Alicia Keys, Swizz Beatz Welcome Son Egypt Daoud

Congrats 2 them!!! Alicia will an awesome mother!! I’m not familiar w/ Swizz Beatz but he looks really happy…best of luck 2 them!!

This was not a name I was expecting. CONGRATULATIONS! So happy for them. I’ll bet he is a cutie!!!! 🙂

Aww congrats too them.. I’m sure he’s beautiful. I love the name especially knowing about Alicia’s love for Egypt. She went there a few years ago after almost having a break down… Anyway Alicia is going to be a great mom and I’m so happy for her.

@ Erika, Swiss and his previous wife do not have 3 kids together. His 3 previous children all have different mothers.

He did cheat on his previous wife though…with at least 2 different women. With Alicia and with another woman with whom he just recently admitted he had a two year old daughter with.

Yes Erika, that situation played out way worse than what you thought it was! LOL

I usually like city/country names, but I don’t like Egypt. Congratulations!

Great name! I believe Swizz is arab in some way. Daoud is arabic for David.

lol thanks for clearing that up Shaunie! I knew he cheated and I knew he had 3 other kids so I just assumed they were all with one woman. Guess he’s even worse than I thought! I wonder why more women continue to be with him…is he really *that* great?

wow the dude sounds like a winner!

Egypt, terrible name. But her baby. Not mine.

wooohoooo she finally had the baby. I had a feeling it was a boy

Wasn’t expecting that.

Egypt?
Congrats!!

Congrats to the couple! Egpyt is an interesting name. It’s my niece’s middle name and she’s 17.

Egypt? I guess I could see where they were going with that but it doesn’t sound right. Celebrities are interesting, naming their children these outlandish names and actually thinking they sound good. I would love to meet the person that actually told them Egypt was a good name (they were probably lying!) I agree with emily whatever happened to good old fashioned names? I guess eccentricity wins in Hollywood yet again!

Congrats to them! I don’t see what’s so terrible about the name Egypt. Yes, it’s the name of a country….but so is America (well, okay, techincally America is PART of the name of a country: The United States of America, but you get my point!), and you don’t see anyone complaining when that’s used as a name (for example, when Rachel Griffiths was pregnant with Clementine, she mentioned that she was considering America for the baby’s name….and nobody batted an eye!).

Israel is also the name of a country…..but I’ve heard of more than a few men with that name. 🙂 That aside, I’ll bet Egypt is a cutie!

The father sounds like a real gem. Good luck, Alicia. As far as the name goes – I would never name my child Egypt, but it may hold a special meaning to the parents.

what’s wrong with the name??? i hate names that a billion other people have, hence why my daughter has a different name…. and no one said anything about other country names esp “paris” so lay off and congrats to them i say!!!!

God Forbid, a parent names THEIR OWN CHILD a name they CHOSE! Maybe the name had a special meaning for them. Maybe they just liked it, maybe they were just trying to be different. Whatever the reason, Egypt is Alicia & Kasseem’s son! And at the end of the day, people get divorced left and right so get over yourselves ladies. What’s behind closed doors is only fully known by those on the other side…

Egypt is not a nice name and there is no good flow with his other names either. On top of that he has a cheater for a father. I hope he won’t cheat again and they can be a family.

Egypt sounds to feminine to me, it would be okay for a girl, not a boy.

I don’t think Egypt is a strange name, diffrent but not off the wall. Alicia has talked about travling to Egypt a few years ago when she was on the verge of an emotional and physical a breakdown. So Egypt is a special place for her.

Unlike some grown ups that do not know Egypt is in Africa little Egypt will probably never make that mistake. Congrats on the birth of your son. Best wishes to the family.

Paris, just cos you have a BOYish name, doesn’t mean Egypt is feminine. It’s a country darling! Just like there are boys named Israel, Jordan, Zaire, Dakota, Montana, or cities like Paris, London, Dallas, Phoenix, etc…

The Name “Egypt” is great, unique and Different, the oldest country in the World with 1/4 of the World’s heritage and monuments, she went there and whoever goes there gets captivated (Including me) and I really find it rude that some people judge a name, get a life. Congrats Aliciaaaaaaaaaaaaaa 🙂

ummm congrads on the cute baby but how is his middle name pronounced i love the name egypt its new and cute!

