Ashish
02-21-2005, 10:58 AM
David Beckham and Victoria Beckham said yesterday they were "delighted" to announce the birth of their third son, Cruz. The latest addition to the Beckham family weighed in at 7lbs 2oz at 9.40am yesterday in a Madrid hospital.
The couple's spokesman, Simon Oliveira, said he could not comment further on the choice of name, a Spanish surname which translates as "cross". The Beckhams' decision to call their new baby Cruz - "cross" in Spanish - is set to cause as much bewilderment and speculation as Brooklyn and Romeo did.
Lola Oria, a Spanish language tutor at Oxford University, said Cruz was usually a surname and was an old-fashioned sounding girls' Christian name.
She also said it was difficult to pronounce for an English-speaking person.
The couple's spokesman, Simon Oliveira, said he could not comment further on the choice of name, a Spanish surname which translates as "cross". The Beckhams' decision to call their new baby Cruz - "cross" in Spanish - is set to cause as much bewilderment and speculation as Brooklyn and Romeo did.
Lola Oria, a Spanish language tutor at Oxford University, said Cruz was usually a surname and was an old-fashioned sounding girls' Christian name.
She also said it was difficult to pronounce for an English-speaking person.