Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz welcomed their first child on November 20 - naming the little guy Bronx Mowgli. Some are wondering how the celebrity couple came up with such an, uh, interesting choice. Wonder no more!
Co-authors Pam Satran and Linda Rosenkrantz of the book The Baby Names Bible: The Ultimate Guide By America's Baby-Naming Experts, spoke with CBB and gave their expert opinions on why the new parents may have chosen the names Bronx Mowgli for their new bundle of joy.
Pam said, "Bronx is definitely a grittier, untouristed choice. The name comes from first settler Jonas Bronck, a Dutch farmer. Mowgli was invented by Rudyard Kipling for the hero of his Jungle Book stories, a boy who was raised by wolves (literally) and became an expert hunter, trapper and denizen of the wild."
Agreeing, Linda added, "Since Ashlee was born in Texas and Pete was born in Illinois, I wonder if they had any family connection to the northern NYC borough of the Bronx. The Simpson- Wentzes seem to be following the Jolie-Pitt tradition of boys' names ending in 'X' - Maddox, Pax, Knox. And though Mowgli was created by Kipling, he's better known to most people via the spunky 10-year-old boy in the 1967 Disney animated film version of The Jungle Book. While Kipling made the name up, in the stories it's said to mean 'frog.'
Frog? Seriously, I don't want to pass judgement (okay, maybe a little bit) - I mean it's their baby and their right to call him whatever they want, but Bronx Mowgli is not what I would choose for my newborn, and seeing as he's not my newborn, I guess all is well. However, I wish them all the best with their little one!
What do you think of his name? Like or no?
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