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It’s a girl for former Bachelor Andrew Firestone and his wife, Ivana Bozilovic!
Daughter Anja Jasmine Firestone arrived Friday, April 15 at 7:55 a.m., his rep confirms to PEOPLE. She weighed in at 8 lbs., 4 oz.
Anja joins big brother Adam Brooks, 2.
Firestone, 35, currently co-owns The Lincoln Room, a San Diego restaurant, and runs the Curtis Winery in Los Olivos, Calif.
– Sarah Michaud
Oh I love that name! It goes so well with Adam. Congratulations to Andrew, Ivana, and Adam on baby Anja!
- Luna on
Congrats. Lovely name. I believe they call their son Brooks not Adam.
- Juanita on
Lovely name! Congratulations to them. 
- Corrie on
I like Anja. Their boy goes by Brooks doesn’t he?
- Romy on
I like the name-even though it has become VERY popular. I always think it’s funny how quickly these announcements get made-baby was just born hours ago and his rep has already alerted the media…
I am sure little Anja is adorable, and congrats to mom, dad and big brother!
- cris on
Anja is a very pretty name. I’m unsure if I like it better as Anya or Anja though. I can’t decide! 
- Allegra on
I assume Anja is pronounced like Anya? Lovely name and congrats to them!
- Sarah S. on
Anja?Wow need need another one maybe call it “Ninja”Lol
- Red Skye on
it IS a bit strange how the first people they notify is PEOPLE. I bet there are a few relatives who just learned the happy news online. Nonetheless, its wonderful news to hear about a new baby.
- kj on
I am SURE both kids are gorgeous. Look at the parents. Love both names as well. I think “Brooks” is such a cute name. Congratulations. When I have my third baby in November, I am calling CBB as soon as the baby comes out. Do you think they will run that story??
- Jgirl on
The baby was born 8 hours before this was posted. I’m sure they had plenty of opportunity to notify the family in that time. Geez, the things people nitpick over.
Congrats on the new arrival!
- Nicole on
Congrats to them. Anja is a beautiful name. It doesn’t matter if it Anya or Anja it is pronounced the same. Maybe they choose Anja because od Ivana’s sebrian heritage.
- MariaP on
Great name!
Congrats to them!
- Brooklyn on
Anja is nothing like Ninja. Anja has the ‘y’ sound. Maybe they figure they’d rather make the announcement than have a website report it first.
- Romy on
Im not sure I would call the boy Brooks.. only because thats Andrews fathers name and the guy is a major douchebag…
- Hawaiian Huntress on
Is it just me or does the girl he married look an awful lot like the girl he picked on the Bachelor? Sorry – I know that’s off topic – just an uncanny resemblance in that picture. Congrats on the little addition!
- Catca on
Alessandra Ambrosio has a daughter named Anja and the ‘j’ is pronounced like a j, not a y. It think it really depends on the family on how they choose to pronounce it.
I love the name. Congrats to them!
- Sarah M. on
I really don’t understand why you call this section “Moms and Babies” when clearly you are also reporting on celebrity dads. Why make it so gender-biased?
- Anonymous on
actually she’s serbian so anja is a serbian name and it’s pronounced anya alessandra ambrosio chose a brazilian name and it’s prononced differently but yeah this is def anya
- arijana on
Congrats to this family! Anja is a beautiful name for what I’m sure is a beautiful baby girl.
- Allison J on
It is a Russian name. A nickname form of the name Anna. Anja and Anya are basically the same name, with just a change of lettering. In countries that these names are most frequently used, they are pronounced in the same way.
- prisoner on
I named my daughter Anya as well. My husband picked the name out. Congrats to the family!
- Anonymous on
We have a 3 year old named Anya… with a J or a Y it is pronounced AHN-YA. Russian form of Anna. Congratulations!!! Best name ever!
- Mary Schabort on
NOT the best name ever… but whatever. I dont have to live with it…
- Hawaiian Huntress on
Why did they ruin the name with Jasmine? Do you want her to become a stripper?
- Kate on
@Kate … because her middle name is going to dictate her future career? C’mon now. Have some sense. My middle name is Reagan. Do I get to be President?
- Molly on
LOL @ Molly, tell em girl!
I personally LOVE the name, Congrats!!!
- Capri on
WHO CARES!?!?!?? seriously…a bachelor from almost a decade ago? who cares!?
- jacqui on
and the name is awful! jasmine?! agree with the stripper comment….
- jacqui on
Sorry, but Ivana looks NOTHING like Jen Schefft lol.
- Eliana on
If certain people on this discussion board had some culture they would know that Jasmine is a French name. Jasmine is a pretty name…not necessarily a stripper’s stage name. Get some culture American people
- Lara on
Regarding this comment…
WHO CARES!?!?!?? seriously…a bachelor from almost a decade ago? who cares!?
- jacqui on April 16th, 2011
and the name is awful! jasmine?! agree with the stripper comment….
- jacqui on April 16th, 2011
If you didn’t care why are you on this site reading the comments. You sound like you need some “happy” therapy….
- suzanne on
acutally jasmine is arabic, not french
- kimmie on
jasmine is actually persian.
- Jana on
ZZZZZZ’s.Who cares and the name is strange.
- Karen on
Jasmine is a family name from Mom’s side. Might be maternal grandmother’s, but not totally sure. It’s not pronounced with the “J” sound…it’s also with “Y”. Oh and maternal grandmother is not a stripper.
- cfun on
She looks just like Jenn! Gag me Andrew!
- Debbie on
Maybe it’s because I am not american, but what on earth is wrong with the name Jasmine? It’s a totally normal name, I know several women with that name, and none of them is a stripper as far as I know.
- MiB on
MiB, yeah i don’t get it either. jasmine is a perfectly normal name as far as i can see. i’m not american either and i have known a few jasmine/yasmines in my time. and anjas too for the record. where i grew up it’s a fairly common name.
- JM on
Anonymous, I agree! This site is totally sexist.
- dsfg on
Jasmine is pronounced “Yasmine” and it is Serbian after Ivana’s mother.
- Bill on
Just got back from Disney. Jasmine is a great name. Don’t know where someone got “stripper” from the name Jasmine. Brings to my mind, royalty.
- Jan on
oh please Jan “brings to mind royalty”, come on…you just got back from Disney. You mean like Princess Jasmine??? From Aladdin???
- Rach on
cute name almost named my baby girl anja but decided on sloane instead! still like sloane batter!
- lovemybabygirl on
Love the creativity and enthusiasm for new families, as profiled on People Moms and Babies! Very encouraging to see the next generation get a healthy start! Keep the energy level high!
- undercover mom on
Andrew and Eve are as beautiful on the inside as they are on the outside, and they have a happy, healthy, loving relationship and I think it’s awesome that their children can be born into that kind of environment. Too bad more families can’t be like that… I’m extremely happy for them….
- sb3 on
Anja, is not strange name. If you are born in ex Yugoslavia, you would know how to pronounce that name. It is not pronounced according to English language rules, it is pronounced by Serbian language rules. His wife is from Serbia, Europe people.
- A on
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