Liam Payne Reveals Why He And Cheryl Named Their Baby BearSkip To ContentHomepageSign InSearch BuzzFeedSearch BuzzFeedlol Badge Feedwin Badge Feedtrending Badge FeedCalifornia residents can opt out of "sales" of personal data.Do Not Sell My Personal Information 2022 BuzzFeed, Inc PressRSSPrivacyConsent PreferencesUser TermsAd ChoicesHelpContactSitemapPosted on 16 May 2017 Liam Payne Reveals Why He And Cheryl Named Their Baby Bear He also let us in on Bear's middle name and his nickname. by Ellie WoodwardBuzzFeed StaffFacebookPinterestTwitterMailLink Two months ago Liam Payne became a dad when his girlfriend Cheryl gave birth to their son Splash News / Via instagram.com And two weeks ago it was revealed that they d chosen an unusual name for their new arrival Bear Payne Gisela Schober / Getty Images Some people loved it Em_XOXO678 @EM_xoxo6789 @LiamPayne I love the name Bear! it's adorable 11:24 PM - 02 May 2017 Reply Retweet Favorite Others weren t so sure turn my swag on @ACCiOTAEWON liam payne' son's name is bear wtf 08:23 PM - 02 May 2017 Reply Retweet Favorite Well Liam has now revealed the ~story~ behind the name explaining that it wasn t exactly his first choice of moniker View this photo on Instagram instagram.com Speaking at a fan Q& A in the US Liam revealed that it was actually Cheryl who wanted to give their baby an unusual name View this photo on Instagram instagram.com He said:I'm into more traditional names. The Mrs...she's more into unique, original names that people will remember. It was her choice. I wasn't going to fight her about it – she's the one who's done all the work, isn't she? And at the same event a fan revealed that Liam s given Bear a cute nickname Cub t @smileytattlwt He said his proudest moment was bear and said at first he called him cub a lot Tue May 09 19:03:33 UTC+0000 2017 Reply Retweet Favorite And at a different fan event it was claimed that Liam revealed Bear s middle name is Grey Jackie @dnce1d @Zalfie_Momentsx He just talked about letting Cheryl name him and that when he looks at him now "he's definitely Be… https://t.co/8V0NNw5hhi Mon May 15 19:28:19 UTC+0000 2017 Reply Retweet Favorite Liam elaborated on the meaning behind the name Bear during an appearance on Total Access radio – describing his debates with Cheryl as an internal battle Elliot Holman @ElliotHolman FRIDAY 7PM: @LiamPayne chats about #StripThatDown on @TotalAccessShow. He also explains how he wanted a more 'tradi… https://t.co/bEDXAyxEaj 05:09 PM - 15 May 2017 Reply Retweet Favorite Liam said:It was an internal battle. I wanted a more traditional name and she wanted a name that was more unusual. The reason she chose Bear was because Bear is a name that when you leave a room you won't forget. And I like that. You know what? Now he is Bear. When I look at him, he's just Bear. At first I wasn't having it. I was like, "I'm not really sure. I don't really understand." Now I look at him and he's Bear. You become your name as you get older anyway. However despite disagreeing with her initially over the choice of name Liam was firm in his praise of Cheryl s approach to motherhood Neilson Barnard / Getty Images He said:We're always FaceTiming, and the other day he smiled at me for the first time. It was so special. I just want to spend every moment with him. But she [Cheryl] is so great. So does everything on her own. She's been amazing. Go Cheryl Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF ITV Share This ArticleFacebook PinterestTwitterMailLink BuzzFeed DailyKeep up with the latest daily buzz with the BuzzFeed Daily newsletter!This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.