Just in time to make this year’s list of unusually named celebrity offspring, Leelee Sobieski has welcomed a daughter, Louisanna Ray. Dad is designer Adam Kimmel.
It’s an interesting choice. Just like Georgia and Virginia, it was inspired by a monarch. And while it was never common, Louisiana did dart into the US Top 1000 back in the nineteenth century. She’s also the second starbaby to get a Louis-related name in recent weeks, following Heidi Klum and Seal’s daughter Lou Sulola.
The actress’ birth name was Liliane Rudabet Gloria Elsveta.
MANY thanks to Corinne for pointing out that the new baby’s name is Louisianna – not quite taken from the map! WAIT – Make that Louisanna. My eyes just refuse to see this as anything over than the place name.
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Why would you choose to NOT go by Liliane?! It’s such a beautiful name! Leelee is a cutesy childhood nickname, and should only be used in that form. I guess we can’t expect much in the naming department from a grown woman who chooses to go by Leelee.
Wasn’t Carolina inspired by a Charles monarch? I couldn’t tell you which one, but I could’ve sworn… Anyway, I never realized Louisiana was after another monarch. Intriguing.
PS: It’s actually Louisianna. Two ‘n’s.
Leelee was a child actress, so she is probably sticking with the name she’s known as. But I agree, I would have used Lilianne.
Yes, Carolina was named after another British monarch, Charles I of England. Charles II of England granted a charter to start a new colony in North America, and he named it Carolina after his father, Charles I.
This child’s gonna have a lifetime of spelling errors ahead of her. It’s actually Louisanna. No second “i”. Damn, I was so close!
Didn’t even know she was preggers. Hm. Louisiana. That’s what my old friend, Luzanna (whose name you still haven’t done!) was called by people who didn’t take the time to actually read her name. Anyone who ever got her name wrong read it Louisiana. Well, it’s a place name. Ray is a boy’s name. The whole thing is odd. I guess that fits in with the celebrity theme.
I didn’t realize she was pregnant either. I actually like her choice. I love Virginia and Georgia and I think this fits in quite well with those. It also has a lot of nickname possibility a BIG plus in my book. Considering place names like Boston, Brooklyn, and Dallas – I think this is refreshing.
Louisian(n)a? Er….no.
I have always thought that Louisiana would make a cool yet usable first name. Looks like Leelee beat me to it, though I am not too wild over that extra N. Still, I really like Louisiana as a guilty pleasure.
And, I actually think Leelee is an adorable nickname.
If it was spelt like the US state, I wouldn’t have a problem. But Louisanna? How does one pronounce that? Louise-anna? Lou-zanna? Or just like the place?
I don’t know. I do like Virginia, Georgia, Adelaide et al so I guess I’m a little hypocrtical, but I just don’t dig place names in general.
It’s a place in France…
Really? My search in the French language edition of Wikipedia turned up the old “Il n’y a aucun résultat correspondant à la requête.” I’ve been Googling, but most of the results are Louisiana misspelled … anyone?
I don’t have a problem with place names. Louisiana the place does sound like it was formed from two names. So, I don’t find it that far fetched. Certainly unusual, but not ridiculous. Rae has also been used by many people as a middle, so I consider it unisex. Overall, I don’t consider it to be ‘odd celebrity” – I consider it to be a different, interesting choice. Whether you like the name or not, it does roll of the tongue beautifully
Louisiana was named after Louis XIV.
Interesting fact
When René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle claimed the territory drained by the Mississippi River for France, he named it La Louisiane, meaning “Land of Louis
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana
I could get behind Louisiana. It’s an interesting, offbeat choice. Louisanna, though, strikes me as unusual. Wonder if they’re honoring a Louis, or have some other source for the name? We’ll have to wait ’til she does the obligatory Mommy interview with a fashion magazine.