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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Wednesday 04 May

By Jen

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Agree totally!

By tim

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I know the names; WHO CARESEY AND NOBODY CARSEY

Thursday 05 May

By mkoolkitti

Obviously you cared enough to post

By Just Me

Moroccan: "mom, why did you name me after people from some country??"

Monroe... "mom, why did you name me after some lady who got it on with President Kennedy and then offed herself?"

how stupid calling your kids these names... I'm glad my mom named me a regular name that others can identify with. Thanks, Mom!! love you!!

By WHATTTTT

What on earth were they thinking?

By Mofnn24

So they will have the nic-names of " Roc and Roe"

By n

Sure , those names are asinine IMHO.
HOWEVER, They are not my children, and if that's the names they picked. Ta-Da ... then that's the names they picked ! Whatever....
May God bless the babies .

By Pam Dee

They could be Roe and Moe...cute, huh??

By DD

I can't stand Mariah so I could give a crap less about her babies names.

I know their real names; WHO carey and NOBODY carey.

By T

First off! Congrats to Nick and Mariah and that their babies made it here safe and sound! Two: Not one of you all who responded negatively to this news is paying ANY of Nick and Mariah's bills or taking care of those children, so quit being haters and celebrate the fact that this is a joyous occasion. Three: Nick is a pretty good looking man and was doing well for himself way before he met Mariah, he was a millionaire as a teen so quit hating and acting like he's leaching from her. He can hold his own. Finally, what's wrong with naming your children something unique? Granted, some folks do take it a bit too far, but there's absolutely nothing wrong with naming your child a name that does not resemble the same names used day in and out by others. Give it a rest already!

By She

GOOD ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By angel

LILYWHYT if you are going to CORRECT someone on their spelling or grammar, you MIGHT want to know how to spell the words CORRECTLY yourself. The word is intelligent (with an I not and E). I wouldn't exactly call you a genius either. :)

By Kell

HER icon, HER apartment.... does he have any say in these names? She's all about herself anyway. I'm surprised she had children. Bet she won't be changing diapers and spending time with these kids. How many nanny's does it take so Carey can be all about herself?

By Dom

Don't think for a minute she has anywhere near an adult's IQ, She marry's a little boy. And if you ever heard one of her inteview's when she's not talking about herself, forget it. Two bozo's grabbing spotlight for all the wrong reasons.

By jadep

I have to admit, those names are different. I would have never guess them. If they were my kids, the boy would be called by his middle name Scott. The girl..hummm I have to think about that one. Best of luck to Nick and Mariah and the brand new babies. Can't wait to see photos oof the new borns. Bless all of them

By Sweetay

Okay, so I too did the guessing game and got the little girls name right. Very interesting but cool names. Congrats to them both. :)

By jmethompfm

I like Monroe, but MOROCCAN? Huh?! I hope they call him Scott...

By Lil

They aren't going to amount to anything anyway, so we aren't talking about how stupid their names will look on a Judges name plate. They aren't identical twins BTW, that's more accurately called a litter.

By Barbara Warszycki

So any twins that aren't identical are called a litter? You are an idiot!
Obviously if twins are a boy and a girl they cannot and never would be identical.You probably don''t actually know that most twins are fraternal not identical and most fraternal twins are boy/girl twins. My twin girls are fraternal an no one would dare call them a litter!!!

I guess that most of you have never heard tha saying " if you have nothing good to say, say nothing instead."

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