Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon Reveal Newborn Twins' Names

By Kiki Von Glinow Posted May 4th 2011 01:20PM

Ever since Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon's twins -- a boy and a girl -- were born, the singer has been teasing fans, urging them to guess the names of her newborns. But it seems like Mariah's game was a little less than fair.

The couple finally revealed their babies' names on Carey's blog (via Us Magazine). Their baby girl is named Monroe Cannon after Marilyn Monroe -- Carey's icon of inspiration.

Monroe's brother will go by Moroccan Scott Cannon. The top floor of Carey's New York City apartment is called the 'Moroccan Room' due to it's North African aesthetic. The luxurious space is also where Cannon proposed to Carey in 2008. Cannon's son also shares the same middle name, Scott, as his actor dad.

But we shouldn't be shocked by the pair's unconventional naming choices -- their road to marriage was also seemingly off-the-cuff. The pair, who met after Cannon appeared in one of the songstress' music videos, married in April 2008 after a brief two-month courtship. And similarly unexpected, they tied the knot in an intimate, low-key ceremony -- quite the contrast from Carey's 1993 over the top wedding to music executive, Tommy Mottola.

But this odd couple, Carey is 12 years Nick's senior, seems to have a rare industry staying power. And from painted pregnant bellies to Twitter guessing games, this couple proves that all it takes to make it work in Tinseltown is a bit of light-hearted fun.

Congratulations to Carey, Cannon and their one-off brood -- Moroccan and Monroe.

Tags: mariah carey, nick cannon

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Friday 06 May

By Lee

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People out there, show some respect, and get a life. Hey Nick, hey Mariah, job well done. Lee, Las Vegas.

Wednesday 04 May

By Melanie

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God bless Nick and Mariah and their new family.

By mw

Well, they are her babies, not too sure about the boys name, the girls name is so-so.

By Barbara

Marilyn, Jeane or even Norma would have been better than Monroe..as for the boy, good luck kid...

By New York

Much better than naming your child after a piece of fruit like Applem Or Brooklyn.

By KS.

Oh WoW..those poor children. As IF life wont be tough enough....

By Dave

haha yeah life will be so hard with all those millions of dollars...

By ddman

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i feel the same OMG poor kids and the teasing they are going to get when they go to school

By John

Awful......SHE SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD ANY CHILDREN TO NAME THEM THESE STUPID NAMES....PITY THE CHILDREN......WELL....I GUESS THE BOY WILL BE CALLED ROCCO, AND THE GIRL MONNIE STUPID

Thursday 05 May

By She She

Who are any of you to judge?! Ignorance is when you don't know any better & stupid is when you do know better. So guess that makes you Stupid too!!!!!

By roger

I agreeeeeeee totaly with you, this lady has been a little weird since her relapse years ago. Oh no can you help me, my finger nail has been scratched and I am going to faint. what is that about??

By Ray

What awful names, they must be crazy!

By bob

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Mariah Carey needs to go on "Biggest loser" !!!

By Royce

That really doesn't make sense. The show biggest loser is all about overweight people losing weight. Moron.

By uhhh.

um you realize she IS pregnant??

By r

lol, i have some better names ...

By Cindy