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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 P

Child's Name		Parent's Name		Comment		Submitted by:
Paris		Michael Jackson		If it was named after the city in which the child was conceived, it's a good thing they weren't in Lahore.		James
Paris Frances		Sebastion Bach		Maybe the kid was conceived there. It could've been Tour Bus Bach!		chitty
Paris Michael Jackson		Michael Jackson		What's wrong with that? imho Paris is a beautiful name to go with a beautiful girl.		christina
Paris Michael Jackson		Michael Jackson		I don't think the original poster thought that there was much wrong with Paris. I think it's the Michael Jackson part of her name that's the problem. The girl would have deserved her own name, not just a town attached to her insane father's name.		Minna
Paris Michael Jackson		Michael Jackson				Popo
Paris Michael Katherine		Michael Jackson		Paris is for the city she was conceived in. Michael because Debbie Rowe wanted to include Michael's name in there, and Katherine after Michael's mother.		Eric Andrews
Paris, Prince & Blanket		Michael Jackson		I think those are beautiful names, especially because I love Paris (the city). Prince was MJ's grandfather's name, and his 3rd child is also called Prince, but commonly known as "Blanket". If you think that the nickname Blanket is strange, well, you have to understand that the word has a special meaning in the Jackson family; it means "love".		wingfoot
Parker		Fay Ripley		What's wrong with the name Parker??? I've met tons of Parkers...		Fresca
Parker		Fay Ripley		What? Parker? You don't have Parker as a name. You do Parker a car though. Duh		Rowan
Parker Foster Aiken		Clay Aiken		Parker is his mother's last name, Foster is the baby's mother's last name and Aiken is his last name.		Anny
Pascal Orzabal		Roland Orzabal		Pascal is a pretty regal name. :)		Celeste
Peaches		Bob Geldof and Paula Yates		Good thing her last name wasn't Rodriguez. Is that what Gwyneth and Chris are going to name their next kid?		Chris
Peaches		Bob Geldof		I think that all Geldof's kids have gorgeous names!!		Rachel
Peaches		Paula Yates		I love that name! It is so beautiful and original!		Lisa
Peaches		Bob Geldof		It's a beautiful name, this is what I'm going to call my baby if it's a girl! [Ed.'s note: It's also the (middle) name of a male friend of the editor's.]		dominee
Peaches		Bob Geldof and Paula Yates		That poor, poor child. And I thought my name succked!		shadie's skirt
Peaches		Bob Geldof / Paula Yates				Cat
Peaches Honeyblossom		Bob Geldof & Paula Yates				Isis
Peaches Honeyblossom		Bob Geldof/Paula Yates		Actually, she was named by Fifi Trixibelle. I think her mum thought that they'd bond or something. But after a week Fifi was tired of her sister & wanted a pony instead.		fanni
Peaches Honeyblossom		Bob Geldof/Paula Yates		Did Paula eat alot of Peaches when she was pregnant or something?????		Ash-tray #1
Pearl		Meat Loaf		It's not a bad name, just kinda old fashioned. I used to think only grandmas were named Pearl. If she ever becomes a famouse singer herself, maybe the name will come back in vogue. Then again, I haven't met many kids named Meat.		cygna vamp
Penelope		Taylor Hanson		I think that the name Penelope is adorable, and I don't know why everyone is finding fault with Ezra as a name as well. A name is a name, and it shouldn't be judged as bad or good. Both names are adorable. I was excited that they named their daughter Penelope, because of Penny & Me and Penny is the nickname of Penelope!!!! The baby is born and has a song, that is awesome! Congrats to Natalie and Taylor, i hope their babies are beautiful and amazing, like them.		Happy : - )
Penelope		Taylor Hanson		Hanson has a song called "Penny and Me" on their last album. Penelope is the long form of Penny.		Maura
Penelope Anne		Taylor Hanson		I think a very beautiful name... and their song penny and me springs to my mind immediately... my daughter (11) wanted me to call her penny after hearing that record ... and i thought hanson mania had died years ago :) i like the name!		Stewart
Penelope Anne		Taylor Hanson		Weird... This is the name of my school outfitters...		tipsyangel
