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Real reason behind Peter and Emily Andre’s baby daughter’s sweet name revealed
Pete revealed who picked the name
PETER and Emily Andre's fans have rejoiced after they finally settled on a name for their newborn daughter after her birth in April.
The couple struggled to make a final decision on naming their little girl instead opting to call her ‘Bubba’ in the first few weeks of her life.
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Singer and TV star Pete, 51, shared after her birth: "Just minutes old… We feel so overwhelmed right now. So happy to welcome our beautiful girl to the family.
"Thing is…. She has no name yet. Help!"
After weeks of deliberation, he told fans that wife Emily, 34, would get the honour of having the final say.
They welcomed the tot into the world on April 2nd, and touching on their naming struggles, he shared: "We’ve been trying out names that our friends and family have suggested, but then Emily and I don’t seem to agree on them.
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"So I think it’s only fair that Emily decides – I hope she picks a good one."
Emily today announced their baby name news on Instagram, as fans breathed a sigh of relief.
She posted a new beautiful photoshoot of their baby, showing their precious bundle of joy sleeping in a blanket.
The mum captioned two professional photos: “It’s taken a while but after lots of deliberation we’ve finally decided. Arabella Rose Andréa.”
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Comments poured in from their delighted fans, as one shared: "Well that was worth the wait … what a beautiful name for a beautiful baby."
Another said: "It was definitely worth the wait. Beautiful."
The couple are also doting parents to 10-year-old Amelia, and seven-year-old Theo.
During Emily's third pregnancy, Pete said they found it hard to agree on baby name choices for their other children too.
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Florence and Charlotte were in the running for a girl, and a name that Peter said was becoming "extinct" if they had a boy.
But despite having a healthy selection of choices, Peter said they were still stumped.
He wrote in his column: "I really like Keanu. It's crazy to think names could be wiped out. Maybe this will give us some inspiration.
"But we have no idea what we’ll call the baby!"
The star added that they wanted to call their older daughter Amelia 'Rose' when she was born ten years ago, but they also changed their minds at the last minute.
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"Millie didn't get her name for the first six weeks of her life, as we started with Rose before settling on Millie," he said in his new magazine column.
Paying a nod to Millie's original name choice, they finally agreed on Arabella Rose.
Arabella has multiple meanings - including 'yielding to prayer' in Latin, 'eagle heroine' in German, and 'beautiful' in English.
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Pete also has a son, Junior, 18, and a daughter, Princess, 16, from his previous marriage to Katie Price.
All of Pete's kids bear the surname Andréa, his real surname.
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