Cheryl and Liam Payne 'name their baby son Bear'

Happy couple: The pair have reportedly named their baby son Bear
Dave Benett
Fiona Simpson2 May 2017
The Weekender

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Cheryl and Liam Payne have reportedly named their baby son Bear.

The new parents chose the moniker more than a week after their first child arrived on March 22.

The Sun said the baby has his father's surname.

A source told the newspaper: "Cheryl and Liam wanted to get to know their baby before deciding on a name.

"They spent over a week getting to know him first before deciding so they got to know him first.

"They didn't have the name Bear before the birth.

"But they'd been thinking of a name since meeting him and they just felt it suited him."

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The source said the couple are "truly over the moon and loving being parents for the first time together".

Cheryl, 33, and Payne, 23, have been keeping a low profile since their first child was born.

However, shortly after he arrived they both shared a sweet image on social media showing the One Direction star cradling their baby.

Actresses Kate Winslet and Alicia Silverstone both have sons named Bear.

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