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This past weekend Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon welcomed their newborn twins into the world.

The couple waited until Wednesday to reveal the names of their newborn son and daughter. They named their son Moroccan Scott Cannon. Carey's rep, Cindi Berger, said that Scott is Nick's middle name as well as his grandmother's maiden name.

As for Moroccan, the rep says that the name comes from the top tier of Mariah's NYC apartment is called the Moroccan Room, because of the Moroccan-inspired décor. It's also the place where Nick proposed to his wife, overlooking Manhattan.

The couple named their daughter Monroe Cannon.

The names comes after Marilyn Monroe, and she was not given a middle name because Mariah doesn't have one either.

CNN reported that Marilyn Monroe has always been an idol to Mariah as she purchased the icon's white piano from Christie's auction house, which has been listed in Mariah's will to one day go to the Smithsonian.

It has been a long, emotional journey for this family, and I couldn't be happier for all of them, Berger told CNN.