Penelope Anne		Taylor Hanson (wife Natalie)		Why are both Penelope and Ezra on the list of "weird names"??! Both are very well-known names, and while they may not be as popular as say, Michael or Katie...so what? Tay and Natalie want their children to be unique and special...and they are! And by the way...if you haven't figured it out, "Penny" is short for Penelope, and therefore they named her this for a reason: "Penny and Me" was the first song released off of 3CG Records by the band, and they're proud of that! Why shouldn't they be? And Anne is Natalie's middle name, so that's where that came from.		a friend
Pepper		Graham Coxon (ex-Blur)		I went to school with a Pepper back in the 70's. I don't think she was young enough then to have been named for the Angie Dickenson character.		Carla
Pepper		Graham Coxon (ex-Blur)		The only other Pepper I'd heard of was Angie Dickinson's character in 'Police Woman' (Pepper Anderson).		Pickle
Percy Miller 3 (llil Romeo)		Master P		Lil Romeo is hot.		carissa
Percy Romeo Miller 3rd		Master P		L'il Romeo is the 3rd, considering that Master P's father is the first.		LYNTRICE
Percy Romeo Miller(Lil' Romeo)		Master P				monique
Perry Rocco Luigi		Vic Damone & Pier Angeli		Named after Vic's friend and singer Perry Como.		Eric Andrews
Persephone		Suki Mead		An Australian radio announcer in Queensland. She named her last child (a girl) prounounced Per-seph-a-knee. Very unusual and probably very embarrassing for the child.		Andrea Davis
Persephone		Suki Mead		It's beautiful! Persephone was the daughter of Demeter, Greek goddess of the harvest. Persephone was picking flowers with her maidens and wandered across a strange flower she wanted to fill her basket with . From the ground Hades came in a black chariot and stole Persephone away. Before she could be rescued she ate five palmagranite seeds, the food of the dead. Therefore she must stay five months of the year in the underworld as the wife of Hades. Demeter refuses to grow crops in that time because she is so sad, and so we have winter. The name probably has something to do with the time of year she was born.		Victoria
Peta		Andy Gibb				Eric Andrews
Peta Jaye Gibb		Andy Gibb		She was born in Australia, and I think that Peta is a common name there (more than in the USA). Jaye is an adorable middle name, Her parents were divorced at the time of her birth, I wonder if Andy actually helped choose the name, or if Kim ( Peta's Mother) decided on the name.		Renee Andrews
Petah Lucia		Ani DiFranco				She
Pheonix		Madonna		Strange, I suppose, but still a lovely name.		emma F OF PLYMOUTH
Phoenix		Lyfe Jennings & Joy Bounds		It is the title of Lyfe's forthcoming album "The Phoenix". It signifies Lyfe's triumph over adversity.		Brown Sugar
Phoenix Chi		Melanie 'Scary Spice' Brown		Chi is not just an Asian thing. Chi is also a protecting spirit in Nigerian (African) culture. And since she's black (half black, whatever you wanna say), I suppose it works out well enough on the "ethnic" tip, assuming she was even GOING for ethnic. Maybe she just liked the way it sounded.		Girl With Two Middle Names
Phoenix Chi		Mel B		I love it. My daughters name is also Phoenix. It is not only an Asian thing, it is deeply rooted in Egyptian mythology as well.		T
Phoenix Chi		Mel B.				Ramona
Phoenix Chi		Mel B		Why would someone want to call their child after a bird that bursts into flame and a Chinese concept? It's just cruel. Still, better than Cruz (sounds like something you'd pick out of your nose).		Charlie
Phoenix Chi		Mel B				anon
Phoenix Chi		Mel B.		I love that name. It has some sense of unique-ness to it.		Brittany
Phoenix Chi		Mel B (Spice Girl)		Pretty enough I guess, but imagine this child on the first day of school, and their teacher with the roll call...poor kid.		FuNkY mOnKeY
Phoenix Chi		Melanie B (Scary Spice)		Now thats just freaky! For a start, she isn't even Asian so it loses all ethnic effect, and second I think she is just trying to get attention. If she had never become a spice girl she probably would be living in a council flat and naming her baby 'Sarah' or 'Emma' or 'Jane'.		Hazel
Phoenix Chi Gulzar		Scary Spice (Melanie Brown)/ Jimmy Gulzar.		I like it.		Juliet
Phoinix Chi		Melanie B(rown) {a Spice Girl}		i think all the spice girls have a thing about weird baby names!		anna
Phynley		Phil Joel (Newsboys)		Fin-ley for a girl? Sounds like a good name for a dog, or a fish. Seriously, why do parents do this to their children?		Maybelline
Pilot Inspektor		Jason Lee		Pilot is kinda cool... but inspeKtor (yes, with a K) is a bit much.		Jenni C.
