Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt Baby Name Origins Revealed

The names of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s newest additions, Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline, were inspired by members of the superstar couple’s family.

Knox was the middle name of Pitt’s grandfather, and also ends in the letter X which is in keeping with older brothers Maddox and Pax.

Vivienne does not have any apparent family ties, but derives from the French version of the ancient Latin name which means alive.

As for the middle names, Leon is the monkier of Jolie’s great-great grandfather’s, and Marcheline is a tribute to her mother, the actress Marcheline Bertrand who died of cancer last year.

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