What’s in a name? A lot, if you’re Celine Dion’s kid. The 42 year-old singer and her husband Rene Angelil have finally chosen names for their new twin boys: Eddy and Nelson.
People Magazine reports that Eddy is named after Eddy Marnay, who produced the singer’s first five records. “He was like a father to her,” explained Celine’s rep. “Eddy is a major influence in both Céline and René’s lives.” As opposed to Rene, who just looks like a father to her.
Nelson is named after Nelson Mandela, whom Dion met two years ago while kicking off her world tour in South Africa. “René said that in just the few minutes they were able to spend with him, they were impressed by the human being he is,” the rep continued. Hahaha – at first I thought Rene was saying he was impressed with the human being that his newborn baby is.
“Céline and René want their children to be inspired by their names, because they were so inspired by these men,” the rep adds.
In an interview with the French magazine Gala, Celine had said that she and Rene were ”going a little bit crazy trying to decide” on names. She wanted French names, while her eldest son Rene-Charles tried to convince her to choose American names. All snark aside, I do think Eddy and Nelson are great names!
What do you think?
