Usher wants to name his son after himself

Father-to-be Usher is hoping his pregnant wife Tameka Foster gives birth to a boy because he's got his heart set on a male name for the unborn child - Usher.

The R&B singer was born Usher Raymond and, if the unborn baby is a boy, he's hoping to continue a family tradition by passing on his name to another generation.

Speaking to U.S. chat show host Ellen DeGeneres in an interview due to air on Tuesday, the 28-year-old says: "If it's a boy, I'm going to name him Usher. I'm hoping to name him that.

"I'm the fourth. Usher Raymond IV. I just want to pass the name on. Maybe I'll change the middle name."