Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell Welcome Daughter Lincoln

Lincoln for a girl?… but love the use of mothers maiden for the first borns middle

Congrats! Awesome couple!

I would suggest not naming your baby “Lincoln” if you don’t like it.

And Carole is such a beautiful name, right??

@Magnolia- I’m sorry, I was under the impression that all names had to be approved by Carole…

Wow. Congrats to the couple. I bet she’s adorable.

Love love love the name for a girl!! I can imagine that people will hate it. When I saw the name, I said to myself nice name for a boy and then I saw it’s a girl and gasped! Beautiful! Love boys’ names for girls (wink, Maxwell).

Congrats! I love this couple and think they will be great parents!

I love the name, tbh. Congratulations!

I actually really like Lincoln for a girl. I think it just gets associated with as masculine/for a boy because of Abe.

Reminds me of the similar girl names Brooklyn, Kennedy, etc.

What the hell is with these starts and stupid names…..name a girl a girl name and a boy a boy name….who is gonna know this is a girl?

I’d hate for you to find out that some of the current ”girl” names were actually boy names first; Kim, Courtney, Ashley, Stacy, Tracy, Lynn, Sasha, Dana, etc.

Lincoln is not a name I would use, but I don’t think it’s a bad name either. People that are complaining about it need to get over themselves. I bet someone, somewhere thinks your name is weird too. They could have named her something much worse and much more weird. Or worse yet, something more popular, like Bella or Aiden… two names I am sick to death of hearing. They’re great names but enough is enough.

Congratulations on the birth of baby Lincoln. I think they will make a fantastic family!

I don’t think that Lincoln is a great name for a girl

Wow, that’s a dumb name. But then again, her parents aren’t the sharpest tools in the shed either.

Mira, I think Dax is a lot more intelligent than he comes off. He has an amazing essay out there about the death of his father from just a few months ago. Quit judging and open your eyes!

I love these two! As far as giving masculine/unisex names to girls, we named our little girl Ryan so I’m totally a fan of this trend!

Love the name!!!! And BOOOO to all the haters who say otherwise!!! It’s not your kid so don’t worry about it. The name could have a special meaning to them. Honestly I like this name for a girl, so get over it people!

I’m sorry but what a ridiculous name for a girl

LOVE IT!! WELCOME BABY LINCOLN

I agree with you 100% Kay.

@Wendy – because you’re rather be named after a fast food chain, right?

I think Lincoln is a lovely name, and I bet she is super adorable.

I love this couple very much. Congratulations to both of them. But Lincoln really? For a girl? Celebrity baby names are so crazy these days. But at least it’s a name and not the name of produce/fruit/ or a made up sci-fi name.

It’s not a name I’d choose, but it’s THEIR baby, not mine.

I don’t think anyone has the right to judge them for naming their baby Lincoln. I have a feminine name and STILL have to explain how to pronounce it & what the hell it means.

Congrats to the happy parents!

yay! welcome to the world, lincoln!

I actually like the name (surprisingly LOL). And I don’t think the name Bell is used as a middle name. The child probably has two last names, like many babies who’s parents aren’t married.

Kirah I believe Tom and Katie were NOT married before they had Suri.

I bet that baby is gorgeous! Congrats to the new family…

People always think the world will end for the child who has an unusual name. Usually, it’s the other way around. They love all the attention they get for their unusual moniker. And shockingly enough, it’s often POSITIVE attention. You all should try it, it’s nice to be nice.

If you can name your kids what you want…they can name their baby what they want. As long as she is healthy and happy…who cares? Stop judging. Congratulations to them!

too cute! Baby Linkie?

Congratulations and welcome Lincoln!! This is one of the few celeb couples that I’ve been watching to see when the baby gets here. I really like her name!!! Maybe they’re into history and Americana. Maybe the name is for a special family member. People will at least know how to pronounce it. In the past, Tiffany, Ashley, and Courtney were all “male” names and now they’re feminine.

yay..happy for them..i like him a lot..but couldn’t they have chosen maybe linconette? or linette?

