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Nicole Richie’s dad Lionel doesn’t know why she named her new son Sparrow.

Legendary singer Lionel, 60, claims to not even know what Sparrow means.

He said: “I have no idea where that came from. I will ask her, it is very interesting. With the excitement of the baby, you don’t go into the name just yet. When I heard it, I thought it was my job just to go ‘absolutely’.

“I will ask about Sparrow and she will have a story.”

Richie also adds that his daughter is in better shape than ever after giving birth to her second child Sparrow.

Nicole, 27, and her partner singer Joel Madden, 30, have two kids together, newly born Sparrow James Midnight Richie Madden and baby girl Harlow Winter Kate Richie Madden who was born in January 2008.

Lionel continued: “I’m just very proud of Joel (Madden) and of Nicole. One thing I love about Nicole is when she makes her mind up to do something, it’s done. When Joel came along she found that one person, that partner that she needed to kind of get her into that mode of taking care of herself and paying attention to her lifestyle.

“And then of course when Mouse number one and Mouse number two came along that was it, and I can tell you right now she is a different person.”