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'Otters hold hands when they sleep!' Zooey Deschanel reveals the meaning behind daughter's unusual name

Published: 13:47 EST, 20 October 2015 | Updated: 15:27 EST, 20 October 2015

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Zooey Deschanel has explained the meaning behind daughter Elsie Otter's unusual name.

Having only revealed the moniker on Monday night, on Tuesday the actress discussed why she and producer husband Jacob Pechenik had chosen it.

'We just really loved the name Elsie and we both love otters,' she said on The Today Show.

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'They hold hands when they sleep!' Zooey Deschanel revealed the meaning behind daughter Elsie Otter's unusual name as she appeared on The Today Show on Tuesday morning

Time for bed: Sea otters hold each other's paws when they go to sleep, to prevent themselves being separated

And she explained that the semi-aquatic animals had always been her favourite.

'They are very sweet and they are also smart,' she said. 'They use tools, they keep their favourite tools. They hold hands while they sleep.

'There are so many amazing things about otters. Who doesn't love otters.'

And Zooey joked of baby Elsie: 'I love otters, she better love otters. We don't know yet because she's only a few months old. But she's going to.'

'We just really loved the name Elsie and we both love otters,' she said of herself and producer husband Jacob Pechenik while on The Today Show

The actress started dating Skeleton Twins producer Pechenik in mid-2014, and in January this year she announced that they were expecting a baby.

A week later, she revealed that she was engaged, and said her beau had popped the question on January 17, her birthday.

Zooey confirmed through her rep in early August that she had tied the knot with Jacob on June 21 in a secret ceremony in Texas. She also confirmed that the two had welcomed their first child together.

Seal of approval: Zooey explained that Otters had always been her favourite animal

Talking on The Today Show, Zooey also opened up about her new movie Rock The Kasbah, which is based on the true story of a music producer who took a young female singer to Afghanistan.

'My character is Richie Lanz's last client and also his assistant and he's a music manager,' she explained.

'So he's basically trying to make a little money. And he hears there's a lot of money touring around Afghanistan. But it's a lot scarier than he even imagined.

Looking Otter-ly wonderful: The actress wore a blue dress and carried a Chanel bag after her early morning wake-up call

Lanz is played by Bill Murray, which as one of the reasons Zooey took the role.

'I loved this story. It was such a great story. I loved my character and I thought it was kindof a return to the classic Bill Murray stories that I grew up watching.

'And I felt like, it was a role he was going to be fantastic in. I signed up to watch Bill Murray but it was fantastic for me too.'

Proud parents: Elsie and husband Jacob Pechenik left their daughter at home to attend the premiere of her new movie Rock The Kasbah in New York on Monday night

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