Everyone's been talking about the big game. In case you missed it, the New Orleans' Saints upset the favored Indianapolis Colts to take home the Super Bowl title in yesterday's big game. The Saints were led to victory by their quarterback, Drew Brees, the game's Most Valuabe Player. The Saints were led to victory by their quarterback, Drew Brees, the game's Most Valuabe Player. In accepting his award, Brees declared that his one-year-old son

Nicknames have been on our mind lately (check out Name Lady column on rules for nicknamesand Name Candy post on Busy Philipps and her take on nicknames).  Are there many celebs who we know by their nicknames and their given names?  Answer: not really.  Perhaps to keep a unified front -- one name in front of the face, avoid confusion -- most celebs have one name they stick with.  

Take for example Kate.  You might imagine this short for something (Catherine, Katherine, Katrina, Kathleen), but no.  Kate Winslet in full i

Well, imagine your first name is Busy and your baby's first name is Birdie. The subject of names is bound to come up. This week on The Bonnie Hunt Show, actress Busy Phiipps talked about her name and her daughter's name.  (see full clip). Apparently Busy, whose given name is Elizabeth, was nicknamed Busy when she was just a baby becuase of her

Sarah Jane Morris and Ned Brower welcomed their son Emmett Andrew Brower, according to PEOPLE.

Let's dispense with the obvious: it's a Twilight name. But does that make it unusable?

Two voices have been all over the airwaves this year -- Beyoncé and Taylor.  Sunday night solidified that these two names aren't going anywhere, when at the 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards Beyoncé picked up six GRAMMYs, a record for a female artist, while Taylor Swift took home four golden awards of her own.  Taken together, these two ladies swept Song of the Year -- that'd be Beyoncé with Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It) --  and Album of the Year (goes to Taylor for Fearless).  

For all we know about the lives and times of Beyoncé and Taylor, have you thought about their names before?

Beyoncé

The singer's full name is Beyoncé Giselle Knowles.  BabyNamesWorld reports the name Beyoncé is a modern creation, coming from the French surname Beyincé.  It is certainly a unique name.  No name starting in Bey-- has ever

In case you missed it, Miss Virginia Caressa Cameron was crowned Miss America 2010 on Saturday night in Las Vegas.  We did a little double take when we heard the wholesome college student's name.  Really? Caressa? The name Caressa is an elaboration on the word "caress," styled into a feminine name on the model of Vanessa and Carissa. There's plenty of history to this sort of girl's name -- Darlene, for example, is "darling" reshaped like Arlene and Marlene. Caressa is a rare name,

How well do you know your celebrity baby names?  Are you an expert or just a casual name observer?  Today Name Candy will test your name knowledge of celebrity daughters.  

The challenge: can you match the celebrity parent with the celebrity daughter?  

PARENTS

1. Maggie Gyllenhaal
2. Halle Berry
3. Reese Witherspoon
4. Sylvester Stallone
5. Arnold Schwarzenegger

Neal McDonough and his wife Ruve welcomed their daughter this week. London Jane joins siblings Morgan Patrick and Catherine Maggie, according to PEOPLE.

London is something of a departure, since

Emily Mortimer and her husband Alessandro Nivola welcomed a daughter recently: May. She joins older brother, Samuel John.

Surprisingly, the Celebrity Baby Names database contains almost no other entries for month-named children. Why should this surprise?  Some of these names are due for a revival

Funnyman Will Ferrell and wife Viveca Paulin welcomed a third son on Saturday, January 23, according to PEOPLE.  The new baby is named Axel and joins older brothers Magnus, 5, and Mattias, 3. While the new baby's name baby breaks from the family theme of baby names starting with "m" and ending