Halle's Daughter: Nahla Ariela Aubry

By Access HollywoodMarch 20, 2008, 8:48 am PDT

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- It's official, Halle Berry's baby daughter's name is: Nahla Ariela Aubry

The name is pronounced ["GNAW-lah ARE-ee-EL-uh"]

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Halle spoke directly with Access Hollywood's Nancy O'Dell about choosing the name.

"We didn't have a name picked out until just before we left the hospital," Halle told Nancy.

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"For us it was hard to name the most important person in our life until we met her."

The 41-year-old actress gave birth on Sunday morning at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, and is now at home with the Nahla, who was born at 7 pounds & 4 ounces.

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Halle is "doing great," her rep said Sunday.

It is the first child for Halle and her boyfriend, model Gabriel Aubry.

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A source tells Access the actress had a long natural birth.

Back in September, Halle confirmed the news exclusively to Access Hollywood's Nancy O'Dell.

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"Gabriel and I are beyond excited, and I've waited a long time for this moment in life. Now the next seven months will be the longest of my life!" Halle told Nancy.

Over the years, Halle has made no secret about her desire for a family. In April 2007, Nancy sat down with the Oscar winning actress a candid talk about Halle's plans for kids.
"Not that there's not more to accomplish, but I think I arrived at a point in life that I realized I needed more to get me up in the morning. More than going to a new movie set. Or as much fun as getting the star was yesterday, I need something even more profound than that and that's family. And that's children," Halle said. "I need that like the air to breathe these days and I'm ready. I'm at a point where I'm really, really ready."

Halle and Gabriel, 32, met in November 2005.

While the couple has no plans to marry, in an October 2007 interview with Oprah Winfrey, Halle said she and Gabriel are fully committed to each other.

"I feel more married, in a way, than I ever have in two marriages before," she told Oprah. "He really understands the spiritual connection is so much more important than the paper and the pomp and circumstance and the ceremony."

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  • GWENDOLYN G
    Congrats Halle.
    report abuseposted May 29, 2008, 4:45 pm PDT
  • Thelmalah
    hey u r now a mom & thats a gr8 xperience .m very happy 4 ya. i luv yo baby's names.
    report abuseposted May 11, 2008, 4:26 am PDT
  • Thelmalah
    hey u r now a mom & thats a gr8 xperience .m very happy 4 ya. i luv yo baby's names.
    report abuseposted May 11, 2008, 4:26 am PDT
  • Thelmalah
    hey u r now a mom & thats a gr8 xperience .m very happy 4 ya. i luv yo baby's names.
    report abuseposted May 11, 2008, 4:25 am PDT
  • Thelmalah
    hey u r now a mom & thats a gr8 xperience .m very happy 4 ya. i luv yo baby's names.
    report abuseposted May 11, 2008, 4:25 am PDT
  • Thelmalah
    hey u r now a mom & thats a gr8 xperience .m very happy 4 ya. i luv yo baby's names.
    report abuseposted May 11, 2008, 4:25 am PDT
  • Thelmalah
    hey u r now a mom & thats a gr8 xperience .m very happy 4 ya. i luv yo baby's names.
    report abuseposted May 11, 2008, 4:25 am PDT
  • Thelmalah
    hey u r now a mom & thats a gr8 xperience .m very happy 4 ya. i luv yo baby's names.
    report abuseposted May 11, 2008, 4:24 am PDT
  • chocolatee
    yall are such haters always negative but she doesnt need the approval from any of us if she happy let it be did u wait to get married before u had sex i bet not and i guarantee u enjoyed it didnt u aww so good come on stop the crap u cant judge anyone she has been married at least give her the props she deserves where your parents married when u were conceived not all of can say yes to that huh
    report abuseposted May 4, 2008, 12:08 pm PDT
  • chocolatee
    its 2008 get it straight nobodys doing exactly what they are suppose too we all have sinned so there forth nobodys perfect its called the new fashion ha ha
    report abuseposted May 4, 2008, 12:01 pm PDT
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