Nicolas Cage Explains Son's Unique Name

Nicolas Cage had initially wanted to name his one-year-old son Kyle, but went along with his wife when she said she wanted a name that was more exotic. The couple finally decided on the name Kal-El with inspiration from the Superman comic books.

He explains, "My wife wanted a unique name and originally I thought of the name Kyle and then she said, 'No, something more unusual and but beautiful.' Then I remembered the old Superman comics and Kal-El was his original name on Krypton. So I wanted a name that stood for something good, was unique and American and that's all three. I just thought it was a beautiful name and it had kind of a magical ring to it."