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Coleen Rooney, the wife of England footballer Wayne Rooney, has given birth to a baby boy.

The child, who the couple have named Kai Wayne Rooney, was born at 2.20pm at Liverpool Women’s Hospital, their spokesman said.

The spokesman added: “Mother and baby are both absolutely fine. Wayne and Coleen are thrilled with the wonderful addition to their family life.”

The name Kai, a variant of Kay, reportedly means "rejoice" in Finnish. According to another report, the name has Welsh, Scandinavian and Greek roots and means "keeper of the keys". It is also a unisex Hawaiian name meaning "the sea".