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The world’s press is speculating the name of football star David Beckham’s newborn daughter. David and his wife, Spice Girls star Victoria Beckham, their daughter Harper Seven. The couple has a record for producing less-than-ordinary names. Their three sons are called Romeo, Cruz and Brooklyn. Harper is a traditional girl’s name that is the fastest rising girl’s name on the ParentDish.com website. Reports are that David’s three sons for the name Harper because it is a from the Disney series Wizards Of Waverly Place, the boys’ favourite TV . David told reporters: “Victoria it because it’s an old English name and even though Harper is an American by birth, she will always have English .”

The big is why the Beckhams chose Seven as their daughter’s name. Perhaps the most one is the name refers to the number David has on his football shirt when he for Manchester United and England. It is also reported to be David’s number. “The Independent” newspaper in Britain published a list of other , including the possibility that Harper was named after her birth time and . The paper wrote: "Harper Seven arrived in the seventh month of the year, at 07.55 in the morning, weighing 7lb 10oz [3.18 kg]. These are omens." The “Daily Telegraph” pointed out that names might not always benefit children, saying: “When it comes to naming newborn children, a certain responsibility .”

 

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