David & Victoria Beckham debut baby Harper Seven

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Ooooh! David and Victoria Beckham have debuted the most beautiful girl in the world, their daughter Harper Seven on their respective social networking sites. David put a photo of Posh and Harper on his Facebook page (with the message “I took this picture of my two girls sleeping”), while Posh put a photo of David and Harper on her Twitter (with the message “Daddy’s Little Girl”). At this point, all you can really tell about Harper is that she seems to have her mom’s dark hair and her mom’s little upturned nose. Hopefully, there will be a good dash of David in there too! Speaking of, David once again tried to explain why in the world they chose “Harper Seven” as their little girl’s name:

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Harper Seven Beckham’s name symbolizes more than just her dad’s soccer jersey number. In a video posted Friday on his Facebook page, David Beckham explains the significance of his and wife Victoria’s newborn daughter’s unique moniker.

“A lot of people have assumed that it’s just because it was my shirt number that I wore for many years, and part of it is,” the 36-year-old father of four says. In addition to Harper Seven, born July 10, the Beckhams have three sons: Brooklyn, 12, Romeo, 8, and Cruz, 6. “Part of it is because I had so much luck around wearing that number, wearing it for England, wearing it for Manchester United. It was such an influential number throughout my career, and a lucky number, but that wasn’t the main reason.”

So what was? “It symbolizes spiritual perfection, Seven Wonders of the World, seven colors of the rainbow, and in so many cultures around the world, it’s regarded as a lucky number,” he explained. “We love the name. We love Harper Seven.”

Their daughter’s first name, Harper, was a beloved “old English name,” he explained. Also, Victoria’s favorite book, the classic American novel To Kill a Mockingbird, was written by author Harper Lee.

[From Us Weekly]

Posh’s favorite book is To Kill a Mockingbird, one of the most classic American novels of all time? First, that’s nice, if it’s true. I love TKAM, it’s one of my favorite books, and there’s a reason everyone always names it as their favorite: it’s a beautifully written piece of literature. Second, as Lainey pointed out, at one point, Posh claimed she never reads books. Like, ever. Maybe she was just misquoted, maybe she finally got around to reading a book and it was TKAM. I don’t know. But if Posh just named her daughter Harper to seem fancy and like she reads books…ugh. She would have been better off naming the kid Birkin. Or Vogue. Or Manolo.

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Photos courtesy of Posh’s Twitter, David’s Facebook & Fame.

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  1. seVen says:

    Awwwww… just awwwwwww.

  2. cy fort says:

    marry me david.

  3. aida says:

    Looks like false eyelashes.

  4. katnip says:

    cute.

    It will be nice to see who she looks like when she actually starts looking like someone.

  5. Isa says:

    Very cute….

  6. Mitch Buchanan Rocks says:

    The baby is cute but the name…if Posh took one look at Stephen Harper she might change it to manolo or birkin.

  7. louiset says:

    I have to laugh that David keeps saying photos of Posh are taken when she’s unaware. She would want to look picture perfect for these photos. Unless it was high school, I doubt she read TKAM. Most babies look alike to me so soon after birth so I can’t say she’s cute.

  8. Garvels says:

    What a precious little peanut!

  9. brin says:

    Very sweet!

  10. Enny says:

    I like that they are releasing pics on their own social networking sites – does that mean that they did not auction Harper’s first pics to the highest bidder? Classy move, if true.

  11. Lucy says:

    awwwww…I know David is supposed to be a cheating husband…but he always looks like such a good daddy…so I’m conflicted…do I like him or loathe him….mmmmmmmmmmmm

  12. pebbles says:

    Aw, congratulations!

  13. tooey says:

    Becks looks like the Gos-dong (Ryan Gosling) in the header photo. Gave me a scare!

  14. bluhare says:

    Come on you guys! Why wouldn’t Victoria have read TKAM? It’s a classic pretty much everywhere, not just here. And if she doesn’t read now, she probably read it in school.

    Beautiful family. Glad everyone’s healthy and happy.

  15. Masque says:

    My parents didn’t read TKAM until 2000 when they were 63 (mom) and 68 (dad). It wasn’t around when they were in school and one day I brought home a copy and they ended up reading and LOVING it. A few months later one of our swanky playhouses had a showing of TKAM with a special pre-movie viewing of Gregory Peck’s first screen test (LOVE).

    So yeah, it’s not just for high schoolers.

  16. Blue says:

    Awwww so cute!

