United Kingdom, Feb. 14 -- Zoe Saldana 's dad wanted to name her after an ex-girlfriend.

The 46-year-old actress has revealed her parents struggled to come up with a name for their baby girl so her late dad Aridio Saldana suggested Yadira - but her mom Asalia Nazario rejected the idea when she found out it was inspired by a former lover.

Zoe told Jessie and Lennie Ware on the latest episode of their 'Table Manners' podcast: "My mom and my dad, they were really young parents, and they either were making love or they were fighting.

"I guess that throughout my pregnancy, my mom and my dad were at each other's wits end.

"They couldn't decide on a name because my dad wanted to name me Yadira, which is my second name, and then when my mom l...