The Meaning Behind George Clooney's Babies' Names

What’s in a name? George and Amal Clooney welcomed twins on Tuesday, June 6, and shared with Us Weekly that they named their daughter Ella, and son Alexander.

According to the Baby Center, Ella is “a short form of Eleanor and Ellen, meaning ‘light.’ It can also mean ‘beautiful fairy woman’ in English, and ‘all’ or ‘other’ in German.” Ella, according to the site, is the twelfth post popular name for girls for this year.

As for Alexander, the name is “Greek for ‘defender of men.’” The Baby Center reports that Alexander is the sixteenth most popular name for boys in 2017.

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George Clooney recently starred in Money Monster.