  17. e.non says:

    cute baby… but i don’t believe for a minute that it’s her favorite american novel… a story about racial injustice in the deep south — i don’t think so.

  18. Jingo Jango says:

    Every time I see a picture of Victoria Beckham I just can’t help but think of that movie “Penelope”. Beautiful baby.

  19. RHONYC says:

    AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

    made.
    my.
    weekend!

    (that & my daughter’s choir concert! lol)

    i thought i’d have to wait MONTHS to see baby Harper! thanks to CB & the Beckhams for being so happy in their generosity in sharing these pics.

    she is lovely AND BRUNETTE like Vicky, yay!!! finally!!!

    i think she looks alot like lil Cruz (who btw, ROCKS in that ‘his facebook’ link above doin the headstand! lol i love that kid’s B-boy moves.)

    so lovely entirely! i’m on cloud 9 for them, really. :mrgreen:

  20. Susan says:

    @ Jingo

    ROFLOL

    @ Victoria Beckham

    My little girl is way prettier!!!

  21. bluhare says:

    @RHONYC: Cosign on little Cruz! I think he’s just the cutest thing. Even though the middle one (Romeo, right?) appears to be his dad’s mini-me, Cruz just kills me. Such a cute little boys boy.

  22. Tiffany says:

    She could have seen the movie. Anyway, they all look adorable and very happy. Nothing like a baby to bring out the Awwww, in a man.

  23. Maritza says:

    They have beautiful kids.

  24. angee says:

    Two thoughts:
    1.) how precious! and
    2.) 3 older brothers… I pity the guys that try to date her!
    Congrats!

  25. courtney says:

    Baby Harper is absolutely adorable and to those who said they doubt TKAM is Victoria’s favorite book people have had stranger favorite books. one of my favoirte novels I’ve never read is A Jest Of God by Margaret Lawrence on which the oscar nominated film Rachel Rachel is based and when the book was re issued in the early 1970’s the title was changed to Rachel Rachel after the success of the film

  26. Sue says:

    Harper is so cute I love these pictures.

    I don’t see anything wrong if they decide to sell other photos to mags, if they give the money to charity I love it when celeb’s give money they don’t need from jobs of pictures to someone one else that needs it instead of pocketing it now that’s classy.

  27. Jane says:

    The baby is so cute! How sweet. Maybe Victoria saw the movie but didn’t want to admit it was the movie instead of the book. The movie follows the book closely, to the point that some of the dialog in the movie is lifted straight from the book.

  28. 4Real says:

    LOL @Jingo & Susan!!

    +5

  29. Turtle Dove says:

    Glad mom and baby are healthy, but I have to ask can they keep nothing private? Do they have to famewhore out every part of their lives?

    This celeb child pimping has to stop.

    Jane (27) Good point. I second that.

  30. Lisa says:

    Michael K’s take on her name: Mockingbird Costanza. HAHA!!

    Maybe she read TKAM in school or something, or just liked the name. Who really cares one way or the other. It’s a nice name, and I even like it with Seven, even though the combination is awfully easy to … mock.

  31. Alex says:

    seen a lot more babies that are more beautiful than this one

  32. lrm says:

    i think we read TKAM in high school-but i honestly dont remember it at all…and there are other great books that i’ve managed to read since then, so it is not shameful to say you havent read it….
    that said, my first thought was that VB read it in school at one point, before 3 kids [and she does seem like hands on mom, whatever else you may say about her] and her busy lifestyle/career.

    So she prob meant she had not read a book in her adult life, b/c she does not have time…..
    Second, Lainey is a psycho to me-
    I mean, WHO ‘as ifs’ someone for a WHOLE freakin’ year for any reason? It’s a bit obsessive-

    but add to that, for the name of someone’ innocent new baby, that they are obv. happy and excited about sharing, and you have psycho, in my mind.

    I gotta stop reading her blog-i only do it out of boredom when i’m done with the others-but still….

    she’s too much for me.
    She has the mindset of a 19 yr old or younger-(no offense to 19 yr olds) and isnt she in her late 30’s? she’s like my age-
    okay then…whatever.

    My point is, do we need to trash her for naming her child something she likes, whatever her reasoning.

    And it’s a pretty, elegant name, so we can prob. move on now….
    And spend our time reading TKAM instead(:????
    OKay, that’s taking it too far-we can spend our time trashing other celebs instead….

  33. ctkat1 says:

    I think they’d do better just sticking with “Harper is an old English name Victoria has always loved” and “Seven is my lucky number and a spiritual number” rather than trying to tie it to Harper Lee.

