Ashanti has shared more details about her newborn.

During a recent interview with Entertainment Tonight, published on Wednesday (Aug. 21), the “Foolish” singer explained the heartfelt meaning behind her son’s name, Kareem Kenkaide Haynes, stating that the inspiration came from her husband Nelly.

“His dad named him with a lot of pride,” she told the outlet. “We were going back and forth for a long time on his name, and he was very adamant. He was like, ‘This is what I want, I love this.’ I thought it was just so amazing and so thoughtful and so sweet because Kenkaide is my dad’s name, and obviously, my dad has only girls, so Nelly was just like, ‘I think that would be really dope.’ This was all his idea.” Ashanti said that Kareem means generous, kind, noble, bountiful, and dignified.

Elsewhere in the conversation, she also revealed that her baby boy arrived earlier than expected and that Nelly had to fly in at the last minute. "He made it well before time, which was incredible," she told ET. “Just having all of us in the delivery room and seeing his face for the first time, I cried. It was just so emotional and so spiritual. Kind of having a vision of this moment for so long. I always wanted children; I always wanted to get married. I didn’t know that I was going to spin the block and be with my ex from a long time ago.”

Ashanti continued, “But, just all of these emotions happening at one time, just knowing that this is your person, this is your purpose, this is what it’s supposed to be. And the three of us together, when we were all able to hold each other, it was such an electrifying feeling. It just validated all of that. It was very emotional and spiritual, to say the least.”

As previously reported by BET, last month, Ashanti and Nelly welcomed their first child together. Ashanti shared the exciting news on Instagram alongside a photo and clip of herself posing in her Frida Mom disposable underwear. "Funny how life’s plans aren’t…always on time.. lol. I’ve been waiting to be a mom for a long time now, but nothing could prepare me for EVERYTHING motherhood brings!" she wrote in the caption. "This is what postpartum looks like I’m loving these super cozy @fridamom shorts! I’m so proud of my body for giving me my baby, baby, baby, baby, baby. 😆."