Ladies and gentlemen, Otis Alexander Sudeikis has LEFT the building! (I'm the building) pic.twitter.com/uHfY3adroc
— olivia wilde (@oliviawilde) April 23, 2014
Olivia Wilde took to Twitter last night with a very important bit of news. She has fulfilled her goddess intentions by birthing her first child with fiancé Jason Sudeikis. Olivia gave birth a a couple of weeks early, but mother and child are both healthy. The baby is a boy (we knew that already), but the name is a good one: Otis Alexander.
I love that Olivia made the announcement herself on Twitter instead of through official PR channels. She probably won’t sell her baby photos because she and Jason seem pretty low key. Olivia doesn’t hide her face from the paps, but I doubt she calls them since she’s often papped without a shred of makeup. Yay for Olivia making the announcement on her own terms. Jason’s not on Twitter, but I assume he was game for this method of introducing their baby to the world.
What do you think of the name chosen by Olivia and Jason for their boy? I’m really partial to the name “Otis” for personal reasons, but it’s also an unusual name for this day and age. It’s an old-timey and soulful name, and of course it brings Otis Redding to mind. It’s not too quirky and “Pilot Inspektor”-y. Otis is just right. Otis is going to be a really cool kid with parents like Olivia and Jason.
The only bad thing about this story: We have to (temporarily?) say goodbye to the best pregnancy style of the year. Congrats to Olivia and Jason!
Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet & WENN
Love the name Otis. That was on my list. Congrats to them
Does Otis rhyme with Sudeikis?
It does, but I don’t think it sounds terrible. Some names like that hit the ear like a brick thrown at your head.
It does, and it’s a mouthful. It’s going to sound like one single name when said together and he’s going to spend his life saying it slowly as people try to figure it out. Either that or by the time he’s 15, he’ll be going by Alex.
Maybe they didn’t realize that his first and last names end with the same “S” sound that can make it sound like one long word when not using the middle name (try saying “Otis Sudeikis” five times fast). Cute name, but you definitely have to consider these things. I like the “resume” test – would this name work on a professional resume and not embarrass the child as an adult? I always think of Courteney Cox – I mean, “Coco Cox-Arquette, Esq.”? Parents, think please.
Otis is a cute name, I like it. But way too many ‘S’ sounds even with the X in Alexander. Hope this kid does not grow up with a stutter or a lisp.
It’s one of those names that aren’t on my list, but I love seeing.
Congrats.
Now please go away, like, forever.
Haha, right! Can’t stand her, like the name Otis though. Also I will never understand why celebritys put their children on twitter or instagram and later complain about privacy.
Lol!
On the kids and pics issue: Because they know people are curious and they are proud parents who don’t have a problem sharing as long as it’s on their own terms?
I have a feeling there will be more. These two have always been extremely media friendly. Calling paps to snap them walking around dressed to the hipster nines before anyone was really talking about them being a couple. Announcing the pregnancy long before she was showing or there were any rumours. Social media accounts. Talking about her sex life in public. Now they actually have something that might be of interest to the general public. Everone loves babies, right? 😉
I don’t care if she wants to share her baby on twitter, but I hope she won’t join the Kristen Bell club afterwards. 😉
Congrats to them 🙂
No offense to anyone, but the name Otis is sort of like Gomer to me. I like Alexander, though. Maybe they’ll call him Alex?
I think of Otis Redding it’s sort of Southern to me. Better than Earl, no offense to any. … I like the short names so no one hopefully can shorten it to a nickname. 🙂
I like Otis Redding. I’m from the south, but the name still seems unattractive to me. I think Bedhead made a good point when she said she liked it for personal reasons. If I knew and loved someone with that name, I’d probably like it.
don’t you all know about Alexander Cockburn, famous political journalist, who was her uncle I believe? Second name must be in tribute to him. He died in 2012 and I am fairly sure they were close. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Cockburn
That’s nice. I didn’t know that, thanks. Maybe Otis is another family name.
Yes, that’s exactly the case. She tattooed a line from him (“All love, A) to her arm, when he passed away.
Yes! He’s the interesting Cockburn. She changed her last name to Wilde, after Oscar.
A name to be proud of then.
The first thing I think of is Beverly Cleary’s Otis Spofford. But I don’t dislike it, it has an old-fashioned vibe and is better than borderline bizarre names like Apple and Bronx, imo.
Totally agree with the comment about Apple, etc.
@Goodnamesalltaken – That is what I was coming here to say. Otis and Earl are the male equivelant of Bertha. I just want to say “Otis, Earl? Where is your teeth?”
I wonder if there will still be Old Age Security when the little tykes generation gets old.
On the Andy Griffith Show, Gomer was his dumb cousin and Otis was the town drunk. But then there’s Otis Redding, so… I like the way it sounds with his last name. Congrats to them!
CB, Olivia is a notorious pap caller. Has been for a long time. Jason has been in on it too. The no makeup, dressed down look is most likely her attempt to not be as obvious about it as she has been in the past. But no one seems to really care, despite their best attempts. Maybe a baby will change that.
