Rihanna and A$AP Rocky have reportedly named their baby boy RZA Athelston Mayers
Their son is seemingly named after producer and rapper RZA, the leader of the Wu-Tang Clan.
Rihanna has hinted at the name by wearing clothing repping Wu-Tang Clan, which comprises RZA, GZA, Method Man, Raekwon, Ghost face Killah, Inspectah Deck, U-God, Masta Killa, and the late Ol’ Dirty B**tard, multiple times since giving birth.
Fans had recently speculated that the little boy might have been named Noah, but there were few indications of his true name.
Notably, the certificate of live birth indicates that RZA was given his father’s middle name of Athelston
However, Rocky’s middle name has previously been listed by multiple outlets as ‘Athelaston.’
The rapper’s family have a history of naming children after musical icons, Rocky’s real name (Rakim Mayers) is inspired by Rakim of Eric B. &Rakim fame.
Athelstan is a masculine name of English origin, meaning ‘noble stone.’
It is derived from the Old English æþele and stān, which translate to ‘noble’ and ‘stone,’ respectively. Athelstan is closely linked to Anglo-Saxon nobility, with the first king of England sharing this aristocratic moniker.
The certificate of live birth also indicates that RZA was born at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.
One of Rihanna’s recent hints about her son’s secret name was on April 5, when she was seen carrying the beaming boy while wearing a baggy black Wu-Tang Clan top as she was seen leaving a meal at Giorgio Baldi in Santa Monica.
The Umbrella singer wasn’t particularly subtle on August 12 of last year, nearly three months after she gave birth, when she stepped out in New York City in a baggy white RZA T-shirt.
Rihanna is currently pregnant with her and Rocky’s second a child, a reveal she made during her historic Super Bowl Halftime performance this past February.
The singer previously talked about how motherhood has impacted her during the Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show press conference. “When I first got the call to do it again this year, I was like, ‘You sure?’ Like, I’m three months postpartum, like, should I be making major decisions like this right now? Like, I might regret this,” she said.
“But when you become a mom, there’s something that just happens where you feel like you could take on the world, you can do anything.”
