Alyssa Milano; Image via Wikipedia

There was so much chatter about possible baby names for Alyssa Milano’s son-on-the-way that I’d actually forgotten she was still pregnant!  Alyssa and husband David Bugliari have welcomed a son, Milo Thomas.

Quirky-cool Milo has been worn by other celeb kids, of course.  Mel Gibson and Camryn Manheim both used the name for sons.  But it was starbaby-turned-starmama Liv Tyler who really put the name on the map, when she and rocker Royston Langdon welcomed son Milo William in 2004.

Milo is very much a 21st century name.  He’s another ends-in-o revival from a century back.  Just like Leo or Theo, Milo wouldn’t have been much fun to wear as a kid in the 1980s, when everyone answered to Jason and Matt.  Today, though, geek chic is mainstream and appellations once reserved for the offbeat – like The Brady Bunch’s cousin Oliver – are now at the forefront of style.

Balancing the current Milo with the classic Thomas seems wise.  All around, I’d give Alyssa and David a thumbs up.  Readers, what’s your take on Milo Thomas?