Y A Y! Ed Sheeran is now a father!

Ed Sheeran and his wife Cherry Seaborn have announced the birth of their daughter named Lyra Antarctica Seaborn Sheeran.

The singer-songwriter shared the wonderful news in an Instagram post on Tuesday.

“Last week, with the help of an amazing delivery team, Cherry gave birth to our beautiful and healthy daughter - Lyra Antarctica Seaborn Sheeran,” He said.

Sheeran told the fans that they were completely in love with her.

“Both mum and baby are doing amazing and we are on cloud nine over here,” he went on.

“We hope that you can respect our privacy at this time. Lots of love and I’ll see you when it’s time to come back, Ed x.” the post reads.

According to an article published by Vulture.com, their daughter’s name more than likely comes from Philip Pullman’s acclaimed fantasy series His Dark Materials, which follows the clever and adventurous Lyra Belacqua through parallel universes as she is embroiled in a cosmic war. (Lyra can also mean “harp,” which is perfect for the finger-plucking musician.)

Sheeran called His Dark Materials “the best books I’ve ever read” back in a 2015 tweet. Now, he gets to share their magic with his own Lyra.

While in a write-up written by The Cut, an online magazine, “Lyra” refers to the lyre of Orpheus in Greek mythology, which he plays in a scene from the ancient Greek epic poem The Argonautica to drown out the hypnotic song of the sirens. It’s also the name of a constellation and is usually represented on maps of the stars as an eagle carrying a lyre.

Whatever is the reason or story behind Lyra’s name, let’s all be happy for Ed and Cherry’s new bundle of joy.

Welcome to the fatherhood Ed!