CBB Exclusive: Eva Herzigova welcomes a son

Update: The news has been confirmed. The rep statement reads,

Eva and Gregorio are celebrating the birthof their first child. They now have a lovely son who they have namedGeorge Marsiaj Herzig. The whole family are well, Eva is delighted, and they will all be leaving on a holiday together shortly.

Update June 5th: Czech news outlets report that the baby’s name is George.

Originally posted June 2nd: Model Eva Herzigova, 34, and her boyfriend Gregorio Marsiaj became first time parents last evening when they welcomed a son in Torin, Italy Paris. Eva’s labor and delivery were without complication, and the baby arrived just before 10 pm. He weighed in at over 9 lbs and is 20.5 inches long.

Eva will be releasing his name this evening — as she said a few weeks ago,

We have a little list ofnames we like. I think you have to wait until that momentand see what names suits. I don’t think you can say before hand.

Thanks to CBB reader Lucie.

Comments

The baby is called George, at least this has been mentioned in the czech news website

- Martina on June 5th, 2007

That’s my husbands’s name! Great choice!

- Valou on June 5th, 2007

That’s my father’s name! Good choice!

- Sophie on June 5th, 2007

i read that it’s jiri which is czech for george

- Stacey on June 10th, 2007

Stacey, if you read right, that could make sense since Jiri is the name of Eva’s father. they may have picked a more international version of the name, as a tribute to him.

- Sam on June 10th, 2007

Is there a reason why they’re only using part of her surname- Herzig/Herzigova? Is there a big difference or is one czech for the other?

- Lilybett on June 11th, 2007

Lilybett- In the Czech Republic, the suffix -ova is usually added to women’s surnames (in a few cases, only the letter A is added to the end of the surname). Basically, the male version of Eva’s surname is Herzig, which is why George’s surname is Herzig. Since Eva is a female, the suffix -ova is added to her name, so her surname is Hezigova. I am not Czech myself, but I have a friend who is, and she explained Czech surnames to me.

- Annoynomus on June 11th, 2007