    Nobody is going to raise an eyebrow at Victoria simply liking an old fashioned name from her country; trying to establish that she’s really into a famous American novel/author, when she’s been pretty vocal about not reading, stretches credibility a bit.
    Especially since she wrote about Harper Lee in the past tense and Harper Lee is still alive…

  34. dd says:

    thank VB for making me go and but this book,you are a true role model.
    [really,i just went to my book store to buy it beacuse of her,and you!]

  35. RHONYC says:

    @ bluhare

    thanks for the shout out, buuuut…i totally disagree with Romeo, tho…he is the spittin’ image of Vicki!

    cute up turned nose. coolest, keen fashion sense…yes! absolutely.

    Brooklyn is David 100%.
    Romeo is Victoria 100%.
    Cruz is a David/Vicky hybrid 100%.
    Harper…so far has Vicky’s brunette hair & nose, but babes change so much in the 1st couple of yrs we’ll have to see.

    🙂

  36. Kimble says:

    I am (slightly) older than Victoria, but am English too and TKAM was my required reading for English literature ‘O’ level … Not sure she got any ‘O’ levels, but she may have had to read the book anyway …

    I think Harper Seven is a lovely name and she’s a cute baby!

  37. hairball says:

    David Beckham is hot until he talks and a squeaky toy voice squeaks out.

  38. TL says:

    cool beans and congrats.. victoria…. EAT!!!

  39. OriginalGracie says:

    Wow: some on here are mocking a baby?
    Saying, I have seen babies cuter than this?

    Being snarky about an adult is one thing. Being snarky about a baby is kind of mean.

    Every parent thinks their baby is the cutest. Isn’t that a wonderful thing? I think so.

    I love the pic with David and the baby and even more love the pic with Vicky and the baby.
    Those are just preciousness. They are obviously very involved and wonderful parents.

  40. Crys says:

    congrats on the baby. every mother believes their baby is the cutest. but honestly Harper is not that cute. just saying…

  41. Pepper says:

    God has bless you with a queen,David

  42. Sol says:

    I think it’s great that they show pics of her as naturally as they can, knowing that paps will follow them, and not make a great fuss as Tomkat did with Suri or Brangelina with Shiloh.
    Beautiful family ,Congrats!!!:)

  43. eternalcanadian says:

    Lol @ David trying to say “look, here’s a candid of my wife and baby!” There is no way in heck Victoria would allow candid photos. Everything has to be posh and perfect–makeup, hair, clothes, position, etc. Like that photo of her laying down and the pregnant belly exposes. ALL CAREFULLY PLANNED! Pfft.

    As for Harper, cute! 🙂

    That long-drawn out explanation for Harper Seven? Not necessary. Agree with ctkat1.

  44. Val says:

    If those aren’t false eyelashes, then Vicky’s been doing Latisse.

    I had not realized that David has totally sleeved both arms. He looked so hot with several tats, not sure how I am liking both arms totally done.

  45. stella says:

    Sweet family and now a baby girl to fawn over and protect. They are complete. Something shallow that keeps bothering me however, why, oh why, doesn’t David get this teeth straightened? He’s a beautiful man but the teeth throw if off every time. oh well….

  46. AcesHigh says:

    Well I’m glad that she finally gave birth to a little girl. 🙂 Although I can’t imagine how rough it’ll be for her to grow up in a house full of boys.

  47. JustMe says:

    Those pics just make my heart melt. ESPECIALLY the one with David. Congarts to them both! I just recently had another ultrasound done to make sure that Mr. JustMe and I were having a boy, and SURPRISE! “He” is actually a “She”!!! The person who originally did our ultrasound messed up (which is okay. That sorta stuff happens) and thought she saw something that actually wasn’t there. Needless to say, we’re both thrilled.

  48. Ruby Red Lips says:

    Beautiful baby!
    To those doubting TKMB is VB’s fav book coz its based in deep south about racism, is really ignorant, why should’t that be her fav book, you don’t just read a book coz its like ur life!

  49. Camille says:

    Meh.

    My son is wayyy cuter.

    😉

    Also- I’m surprised there aren’t outcries about David and his ‘trashy’ ‘ugly’ tattoos like there are for other celebs. 😉

  50. Shoe_Lover says:

    I love TKAM! when i have a son i am naming him Atticus

  51. Benny says:

    Don’t tell me in that “candid” shot of Victoria resting with the baby that she just happened to have her false eyelashes on at the moment. So horribly staged and phony. Which pretty much sums up what I think about these two as human beings.

