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Louise Thompson's baby name meaning as she announces birth of adorable son

OK! logo OK! 23.12.2021 15:33:15 Emily Webber
Louise Thompson revealed that she has given birth to her first child with fiancé Ryan Libbey, a son named Leo-Hunter

Louise Thompson has announced that she has welcomed her first son five weeks after his arrival and revealed his adorable name.

The former Made in Chelsea star, 31, and personal trainer Ryan Libbey, welcomed their first child, Leo-Hunter Libbey, in November but kept the birth private after Louise 'danced with death twice' as both mum and baby were transferred to intensive care units.

Louise shared an adorable snap of the newborn to her 1.3million Instagram followers as she announced the 'happy news' that the pair have been discharged from hospital to 'recover' at home for Christmas.

But what is the meaning behind the gorgeous name? Let's take a look...

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Leo is the Latin name for lion and is usually regarded for boys. The name also has a translation in German and is a shortened version of Leon or Leopold which denote 'brave people' or 'lion-hearted'.

There are also many famous stars with the name including Titanic actor Leonardo DiCaprio and writer Leo Tolstoy.

The moniker Hunter is of Old English origin and derives from the word, hunta, which means 'one who hunts'.

President of the United States Joe Biden has a son named Hunter along with the author of the only authorised biography of the Beatles, Hunter Davies.

Louise shared a heartwarming snap of Leo-Hunter wrapped in a white blanket, captioned: "This post isn't an easy one for me to write. I have so many things that I want to say but at the same time I'm struggling to find the words to explain what has happened to me and my family so for now I will keep it quite simple.

"The reason I have been absent for weeks is because I have been very unwell. 5 weeks ago I gave birth to my beautiful baby boy Leo-Hunter Libbey weighing in at 7lbs. Unfortunately it wasn't the easiest start for either of us. One ended up in NICU and the other ended up in ICU.

"Whilst Leo made a fairly quick recovery. I have been recovering in hospital for a month with various serious complications.

"In all honesty I never imagined that so many bad things could happen to me, but to dance with death twice brings a whole new view of the world - a stark reminder of how short and sacred life really is.

"We need to start living, we need to start loving, we need to start enjoying every minute detail in life (certainly easier said than done when you're stuck in mental and/or physical purgatory or dealing with serious illness, depression or the fear of the unknown), but if you DO have the capacity, then try and cling onto any nuggets of good... and please please please be grateful for good health. The hard truth is that you don't know how lucky you are to have it until it's too late.

"The reality is that I am in a bit of a strange place mentally and physically and I might be for a while, but that's just part of the me now and part of my recovery. It's not going to be easy or linear but thankfully I am being offered some very valuable psychological help and the good news is that I'm starting to experience some good hours as well as bad ones. (Sometimes living hour by hour is your only option).

"I want to finish with some happy news . I have been given the green light and been discharged from hospital which means that i'm able to recover from the comfort of my own home for Christmas. For the first time in a month I actually see a future where I get to live peacefully on this earth with my son.

"I can't wait to start our new journey together as a family of 3 and to start bonding little baby Leo."

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