NAME NAYSAYER CAN'T FAZE NICOLE

Strolling with her new son at The Grove, LA’s trendy outdoor mall, NICOLE RICHIE faced a bitch-outta-hell attack when a strange gal charged up and started ranting about her boy’s name.

“Sparrow?...What kind of a name is ‘Sparrow’ for a child? I am so sick of reading about YOU celebrities giving your children such ridiculous names. Don’t you all realize what your children are going to go through when they get older and go to school?”

Totally unintimidated, Nicole eyeballed the loudmouth and said calmly: “Mind your own business!” Then off she walked, without a backward glance.