February 1, 2023 | 9:59am
John Legend and Chrissy Teigen’s 2-week-old girl Esti’s sanction honors aggregate household members.
The EGOT victor admitted to E! News connected Wednesday that the homage was not an “intentional” one.
“Once Chrissy told maine that idea, I was like, ‘Oh, my great-grandmother’s sanction was Esther,'” Legend explained.
“We wanted to already sanction her mediate sanction Maxine aft my grandmother, whose mediate sanction was Maxine,” helium continued.
“So, it’s a batch of my household successful the name.”
The “All of Me” singer, 44, and Teigen, 37, revealed their babe girl’s name earlier this month, astir 1 week aft the exemplary gave birth.
“We welcomed Esti Maxine Stephens to our family, and our location is overflowing with emotion and joy,” Legend captioned a Jan. 19 Instagram photograph of girl Luna, 6, and lad Miles, 4, holding the infant.
He went connected to convey his woman for her “strength and resilience.”
The “Voice” manager concluded, “I’m truthful thrilled to spot however Luna and Miles clasp their babe sister. I’m so, truthful grateful, but that doesn’t look similar a large capable word.”
Teigen shared the aforesaid saccharine drawback to her ain account.
“The location is bustling and our household could not beryllium happier,” she wrote. “We are successful bliss.”
The couple, who married successful 2013, conceived Esti via successful vitro fertilization astir 2 years aft Teigen lost lad Jack astatine 20 weeks pregnant successful 2020.
The “Cravings” cookbook writer clarified successful September 2022 that her gestation nonaccomplishment was really a “life-saving abortion.”
Teigen told E! News successful 2017 that she has ever wanted the “biggest family,” which Legend echoed to “Entertainment Tonight” 5 years later.
“Chrissy … wants more,” helium said successful September 2022. “I’m 1 of four, truthful I’m chill with it.”