Zuma Nesta Rock: Gwen Stefani's Baby Name Explained

By naming their newborn son Zuma Nesta Rock, Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale "have proven decisively that they're masters in choosing names that are both highly unusual and carry a lot of personal meaning," baby name expert Pamela Redmond Satran, co-author of The Baby Name Bible, tells Usmagazine.com.

"They've continued their own place-naming tradition by naming their son after Zuma Beach in Malibu," Satran explains, citing a profile of Rossdale which said he had an epiphany that began his career.

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Comments

[OrionGal]

I dated a man named Zuma - it's a great name!

[EarthToZoey]

My name, Zoey, was considered strange and "like, totally weird" while I was in school, but now it's as ubiquitous as 'Heather' and 'Kim' were in the 80s. So, who knows? Maybe 'Zuma' will be all the rage someday. At least it's not the name of a fruit.

P.S. Names really do have an effect on how people perceive you. Some expect me to be a "Valley Girl" type, some expect me to be some pixie-like vegan hippie, but mainly I'm assumed to be a party girl. I guess it could be worse.

[Morgoth]

Zoe or Zoey reminds me of JD Salinger.

[lisakaz2]

A boy named Zuma? The kids are going to have a field day making fun of him.

[sandiegoconservative]

He could just raise his arms and yell in a scary voice- that's short for Montezuma, you bi**ches!

[OrionGal]

Good one! You made me giggle :-)

[Aloisius]

Oh man. if I have a boy, I am totally naming him Monte Zuma - Monte for short.

[BlueandGreen]

Kingston, a kid can probably live with. But Zuma? Maybe for a girl. I think he's in for a lot of teasing.

[obtusegoose]

To celebrate, I'm going to drink some Zima and Nestea. Yum!

But seriously folks, that is ONE stupid sounding name.

[Charity]

oh. for a minute there i thought they'd named the kid after a malt liquor.

[IamPhenom]

Zuma Beach is beautiful. I grew up right next to it.

When I saw that name, I immediately thought it must be named after Zuma Beach. It's in the heart of Malibu, and all kinds of celebrities live in that area.

[southafrica4obama]

Jacob Zuma