    And David shouldn’t wear sleeveless shirts — his tattoos are poorly drawn. Here’s a hint for people who want to get tattoos: they are permanent; make sure you actually pick a good artist.

  52. lu says:

    I’m English too, we had to read TKAM at school. I’m sure if I hadn’t read another book since, I would say it is my favourite book too.

    Lainey is ridiculous, I stopped reading her website a while ago, just had a quick look yesterday and the VB stuff was just too much. Make a joke, but don’t go on and on and on.

  53. jemshoes says:

    So sweet! David and Victoria finally have their precious baby girl after 3 gorgeous little boys! Harper Seven’s going to be Daddy’s little princess and the apple of mummy’s eye, and adored by her older brothers. Lucky little girl! 🙂

    (My first thought about Harper was that maybe Victoria had named her daughter after the fashion magazine Harper’s Bazaar!)

  54. sam says:

    Most lucky little girl around! Love the name, think the parents are great and three big brothers! I really believe that this family is the best family in hollywood/sports. They really have it all together.

  55. Katherine says:

    They’re “classy” because they released photos of their baby on twitter?

    LOL!

    They did it for free because no one was offering them millions for pictures of her that’s why.

    What the Jolie Pitts did made perfect sense in their situation – a situation that the Beckhams could only dream about. Taking all that money that was going to be inevitably made off a picture of their child and ensure that it went for good use and not into the pockets of some paparazzi and their agencies – now that is a good thing.

  56. april says:

    Beautiful baby. Already looks like her mum.

  57. eternalcanadian says:

    @lu: I agree about Lainey. She’s just so grating and annoying on eTalk (CTV Canada) and her LaineyGossip website is the same. I find it borderline Perez Hilton now. At least we expect that from Perez, but a “nice Canadian?” She’s pretty harsh on a lot of people (she still calls Shiloh Jolie-Pitt “The Chosen One”–then again don’t we call Catherine “Waitie Katie” still? 😛 ). 😉

  58. lene says:

    i can’t believe that i read some posts that were like this: great family, they have it all together blablabla

    how can i have respect for a women that tolerates a cheating husband?

    even if the last scandal wasn’t true… the rebecca loos thing is still suspicious to me.

  59. bugsy says:

    “What the Jolie Pitts did made perfect sense in their situation – a situation that the Beckhams could only dream about.”

    Ugh. This is the type of thing that gives brangeloonies a bad name. Because you know for certain that selling your babies pictures to an international magazine would be a situation that all parents should be dreaming about! It all makes perfect sense! It’s oh so magical! And of course you KNOW beyond a shadow of a doubt that the beckhams weren’t offered any money for shots of their little girl? I’m not arguing which way is classier, but come on. No one knows that.

  60. Larissa says:

    Let them enjoy the moment and ofc every baby is the most beautiful one to their moms…

    I have a friend who just had a baby boy on the 7th, and she won´t stop yapping about how gorgeous, nice, calm, perfect , a dream her baby is!!!!
    I don´t remember being like that with my son, but I probably was! ha

  61. katnip says:

    @bugsy.

    maybe they know things with the same certainty that you do when you post about other celebrities. Maybe they are using your sources..

    but it seems all your “in the know” comments are always regarding the Jolie-Pitts. Who you spouting off about not being “classy on another thread”.. but hey maybe you were not arguing the point after all..
    **************

    anyway the baby is cute and congrats to them.

  62. bluhare says:

    @RHONYC: But Romeo’s got David’s build through aand through!

  63. UKHels says:

    VB ain’t really asleep in that pic, sooo staged (as was the one posted a couple of weeks ago)

  64. Hanh says:

    So cute. Brings back memories of me in the hospital with my little boys.

  65. Kim says:

    Very cute. Congrats to them!

  66. Aurelia says:

    Ugg, has vickies pig nose poor thing. Glad she finally got sperm washing and had a girl though. Not being able to balance your family and select the gender of your baby is so primative.

  67. Isa says:

    Maybe she has eyelash extensions?

    But really when you’re looking at eyelashes from that angle they quite often look that long. She looks like she just has eyeliner and mascara on to me.

    I don’t like David’s sleeves.

    I guess I’m the only one but I love it when celebrities sell their pictures and donate it to charities. I know people think it’s famewhore-ish but I can’t help but think that charities are benifiting from it! I would love to make a large donation like some celebrities are able to in my child’s name!