Jenna Bush Hager Explains Meaning Behind Baby Boyโs Family Name
on Aug 05, 2019

Today Show host and former first daughter Jenna Bush Hager and her husband, Henry Hager, welcomed their third child and first son on Friday (August 2). The pair announced the happy news on social media, and also shared what they chose to name their baby boy.
In a post she made to Instagram, Jenna revealed they named their son Henry Harold Hager, or โHalโ for short.
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So what is the meaning behind baby Halโs first and middle names? Well, as you can tell, his first name is in honor of his father. But it turns out the name โHenryโ is one carried by many members of the elder Henryโs family.
โHe is named Henry after many on his fatherโs side including his dear dad and his paternal grandfather,โ Jenna explained while speaking to People about her sonโs birth.
As for his middle name, โHaroldโ also has family ties, but to Jennaโs family instead of Henryโs. Jenna told People the name is in honor of her maternal grandfather Harold Welch, who never got the chance to pass the name along himself.
โHarold comes from my maternal grandfather, Pa, who I loved dearly and was unable to keep a son long enough to name,โ Jenna told the publication.
Since they will be calling their son โHalโ for short, Jenna and Henryโs daughters, Mila and Poppy, have already come up with a nickname for him. โHis sisters are thrilled to have a little brother and already nicknamed his nickname, exclaiming โwelcome to the world Hal Pal!โโ Jenna said.
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Weโre sure some of you were probably expecting Jenna to name her firstborn son after her father and grandfather, President George W. Bush and President George H.W. Bush. It turns out that Jennaโs father thought the same way.
Joking with USA Today, Jenna said, โMy dad was a little mad that the name wasnโt George.โ She then went on to add that he still approved of Halโs name, saying, โHe said it was a cool name.โ
Do yโall think itโs a cool name as well? You can learn more about the arrival of Jennaโs baby boy by tuning in to the video below. Congratulations to her and her family!