Pregnant Gretchen Rossi Reveals Her Daughter on the Way's Name — and Its Heartwarming Meaning

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Pregnant Gretchen Rossi Reveals Her Daughter on the Way's Name — and Its Heartwarming Meaning

Mom-to-be Gretchen Rossi has decided on a name for her first child.

The 41-year-old Real Housewives of Orange County alum told Access Hollywood on Wednesday what she and longtime partner Slade Smiley are naming their upcoming baby girl: Skylar Gray!

“I’ve just loved the name Skylar ever since I was a little girl,” Rossi shared. “And it was so interesting because when I told Slade, it was so cute to see his reaction to it. He was just like, ‘Oh my gosh, I love the name Skylar!’ He immediately took to the name.”

“It is so perfect in so many ways and for so many reasons,” Smiley told Access. “We’ve spent so much time praying and looking to the sky for guidance and looking for help and support in this IVF journey.”

“So praying to God and looking to the sky seemed such a perfect correlation between this journey we’ve been on and the name,” he added.

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Slade Smiley and Gretchen Rossi | Tiffany Rose/Getty
Slade Smiley and Gretchen Rossi | Tiffany Rose/Getty

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