I disagree they both seem fairly indifferent to the paps to me. There are plenty of other attention hounds out there but these two seem pretty low key.
How sweet, I like his name and I’m glad they are doing well.
Makes me think of Milo and Otis. So I approve
Congrats to them
LOL I thought the same thing. Anything that brings a cute pug to mind is ok in my book.
Me too. Milo & Otis… what an adorable movie.
Until you realize how many animals were killed making that movie.
The name is not my favorite, but I’ve heard worse. Congrats to them both.
Firstly Congrats. And a lovely name to boot.
Secondly I’ll miss her pregnancy style. She’s been one of my best dressed pregnant or not
Congrats to them! The name is cute, but not one I’d choose. Otis Sudeikis is a bit of a mouthful though, isn’t it?
It is a mouthful, but also has an odd rhythmic quality. Maybe they’ll call him “O,” which the parents of an Owen I know call him.
Otis Udeikis.
Aww!! I’m glad for them. I like Olivia and she looked amazing during her pregnancy. To me Her and Halle were the best at that.
Congratulations to them, Otis is cool, paired with Alexander. If it was Otis Wilde Suidekis I wouldn’t have liked it as much.
Otis Alexander. Me likey.
Congrats, the name’s cute but I’m going to need her to do something to annoy me. I don’t know that I’m comfortable liking her a little bit.
Ha! My sentiments exactly 😉
I know! It’s like how motherhood brought out the best in Megan Fox. Let people miss you!
I like the name too.
I really like them as a couple. I think they’re both easy to get along with and (important) funny. Like the name as well, wish them luck.
Me too. I saw them and the first thing is that she’s out of his league and ‘huh?’ But I’m thinking she has a sense of humor just like her soon to be husband. That would account for their chemistry together. Congrats to them and well wishes on their soon to be wedding.
Sorry, but all I can think of is Otis the town drunk on The Andy Griffith Show…I would have preferred Alexander Otis Sudeikis…but they didn’t ask my opinion! Congrats to the little family!
Omg! I forgot about him! Lol
Alexander seems quite close to “Xander”. Xander really looks like Jason doesn’t he. I wonder what the backstory is to this that he seems to have nothing to do with him.
That’s exactly what I came here to say. That baby (January’s) looks so much like Jason, it’s almost undeniable at this point.
The name Alexander could be in honor of her deceased family member, as mentioned in another comment. But, I’m with you, the similarities are peculiar.
Alexander is the name of Olivia’s beloved uncle, the late Alexander Cockburn. He was (like many people in Olivia’s family) a journalist. Olivia loved her so much, she even tattooted his goodbye phrase on letters and messages (“All love, A”) to her arm, after he pased away in 2012.
I don’t think I saw a resemblance. I have to look at the baby’s picture again.
that kid is matthew Vaughn’s son
I live in Brooklyn and “old-timey” names like Otis are anything but unusual here. Still, I’ll never shade anything to do with babies. Such a cute photo.
Ha. I imagine names like this as part of a very specific checklist attached to the typical Brooklynite: “Old-timey name for impeccably yet quirkily dressed offspring: Check.”
It’s happened in certain neighborhoods in Chicago, too. Life used to be so much less exhausting before gentrification. People used to do and be whatever they wanted, now there seems to be an ever-escalating race to conform to an arbitrary and somewhat insanely upscale standard.
Stepping off my soapbox now, sorry.
Great! Now I can check (as Otis gets bigger) to see how much the baby looks like January Jones son Xander. He looks like Jason (ears, head shape) to me! Congrats and equally juiced for gossip!
+1
Congrats. Otis is a great name.
congrats! It’s nice not to name your kid with a ridiculous name
I really do hope that kid goes by Alex.
Not fond of that name at all. I guess its de rigeur to name your kid after gas station attendants from the 60s these days.
This….so hilarious !!!
What is it with all these Hollywood women not being able to carry full-term? Are they being induced as soon as the first stretchmark appears so their ‘How I lost the baby weight’-magazine cover won’t be ruined?
Snarky mode off; I really like the name Otis.
I always thought that the “May 4” date was just a decoy in the first place.
She gave birth 11 days before the due date. I went into labor 7 days pre-due date. The due date is a rough estimate based on the date of your last period pre-conception and the typical length of your cycle. 38.5 weeks (in her case) isn’t weird at all or “unable to carry to full term.” Sometimes your water breaks and/or contractions start so you go to the hospital…! I think you’re reaching and making assumptions.
Actually it’s 14 then, because Otis was born on Sunday.
@Elise The article said Otis was born ‘a couple of weeks early’ so I didn’t think she made it to 38.5. And yes, I know how the due date is calculated and that only ~4% of all babies are actually born on that day. I also wasn’t making assumptions,I was just wondering and while doing so maybe a bit too grumpy.
