'08
Pete Wentz and Ashlee Simpson’s newborn son Bronx Mowgli is the hottest baby in town. Not only does he have a very unusual – and often puzzled over – name, but the kid actually has a line of people waiting to get in the door to meet him.
Pete says no one knows the “real story” on how he and Ashlee came up with Bronx’s name. But it’s generally what you’d expect: they just came up with Bronx, and they’re both fans of the “Jungle Book.”
Proud papa Pete Wentz may not think that people “have the real story” about the genesis of the unusual moniker he and wife Ashlee Simpson-Wentz bestowed on their new baby boy. But when you throw an Alice in Wonderland-themed wedding, hold a Winnie the Pooh-themed baby shower and name your firstborn Bronx Mowgli, it’s probably safe to assume a love of Disney had something to do with it.
“I feel weird—people have all these ideas of what it means now,” Wentz says of his offspring’s name during a phone call today to E! News’ Ryan Seacrest. “I think it’s kind of cool to leave the narrative the way it is… People are stoked or pissed or whatever…I don’t think anybody knows the real story of why or how.”
Not that they couldn’t hazard a fairly accurate guess. “We came up with the idea Bronx, we’d been throwing it back and forth a while ago,” he says. As for the origin of the middle name? “The Jungle Book is something me and Ashlee bonded over. It’s really cool.”
…Not quite so helpful, however, is the fervor with which well-meaning friends are lining up to catch a glimpse of little Bronx. “Yeah, it’s like opening a new spot in L.A.,” Wentz explained. “Everyone’s trying to get in every night—they’re like, ‘No, I know Pete, kind of.’
“I’m like, you do not have a plus-one.”
[From E! News]
That’s really cute. Pete is obviously a very proud and boastful new father, which is wonderful. He said that Ashlee was “a saint” and that she was worried about him and trying to take care of him while she was going through labor, because he was panicking so badly. Pete also said both of their mothers have been helping them take care of Bronx. These two made it clear in many ways that they probably won’t be the most traditional parents, but it seems like they’re in love with their son and will do a great job.
Here’s Pete and a then-pregnant Ashlee out and about in Hollywood on October 4th. Images thanks to WENN.
Written by JayBird
Posted in Ashlee Simpson, Babies, Names, Pete Wentz
- Top five cutest dogs in movies [Evil Beet]
- Lady Gaga’s schtick is getting so old [Lainey Gossip]
- Bobbi Kristina was hospitalized after her mom Whitney Houston passed [D-Listed]
- Kellan Lutz’s ridic new facial hair [Go Fug Yourself]
- Katy Perry checks out Rihanna’s cleavage [Fark]
- Tom Cruise carries Suri in a blanket [Popsugar]
- Zooey Deschanel on SNL [Pajiba]
- Vanessa Hudgens wears fur [Celebslam]
- Matt Bomer sort-of came out. He wasn’t out already? [The Daily Wh.at]
- Bruce Willis and his pregnant wife [INF Daily]
26 Responses to “Pete Wentz explains choice of Bronx Mowgli’s name”
Leave a Reply
By commenting you agree to our comment policy
Use the "Report this comment as spam or abuse" link to ask the moderators to delete a comment if it's offensive. If your comment disappears, it may have been eaten by the spam filter. Please e-mail cbcomments at gmail.com to get it retrieved.
Get an icon next to your name by signing up for a free Gravatar
Awww, bonding over the jungle book…….they are so deep. With such intellectual heavyweights for parents, how is little Bronx Wentz going to keep up?
Report this comment as spam or abuse
Oh, parents and children. It’s always been my weakness. I have never, EVER called myself a Simpson or Wentz fan but by golly, don’t I wish them well right now.
Report this comment as spam or abuse
*snark* I think “foisted” is a more accurate word than “bestowed” meself.
And couldn’t they at least pretend that they meant the Lewis Carroll and Rudyard Kipling classics?
That said, I actually quite like Ashlee, she seems sweet enough. You can just see that child rebelling against them like Alex Keaton in Family Ties in year to come though.
Report this comment as spam or abuse
To be fair, they didn’t say it wasn’t because of the classic literature. And I still can’t bring myself to hate them…
Report this comment as spam or abuse
He dresses weird, but seems pretty caught up in all this – I’m smiling to think of him panicking in the labor room – and I have a thing for good daddies, probably because I didn’t have or marry one. I just think being a good father is one of the greatest things a man can do. I wish them well, and Bronx Mowgli too.
Report this comment as spam or abuse
They do have a cute factor working for them. Bronx Wentz still sounds like an old man hacking something up, but I can’t help but be endeared to his quirky parents.
Report this comment as spam or abuse
I don’t know why but I can’t seem to like them much though I do wish them the best. I’ve always found them to be immature. I do want to see the baby just so I can see whose nose it has (her old one or his) whose chin and what not.
Report this comment as spam or abuse
Bronx Wentz IS onomatopoeic!
Report this comment as spam or abuse
I love the word Onomatopoeia – it just sounds right.
Report this comment as spam or abuse
No explanation needed, both parents are retarded and thoughtless.
Report this comment as spam or abuse
I can’t stand Asslee at ALL, but the bit about them in the delivery room is so cute! They are both completely ridiculous, but I think they’ll make great parents.
Same here, Syko, I’m a sucker for a man with a baby
Report this comment as spam or abuse
If that’s an explanation, it was a pretty piss poor one.
Report this comment as spam or abuse
The reason is: ” If we give our baby a totally weird name, we’ll get more press!”
Has fame always been this meaningless? Was there ever a time where someone had to be some combination of alented, interesting or beautiful to become a household name?
Report this comment as spam or abuse
Good Lord. MOWGLI???? REALLY??? I thought it was a joke when I first heard. I laughed.
I can’t wait until the day when names such as William and Alexander are considered cutting-edge and trendy and names like Skab and Rainbowdolly are considered passe.
Report this comment as spam or abuse
“Bronx” is an alright name. Probably something I’d name a dog, rather than a baby.
Report this comment as spam or abuse
But the two together – Bronx Wentz? Where did he wentz? I can hear it now….
Report this comment as spam or abuse
I think they just picked the stupid name for attention.
The pregnancy didn’t get muct coverage (compared to other celebrities) so they looked for other ways.
Report this comment as spam or abuse
The name is still stupid. I haven’t even read the post of what it ‘means’. It’s still stupid.
Report this comment as spam or abuse
well the explanation doesn´t make the choice less ridiculous, it actually makes it worse…gives me the impression that they are planning to give in their baby for the wolves to raise, only that way it would make sense! lol
Report this comment as spam or abuse
Why couldn’t they name him something from the family names and just make his nickname ‘Mowgli’? That would be understandable. But they seem to follow the Geldof clan plan of naming their kid like it’s an animal.
Report this comment as spam or abuse
Pull your damn pants up asshole,
Report this comment as spam or abuse
Stupid people giving stupid baby name
Report this comment as spam or abuse
They should have named him “Free Press” or “Tabloid Fodder”. You know, at least be honest with your intentions.
Report this comment as spam or abuse
Tabloid Fodder
Report this comment as spam or abuse
Well it could have been worse, at least they didn’t name the kid Buzz Lightyear
or Shrek.
Report this comment as spam or abuse
UHHH I cant stand that guy! Go away!
Report this comment as spam or abuse