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Surprise! Eva Mendes and Ryan Gosling secretly welcomed a second daughter last month... and gave her a familiar name

Published: 23:56 GMT, 9 May 2016 | Updated: 02:42 GMT, 10 May 2016

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Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes have secretly welcomed their second child together.

According to a birth certificate obtained by TMZ, the 42-year-old actress gave birth to a baby daughter in Los Angeles on April 29.

And the couple picked a familiar name for their little girl, calling her Amada Lee.

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Baby joy!: Eva Mendes and Ryan Gosling (pictured in 2012) secretly welcomed a second daughter on April 29

The two stars' eldest child, who was born in September 2014, is named Esmeralda Amada.

Amada Lee was born at 8.03am in Santa Monica at Providence St. John's Health Center, according to the birth certificate.

It was only reported two weeks before she welcomed Amada that Eva was expecting another baby with 35-year-old Ryan.

Us Weekly revealing on April 14 that Eva was pregnant again, with a source claiming she had been trying to conceal a baby bump during an LA photo shoot in February.

New mom: Eva, 42, was spotted out on Mother's Day with her family on Sunday, although there was no sign of new arrival Amada Lee Gosling

Hands on dad: Ryan, 35, was seen carrying little Esmeralda, who was born in September 2014

Much like with Esmeralda, the star kept both the pregnancy and birth of her second child under wraps.

Amada is the name of Eva's grandmother, and means 'beloved' in Spanish. It's also the name of the character the actress played in the 2007 movie We Own The Night.

Eva and Ryan were pictured taking little Esmeralda out for a Mother's Day lunch on Sunday, although there was no sign of baby Amada.

The little one's birth came less than two weeks after the tragic death of the Hitch star's older brother Carlos following a long battle with cancer.

Parents again: The happy couple, pictured in 2012, have been dating since 2011 after meeting on set of The Place Beyond The Pines

Familiar: Amada is the name of Eva's grandmother, and means 'beloved' in Spanish. It's also the name of the character the actress played in the 2007 movie We Own The Night

Ryan said in a recent interview with the Canadian edition of Hello! magazine that his family is his 'biggest investment'.

He shared: 'I'm with the person I'm supposed to be with - I'm not looking for anything else beyond Eva - and I feel very lucky that we have a beautiful, healthy daughter, who is an angel. That's investment enough for me.'

When asked how he fares as a dad, Ryan added: 'You'd have to ask my girlfriend really - all I can say is that it's important for me to be there for my daughter and that I want to be there too, because it's so fun. Being a dad isn't rocket science - I can handle it.'

Eva and Ryan have been dating since September 2011, after meeting on set of their movie The Place Beyond The Pines.