What On Earth Were These Celebrities Thinking When They Named Their Kids?

Kyd Miller Duchovny

The X Files star David Duchovny and his ex-wife Téa Leoni named their son Kyd Miller. The reasoning behind his name? "Kyd" is the old English term for "baby goat." It's cute, but less-so when you're seventeen, like Kyd is now.

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.