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Emmeline Saunders

Amy Schumer announces newborn baby's name - and it's very unusual

Amy Schumer has announced her newborn son's name a day after giving birth to him.

The comedian, who welcomed her first child with her husband Chris Fischer on Monday, shared an adorable snap of the little boy opening his eyes while being cuddled by his dad.

Next to it, Amy wrote: "Gene Attell Fischer And his dad Chris."

The name is unusual as it's a little old-fashioned, but has a solid meaning.

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Amy introduced her son Gene with his dad Chris (Instagram)

According to baby name websites, Gene is an English boys name that is an abbreviation of Eugene, which means 'well-born'.

Attell doesn't have an official meaning, but could be given as a tribute to Amy's good friend and fellow comedian Dave Attell.

Little Gene Attell can take inspiration from the likes of Gene Kelly and Gene Hackman, who both made their names famous in Hollywood.

Amy had previously joked that her little boy was their very own royal baby , as she gave birth shortly before Meghan Markle and Prince Harry welcomed their as-yet-unannounced Baby Sussex.

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Amy gave birth shortly before Meghan Markle (Instagram)
She joked she'd been pregnant for ages (Instagram)

"0:55 pm last night. Our royal baby was born," she captioned an Instagram picture of Chris gently kissing her on the cheek as she lay topless in a hospital bed giving her sleeping newborn some skin-to-skin cuddling.

While Amy and Chris have got the name announcement out of the way, their fellow new parents across the Pond - the Duke and Duchess of Sussex - are yet to unveil their little boy's moniker.

Harry and Meghan are set to introduce their brand new addition to the family to the public in a photocall around lunchtime today, having taken the last two days to themselves to avoid the media circus.

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Harry and Meghan will announce their son's name today (REUTERS)

Meghan hasn't been seen in public since she was heavily pregnant, while Harry gave his first interview after the birth while standing outside his new home at Frogmore Cottage in the grounds of Windsor Castle.

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