Arghh! Another crazy name! To those who come on here and say ‘why do you critise people’s baby name choices?’ it’s cos this is a comment board and we can say what we want! Alicia Keyes will never read this!! I wouldn’t say it to her face! And if you think Egypt is an appropriate name for a child, well, you need your head testin’! LOL

Why do people get criticized for giving an opinion on the name on here? If you personally never give any kind of negative opinion on anything whatsoever in the media, good for you 🙂 I dont like it much, so feel free to start quoting the bible on me if you want.

CelebBabyLover – Isn’t America a bit more than just the US of A, though? 🙂

I agree Molly the first 🙂

congrats!!!!!!!

Egypt, to thosee of you that do not like the name, how many diapers and bottles are you going to fix and change? Got to define the little man, we share the same birthday and that is special.

nah, swizz is regular old black… he’s “Muslim” though, so all of his kids have Arabic names… Egypt is a girls name, she could have named him Kemet if she wanted him to have something in tribute to Egypt, but… ugh… whatever, congrats on the baby, but i’m SO over both of them… babies are a blessing no matter what the circumstances, but cheating on ur wife and leaving ur son to woo another chick, and covorting w/ a man u KNOW is married and has a roving eye, hand and penis… they deserve eachother… and i hope they reap the benefits of this union…

Wow such prejudices regarding naming babies. Lots of talk about “regular” names and such, can someone tell me that name of that baby name book so I make sure I follow what everyone else is doing and I’m not to be bashed for naming my baby outside of the box??!! Thanks much appreciated 🙂

Kaz – I’m sorry you don’t have a life.

Congratulations to Alicia & her hubby. I love her songs so much! Must say the name has grown on me but when i say “Egypt” I always sway towards a girl, and then think about “Gypsy” as a nickname..thats just me though!
Nevertheless wishing them lots of health and happiness now they have a wonderful son in their lives!

Egypt is such a cute name! Congrats Alicia!

Well, the milk has already been spilled. This woman decided to steal another woman’s man. I am NOT GOING TO SAY ANYTHING BAD because my mother taught me not to say anything at all if i have nothing good to say about a person~!!!!~

There you have it.

who are u guys to judge anyones child’s name! you dont know why they choose that tham for there so it could have been any reason why! mabey after a family member who passed or because ak LOVES EYGPT to me Eygpt is a beautiful name! there are plenty of other celebs who names there kid less then diserable names like Blanket, or Sky, Pilot,Heavenly,Audio,Jermajesty,Zuma,Apple,Bluebell and believe me there are plenty more go and look them up! so for u people who think its okay to bash people and there kids name STEP YOUE LIFE”S UP and GROW UP!! EYGPT is a wonderful name and congrats to the happy couple!

Love the name!!!! Congrats to the Dean family, cant wait to see pics of the lil guy!!

martina- I actually don’t like the “oh, so you wish that child would be left fatherless/motherless” comments that tend to abound when celebs are heading for divorce either. After all, in most cases, the child still spends some time with each of his/her parents (rather than just one)….and thus is not being left fatherless or motherless!

When I make comments like the one I did last night, I’m thinking more along the lines of, “Why would you wish that an innocent child’s family get torn apart?” That being said, I see your point. 🙂

Amani- Swizz is just as much to blame as Alicia is. And yes, I’d be saying that no matter who it was we were talking about. I have never understood why the “other woman” always gets all the blame. Also, when the situation is such that a wife cheats on her husband, and thus it’s a case of “the other man” the “other man” rarely gets all the critcism that “other women” do. It’s always the woman that gets cricized, and I will never understand that!

Don’t know how I feel about Egypt. Daoud is kinda cool. Dean is just too much. Not liking the three names trend, just too many names, too long.

“I have never understood why the “other woman” always gets all the blame. Also, when the situation is such that a wife cheats on her husband, and thus it’s a case of “the other man” the “other man” rarely gets all the critcism that “other women” do. It’s always the woman that gets cricized, and I will never understand that!”

If you really think that’s true, then you don’t read these comments half as closely as you claim to. Every single post about Alicia and Swizz has severeal readers slamming Swizz for his behavior, and rightfully so. Both parties get equal blame here, so for you to act like Alicia is all put upon while Swizz gets a free pass is completely misguided. I for one would appreciate it if you would stop attempting to correct everyone’s personal opinions in every post. Refraining from trying to turn every other post into a novel about the Jolie-Pitts would be nice as well.

Don’t like the name or the circumstances surrounding how the baby came to be. Happy that he is healthy, but his parents get no congratulations from me.

Amani – And yet you spoke volumes.

