Weirdest celebrity baby names!

Robert Downey Jr and wife Susan welcomed their new baby boy, born on February 7, with the name Exton Elias. That's odd. But perhaps not as odd as some other names on our list. Read on.

Should being a celebrity give you license to name your child Pilot Inspektor, Moon Unit or Audio Science? These are the sometimes funny, mostly weird monikers the rich and famous bequeath to their offspring.

Posh and Becks were never going to name their kids anything as boring as David or Victoria. Eldest boy Brooklyn was named for the place he was, ahem, conceived in, and second son Romeo is almost certainly a heartbreaker in the making. But why Cruz, a name that literally translates into cross in Spanish, for number three? And if that mystifies you, the new Miss Beckham puts her brothers in the shade with Harper Seven. The method in this madness – Harper is the name of a favourite character of the boys from TV show The Wizards Of Waverly Place, and seven is Beckham's famous jersey number.

Katie Price and Peter Andre may have had their differences, but it was sad day for their baby daughter when they decided to name her Princess Tiaamii. Princess happens to be Katie's favourite name (in the loosest sense of the word) – perhaps that's only to be expected from the showgirl formerly known as Jordan. But Tiaamii? That was Pete's crazy idea - meshing his and Katie's mothers' names, Thea and Amy, into one.

Bob Geldof wasn't liking Mondays, or whichever day of the week it was when his three girls with Paula Yates were born. Consider the names he bestowed on them – Fifi Trixiebell, Peaches Honeyblossom and Little Pixie. TV's party girl Paula Yates took her baby naming talents with her when she left Geldof for INXS frontman Micahel Hutchence. The troubled singer killed himself soon after, and Paula herself died four years later, leaving her daughter with Hutchence to be raised by her ex-husband. The little girl fitted right in with Geldof's gang of girls. Her name – Heavenly Hiraani Tiger Lily.

Shannyn Sossamon, the leading lady of Heath Ledger's A Knight's Tale had a storybook romance of her own - quite literally. Her romance with a children's book illustrator and author Dallas Clayton produced son Audio Science. Anyone help us figure this one out?

Jermaine Jackson opted to name his son Jermajesty. Why? Unsolved mystery. We're guessing it got shortened to Germ in the playground

And how about Jermajesty's cousins – Prince and Blanket, sons of the late, great Michael Jackson? While we could excuse the Prince, what are we to make of Blanket? Tragically, the enduring image of Blanket is of a tiny baby, his head covered by a piece of cloth, being dangled off a balcony by his dad. That's a tale from Neverland.

It's true what they say about chips of the old block. As Nicolas Cage fights off allegations of domestic abuse, battery and disturbing the peace, son Weston Coppola is facing domestic violence charges.But nothing prepared us for Kal-El, that's Cage's youngest son, named after Superman's Kryptonian birth name. Symbolic of his famous dad's frustrated superhero ambitions? Or of the fact that he could do with some saving from a caped crusader right now?

Why, oh why did Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin think Apple would be an appropriate name for their firstborn? Did they never spare a thought for the sniggers that are bound to be directed at little Apple Martin, the natural progression from which is Apple Martini.

Jason Lee's name might be Earl but giving his son a name he could live with wasn't on his list. He claims to have got the name from rock band Grandaddy's song, He's Simple, He's Dumb, He's the Pilot. We get how he didn't want to pick Simple or Dumb and went with Pilot. Now, who's going to explain Inspektor?

Gary Oldman, famous for his quirkier roles in The Fifth Element and as Sirius Black in the Harry Potter series, chose to name his third son Gulliver. We can only assume he was inspired by Jonathan Swift's classic tale, but given that the origins of eldest son Alfie's name lies in the TV show ALF or Alien Life Form, we wouldn't take anything for granted. His other two sons are disappointingly named Roberto and Charlie. How boring.

Brad and Angie gave their famous brood names to match. While we like the individualistic Maddox, Pax and Zahara, and think Knox and Vivienne would make any kid proud, Brangie were really pushing it with Shiloh Nouvel. Translated into Hebrew and French, we have to say it's just a bit pretentious of Brangelina, the Holy Grail of Hollywood celebrity though they be, to name their child New Messiah.

