The trend of keeping unique and sometimes unusual baby names started off in Hollywood and very soon, this trend caught in Bollywood too. Our wonderful Bollywood celebrities have also started moving away from the obvious names for their kids and have started looking for inspirations at different cultures across the world.
Gauri and Shahrukh have three lovely kids- Aryan, Suhana and AbRam. Aryan means a ‘warrior’ and Suhana means ‘charming’. Explaining the unique name of his third child, Shahrukh has been quoted saying, “His name is based on a variation of Prophet Abraham. And I liked the connotation that it is kind of a secular name (with the word ‘Ram’ in it).”
Imran Khan and Avantika Malik Young parents in Bollywood, Imran and Avantika, found a beautiful Swahili name of their daughter. Imara means ‘strong and resolute’. The couple has also added both their surnames to their daughter’s name, Imara Malik Khan.
Shilpa Shetty and Raj Kundra Shilpa and Raj wanted to give a symbolic name to their little bundle of joy. They named him Viaan, which means ‘full of life and energy’.
Aishwarya and Abhishek Bachchan Power couple, Aishwarya and Abhishek, decided to stick to their Indian roots and chose a beautiful Sanskrit name for their daughter. Aaradhya means ‘to be worshipped’ or ‘someone who is worth worshipping’ in Sanskrit.
Hrithik Roshan and Sussanne Khan Sussanne and Hrithik Roshan chose two unique Indian names for their boys. Hridhaan means a person with a ‘big heart’ whereas Hrehaan, which is a variation of the Arabic word Rehan, means ‘God’s chosen one’.
Aamir and Kiran, who went the IVF-surrogacy way to have a child, named their son Azad Rao Khan. He has been named after Aamir’s great granduncle Maulana Azad, who was a famous freedom fighter. Azad, of course, means ‘free or liberated’.
Sanjay Dutt and Manyata: Manyata and Sanjay took inspiration from Persian and Hebrew to name their twins. Shahraan is derived from Shah (royal), and raan (knight), which means royal knight or warrior. And, his daughter Iqra’s name means ‘to educate’ in Hebrew.
Akshay Kumar and Twinkle Khanna Akshay and Twinkle decided to opt for Indian names as well for their two wonderful children. Aarav means ‘in high regard of’ whereas Nitara means ‘having deep roots’.
Kajol and Ajay Devgan Kajol and Ajay were inspired by Greece while naming their first born child Nysa. Nysa means a ‘new beginning’ or ‘ambition’. Their second child was named Yug, which means ‘an era’ in Hindi.
Farah Khan and Shirish Kunder Farah, who gave birth to triplets back in 2008, named her children- Anya, Diva and Czar. Anya means grace in Russian and infinite in Sanskrit; Diva, means divine in Latin and Czar, is the Latin word for an emperor.
Madhuri Dixit and Sriram Nene Madhuri and Sriram chose Irish names for their boys. Raayan means ‘gates of paradise/heaven’ in Arabic, and means ‘little prince’ in Sanskrit, and ‘graceful’ in Jewish. Aarin means 'mountain strength'.
Raveena Tandon and Anil Thadani First names of Raveena and Anil’s kids, begins with the letter R, just like their celebrity mother. Their daughter’s name is Rasha which means ‘the first drops of rain’. And, their son’s name is Ranbir which means ‘brave warrior’.
Arjun Rampal and Mehr Jesia Arjun and Mehr’s daughters’ name have been inspired by Sanskrit and the Quran. Mahikaa, in Sanskrit means ‘earth’; and Myra, which is taken from the Quran, means ‘swift and light’.
Names of Karishma and Sanjay's two children have a Latin origin. Samaira means ‘Goddess of Beauty’, the same name also means ‘enchanting’ in Arabic. Their son, Kian’s name means ‘grace of God’.
Arshad Warsi and Maria Goretti:- Maria and Arshad did not want to choose a name that would denote any religion. That is why; they gave their children alliterative names. Their son is called Zeke Zidaan, which means ‘shooting star’ in Aramic and their daughter, Zene Zoe, which means ‘beautiful’ in an African language.
Emraan Hashmi and Parveen Shahani Emraan and Parveen have chosen such a beautiful name for their first child, Ayaan. The name means ‘gift of God’ in Arabic. It also means ‘someone who is religiously inclined’.
Sushmita Sen, who is a single mother, picked out two wonderful names for her daughters. Renee means ‘to be reborn’ and Alicia is a German name which means ‘noble’.
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