Last month we learned that musician M.I.A. who performed on the Grammy Awards on her due date gave birth to a baby boy and a few days after we got our first look at the little darling. At the time, no name was revealed … until now. Latina.com reports that M.I.A. opted for a baby name that is more of the Zuma Nesta Rock variety rather than the Samuel Sammy Kai … ie. the kid’s name is a bit weird:
We’re big fans of M.I.A. at the Latina offices. BIG fans. We love her so much, we even thought her outfit at the Grammys was awesome. So we just had to share the news when we found out the name of her baby son with fiance Benjamin Brewer. He was born February 11, just days after M.I.A.’s Grammy performance, and his name—which we have to admit, has left us scratching our heads—is… Ickitt. Yes, you read right. The boy’s name is Ickitt. And as a result, Mathangi “Maya” Arulpragasam takes the cake for coming up with the most original celeb baby name ever. Did you expect anything less? Congrats, M.I.A.!
Well … to be honest, I kinda expected that M.I.A. would choose a more unique name rather than a traditional name like John or Joe. As far as I can tell from my limited research, I don’t think that Ickitt shares his name with anyone else which is prolly what M.I.A. was going for. In any event, Much Lurve and Congratulations goes out to M.I.A. and daddy Benjamin Brewer Bronfman on the expansion of their family. Welcome to the world, Ickitt!
UPDATE: M.I.A. has updated her official My Space blog with a post refuting that she named her son Ickitt … she writes:
BABY NAME!
MY BABY IS NOT CALLED ICKITT, PICKIT OR LICKIT THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO ALL THE HOLLYWOOD PRESS. HES A BABY , HE DONT NEED PRESS! I DIDNT RELEASE THE BABY NAME BECAUSE I DIDNT THINK IT WAS NEWS!!!! BUT I WILL BE BACK WITH SOMETHING NEWS WORTHY SOON , TILL THEN GO PICK ON APPLE, SATCHEL AND MOON UNIT. LOTS OF LOVE STICKIT!!
LOL … you gotta love this chick! She rules … and I’m happy to know that her beautiful baby boy will not go thru a life with a name that rhymes with kick it ;) I hope we do learn the baby’s name eventually … but when Mama M.I.A. is ready :)
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i dont know why people hate the name apple.. its a common baby name in my country. anyways.. its confirmed its not ickitt.
“HE DONT NEED PRESS”?
well, girl… he DO need a name. mmm-hmmm.
With a name like that, I foresee years in therapy later on…. that is cruel to the kid.
I already feel bad for this kid… who is still to the public, nameless. I didn’t think Ickitt was as bad as some other baby names, you know Apple, Moses, Moon Unit, Inspector, Zuma (you know to name a few) but yeah he would be in for a lifetime of being picked on with that one… it is sort of cute though…
Poor thing… go out and buy M.I.A cds now… she’ll be using it to pay for his therapy later!
And yes I added Moses… seriously, way to give a kid a complex there
Thank God that was just a stupid rumor. That is a name no child should have.
That little boy whatever his name may be is beautiful, and looks like he has a full head of hair
Let’s not forget to add Moxiecrimefighter (I think that’s how its spelled) to the ‘Your Name Sucks’ list.