@ Fay, Swizz Beatz is not just “regular old black” although if he was there would be nothing wrong with it. Being of black heritage is something to be proud of not ashamed. But as it turns out, Swizz Beatz is actually of African American and Puerto Rican descent. Look it up!

Wow! what a nasty blog (comments), congrats to the Keys-Beatz family!

Come on ppl…there are celebrities with WORSE names for their children than Egypt….Levi, Apple, Lourdes, Shiloh sounds like a dog…. um Poppyseed, or Bristol…lol hate that name, so let them do the name thing. Congrats A.Keys and Kaseem “Swizz Beat it up even if i am married” Dean…..hahaha

What is so bad about the name Egypt? I’ve heard of parents naming their children Ireland, Dallas, London, Paris, Houston etc. What is so wrong with being different? I happen to really love the name because it’s so different. Wouldn’t it be a very boring world if everyone was named John & Jane!

Wow @ the sheer nerve and audacity of some of you women commenting in here! This is why half of you get left, because you are all up in someone else’s bedroom and relationship instead of getting a life and minding your damn own and keeping these nasty rude habits of gossiping and criticizing people and prejudging them for their life choices! You are the types of women who breed an entire generation of low self esteem bullies who have no idea that this is WRONG! Like other HUMANS who have been featured on this website they love to show off their new stage in life and be mentioned on this website… it’s like the birth announcements of the future ( imo) I love the entire name and I’m sure it Egypt holds a special place in her heart to name her first born child this name! Congrats Alicia. even if she never reads this I want her to know not all women are callous tongued/ minded hatin azz haters!

Congrats Alicia to her beautiful baby, its her choice to name herchild whatever her want. Am happy for her.

Lauren, grow up. You just come on this blog to hate , hate and even more hate. Go back to Perez

What’s the difference? Neither parent uses his/her original birth name, so this kid may not either when he grows up.

I wouldn’t wish any unhappiness to them, but it seems like there’s a few children already left behind in this situation. Not a big stretch to think it will happen again – this guy doesn’t seem like a prize.

I was a little shocked to hear the name as well, however it’s their child not mine. Obviously they are free to name their kids whatever they and truthfully I have heard worse. Secondly, Although I personally wouldn’t have picked HER husband for her, I do think they are both happy which at the end of the day is the only thing that matters. Not to concerned about him still being “legally” married if the married was truly over..it doesn’t take a piece of paper to figure that out. I am a firm believer in not staying with someone for the sake of the kids…that a bunch of C-R-A-P.

I remember years ago other celebrities like David Carradine named his son ‘Free’. Later I heard the kid called himself Tom. Susan St. James named her first two kids Sunshine and Harmony. If little Egypt wants to be called ‘E’ or by his middle name, he will. I hope that all is well with this marriage, perhaps Swizz at last found the right mate in Alicia.

CONGRATULATIONS Alicia and Swiss and I am so happy for u I love the name it’s different, I LOVE it! I wish u the best of luck God Bless! We ALL are waiting for pics!

Cheating is one thing, but cheating without using protection is another issue that Swizz needs to work on asap. Alicia seems like a decent girl, so I’m not sure how she got mixed up with this loser. There are so many decent rich men that she could have, so I just don’t get why she ended up with a cheater and having a baby with this loser is terrible.

It’s funny, everyone seems to be labeling Beats as the only bad guy in this whole situation when Keys was dating a “married man” when his new baby was only months old. I’m glad they’re both happy (for now), but they both get no respect from me period. Karma is real and I feel for that child and pray that they are mature enough to put the child first in everything going forward. I also feel for his other kids because we KNOW the international community is gonna treat them like the unwanted step kids; Egypt is the ‘golden child’ of two entertainment big wigs and we all know Suri… What can I say, this birth is somewhat bittersweet.

This is not a very nice blog. Alicia is a gem. If she loves Swizz I’m sure he’s a great guy. And as for Egypt, it holds a special place in Alicia’s heart. I’m very happy for her, her man and her little man.

MZ Foster,
I would not “do the unthinkable” if I met my “soul mate.” If he wasn’t willing to end his marriage with his wife before stepping up to me, then he’s not my soul mate.

C’mon people…how many TRUE leaders of corporations, doctors, attornies have unusual names? Answer hardly any. Hince why my children are named Isabella and Elijah. Not Egypt, Nigeria, Quanmontavious, Sha’breeta (dig the apostrophe), or any of those other whack names my cousins never cease to name their children!