Knut’s adorable baby brother christened ‘Fiete’ at zoo in Rostock, Germany

EIGHT years after Knut melted hearts around the world, the polar bear’s four-month-old brother has been christened in a very cute ceremony.

A young polar bear stands in its enclosure on March 25, 2015 in the zoo in Rostock, northern Germany. The polar bear that has still no name was born on December 3, 2014. AFP PHOTO / DPA/ BERND WÜSTNECK GERMANY OUT

EIGHT years after Knut drew millions of visitors to the Berlin Zoo, the polar bear’s baby brother has been christened at a zoo in the north-eastern German town of Rostock.

The cub, now four months old and living with his mother Vilma, was christened “Fiete” on Tuesday after nearly 3000 name suggestions were submitted at the zoo.

Rostock mayor Roland Methling, who has been named the cub’s godfather, conducted the christening by spraying the four-month-old cub with water from a fire hose.

Family ... Fiete with his mother Vilma. Picture: AFP

Playing ... Fiete in his enclosure. Picture: AFP

Adorable ... Fiete plays with snow. Picture: AFP

Fiete shares a father with Knut, the polar bear that drew millions of people to Berlin in 2007. Knut was the zoo’s first polar bear to survive past infancy in three decades and quickly became a global sensation.

Knut died in 2011 from the after effects of a brain infection.

World famous ... Knut, then three months old, waves as he plays with his minder.

Cute ... Knut swimming in his enclosure at the Tiergarten zoo in Berlin. Picture: AFP

The christening was one of the new cub’s first public appearances since his birth on December 3.

Fiete, who now weighs 20 kilogrammes, will remain with his mother for another two years.