Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin welcome a son!
Update: People.com confirms the news. Gwyneth’s rep told them the baby’s name is Moses Martin, after the song Moses that Chris wrote for Gwyneth in 2003. The baby was born at Mt. Sinai hospital in New York City. No word on middle names yet, but we’re hearing Bruce Anthony after Gwyneth and Chris’ fathers. (You may remember Apple’s middle names are Blythe and Alison after their mothers).
Entertainment Tonight confirms the news. Details to come.
One of our sources tells us that Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin welcomed a son today. Baby Boy Martin joins big sis Apple, 23 months.
We are fairly certain his name is not Mortimer or Capone, two previously rumored picks.
We’ll post more information (and official confirmation) as soon as we get it!
Thanks also to CBB readers B, Molly, Bella, Jennifer, Kelly, and Tianndria, who had emailed us with Perez Hilton’s rumor as well. Name info thanks to I’mAGossip, Deanna, Lisa, Julie, Melanie, Kelly, Mary Beth, Linda, Randi, Rachel, Meagan, and Topaz.
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April 9th, 2006 at 10:52 pm
Woohoo! That’s great! I’m excited for them.
That little boy will be adorable!
April 10th, 2006 at 12:47 am
wow…i am surprised…i thought she would have another girl! What’s with all the baby boys being born to all the big stars? haha. I hope someone big has a baby girl soon!
This must be the year of baby boys.
April 10th, 2006 at 1:03 am
Yay! That’s so great!
I agree Rye it does seem like a year of boys – just in my circle of friends there have been 3 boys since January! I’m the only one in the group who has had a girl this year!!
I so hope they name him something like “Plum”, that would be great or if they don’t go totally unusal they choose Bruce after her dad!!
April 10th, 2006 at 2:00 am
I am so excited to find out what his name is! I hope it’s not normal!
April 10th, 2006 at 5:17 am
Wow that’s great. Im exited,too to hear his name. When I first read the post, I saw Baby Martin, and my first thought was: Really? His name is Martin Martin? No, that one, I wouldn’t have expected!;-))
April 10th, 2006 at 7:03 am
Awww! I can’t wait to hear the name they picked!
April 10th, 2006 at 7:40 am
that’s wonderful news! i thought she’d have another girl, too. she did say she’d love for apple to have a brother. and i think i remember her saying she’d name her son “bruce” if she had one. i guess we’ll find out soon enough.
April 10th, 2006 at 7:48 am
that’s wonderful news! i thought she’d have another girl, too. she did say she’d love for apple to have a brother. and i think i remember her saying she’d name her son “bruce” if she had one. i guess we’ll find out soon enough.
April 10th, 2006 at 7:53 am
I’m not sure that I think they’ll give the name Bruce as a first name … I’m thinking she may use it as a middle name instead.
Congrats to the Martins!
April 10th, 2006 at 8:48 am
How does People.com not have this???
April 10th, 2006 at 8:53 am
It looks like he was born in New York, by planned c-section, according to Perez Hilton and here:
http://www.entertainmentwise.com/news?id=15717
April 10th, 2006 at 9:05 am
Considering that Apple was named after both of her grandmothers, I am going to predict that the new baby will have William and or Anthony in his name, after Gwyneth and Chris’s fathers.
April 10th, 2006 at 9:57 am
I had a feeling it was a boy! congrats to them both I can’t wait to see what name they chose! I’m still holding out for a vegatable!
April 10th, 2006 at 10:38 am
On people.com they are saying the baby’s name is Moses Martin
April 10th, 2006 at 10:39 am
people.com says the new baby boy’s name is Moses. I wish the Martin family all the best. I am sure he is a beautiful baby.
April 10th, 2006 at 11:15 am
congrads!!
Moses oh ok
Does anyone know when he was born?
April 10th, 2006 at 11:16 am
Well, I loved the name Apple… and I think Gwyneth has impecible taste… I’m so happy for them and their new baby. I’m sure Apple will be a great big sister and that the new baby will be as cute as she is and that they will both grow to be as beautiful and handsome as their parents.
As for what name I think would be interesting… how about Zucchini?
April 10th, 2006 at 11:33 am
ET is reporting they named him Moses.
April 10th, 2006 at 12:08 pm
They seem to be going with a biblical theme in their children’s names…Apple, Moses.
April 10th, 2006 at 12:46 pm
Oooh, I like the name! Not too common, but not too odd.
And I agree with everyone else, it’s definately been a year of boys. Someone needs to have a girl…and soon!
April 10th, 2006 at 12:50 pm
Oh, one more thing:
I feel silly asking this, since I grew up in Church, but how is Apple a Biblical name?
April 10th, 2006 at 1:05 pm
i guess the apple from garden of eden?
April 10th, 2006 at 1:26 pm
Yes, the apple from Eve and the garden of Eden. Gwyneth also told Oprah it was one of the reasons she picked the name Apple. Here’s the quote from People.com “It conjured such a lovely picture for me – you know, apples are so sweet and they’re wholesome and it’s biblical – and I just thought it sounded so lovely and … clean,” Paltrow told Winfrey. “And I just thought, ‘Perfect!’”
