Actress Zooey Deschanel finally revealed the name of her baby, a couple of months after her daughter was born. She is the New Girl star’s first baby with new husband Jacob Pechenik.
Although the baby was born back in July, it wasn’t until Monday night that she revealed the baby’s name. Deschanel and Pechenik told People at the Rock The Kasbah red carpet in New York that their baby’s name is Elsie Otter, “like the animal,” Deschanel said.
Deschanel, 35, also talked about the baby’s name when she stopped by the Today Show this morning.
“We just really liked the name Elsie and then we both love otters — they’re very sweet and they’re also smart,” she said. “They use tools … they hold hands while they sleep, there’s so many amazing things about otters. They’re wonderful animals.”
Deschanel will be missing a few episodes of New Girl while on maternity leave and the show doesn’t come back until January. In the meantime, you can see her in Rock The Kasbah with Bill Murray starting on Friday.
It has also been a great week for Deschanel business-wise. On Monday, Time Inc. announced that it bought HelloGiggles, the site she co-founded.