I don’t mind the name, but Otis Sudeikis is just too alliterative.
Whenever I hear Otis all I can think of is the pug in “The Adventures of Milo & Otis”
Tobey Maguire and his wife Jennifer Meyer actually have a son with that name.
There are still rumors persisting that he fathered January’s son… so I guess we’ll know for sure within a year if they look a lot alike.
I don’t like the name, anyway congrats！
congrats to them! (very cute pic.)
Its pretty obvious that Xander is now a big brother. If Jason is the father of J J’s baby how is it that he has absolutely no part in the childs life…and thats speculation based on a lack of pap photos…and why would Olivia want to be involved with a man who treats his offspring as nonexistent. And for the record I cant stand Olivia and Jason is totally ugh.
Well January has refused to say who the father of her son is. From what I remember Jason was very surprised to find out that she was pregnant. I think he’s a decent guy and would be involved if it was his. There is speculation about another possible father for the little boy, so I wouldn’t jump all over him for not being involved. We don’t know if he really is the little boys father.
I know people are saying Xander is Jason’s, but my money is still on Vaughn. Just look at pics of his children with Claudia. I think all those kids share a the Vaughn gene. Sure Jason can be a bit douchey, but I don’t believe he would do that to a child if he had one.
My money is on Vaughn too.
Definitely Matthew Vaughn’s kid. It also just logically makes the most sense – why she isn’t public with the identity – it’s because he’s married!
Oh right! Married Vaughn. Thats a definite possibility.
I’m all for celeb conspiracy theories but it just doesn’t add up here. Jason would have zero to lose by acknowledging the kid if he were his. I feel bad for Olivia and Jason (and now, their son) that they are dragged into this speculation. I watch the show “who do you think you are” on celeb genealogy and Jason was on one of the episodes. They went into depth on his family history and got into a lot of stuff that was interesting. After watching that it just doesn’t make sense that he would ignore/lie/deny a child that he fathered.
I’m going to be a killjoy and stick with my theory that Xander’s father is either a sperm donor or some random actor-waiter sort who January had a fling with. There are a lot of reasons besides the father being married to not want to identify him publicly, especially if he’s not famous.
I agree with Tiffany, Matthew Vaughn’s children with CS look very similar to JJ’s son so it makes sense that it could be him.
I’m not really a fan of Otis. But its not terrible. And she’s not the first celebrity to use that name either (tobey Maguire did). Hell, its a lot better than giving her child some weird unusual name.
Otis is a great name but it goes terribly with Sudeikis! Otis Wilde would have been amazing!!
Congrats to them both. Otis isn’t a name I’d choose but, hey, it’s not my kid. But I definitely wouldn’t have chosen it with the surname Sudeikis. Of all the names they could have chosen, they go with one that has the same syllable as the surname. Me don’t likey.
Beautiful name & the welcoming message was hilarous and adorable. Congratulations to Olivia & Jason. Hello Otis, welcome to our world. Have a great time here!
Otis is a name that brings back fond memories for me: it was 1975 and our handsome, blond theatre major friend came out, and soon after, tragically committed suicide. He was from Snellville, GA and I have always wanted to go to his hometown and find his grave. I love you always, Otis Snell.
Makes me think of Otis on the Andy Griffith Show — but then most hipsters won’t get the reference.
Did they have a baby or a puppy? Half the people I know have dogs named Otis.
Otis Elevator Company is what I think of when I hear the name Otis.
Congrats to them. I kind of love that old-fashioned names are making a comeback. She seems really into Jason but him, not so much. Anyone else get the vibe that he’s kind of over it? Every photo I see of them reminds me of Affleck and how he looks miserable.
I think that’s just his trying to look cool routine, tbh. It seems like he’s trying for a radical image change, from chubby schlubby funnyman to skinny fashionable hipster. I prefer the former, though I’ve never found him that funny or attractive.
I think the picture they posted was so, so sweet, especially since it doesn’t really show much of the baby or the baby’s face. In that way, they still sort of keep their privacy. I really like the combination of names they chose too, Otis Alexander. Rolls off the tongue easily.
LOVE the name Otis. But I dare say I’m extremely bias as it is my baby boys name. It’s cool and old school, and just bloody cute!
Really can’t stand her, but that Twitterpic is one of the sweetest things I’ve ever seen. Congrats to all three of them.
Otis is okay, but I don’t like it much when the last letter of the first name and the first letter of the last name are the same. Especially the letter S. But I do have a slight lisp. I think it’d be cute to call him Odie, too. It’ll be a good name to age with. Alexander, I assume, is for her late uncle, Alexander Cockburn.
Funny thing: Olivia’s surname is just a stage name (her real one is Cockburn – yeah, I would have taken a stage name too) and she chose Wilde because of Oscar Wilde. Aaaand the family that moves into the haunted country house in “The Canterville Ghost” has Otis as surname. Coincidence? I think not – and therefore I love it. “The Canterville Ghost” is such a charming and funny story.