Actors Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, 44, are parents again, for the fifth and sixth time. Angelina, 33, delivered fraternal twins, a boy and a girl, by c-section on Saturday, July 12th in Nice, France. Son Knox Leon weighed in at 5.3 lbs, while daughter Vivienne Marcheline was 5 lbs.
Knox and Vivienne join older siblings Maddox Chivan, 6, Pax Thien, 4, Zahara Marley, 3, and Shiloh Nouvel, 2.
CBB spoke to the author of "The Baby Name Bible" about the possible meaning behind the names:
"Angelina Jolie has defied expectations once again.Instead of having two girls named Isla Marcheline and Amelie Jane as per projected rumors, she had mixed pair Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline, and opted to look back at her and Brad Pitt's family trees for inspiration.
With Knox -- a rarely used Scottish/English/Irish surname and the middle name of Brad's grandfather, Hal Knox Hillhouse, the Jolie-Pitts established their own tradition -- instead of their sons bearing the same first initial, they share a final letter "x." And like Maddox, Knox is a strong name that has a good chance of being adopted by other parents.
Leon also has family connections, being the name of Angelina's great-great grandfather. It's also possible (though a stretch) that the name reflects his mother's charitable work, as one of the places she traveled to as Goodwill Ambassador to the UN was Sierra Leone.
Vivienne, the French form of Vivian, reflects her place of birth -- something her parents like to do -- and its meaning, "life, alive" resonates in the uplifting way that her brother Pax's name projects an image of peace. It wouldn't be too surprising to learn that this name was chosen to honor a family member or friend as well.
Marcheline is the French-sounding name of Angelina Jolie's late mother, with whom she was very close, and whose heritage was French-Canadian and Native American. An actress, she was born Marcia Lynne, which she seems to have transformed into a distinctive version of the French 'Marcelline'."
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So a boy and a girl! I'm not crazy about Knox although Leon is nice. But I love their daughter's name
1I wasn't crazy about the name of Knox either, but after learning it has family meaning for them, I like it a little better. It's kid of odd that all of the boy's names end in "x". I love their daughter's name too...very pretty!
On a side note, my friend just had twins yesterday too, a boy and a girl. They named their son Logan Michael, and their daughter Jamison Mary. That's the second girl I've recently heard of named Jamison...I think it's cute.
2YaY and Good Luck To Them .....I hope they have some help....
3Shoe Diva, that is so funny, my son's name is Logan Jamisen, so your friend chose the same names I liked!
4Knox reminds me of the gelatin brand and it doesn't sound good to my ear. Next boy they have should be named Maalox...
But I do like Vivienne.
Ms. Romania, I didn't know Logan's middle name was Jamisen! What a coincidence! I hadn't talked with my friends about potential names so didn't know what they were thinking of until I received the e-mail this morning.
Beachwalker, I'll bet they have a ton of help. Ms. Romania, right about now I'm guessing you wish you had a fraction of the help they have with their children!
5It is nice to know where the names came from. Though unusual I kind of like both the names chosen. They are very unique! I think the names she has chosen for all of their children are all pretty cool. I can't wait to see the baby pics
6Yes, I always say, if you can afford it, do it.
I would definitely love to have a
nanny for a couple of hours daily. 
7I like the reasons why they choose the names, but I don't like the baby boy name.
8Vivienne it's a cute and sweet name.
now we know that brad doesn't just shoot girls like everyone thought
9im so happy for them
I love different names so I actually like Knox.....then knowing it's a family name makes it special too!!!! Vivienne Marcheline sounds like the name of a French poet.......I'mm liking both of these names!!!!!!
10MJ...congrats on your friends' twins!!!!! They' re gonna be so much fun!!!!!
I'm having a hard time with Knox but it's already growing on me. It sounds like they put a lot of thought into the names so that makes it easier to swallow. Of course Vivienne is lovely.
11Beautiful names (especially Vivienne Marcheline... absolutely gorgeous.) I'm not crazy about the name Knox however it is nice to know that it has family roots; that makes me like it more.
12I've always thought she had a flair for beautiful and unusual names. These two little ones are gunna be tearin' it up!
13It definitely makes a difference when you know what the names mean and where they came from. I hated these names until I knew the backgrounds.
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