Wait til she is standing at the alter. Do you Lincoln take (whatever guys name that she marries) will sound like two guys getting hitched.

I was just watching the season 1 finale of Veronica Mars and thought of her/wondered when their baby was coming. They are a cute couple and I wish them the best! Congratulations on their sweet new baby.

@Sherae – I agree… Dax isn’t a common name and no one gets on his parents about that. That’s his actual name too and not a nickname because he’s a junior.

OMG people really? Why all the judgement on what people name their kids, it doesn’t affect you in any way. Get a grip. Congrats to the couple!

How funny! I knew a lovely gal in College named Lincoln. Before the day’s of sonograms her parents where told by a elder in her temple that it was a boy, because of some munbo jumbo. So they went with it, till she was born and opps he’s a she. They had already fallen in love with the name Lincoln and couldn’t see naming her Sally or Nancy. It fits her to a T! It’s a great name for either sex. Congrats to the happy couple!

Congrats to Dax and Kristen. Welcome to the world little Lincoln xx I love love the name 🙂

I happen to really like this name, and will be naming my daughter a traditionally “male name” (had the name picked out since I was 5, so it’s not because of a trend – it’s *gasp* because *I* like it for *my* child) … People need to stop saying “that’s a boy name” or “that’s a girl name” … It’s only one because YOU make it one, and we as a society keep making it one! If you don’t like it, don’t name your child that name. Simple as that.

Untwist those panties people … No wonder our kids make fun of other kids names – look at the example grown adults are setting. Hate and judgement isn’t innate, it’s created.

Congrats to them!

what’s with last names being first names?? see she survived the whiskey and baseball bat. congrats!!

Real life Parenthood love it. Awesome name from an awesome couple. 🙂

Please call her Bell!

Congrats to two terrific actors!! Love that celebrities r breaking another segregation…..that of the “sexes”…….breaking the glass building as opposed to those of us that merely “cracked” the glass ceiling!!” Love blessings to the Bell Shepard family……

My sons name is Lincoln…it’s a great name! Congrats!

I’ve always loved the name Lincoln for a boy, with the nickname Linc. Lincoln on a girl is just lame…especially after all the attention given to last year’s film.

Lincoln???????????????????? not a girl’s name sorry.

It’s not her maiden name. You have to be married and have changed your last name for it to be called that. It’s just Kristen’s last name.

jeeezus!! LINCOLN??!! for a girl??!!!!

my daughters name is Hayden and I have a niece named Lennon so I personally love boys/ unisex names for girls. and I love this couple! congrats

I bet she will end up being called Lindy or Linny.

so bad, but Bell was a cute addition after Kristen

It’s a better name then Apple!!

Who made the rule that girls have to have girl names, and boys have to have boy names??

I bet Lincoln Bell will do better in life with her name than Rainbow Aurora! Congrats to the new extended family 🙂

It’s not even a great name for a boy, nevermind a little girl…

Why is it ok for people to give baby girls boys names but I wonder what it would be like if someone started a trend giving girls’ names to baby boys? How would that go over?

its their choice about what to name their baby, but there have been pleanty of names that are now used for girls that seem to originially been boys names, Carroll (Carroll O’Connor), Marion (John Wayne), Sidney (Sidney Poitier), Leslie, Alex, Taylor, Kelly, Kim (Kim Coates), Stacy (Stacy Keach), Terry (Terry O’Quinn) to name a few.

Congrats to them and I am sure she will be a beautiful and happy baby…

I adore these 2 people! Although, Lincoln…? Really??

This trend is okay, but the name is strictly for a boy!

And I thought Olive, Apple, Blu Ivy and Maxwell were bad. Geez!! They do this crap on purpose…just to bug us! 🙂

Love the couple, love the name!

Why lincoln? Not a fan of the baby girl name the poor kid will grow having to explain her name it reminds me to abraham lincoln and he is not at all handsome man.

LOVE the name Lincoln!

Aww! They seem so down to earth. Congrats to them. I’ll bet they’re ecstatic.

Lincoln Shepard? Sounds like the name of a car. Stupid name.

