Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s blessed with twins. Last Saturday, July 12, Angelina gave birth to the new additions of their growing family, Vivienne Marchiline and Knox Leon.

According to baby name expert Pamela Redmond Satran, “Angelina and Brad have proven once again that they are the leaders in original baby-naming, even by Hollywood standards,..”

Vivienne is the French version of the ancient Latin name that means ‘alive’. And Marcheline was the name of Jolie’s mother. The son’s name Leon is Brad’s grandfather’s middle name. It also matches older brothers, Maddox and Pax. While Leon is Jolie’s great-great grandfather’s name.

2002, Angelina named first adopted son Maddox Chivan when he was a little baby. Maddox means good and generous. Then, after 3 years, she and Brad adopted and named second baby Zahara Marley Jolie-Pitt. Zahara means “flower” in Swahili and “to shine” in Hebrew. And Angelina’s first biological child with Brad, Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt. Shiloh means “peaceful one,” in Hebrew. Nouvel is a reference to Jean Nouvel, a famous French architect. Pax Thein Jolie was adopted in 2007. Pax meaning peace in Latin, Thien meaning heaven, helpful or good in Vietnamese.

I like how their boys’ names ended with ‘x’. We named our son Daniel so to sound like my husband’s name Nel and my name Roselle. Also I’ve been planning to name next son Gabriel, or Janelle if it’s a girl. Parents give baby names that rhymes or sound like their own names. Some baby names are combinations of both parents’ names. Or some, have their parent’s name, like my brother is my father’s ‘Junior’ or ‘the second’. My best friend named their son Kaden Anthony, coming from his dad’s, which is Karl Anthony.

But Brad and Angelina have the knack of choosing names that are different and unusual. And they do affect the trends in the world of baby names.