Was Brooklyn Beckham conceived in Brooklyn?

Brooklyn Joseph Beckham is the eldest son of English former footballer David Beckham and English singer-turned-fashion designer Victoria Beckham.

Brooklyn Beckham was born at The Portland Hospital in West End, London.

Was Brooklyn Beckham conceived in Brooklyn?

It is often reported that Brooklyn Beckham was named Brooklyn because he was conceived in Brooklyn, New York.

However, according to his mother’s 2001 autobiography Learning to Fly, she and her husband simply liked the name.

His mother recalled, it was only after choosing the name they “realised how appropriate it was because it was in New York that she found out that she was pregnant, and where David came after the World Cup.”

Brooklyn Beckham’s father is of partial Jewish descent.

Brooklyn Beckham spent his childhood in Madrid and Los Angeles, while his father played for Real Madrid and LA Galaxy.

Brooklyn Beckham played in the Arsenal F.C. Academy, but left in 2015 after not receiving a scholarship to remain with the academy.