Knox Léon and Vivienne Marcheline: Behind the Jolie-Pitt's name choices
By Sarah, Staff Editor
With many readers expressing their opinions on Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's choices of Knox Léon and Vivienne Marcheline for their new fraternal twins, we spoke to Linda Rosenkrantz, co-author of The Baby Name Bible: The Ultimate Guide By America's Baby-Naming Experts, about using family monikers and establishing naming traditions.
Angelina Jolie has defied expectations once again. Instead of having two girls named Isla Marcheline and Amelie Jane as per projected rumors, she had mixed pair Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline, and opted to look back at her and Brad Pitt's family trees for inspiration.
With Knox -- a rarely used Scottish/English/Irish surname and the middle name of Brad's grandfather, Hal Knox Hillhouse, the Jolie-Pitts established their own tradition -- instead of their sons bearing the same first initial, they share a final letter "x," and for their middle names, "n." And like Maddox, Knox is a strong name that has a good chance of being adopted by other parents.
Léon also has family connections, being the name of Angelina's great-great grandfather. It's also possible (though a stretch) that the name reflects his mother's charitable work, as one of the places she traveled to as Goodwill Ambassador to the UN was Sierra Leone.
Vivienne, the French form of Vivian, reflects her place of birth -- something her parents like to do -- and its meaning, "life, alive" resonates in the uplifting way that her brother Pax's name projects an image of peace. It wouldn't be too surprising to learn that this name was chosen to honor a family member or friend as well.
Marcheline is the French-sounding name of Angelina Jolie's late mother, with whom she was very close, and whose heritage was French-Canadian and Native American. An actress, she was born Marcia Lynne, which she seems to have transformed into a distinctive version of the French 'Marcelline.'
By Sarah, Staff Editor
With many readers expressing their opinions on Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's choices of Knox Léon and Vivienne Marcheline for their new fraternal twins, we spoke to Linda Rosenkrantz, co-author of The Baby Name Bible: The Ultimate Guide By America's Baby-Naming Experts, about using family monikers and establishing naming traditions.
Angelina Jolie has defied expectations once again. Instead of having two girls named Isla Marcheline and Amelie Jane as per projected rumors, she had mixed pair Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline, and opted to look back at her and Brad Pitt's family trees for inspiration.
With Knox -- a rarely used Scottish/English/Irish surname and the middle name of Brad's grandfather, Hal Knox Hillhouse, the Jolie-Pitts established their own tradition -- instead of their sons bearing the same first initial, they share a final letter "x," and for their middle names, "n." And like Maddox, Knox is a strong name that has a good chance of being adopted by other parents.
Léon also has family connections, being the name of Angelina's great-great grandfather. It's also possible (though a stretch) that the name reflects his mother's charitable work, as one of the places she traveled to as Goodwill Ambassador to the UN was Sierra Leone.
Vivienne, the French form of Vivian, reflects her place of birth -- something her parents like to do -- and its meaning, "life, alive" resonates in the uplifting way that her brother Pax's name projects an image of peace. It wouldn't be too surprising to learn that this name was chosen to honor a family member or friend as well.
Marcheline is the French-sounding name of Angelina Jolie's late mother, with whom she was very close, and whose heritage was French-Canadian and Native American. An actress, she was born Marcia Lynne, which she seems to have transformed into a distinctive version of the French 'Marcelline.'
If ever I will have my own kids in the future I will name them
Dean Gabriel for boy
Mary Antoinette for girl
Dean has a personal and special meaning for me...it means Dean's lister..haha! =]
Gabriel...I just love the name. It's a name of the archangel who appeare before Mama Mary
Mary...I just want to place the name of Mary, mother of God
Antoinette...it's a French name actually and because I'm a grea fan of Queen Marie Antoinette of France...the last yet controversial queen of France...
but i will still be open for some changes...
If ever I will have more than two kids...I will name them after Queen Marie Antoinette's children's name like Charles, Jospeh, Sophie-Beatrix....etc! I want name that sounds ancient yet Royal...hahaha!
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