The Beckhams’ decision to name their newborn daughter Harper Seven may have split public opinion yesterday, but one thing’s for sure: her three big brothers think it’s a wizard decision.
That’s because Brooklyn, 11, Romeo, eight, and five-year-old Cruz are said to have been behind the unusual moniker.
Harper is the name of a character from Disney series Wizards Of Waverly Place, the boys’ favourite TV show.
As Victoria, 37, was recovering from the birth in Los Angeles yesterday – with husband David at her side, a source said: ‘The entire family had input – Victoria and David love the name, but it was the boys who actually came up with it.
‘Victoria loved it because it’s an Olde English name and even though Harper is an American by birth, she will always have English roots.’
The Mail has been told that former England captain Beckham used to read books based on the Wizards Of Waverly Place series to the three boys when they were younger.
They have also visited the set of the show, about three young wizard siblings and their friend, a girl called Harper Finkle.
When it came to baby Harper’s middle name Seven, that is her father’s ‘lucky number’, famously being his squad number for Manchester United and England.
Number fixation is a well-known symptom of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), from which Beckham suffers.
The family friend said: ‘Victoria and David only came up with the name at the last minute.
‘It’s a very lucky number for David and he has always wanted to name one of his children Seven.’