I like it. It’s different. Congrats to them!

Even though I’m a boy person I think this name is fine. Wishing them the best!

I think celebrities just want to be different from other people,…and crave the attention…but guess what…they are ordinary people just like the rest of us…..What a stupid name for a girl….everyone knows that Lincoln is a boy’s name!

Hilarious responses here. We named our daughter Lincoln 15 years ago. She went by “Linnie” when she was younger but has recently started using her real name in high school (because she loves it). People have always been very vocal in how much they love her name but other than that, it hasn’t been a big deal at all.

People’s negative reactions here (and elsewhere) are laughable.

I think Lincoln is a fine name to grow up with. Boy or girl. My husband and I chose names that were unisex before the time of sonograms. I have a son Robin and daughter Dana.

I love the name. People seriously get too hung up on gender specific names.

LOVE the name Lincoln Bell, but Lincoln Shepard sounds really awkward when you say it out loud.

why do people think their opinions on baby names are important? its not your child so get off it. congrats to the beautiful couple.

congrats

Congrats to the Kristen and Dax!!!

In my opinion, Lincoln is neither a girl’s or boy’s name because it is a last name. I personally don’t like last names for first names, but I’m sure Lincoln is a beautiful baby girl. What’s important is that she’s happy and healthy, not the name she was given.

Yay! I love her! Cute name!!

Congrats on your baby girl!

Congrats to the new parents! I really like this couple, but I wish they would have named their baby a girl’s name. Having been given a boy’s name at birth really screwed up my life. Any new teachers in my school expected a boy, everyone wanted to know how I got a boys name, etc., it’s always been a real pain and I have always been mad at my parents for giving me this terrible name. It’s been a real negative in my life, but I hope that little Lincoln Shepard rises above her terrible name and has a happy life.

Awesome name! Lincoln is my daughter’s middle name. Congratulations!!!

OMG Really people are bashing the name Lincoln for a girl. I know men with the name Lynn, Ashley, hell I even know a Brittany. So what this is not your child so you don’t have the right to judge the name.

Hate the name Lincoln. Why not just use Belle as the first name. Anyway, congrats to them. They seem like down to Earth people.

“Who made the rule that girls have to have girl names, and boys have to have boy names??”

It’s a valid point, but no one would name their son “Emily” or “Elizabeth” now, would they? It wouldn’t be because they simply didn’t like those names, it’d be because those names promote femininity.

Horrable name!

I knew a girl named Kennedy and she was adorable! Kind of a cute name.

I am very happy for both of them, first and foremost everyone is healthy and doing well. I think Lincoln is a very cute name for a girl, to be honest, I like it better for a girl than a boy…

never got made fun of growin up. my twin sister Reagan, did. lol

What a beautiful name for a beautiful baby. Congrat’s Mommy and Daddy and family.

Terrible name. Also , I don’t understand why everything Kristen says is a joke…and a very unfunny one at that. Glad she finally had her healthy little girl…now hopefully we can stop hearing about this loser and hear about REAL celebs!

I love it!!! I love unique names. Congratulations to the happy family!!!

Lincoln. Were they high when they named their daughter?! This is a SURNAME. It’s a crappy first name for a girl OR a boy.

Congratulations to the new parents.Love the name

Lincoln is sure better than Rainbow!!

I always liked Lincoln for a boy and never thought about it for a girl but I actually think I like it-kinda like Ryan.

@StephFL

I guess the time it became popular to give girls traditionally boys names was about the time parents started naming their daughters Leslie, Ashley, Meredith, etc. All the way up to the 1950s, those were pretty much exclusively boys names. This is not some new trend but has been happening for decades now.

Lincoln Bell is a beautiful name ❤ Congratulations Dax & Kristen!

Then don’t get pregnant ever again if you don’t prepare for childbirth like one does for their job, etc. Change your attitude about terrifying because you are living some kind of shamed based ideal.

I adore the name. I think both parents seem pretty awesome too. Congrats!