April 10th, 2006 at 1:40 pm
Awww such a cute name!
April 10th, 2006 at 1:41 pm
Moses? Apple & Moses? I know Gwyneth is half jewish, but Moses is such an unfortunate name for a sweet little teeny tiny baby. It’s definitely more of a name for a middle aged media mogul (Moses Znaimer) or someone who’s going to read the ten commandments on top of Mount Sinai.
April 10th, 2006 at 2:03 pm
I’m so happy for them! They seem to be a really nice couple.
At first I though Apple was odd, but not as odd as some celebrity baby names. Now I think it’s cute. And as for the name Moses? I think it’s great, at least it’s a name and not an object!
Congartulations to them.
April 10th, 2006 at 2:04 pm
I think its an adorable name….and wouldn’t be surprised if they end up calling him “Mo”……
April 10th, 2006 at 2:06 pm
Congrats two both of them! Hope the little baby boy will have curls like his father has.
When it comes to the name, I would say it’`s quite unusual for a little boy, but kind of sweet. And as a true “Coldplay”-fan I know the song Moses. They named him after the song, because Chris Martin wrote the song for Gwyneth and it is such a lovely song. If you transfer the song to the baby I`m sure he will always know how much his parents love him!!!
April 10th, 2006 at 2:54 pm
hmmm I am mixed on the name. I hated Apple but it grew on me so I guess Moses will too (not that it has to either). It would of been cute if it was a girl and they named her Eden and had a Apple and Eden! I am really happy they had a boy though. It’s nice to have that “rich man’s” family.
April 10th, 2006 at 4:14 pm
Hi everyone, I am new to this forum…
I was so surprised that Gwyneth had the baby already – how far along was she!? Didn’t she just announce her pregnancy in January? I have not even seen any pictures of her looking heavily pregnant. (Not like Katie Holmes, poor girl, but I digress…) Anyway I thought it was curious, but haven’t heard anything about the baby being premature.
Oh and I was just reading an article about Gwyneth and Chris (dated today, 04/10/06) and the article stated that she was 5 months pregnant. Hmmm…..
April 10th, 2006 at 4:16 pm
Cute Name…I still think they should have gone with something like “Plum” or “Artichoke” (they could have called hime Artie, now that would have been cute!!)
April 10th, 2006 at 5:08 pm
I’m not so sure about the name. I think the following quote from the velvet hot tub is kind a funny
“According to the Hebrew Bible, Moses led the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt and into the desert, and received the Torah of Judaism from God on Mount Sinai.” However it is more likely that the second coming of Moses will entail failure as both an actor and musician, culminating in a moderately successful VH1 reality TV show.
http://www.thevelvethottub.com
http://www.velvethottub.com
April 10th, 2006 at 5:44 pm
I dont know how I feel about the name either. I knew a kid in school name Moses but no one knew him by that name-people just called him “MO” but he got it bad early in school being called “Ho-Mo” all the time and what not (kids are mean-I never teased him!) So I am not sure about it. I bet it grows on me just like Apple did though. I think it is cute that they named him after the song Chris Martin wrote for Gwyneth though. At least it is a meaningful name with some background. On the other topic…I wonder which celeb will break the “baby boy” cycle….Maybe Gwen Stefani? Is she the last BIG celebrity pregnant at the moment? I am talking “A” list celebs. Oh well…I know a few people who had babies this year-all boys! It’s crazy! haha. Where are all the little girls at? heehee.
April 10th, 2006 at 6:11 pm
LOL @ Gracie!
Welcome Lolasmummy….I was a little confused myself bc I thought she was do after Angelina and Katie. Maybe she through the media off so she could have a “private” birth.
As far as celebs I hope Angie pulls out a girl…Katie I don’t really care….oh and Gwen has stated she’d like a son but I see her more with a little girl.
April 10th, 2006 at 11:37 pm
Beautiful people breeding children with silly names.
At least Moses is somewhat benign.
Oye vey.
April 11th, 2006 at 12:03 am
What’s with all the comments, “I thought she’d have a girl?” I for one am happy that Gwyneth now has one of each!
Also, “Apple” isn’t necessarily from the Bible.. when it talks about the Garden of Eden, it just says, “fruit,” it probably wasn’t an apple.
April 11th, 2006 at 8:20 am
beautiful name. we know lots of boys, all of whom started out as tiny babies, named Moses or Moshe (the hebrew spelling).
April 11th, 2006 at 8:22 am
I just read that Gwyneth might’ve given birth to baby Moses in the Mount Sinai hospital in New York. If so, how appropriate! lol!
April 11th, 2006 at 12:55 pm
I love the name Moses… it’s very adorable.
Old-fashioned, but not too common… I think it is perfect… and I hope they did with the grandfather’s names for him what they did with the grandmothers’ names for Apple.