Pilot Inspektor		Jason Lee and Beth Riesgraf		WTF? I swear, some celebrities should NOT name their own children!		Genevieve
Piper Lynn		Dustin Kensrue (Thrice)		Nothing weird. Just a cute baby girl		Franka
Pirate		Jonathan Davis		Arrrgh!		Candi
Pirate		Jonathan Davis from Korn		lmfao, who names a kid Pirate? The stoner frontman for Korn does. Sure, he'll be the coolest kid in elementary having the name Pirate, but when he gets to high school he's gonna be taking a beating. YARRGH! Shiver me timbers!!!		mara
Pirate		Jonathan Davis of Korn				Ken
Pirate		Jonathan Davis		If this is his child's real name, then he was named after a porn movie that Jonathan Davis' wife was in. Pirates.		Brad LaVergne
Pirate		Jonathan Davis		WTF! That's a funny name. You know he will get it on the playground in school. But then again, his father is the lead singer of Korn and his mom is a porn star. So he might be popular.		Al
Pirate		Jonathan Davis from Korn		I bet he's had lots of comments about going to the cinema to see an 'ARRRRR!' rated film.		Pickle*
Pirate		Jonathan Davis		It's not his real name, his 2nd born child's name hasn't been released....This is just a rumor that Jonathan himself denies.		Sarah
Pixie		Paula Yates				ChuckyG
Pixie		Bob Geldof		This name (although unusual) is really cute. My cousin is called Pixie Bella, and she LOVES her name. It really suits her because she has long curly hair and little elfin ears.		Sasha
Pixie		Paula Yates & Bob Geldolf		Her real name is The Pixie.		*Ocean
Pixie		Bob Geldof/Paula Yates		It sounds like Paula was already well and truley into the Pixie dust by then-if you know what I'm getting at!!!		Shicael
Pixie		Paula Yates				Sharon
Pixie		Paula Yates		It's not 'The Pixy', the real name is 'Little Pixie', which is not that bad at all. I'd feel lucky to be named that if my sisters names were Fifi and Peaches Honeyblossom ;)		Anaid
Pixie		Bob Geldof		Whats wrong with Pixie? It's really pretty and original. I mean, if she was called Janice, it wouldn't be as interesting.		Alex
Pixie Geldof		Bob Geldof		What's wrong with the name Pixie? I think it's really nice.		Louise
Planet		Billy Swann				Eric Andrews
Poppy Honey		Jamie Oliver		See what happens when you get high on nectar and dope?		Rain
Poppy Honey		Jamie Oliver		The submitter Rowan wrote that Honey is because of the cooking thing, but it is actually the name of a dear friend. That's why Poppy's middle name is Honey. Not because of the food.		Maya
Poppy Honey & Daisy Boo		Jamie Oliver		His daughters middle names are the nicknames he and his wife call each other.		Cheryl
Presley Tanita		Tanya Tucker		She has 3 children. Beau Greyson, and Layla (are the others).		Kristy
Presley Tanita, Beau Grayson and Layla LaCosta		Tanya Tucker				Kelly
Preston Michael Spears Federline		Britney Spears		He was born in Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center in California on September 14, 2005.		Misty
Prima		John Tesh		Prima is actually named in tribute to her grandffather, Primo Sellechia (wife Connie Selleca's dad). I remember reading that they also liked idea of having a sweet little girl rima ballerina. I believe that Connie is Italian also.		Dawn
Prima Sellechia		John Tesh		I'm not sure where Prima comes from, but Sellechia is Connie Selleca's birth name.		Eric Andrews
Prince Michael		Michael Jackson		OK, this is just sad. Not only can I not imagine going through life with a name like Prince Michael, I think it's just weird to name your kid after yourself and add 'Prince' to the name. I mean, can you imagine if I named my daughter Princess Kitty?		Kitty
Prince Michael & Paris Michael		Michael Jackson		Does this hypocritical 'doesn't matter if you're white or black, lets hang my kid over a balcony' freak have an obsession with naming his kids after himself? Have you looked at Jermaine Jackson? His brother's poor kids' names. Must run in the family.		mandy
Prince Michael and Paris		Michael Jackson		When my uncle (amazingly one of Michael's security guards at Neverland) first started working for him, he only saw the kids about twice a week, just walk past or something. But apparently Michael doesn't even call the kids by their "real" names-the boy, Prince Michael, is referred to as Joshua, while Paris is called Isabelle. Wierd? I thought so too-apparently to be famous you've gotta have a flashy name, why not Prince Michael and Paris?		sally anne
Prince Michael II		Michael Jackson		Poor kid.		lebeiW15
Prince Michael Jackson		Michael Jackson		What's wrong with Prince? Loads of kids are called Prince these days. I know four personally! I do feel sorry for Prince Michael Jackson II. I think he deserves a completely different name, seeing as he's a completely different child!		christina
Prince Michael Jackson		Michael Jackson		Prince was Michael's grandfather's name.		Stacy
Prince Michael Joseph Jackson the second (blanket)		Michael Jackson				Bananananananaananananaman
Prince Micheal Jackson I		Michael Jackson		Wacko Jacko liked the name so much he called his second son Prince Micheal Jackson II.		Popo
Princess Tiamii		Peter And Katie Andre				lauren docherty
Puma		Erykah Badu		Common is not Puma's father, which is why they broke up. She will not name who the father really is, although it's rumored it's 1990s rapper D.O.C.. Thank you.		Tiffany
Puma		Erykah Badu				Connie
Puma		Erykah Badu		I thinks it's okay, but why name your child after a cat and sneaker?		Jamala
Puma		Erykah Badu		What was she thinking? That is a type of cat.		Felipe'
Pumu		Erykah Badu and Common		WTF? Why would you name your kid after an animal?!?		Jayde

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