Former England striker Peter Crouch announced the birth of his baby boy on Tuesday (04.06.19) by revealing he is thinking of naming him after the Liverpool FC footballer with Kenyan roots Divock Origi.
Crouch, who played for Liverpool and Stoke City, posted on Twitter: “Our beautiful baby boy was born on Monday, June 3rd mother and baby Divock Samrat Crouch are doing well.”
Our beautiful baby boy was born Monday 3rd June mother and baby Divock Samrat Crouch are doing well pic.twitter.com/C8yYyY9Atv
— Peter Crouch (@petercrouch) June 4, 2019
The 38-year-old has previously joked that they had thought about naming their fourth child Samrat after his favorite curry house, reported Nairobi News.
He has seemingly opted for Divock with Samrat as a middle name in tribute to Liverpool forward Divock Origi who netted the Reds second in their 2-0 win over Tottenham in the Champions League final over the past weekend.
Crouch later clarified that he would “not be going for Divock Samrat.”
Our boy is beautiful the name is still to be clarified unfortunately Abs not going for Divock Samrat
— Peter Crouch (@petercrouch) June 4, 2019
That he even contemplated posting the name indicates how Divock’s stock has risen following his exploits in the UEFA Champions League semis and final against Barcelona and Tottenham respectively
This is not the first time that Origi’s name has been an inspiration, on 25 June 2014, a baby dolphin at the BoudewijnSeapark in Bruges was baptized “Origi” in Origi’s honor after having scored the winning goal against Russia during Belgium’s group stage match at the 2014 World Cup.
