Beyoncé and Jay-Z Welcome Baby Girl
American songstress Beyoncé Knowles, 30, and music mogul husband Jay-Z (born Shawn Carter) welcomed their first child on Saturday. The baby girl, born in New York’s Lenox Hill Hospital, is named Blue Ivy Carter according to reports on E! Online, although the exact spelling of the first name is under question.
As for the inspiration behind the baby’s name, a source told Beyoncé’s hometown paper the Houston Chronicle that “Blu” is for Jay-Z’s hugely successful 2001 album The Blueprint, and Ivy is for the Roman numeral IV for the number 4, which holds significance for the family. The glowing new mother was born on Sept. 4, her own mother on Jan. 4, and her husband Jay-Z on Dec. 4.
