This
year
saw
a
lot
of
celebrities
embracing
parenthood,
and
they
have
given
the
Class
of
2024
some
unusual
names.
While
we’re
still
waiting
to
see
many
of
them,
Namrata
Thakker
decodes
these
names.
Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Deepika
Padukone/Instagram
Deepika
Padukone
and
Ranveer
Singh
took
to
Instagram
to
share
the
name
of
their
baby
girl:
Dua
Padukone
Singh.
Dua,
Deepika
explains,
means
a
‘prayer’
because
‘she
is
the
answer
to
our
prayers’.
Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Anushka
Sharma/Instagram
In
February,
Anushka
Sharma
and
Virat
Kohli
announced
the
arrival
of
their
second
baby,
a
son
named
Akaay.
In
Sanskrit,
it
means
‘immortal’
or
something
‘that
does
not
decay’.
In
Turkish,
it
means
shining
moon.
Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Yami
Gautam/Instagram
Yami
Gautam
and
Aditya
Dhar
became
parents
to
a
baby
boy
in
May,
and
have
have
named
their
son
Vedavid.
It
means
someone
who
is
well-versed
with
the
Vedas.
Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Vikrant
Massey/Instagram
Vikrant
Massey
and
Sheetal
Thakurhave
named
thei
baby
boy,
born
in
February,
Vardaan.
Massey
writes,
‘Nothing
short
of
a
blessing…
We
named
him
VARDAAN.’
Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Varun
Dhawan
Varun
Dhawan
and
Natasha
Dałal
became
proud
parents
to
a
baby
girl
in
June
and
daddy
revealed
her
name
on
Kaun
Banega
Crorepati
recently:
Lara.
The
name
has
different
meanings
in
different
cultures
and
languages.
In
Sanskrit,
Lara
is
derived
from
the
word
‘Laranya’
which
means
grace.
In
Greek,
it
means
messenger
of
Gods.
In
Turkish
mythology,
it
means
water
fairies.
Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Richa
Chadha/Instagram
Ali
Fazal
and
Richa
Chadha
were
blessed
with
a
baby
girl
in
July.
They
have
finally
revealed
her
name:
Zuneyra
Ida
Fazal.
The
proud
parents
lovingly
call
her
Zuni.
Zuneyra,
an
Urdu
origin
name,
means
‘flower
of
paradise.’
Of
course,
if
Javed
Akhtar
had
his
way,
the
little
girl
would
have
been
named
Jwala
Ali,
after
her
‘firebrand’
mother.
Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Amala
Paul
Amala
Paul,
who
is
married
to
Jagat
Desai,
gave
birth
to
a
baby
boy
in
June
and
named
him
Ilai.
In
Tamil,
Ilai
means
a
leaf.
In
Hebrew,
it
means
‘to
ascend’.
Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Swara
Bhasker/Instagram
Swara
Bhasker
and
Fahad
Ahmed
have
a
beautiful
daughter
named
Raabiyaa.
The
name
is
of
Arabic
origin
and
means
‘spring’
or
‘blossom.’
Photographs
curated
by
Satish
Bodas/Rediff.com
