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21st May 2018

John Legend has shared the meaning behind his newborn son’s name

His wife Chrissy gave birth on Thursday.

Anna O'Rourke

Chrissy Teigen John Legend John Legend has shared the meaning behind his newborn son's name

Chrissy Teigen introduced the word to newborn son on Sunday night, sharing one of the cutest baby photos we reckon we’ve ever seen.

Chrissy, who gave birth on Thursday, revealed that they’d named the baby Miles Theodore.

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“Hello, world! This is Miles Theodore Stephens,” she wrote on Instagram.

“We are drowning in his little peeps and nuzzles. Our household feels overwhelmed with love. Thank you for all your well wishes!”

Her husband John, meanwhile, was back to work over the weekend as he attended the Billboard Music Awards in LA.

Speaking to reporters at the event, he revealed that the new baby’s name was in honour of one of his favourite musicians.

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“We named our first daughter Luna Simone Stephens, and every name we give to our kids I think will have a little bit of musical history to it,” he said.

“So Miles, of course, is the same name as the great Miles Davis.”

“And Chrissy really liked the name Theodore, so we put it all together and got Miles Theodore Stephens. When he came out and we hung out for him for a little, we were like, ‘He looks like a Miles.'”