Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon Reveal Newborn Twins' Names
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.
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ROC & ROE!! NOW THAT IS COOL!!
Funny........I didn't even know she had twins and I see the news everyday. Shows how much people really care about this. As for the names........PLEASE!!! Who names a boy after a decor style. I guess I should have named my daugher "country french".
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LOL Lauri!!!
No. Those are terrible names. Why can't people give their children normal names these days?
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So, will their nicknames be "Roc" an "Roe"?
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OMG those names...Weird, strange ...what's with the names of today?....poor kids...
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Whatever happend to Him and Her?
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A lady at our dog park has dogs named Cow and Bear. Would'a been good names for kids....
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I Love it.... Roc and Roe :) Congrats to the New Family!!
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"rare industry staying power" no idea what this could mean?
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love Mariah but ugly names , I'm sorry : ( with so many pretty girls names out there ???there gonna call her Roe and reminds me of Roise O'Donnell and Moe ....Madonna LOL but I bet they'll be beautiful anyways !!!
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Anyways?
Look, when you are born with a silver spoon in your mouth, it doesn't matter what your name is! These children will be coddled and fawned over when they are young and have their azzes kissed when they are adults. Their names will not impact their lives in a negative way one bit!
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These names are no more weird that all the other celebrities' baby names! Which means, their names are all pretty darned weird!
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When they are 18 they can change them. What hellish childhoods, though. I hope they grow up smarter than their parents.
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how so very stupid.
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Give me a fricken break! Monroe is OK, but Moroccan, poor kid! LMAO!
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I am stunned by all the references to multi cultural. I always thought Mariah was black and seeing her with another one just made it clear she has the same features. Surprises of surprises.
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Mariah is Black, Irish and Hispanic (Her father was Black and Venezuelan). So she is multi-racial!
no shes not black shes half hispanic and half white.