Vin Diesel names new baby daughter after Paul Walker

They became the closest of friends on the Fast and Furious films and now Vin Diesel has paid the ultimate tribute to Paul Walker.

The 47-year-old announced his newborn baby daughter's name on the Today show US - and it's directly inspired by Paul.

Watch the video above to find out what Vin called his little girl. It's an emotional moment, that's for sure.

We love seeing a tough guy who's really a teddy bear on the inside...how many guys admit to thinking about their late bestie while "cutting [the] umbilical cord"?

Vin and long-time girlfriend Paloma Jimenez became parents for the third time on March 16. The pair have another daughter Hania Riley Sinclair, six, and a son, Vincent Sinclair, four.

It's the latest moving moment from Vin, who broke down while talking about his "best friend" at an LA screening of Furious 7 last week. View below:

Paul Walker died in a car crash in November 2013. His final film, Furious 7, is in cinemas April 2.

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