Numb3rs actor Rob Morrow decided to name his little girl Tu Morrow. Not all that surprising, given that his wife is called Debbon Ayer (debonaire, get it?). Please don't have any more children.

Guitar hero The Edge started out fine with eldest daughter Hollie, faltered a bit with second daughter Arran, and lost his way completely with daughter number three who rejoices in the unlikely name of Blue Angel. What next? Little Bo Peep?

Former reality star Nicole Richie and rocker husband Joel Madden turned to nature for inspiration when the stork came calling. Daughter Harlow Winter Kate may not turn out to be a girl for all seasons, and son Sparrow James Midnight – well, he'll need an extra dose of testosterone to outgrow his first name.

Geri Halliwell's little princess is named Bluebell Madonna. An odd choice for the hellraising former Ginger Spice? Even if we skate over the Bluebell, we can't possibly overlook the Madonna which signifies two of the Spice Girl's role models – the rock star Madonna and the Virgin Mary! Talk about putting pressure on a little girl.

Steven Spielberg's baby name graph is mostly northbound, like his filmography. There is Jessica, Max, Theo, Sasha, Sawyer and Mikaela – all hits until along came Destry, his youngest daughter with Temple Of Doom actress Kate Capshaw. A spelling mistake on the birth certificate? Or is Mr Spielberg trying to tell the world something, since one vowel extra would make it Destroy?

There's something to be said for product placement, but not this much - Diezel Ky and Denim Cole are singer Toni Braxton's bundles of joy. Or perhaps, with Braxton having declared bankruptcy (twice), she could be just prepping her babies for plenty of roughing-it-out days.

Sting has a daughter named Fuchsia. What do you expect from a man who calls himself Sting - Bumblebee?

Sean Penn and Robin Wright named their second born, a son, Hopper – after good friend, actor Dennis Hopper. If they had named the older daughter Grass instead of Dylan, the pair could have given Jiminy Cricket some company.

If the Beckhams can go with Brooklyn and you cant throw a stone without hitting a Paris these days, what was to stop Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger from naming their daughter Ireland? Leprechauns not included in package.

This is how Hollywood parents innovate – David Duchovny and Tea Leoni called their kid Kyd, saving themselves the trouble of having to remember a legitimate name. They could just yell Hey Kid (or Kyd), any time they wanted and be done with it.

Eyebrows were raised when U2 frontman Bono named his daughter Memphis Eve. But that wasn't warning enough for when he called his son Elijah Bob Patricius Guggi. It's like he fell asleep mid-sentence.

Frank Zappa's musical talent didn't quite translate so well into his home life. He famously named his offspring - Moon Unit, Dweezil, Ahmet Emuukha Rodan and Diva Thin Muffin Pigeen. They just ‘Zappa' you away!

Sylvester Stallone and Sasha Czack decided to go for bizarre over normal when it came to baby names. They had two sons together - Sage Moonblood and Seargeoh. Another one for the Strange Things Celebrities Do list.

Given that there was nothing normal about TomKat's romance and marriage, it was probably unreasonable of us to have expected a normal little girl name for Suri. We have to admit, though, this one is nowhere near as bad as some others on this list, especially when you consider that the name is Persian for red rose.

Forrest Whitaker sure has a way with words. His kids are called Sonnet, True, Ocean (a boy!) and Autumn. Brings to mind Shakespeare enjoying an off-season chill session on a deserted island.

Music legend David Bowie named his boy Duncan Zowie Haywood Jones. The first name was fast eclipsed by his second and Zowie Bowie he has remained to this day. Our commiserations.

Vinod Khanna's sons Rahul and Akshay are very popular with the ladies. But there's another son who will soon step into the limelight – Sakshi. Yes! You read right!

Disco king Mithun Chakraborty thought he could play the rhyme-in-time trick on his sons – Mimoh (now he calls himself Mahakshay) and Rimoh. Those are names just made for stardom – not.

Kajol and hubby Ajay Devgn named their daughter Nysa, which means goddess of purity. Pretty, but it's probably going to take a lot of explaining at school.

Farah Khan, proud mommy of three films and triplets, went with a conventional Anya for one daughter, a very Bollywoodish Diva (she should be cast in Farah's next) for another daughter, and Czar for her little boy– a potential ruler of hearts?