Thursday, March 15, 2007

Angelina Jolie Makes Peace with Kids Names

There's a defnite them going on with the names of Angelina Jolies kids. Here's a breakdown of their meanings:

~ Pax Thien, 3: The family's newest addition name was changed today from Pham Quang Sang to Pax Thien which means "peaceful sky". Pax means "peace" in Latin, and "Thien" means sky in Vietnamese.

~ Maddox Chivan, 5: Jolie changed her first child's name from Rath Vibol to Maddox Chivan. Maddox is a Celtic word meaning "beneficent" and Chivan has no identifiable origin. The family uses his nickname Mad.

~ Zahara Marley, 2: Zahara was born with the name Tena Adam. Zahara means "flower" in Swahili and "to shine" in Hebrew. Marley is a reference to the reggae singer Bob Marley.

~ Shiloh Nouvel, 10 months: Jolie gave birth to the Shiloh last year in the African country of Namibia. Shiloh means "peaceful one," in Hebrew. Nouvel is a reference to Jean Nouvel, a famous French architect.

1 comment:

  1. i was wondering what shiloh meant. i think i've passed signs on the highway in nevada for the shiloh inn.

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