In September of 2017, tennis player Serena Williams — winner of 23 Grand Slam women’s singles titles and four Olympic gold medals — and her husband, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, welcomed a baby girl.
Her name?
Alexis Olympia Ohanian, Jr.
“Alexis” was passed down from her father, “Olympia” is a nod to her mother, and the initials “A.O.” are a reference to the 2017 Australian Open, which Serena won (by defeating her older sister, Venus, in the women’s singles final) when she was approximately 2 months pregnant.
The couple’s second child, another baby girl, was born in August of 2023 and named Adira River.
Sources:
- Park, Andrea. “Serena Williams debuts photo of baby girl Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr.” CBS News 13 Sept. 2017.
- Serena Williams tweet (28 Sept. 2017)
- Alexis Ohanian Sr. Instagram post (22 Aug. 2023)
Image: Adapted from Williams S. RG18 (17) by si.robi under CC BY-SA 2.0.