Why Blake Lively And Ryan Reynolds Named Their Daughter James

Before Blake Lively took Hollywood by storm, most people would have considered Blake a traditionally male name. Now, it's difficult not to associate the name with Lively herself. So, giving her first daughter a name like James may have been an easy choice for Lively and hubby, Ryan Reynolds. In reality, though, this choice resulted from a tragedy that took place just after James' birth. "My father just passed away, but my daughter's named after him," Reynolds said on "Good Morning Britain." His father, James Chester Reynolds, died in 2015 after living with Parkinson's Disease. 

Dealing with saying goodbye to a parent while welcoming your first child into the world undoubtedly a life-changing and difficult moment. Still, Reynolds told Mr Porter, "It felt right." He says that his father was able to meet James before he passed away, which made for a bittersweet moment. "He got to see her, which makes me happy," Reynolds explained. Ultimately, it's easy to see why giving James her name was the perfect way to pay homage to her grandfather, and it strengthened the unique bond that had already been formed between the two the moment she was born.