Rohan		Bob Marley		Rohan in sanskrit means 'one who travels the higher path'. Its a name used in India and the carribean (Rohan Kanhai the famous cricketer) and also in Australia. Excellent name!!!		Vid
Rohan		Bob Marley		Rohan is the father of Lauryn Hill's children.		kate z
Rohan		Bob Marley		Rohan is a really common name in India, and a really really common name among Indian-Americans.		blah
Rohan		Bob Marley				ayame
Rolan		Marc Bolan		Actually Bolan's birth name is Marc Feld, so if Bolan was just a stage name & he never changed it legally, his son's name would be Rolan Feld.		Eric Andrews
Rolan Bolan		Marc Bolan		A lot of people are very nasty on here. How would you feel if someone criticised how you name your child? Even if the child's name means nothing to you, it may mean an awful lot to the parent. As a person earlier noted, Marc Bolan's name is actually Feld.		Chelsea
Rolan Bolan		Marc Bolan		Cripes! Thank goodness Tanya Tucker never had such a rhyming fetish when naming kids! Can you imagine the results? Think about it, won't you?		Hans Prepuce
Rolan Bolan		Marc Bolan		Yes, I've got a rhyming dictionary with the money I've earned from my records...........sadly the inadvisable baby names dictionary wasn't available back then		Jim A
Rolan Bolan		Marc Bolan		Get this, I heard he meant this as a counterpart to Zowie Bowie. That would make it even worse.		bookcase
Roland Tallyessen		Billy Joel				Billy
Roman		David and Victoria Beckham		VERY CUTE! I'm naming my son 'Roman'		Amber
Romany		David Gilmour		This is the nearest the Pink Floyd vocalist/guitarist gets to having a child with an unusual name. The remainder of his eight(!) kids have ordinary names like Joe and Matthew and Sarah.		Jay
Romeo		Jon Bon Jovi		Even Shakespeare would roll his eyes at that one.		De
Romeo		Master P and Terri				Jamie
Romeo		David and Victoria Beckham		Amber: David and Victoria's son's name is Romeo, not Roman. Although I agree that Roman is a really cute name.		Hanne
Romeo (Percy Miller)		Master P (Percy Robert Miller)				Celeste
Romeo Jon		Jon Bon Jovi & Dorothea Hurley				Cheryl
Romeo Jon		Jon Bon Jovi		What were they thinking? Hope they call him RJ.		BonJovi Fan
Rory Eleanor		Roger Taylor		Nice first name but isn't Rory a boy's name?		Kate
Ross		Diana Ross		Very fitting, I thought.		marcus
Ruby Day		Neil Postema				Stemshul
Ruby Diamond		Mike Diamond		Mike D. of the Beastie Boys named his daughter this?		Estaban
Ruby Diamond		Neil (Not Mike) Diamond		Estaban got it mixed up. Ruby Diamond is the kid of Neil Diamond, not Mike Diamond of the Beastie Boys.		Aaerni
Rufus		Loudon Wainwright III		But what did you expect from the man who recorded "Dead Skunk"?		J.C.
Rufus Tiger		Roger Taylor		Sounds like a dog.		dragon
Rumer		Bruce Willis		The name is very very old and means Gypsy....Personally I love it and 'way to go' for Bruce and Demi on the originality of the names of their children...the one that I am worried about is the new baby on the way for Demi and Ashton...honestly		TJ
Rumer		Demi Moore		The name Rumer means "gypsy". Just thought you might like to know.		Lauren
Rumer		Demi Moore & Bruce Willis		Their daughter, Rumer, is not the one named after the narrator/character of "To Kill a Mockingbird," - SCOUT is. Rumer is named after an author, possibly Rumer Godden (?). And who knows WHERE they got Tallulah Belle!		Cristina
Rumer		Bruce Willis		A Rumer that people pass around is not a name!!!		and/dna
Rumer		Bruce Willis/ Demi Moore		She was named after a character in 'To Kill a Mockingbird'.		LD
Rumer Glenn		Demi Moore & Bruce Willis		Rumer was named after British novelist Rumer Godden, not the lead character in the book "To Kill a Mockingbird", that was their second daughter, Scout. I personally love the name Rumer, it's cute and different.		Cait
Rumer Glenn		Bruce Willis				ChuckyG
Rumer Willis		Bruce Willis		What the h*** does Rumer mean? I know the couple is weird, but I feel sorry for her. And she has gone really fat. What will Demi think of that!? Surgery for Rumer Willis? Mother knows the best surgeon!		diane
Ryder Russel Robinson		Chris Robinson and Kate Hudson		I think Ryder Russel is about as normal as it gets for any child.		Celeste
Ryder Russell		Chris Robinson (Black Crowes)				tipsyangel
Ryder Russell		Kate Hudson & Chris Robinson		Ryder's a pretty cool name for a boy, but Russell isn't. She named that bit after her stepdad.		Isabel-Jae
Ryder Russell		Chris Robertson & Kate Hudson		Chris Martin is Married to Gywenth Paltrow & Chris Robertson IS MARRIED TO KATE HUDSON. Chris & Gywenth have a daughter called Apple, can you believe it? I wonder if Apple & Peaches would be a great mix. But then I don't think it's a good idea to be mixing apple with Orange!!!!!!		Shicael & Mhanna
Ryder Russell		Kate Hudson & Chris Robinson		An error on Ryder Russell: His parents are Kate Hudson and Chris ROBINSON, not Chris Martin. Chris Martin is Gwnyeth Paltow's husband.		sunny
Ryder Russell		Chris Martin And Kate Hudson		I kind of like it. It's nice that they named him after her stepdad.		heather
Ryder Russell Robinson		Kate Hudson & Chris Robinson		I love this name i think it is very unique. I also think that giving lil Ryder his step grandfather's name was very sweet and thoughtful...and its cool that is initials are "RRR" he will never forget that LOL....		MEAGAN

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