Alanis Morissette‘s baby has arrived, officially making her the mom of two! Tweeting the better-late-than-never news, the singer posted this message to social media on Friday:
she’s here! onyx solace morissette-treadway June 23 2016 #beyondblessed pic.twitter.com/dcv6BROnp0
— Alanis Morissette (@Alanis) July 8, 2016
That’s right, Alanis and husband husband Mario “Souleye” Treadway are now parents of both a son and a daughter! Onyx Solace Morissette-Treadway is also being welcomed into the world by her big brother, 5-year-old Ever Imre Morissette-Treadway.
In hindsight, it’s now clear that Alanis Morissette had already given birth when she shared that naked, underwater photo of her pregnant self — quite the sneaky way to throw people off, right? I think it’s lovely their family had a few private weeks alone with their baby girl.
The 42-year-old is right on trend with our BabyCenter members, who are loving the name Onyx this year. Check out how it’s surged in popularity for girls:
Onyx is, of course, a banded variety of agate with alternating black and white parallel bands — but I hope I’m not being too presumptuous about the name’s inspiration. Alanis is known as a bit of an earthy person, but her baby girl also could be named after the city in California (or Arkansas), a river in the Antarctic, or the pro wrestler Kyle McNeely, who goes by the same name.
Just saying…a few of those seem more likely than the others to have inspired this pair of celebrity parents.
Congratulations to Alanis and the entire family on their new arrival!
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Alanis and her husband have chosen to hyphenate their last names for their kids. Check out more celebs who are mixing things up, with famous men who’ve taken their ladies’ names:
Many thought Jack and Meg White of The White Stripes were siblings, but they actually married in 1996. Jack opted to take his bride's last name as his own, swapping Gillis for White.
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Meg and Jack White officially divorced in 2000. In 2005, the musician married Karen Elson, with whom he has daughter Scarlett and son Henry. Meg served as the maid of honor.
Jack and Karen announced their separation in 2011 by throwing "a positive swing bang humdinger."
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Zoe Saldana and Marco Perego secretly married in June 2013 in London. In her July 2015 cover interview with InStyle, Saldana revealed that, in a reversal of tradition, the Italian artist adopted her surname upon marriage. Thereafter, the actress became Zoe Saldana-Perego or Zoe Perego and Marco became Marco Perego-Saldana or Marco Saldana.
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The pair welcomed twin boys named Cy and Bowie in November 2014. The boys' last name is Perego-Saldana.
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When Carlos Peña wed Alex Vega in 2014, they opted to go halfsies on their new last name.
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Rather than hyphenate the stars added their names together, each adopting PeñaVega going forward. The actor and the Spy Kids actress have yet to share if they plan to start a family.
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Jay Mohr got incredibly creative for his second anniversary gift to wife Nikki Cox. As a present, he added her last name to his, becoming Jon (his birth name) Ferguson Cox Mohr.
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After marrying in 2006, the couple welcomed son Meredith Daniel Mohr in 2011. The comedian also has a son named Jackson, who was born during Jay's previous marriage.
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Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (pictured here with his daughter) also gets points in the creativity department -- choosing to mash up his last name with his wife's. Upon wedding Corina Raigosa in 1987, she and Antonio Villar "meshed" their names into "Villaraigosa."
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The couple filed for divorce in 2007, but both have continued to use their combined name. He is the father of four, the two youngest of which were born during his marriage to Corina.
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John Lennon added Yoko Ono's last name to his when they married in 1969. He said of the change, "Yoko changed her name for me, I've changed mine for her. One for both, both for each other. She has a ring, I have a ring. It gives us nine 'O's between us, which is good luck. Ten would not be good luck."
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His legal name when he died in 1980 was John Winston Ono Lennon, and hers is Yoko Ono Lennon. After suffering three miscarriages she gave birth their son Sean in 1975. John's firstborn child, son Julian, arrived in 1963 during his marriage to Cynthia Lennon.
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For his fifth marriage, Lorenzo Lamas decided to hyphenate. Upon marrying Shawna Craig in 2011 he changed his name to Lorenzo Lamas-Craig.
Wikipedia notes: This decision was motivated by the fact that his previous wife, Shauna, kept the surname Lamas, and is legally named Shauna Lamas, and Lamas' fifth wife, Shawna, whose given name is a homonym and almost identical to that of Shauna, did not wish to have a virtually identical full name.
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Shawna Craig gave birth to Lorenzo's grandson in 2015!
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The unique pregnancy came about after Shayne Lamas, who is Lorenzo's daughter (Shawna's step-daughter) suffered a near-fatal pregnancy loss in 2014. Shawna volunteered to be a surrogate for Shayne and her husband Nik...
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who legally changed his name from Hooman Abedi Karamian to Nik Lamas-Richie upon marrying. The couple are now parents to daughter Press and son Lyon.
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Jay-Z, whose birth name is Shawn Carter, bucked tradition by hyphenating his last name with Beyonce's when they married in 2008. Legally, he is now Shawn Knowles-Carter. A source told the Daily Star the couple wanted to keep "Knowles" because Beyonce's parents don't have any sons.
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The singer's legal name is now Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter. Interestingly, their daughter's name is Blue Ivy Carter. She was born on January 7, 2012.
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