Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck Name Their Baby Seraphina

Tue, 13 January 2009 21:40:27 ET

Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck Name Their Baby Seraphina
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Jennifer Garner and husband Ben Affleck have announced the name of their second child a week after the baby girl's birth. And the couple have chosen Seraphina Rose Elizabeth Affleck as the name of their second little princess.

There's no explanation about the reason why they chose this name. But Seraphina is "derived from the Biblical word 'seraphim,' which was Hebrew in origin and meant 'fiery ones,'" People reports.

Baby Name Bible author Pamela Redmond Satran also reveals, "Seraphina is an elaborately feminine kind of name that's really come into style over the past few years, like [Affleck's friend Matt Damon's daughter] Isabella." Pamela tells Us Weekly, "Seraphim is one of the highest orders of angels. It kind of follows from Angelina, which has gotten super popular because of Angelina Jolie, as a spiritual, heavenly name."

Seraphina Rose Elizabeth Affleck was born in Los Angeles on January 6. The baby girl joins her big sister Violet Anne Affleck, who was born on December 1, 2005.