The real reason Ryan Reynold's daughter's name is 'unusual'.

Except for the fact their baby was a girl.

James, classically a male name, was chosen for the couple's first born. Many speculated it could be because the now 18-month-old's mother also has a classically masculine name. Yet, 39-year-old Reynolds has said this is not the case.

Happy birthday to my baby girl! Sad I lost my virginity. But thankful I have a daughter.

— Ryan Reynolds (@VancityReynolds) December 16, 2015

Speaking to Good Morning Britain, Reynolds said, "In the spectrum of weird celebrity baby names, I feel like we’re not really breaking any new ground here.

"I mean, I didn’t call her Summer Squash Meadowlark, or something. I also thought of just going with all the letters being silent in her name, so it would just be 'Haa'," the Deadpool actor joked.

Reynolds on Good Morning America.

The name James actually has a much more sentimental meaning to the pair. Reynolds explained the name was after his father, James C. Reynolds, who passed away in October 2015, less than a year after the actor's daughter was born.

Happy Fathers Day!!! ... @vancityreynolds Since the day our baby was born, I've felt so strongly in my heart that you were most likely the father. ????????????????????????????????????#ILoveYouSoMuchItsSilly A photo posted by Blake Lively (@blakelively) on Jun 21, 2015 at 7:29am PDT

Earlier this week, Bec Judd defended claims she had baby name regret. Judd had joked on Instagram she "should" have given her daughter Billie a more masculine name after she found out she was adding twin boys to her brood.

Judd felt she had to defend herself after several publications ran a story that Judd regretted her daughter's name. She posted a follow-up saying Billie was actually named after her grandmother.

Ummmm no. This is the fifth ridiculous headline I've read about Billie's name this week since I JOKED on Instagram that I should've called her a proper girls name when I found out I was having twin boys. I love her name, would never change it and don't regret it for a second. She is named after her 95 year old great grandmother. I now promise to be boring and never joke about anything ever again. #thatwasajoketoo #getasenseofhumour

A photo posted by Rebecca Judd (@becjudd) on May 2, 2016 at 10:01pm PDT

Reynolds has never said he had any regrets about James' name, and with the announcement last month that he and Lively are expecting their second cherub, we can't wait to see what they choose to name James' sibling.

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