8 Oscar-Inspired Names for Your Million Dollar Baby

If you're expecting your little one soon - and are hoping to raise a film star of your own - we've put together a list of our favorite baby names inspired by the Academy Awards, and the glitz and glam Hollywood folk who have taken the golden statues home throughout Oscar history. Here are 8 of our all time favorites to help you get the film rolling for your baby's life. Enjoy, and congratulations!

Rose
Origin: Latin; Meaning: a flowering shrub
What would James Cameron's classic, Titanic, be without its strong heroine, Rose? It remains the most awarded film, with 14 Oscar nominations and 11 wins, and was the highest grossing film until Cameron's follow-up directorial effort, Avatar, in 2010. Although Kate Winslet did not take home a statue for her portrayal of Rose, the nomination did secure her place as an A-list actress and was the Academy's way of saying they will never let her go.









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Annie
Origin: Hebrew; Meaning: grace and favor
Try as all of Hollywood might, no one, including Woody Allen, can make another Annie Hall. Considered by many to be Allen's best work, the film won four Academy Awards in 1978, including Best Picture. Allen's longtime muse, Diane Keaton, played the part of Annie and was so influential to the character that her own clothes were used for all of Annie's costume choices - much to the chagrin of the costume designer.










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Claudette
Origin: French; Meaning: lame
Claudette Colbert was nominated for three Best Actress Academy Awards throughout her career, and won in 1935 for her outstanding comedic performance in It Happened One Night. The film was the first to win all five major Academy Awards (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Screenplay), and is one of the few romantic comedies ever to win Best Picture.

Muriel
Origin: Gaelic; Meaning: sparkling
Muriel Box was the first woman ever to win the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay in 1946, which she shared with her husband and writing partner, Sydney, for The Seventh Veil. She remains one of only a handful of women whom have taken home the award in the Oscar's 84-year history - meaning Hollywood is still in need of many more Muriels, even after all these years.












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Walt
Origin: Germanic; Meaning: ruler of the army
Is it any surprise that the award for the most Academy Awards is held by none other than the original Mouseketeer himself? Walt Disney was nominated a whopping 59 times and won 22 Oscars throughout his career, including four honorary awards. In 1932, he received his first honorary award for the creation of Mickey Mouse, followed by an honorary award for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in 1937.

Alan
Origin: Irish; Meaning: handsome, cheerful
Composer Alan Menken has won eight Academy Awards - the most of any composer to date - out of an impressive 20 nominations. From Little Shop of Horrors to Tangled, to Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and Pocahontas, Menken has written some of the most memorable scores of the past few decades and continues to do so for new generations.













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Hoke
Origin: Anglo-Saxon; Meaning: respected
Who can forget the lovable Hoke Colburn from Driving Miss Daisy, the Academy Award winner for Best Picture in 1989? Portrayed on screen by Morgan Freeman, the actor didn't win an Academy Award until 2005's Million Dollar Baby, but his performance in Miss Daisy remains unforgettable. Hoke was last on the most popular baby names list in 1910 - 100 years later, it's due for a comeback!

Charlie
Origin: Germanic; Meaning: free man
While the tradition of the Academy Awards began after his time, Charlie Chaplin's impact on film has never been forgotten, and certainly did not go unrecognized at the first-ever Academy Awards, where he won an honorary award "for versatility and genius in acting, writing, directing, and producing The Circus."













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