Finally! Did it seem like Jessica Simpson had been pregnant for the past decade? Well, she gave birth this morning to a 9-pound, 13-ounce baby girl. After a short run of old-fashioned baby names like Pearl, given to the newborn daughter of Jake Osbourne, and Gloria, given to Maggie Gyllenhaal and Peter Saarsgard's daughter, Jessica went with something a little more unusual. Well, unusual for a girl, that is.
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Jessica went with Maxwell Drew. Tah-dah! Kind of a boy's name, right? Drew comes from Jessica's maternal grandmother's maiden name. No word yet on what exactly inspired Maxwell, but Jessica, who had revealed previously that this would most likely be her baby's name, has said she wanted the name to be "meaningful." Plus, she's a huge fan of Maxwell House coffee. Kidding!
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I like the idea of giving babies gender-neutral names. And I even like some traditional boys' names for girls -- like Bailey or even Drew, the baby's middle name. But I don't know about Maxwell. It's just too boyish for me, personally.
Jessica and her fiance, Eric Johnson, aren't the first celebs to give their baby girl a traditional boy's name though. Denise Richards and Charlie Sheen have a baby girl named Sam (not short for Samantha). Can't say I'm a big fan of that either.
I'm guessing people will end up calling little Maxwell by the diminutive Max, in which case she could say her name was Maxine, if she liked. But, of course, being the daughter of Jessica Simpson, everyone will know she's lying! Maybe she'll go by Maxi. Or Welly?
What do you think of the name Maxwell Drew for a girl?
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How horribly mean and rotten of you. It's her baby and I think the name is darling. She's been calling her Maxi for months. Couldn't you have written about anything else today than slam a brand new mom?
eh, I would think Maxine, it's girly...not Maxwell.It's their choice and it means something to them, so more power to em'.
congratulations Jessica - enjoy your baby. When people are calling their kids Neveah and Typhyni I don't think many people are in a position to judge. I never used to like JS at all, but since her true beauty series she has really shown herselfd as down to earth and real. Give her a break, she obviously put a lot of thought into this name
Really?!? How dare you? You don't like the name, so you have to slam the new mother? She's been saying forever what the baby's name would be when she gave birth, so it's not even like it's a surprise.
That's a big baby!!!!!!! I thought my 8 pounder was big. Congrats to them.
Not nearly as horrendous as other celebrity baby names.
Not terrible. Not my taste, but I've heard worse, so I'm not going to go getting my panties in a twist over this one.
.. I just think it's so bad and they are calling her Maxi. Like Maxi Pad.
.. I just think it's so bad and they are calling her Maxi. Like Maxi Pad.