Diane Kruger Finally Reveals the Name of Her and Norman Reedus’ 3-Year-Old Daughter: ‘She’s Changed My World’

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A special choice! While reflecting on her connection with her daughter, Diane Kruger revealed the inspiration behind her child’s name — Nova Tennessee.“I had her late in life at 42, and [fiancé Norman Reedus] had a child when he was much younger.

Nova in Latin means new beginning, and a nova star keeps changing and is reborn,” Kruger, 45, who shares the 3-year-old with The Walking Dead alum, 53, told People on Wednesday, May 11. “And we love Tennessee and the Smoky Mountains, we do motorcycle trips there.”The National Treasure actress explained that it was important for her to choose the perfect name. “I remember coming home crying because kids were making fun of my name,” she shared, adding that her mom chose the moniker based on the Roman goddess Diana. “It truly changed my life.

And how I see myself today.”The Germany native also admitted that she was surprised by “how much” she loves motherhood.“I wanted to be a mom and I was sure I was going to like it, but just the magnitude of wanting to be there every second, not missing a thing,” Kruger noted. “So many things at my age, you’ve done a thousand times, but just seeing it through her eyes again.

Whether it’s having ice cream for the first time or seeing snow for the first time there’s just something so refreshing and simple about that life as mother and daughter that I’ve just found magnificent.”For the former model, her little one couldn’t have been born at a better time. “[Nova] was a surprise.