Future and Ciara name their child "Future"
21 May 2014, 10:06
| Written by
Luke Morgan Britton
R&B singer Ciara has given birth to her first child with fiance Future, naming the baby after the Atlanta rapper himself.
Confirming the news via Twitter, the pair have dubbed the newborn “Future Zahir Wilburn”, taking both the hip-hop star’s real surname (he was born Nayvadius Wilburn) and his stage moniker.
Baby Future was born weighing 9lb 10oz on Monday (19 May), with his mother posting the following picture to Instagram. Future and Ciara have dated since 2012.
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