Lyrics, Seben, Heaven: 10 celebrities who have given their babies unique names

By Boniface Mithika And Fred Kagonye | 6yrs ago | 4 min read

“What name shall I give my baby?” This is one question that most parents have had to face, especially since for most people, there is more to a name; what you settle on may as well be the unforeseen hand that directs the child’s life. For celebrities, it seems a little different:

Beyoncé and Jay Z raised eyebrows when they named their child Blue Ivy. Kim and Kanye followed suit, picking North, Saint and Chicago West as baby names.

Not all celebrities take the out-there approach, though. But then there’s the category of stars who go all in and come up with names for their kids that much of the general public might consider downright weird and unique in their own accord.

Talia Oyando- Lyrics Onyango

At the age of 17, together with her music group Talma, they released their debut album Jambo Rafiki in 2001 and won an Emmy Award in the same year.

Talia became a solo artiste, then crossed over to TV and successfully hosted an entertainment show before conquering the radio airwaves at a tender age of 19. The sassy TV host got married to film and television director Ezekiel Onyango in 2010 and got blessed with one son known as Lyrics.

Eko Dydda- Keep It Real Favour Dydda and Am Blessed Wisdom Dydda

Born and raised in Mathare, Eko Dydda just like many others has a story behind his success in relation to his music, a die-hard local soccer fan and player is famous for his unique style of rapping; let’s call it ‘stammer-stagger’.

An ardent fighter against tribalism to an extent that he had to change his official name when he began the Tribe All movement back in 2009. He named his kids ‘Keep It Real’ and ‘Am Blessed’, first and second born, respectively.

DJ Pierra- Ricca Pokot

Pierra Makena is the queen of versatility. Thrown into the entertainment industry limelight at the age of 17 when a local daily highlighted her performance in the national schools drama festivals, she has honed her skills to not only become a regionally acclaimed actress, advertising guru and a media maven, she has also endeared herself to mass audiences as one of the country’s most sought after female DJs The all-time flying high female disc jockey named her Daughter Ricca Pokot, which means ‘Peaceful Ruler’.

Kenrazy- Freneth Highness Aketch

Rapper Kenneth Aketch, popularly known as Kenrazy, and his wife Frediana Nafula (Sosuun) named their second born, a bouncing baby girl, Freneth Highness Aketch. This left many dumbfounded as few people have heard such a name before. But it’s not the first time that the Ghipuka founder is giving his kids ‘extraordinary’ names. His first born, who also happens to be a girl, was christened Keniana.

Ephy Saint- Azahria Kenya

The controversy-prone lad made headlines by posting nude photos of himself that got people talking sometime back as well as when he claimed that his biological father was veteran Nollywood actor, Peter Edochie who acted as Okonkwo in the 80′s Chinua Achebe’s movie ‘Things fall apart’. The former Tahidi High actor, who played a teacher in the series, welcomed his daughter in 2014 and named her Kenya.

Eric Wainaina - Seben and Neo

Eric Wainaina and his fiancée Sheba Hirst, tied the knot in 2008 and together they have two daughters, named Seben and Neo, names that automatically pop up for their uniqueness.

Mercy Masika - Ranise and Tevita

Apart from her good music, Mercy Masika is blessed with a beautiful family and a good life that most of us strive to have. The popular gospel singer is married to hubby, David Muguro, who doubles up as her manager and with whom they have two lovely kids. The amazing couple who met way back in 2007 named their kids Ranise and Tevita Muguro.

Size 8: Ladasha Belle

The gospel power couple of DJ Mo and Size 8 gave their daughter a unique name, Ladasha Belle, which loosely translates to ‘God’s Beautiful gift’. Size 8 who believes that names espouse destiny came up with the name.

Bahati- Heaven Bahati

Another controversial gospel star Kevin Kioko alias Bahati together with his lovely wife were blessed with a daughter a couple of weeks, and they named her Heaven.