Its pretty sick how these celebrities name their children all these weird crazy names. Some of these weird names they give their children are going to haunt them as they get older and begin school. Im sorry but some of these weird names are going to attract bullies when they children get up in the age starting school. They need to think about their children’s future before they start naming these children weird names like this.

But for the record its their children not mine so who am i to judge?

horrible girls name jeez

I know she is joking around and it’s kinda sorta funny I suppose, but I definitely wouldn’t want to know my mother announced my birth by saying I liked big breasts or compared me to my father when he drank. I swear, I don’t take myself that seriously but this just sort of bothered me. Congrats to them all the same – babies are true blessings!

They can call her Linny or Lin…ehhhhh

Cute couple, stupid baby name.

april, yeah, about as laughable as naming a girl Lincoln 🙂

Wow. I would not name my son Lincoln, but really pretty for a girl. My daughter is Leighton 🙂 she’s beautiful and her name fits her perfectly.

Gosh, how I love these two. It’s so refreshing not to read that they are ‘over the moon and head over heels in love’. I laughed at their announcements, little Lincoln must have a hoot with these funloving parents.

I’ve always loved girls with ‘boys” names, I love Lincoln for a girl too. Some of you really need to relax and just step away from the 1950’s.

I don’t even like Lincoln for a boy. I just automatically think Abraham Lincoln

I’m so happy to hear Kristen and Dax had their baby. I’ve been a HUGE fan of Kristen’s since her Veronica Mars days. Lincoln is an interesting name for a girl, but it’s their choice and not my place (or anyone else’s) place to judge their decision. Congrats for both them.

Lincoln–like Maxwell–couldn’t be more masculine. These aren’t names parents should be naming their baby girls, IMO.

Having said that, I congratulate Dax and Kristen on welcoming their bundle of joy…

Thier child their choice of what to name her. Congrats to the new parents on their new little angel.

to me its sounds like a law firm, like the law firm of Lincoln and Shepard. To me its awful, but everyone can name their kid whatever they want. I have a niece named Wilhelmina, and I hate that name and think its awful, but I have never told my relatives that.

Congrats! Love the name Lincoln for a girl!

Why do names have to be gender specific? Just because that’s the way its always been doesn’t mean it’s right.

Kennedy is now mostly associated as a girl name, why NOT Lincoln? Its feminine if you think about it -aside from Abe…it kind of reminds me of Linda…Best Wishes! Love this couple!!

cool name, thank God they didn’t name her Liberty

My only disappointment is that she didn’t give birth to a actual sloth.

Love these two as a couple and LOVE their big personalities. They are constantly finding ways to make people laugh and their senses of humor are great!

Congratulations and I wish them the best. I have no doubt Dax will be an excellent, doting and proud papa!!

She can go by Bella.

What’s the big deal with naming her Lincoln?! My name is Kyle and I am female. I am 37 now and never had a tramatic childhood from having a typically male name. There were a few times when teachers were expecting a boy and surprisingly got a girl instead. Otherwise, there was no drama. I love my name and always have. I always felt special and unique because of it. Get over it. People can name their children whatever they want.

Stupid name for a girl. They certainly are comedians.

Congratulations! I love this couple and even though the name is…unique, I think it clearly has meaning to them. Perhaps they named her after Dax’s “mistress”/car Lady Lincoln…?

I love all these people who think it’s cute to give a baby a weird name and that they’ll love the attention. I’ve got a weird name and believe me it’s NOT fun and you don’t love the attention-or having to constantly explain/spell your name. I love this couple but why can’t people give girls a feminine name-at least give her a middle name she can use if she hates her name. It’s the least you can do.

Boy names for little girls…. hmmmmmm, I just don’t get it!

katiekillscandyx on March 28th, 2013
Lincoln Shepard? Sounds like the name of a car. Stupid name.

Or a DOG! 😉 But in “Hollyweird” this kid really won’t be picked on for such a different name!

@kris- What do you mean, ‘spelled this way?’ How else do you think Lincoln is spelled????

I work w/ a guy named Lincoln and we call him Linc. It’s a good name. I’m sure they’ll call her Bell.

There’s nothing wrong with Lincoln Bell Shepard.

Get a grip people.