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Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet and her husband Ned Rocknroll have chosen an unusual name for their newborn son.

His official birth certificate reads Bear Winslet, according to a spokesperson for the high profile couple.

They wed in a private ceremony in New York in December 2012. Rocknroll is the nephew of Sir Richard Branson and works for Virgin Galactic, the space-travel division of his uncle’s business. He was born Ned Abel Smith, but later legally changed his name.

Ned, 36, and Kate, 38, currently reside in South Downs National Park in West Sussex. The ‘Titanic’ star gave birth to her husband’s first child at National Health Service Hospital in Sussex County in England on Dec. 7, 2013.

Winslet has two children from previous marriages who live with the couple. Daughter Mia Honey Threapleton, born in London, is 13. Son Joe Alfie Winslet Mendes was delivered by his famous mother ten years ago yesterday in New York City.

Kate’s latest movie, ‘Labor Day,’ will hit U.S. theaters on December 27, 2013. Her film performance has been nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture Drama.

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