Jesinta Franklin Shares Meaning Behind Babys Unique Name

has revealed how she and husband Lance 'Buddy' Franklin chose their newborn son's unique name.

The model, 34, and her AFL star husband, 39, welcomed baby number three, Bam, into the world in December, with Jesinta publicly announcing the name in March.

Speaking to the Herald Sun, Jesinta revealed the name was chosen while Buddy was watching an game.

She said that Buddy was quite taken with the moniker of Miami Heat star Bam Adebayo.

'Bud had been watching the basketball once when I was pregnant and one of the US basketball players' name is Bam and Bud was like, "That is the coolest name, if we have another boy I’d love to call him Bam",' she said.

She added that the name was also a subtle nod to the iconic Flintstones character, Bamm Bamm  – the son of Barney and Betty Rubble.

'So, it kind of just stuck,' she said.

'We wanted something unique and different and we’d call him Bam Bam at home, like the Flintstones character, and it really suited him.'

However, Jesinta added that it wasn't too long before she encountered another bub with the same name.

'The funny thing is we took the kids to a surf school in Yallingup and they had a Rocky and a Bam there – we never thought we’d meet another Bam. So, it was nothing too deep and meaningful,' she said.

Jesinta took to Instagram in March to reveal the name.

She posted a photo of her tenderly cradling her bub as they relaxed at home.

'Me and my little sidekick, Bam. He's been on every Zoom, attended every meeting, every photo shoot and now, every podcast I've done since he was born,' Jesinta wrote in the caption. 

'It can be tricky finding the balance between it all, but this guy has made it so easy for us. He doesn't leave our side... just rolls with the chaos that is our life!'