Samira Wileyis opening up about her newborn daughter’s unique name.
WhileappearingonJimmy Kimmel LiveThursday, the 34-year-old actress chatted with hostJimmy Kimmelabout her daughter,George Elizabeth, and how she and wifeLauren Morellisettled on her moniker.
“We got to teach the new generation about this because I wish that I had some really in-depth story to tell people about George, cause I know that’s what people want [and] you got to give the people what they want,” she continued. “But I just really like the name, I just think it’s really cute.”
“I tried to do some research, I found out in the 1800s it was a girls name, but people don’t believe me when I say that,” theOrange Is the New Blackstar and writer added, before noting she was also told that Nancy Drew’s best friend, who is a girl, was also named George.
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Lauren Morelli and Samira Wiley (inset); their daughter.Samira Wiley/Instagram; Inset: Michael Kovac/Getty
Earlier this week, Wiley announced the arrival of her newborn daughter in a post shared on Instagram on her first Mother’s Day.
“Happy 1stMother’s Dayto my beautiful wife, who four weeks ago today after laboring for almost 3 days gave birth to our first child — our gorgeous daughter, George.💜,” Wiley captioned an adorablephoto of their newborngrasping both her moms' fingers.
Posting thesame snapshot, Morelli, 38, wrote, “4 weeks ago today, our daughter came into the world and changed everything. We are so happy, so grateful, and so tired. George Elizabeth, 4.11.21 ❤️.”
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During her late-night appearance, Wiley also talked about aprior Instagram postshe shared in March, in which she was seen smiling coyly at the camera. The caption of the image read: “I have a secret.”
source: people.com
