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13 Bollywood baby names and what they mean

Ever wondered what celebrity baby names mean?

Written By Debjani Arora | Updated : May 22, 2015 5:15 PM IST

Celebrity Baby Names

While their screen names may be common: Rahul, Raju, Raj or Priya, Pooja, Payal. But when it comes to choosing a name for their baby, it has to be different and unique. So when a baby is born to a celebrity couple, we are eager to know the little one’s name. Here are a few unique baby names and their meanings.

Sharukh And Gauri Khan

The couple has three lovely kids named Aryan, Suhana, and AbRam. Aryan means ‘warrior’ and Suhana means ‘charming,’ while the unique name AbRam is a variation of Prophet Abraham with the touch of ‘Ram’ in it. Deep thoughts we say.

Amir Khan And Kiran Rao

This celebrity couple went the IVF-surrogacy way to get a child, and they choose to keep it sweet and simple. Azad is the name they choose for their son which means ‘free or liberated.’

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Aishwarya And Abhishek Bachchan

The power couple named their daughter Aradhya, a Sanskrit name that means ‘to be worshiped.’

Akshay Kumar And Twinkle Khanna

They opted for Indian names for their children. Aarav means ‘in high regard of’ whereas Nitara means ‘having deep roots'.

Kajol And Ajay Devgan

They named their daughter Nysa inspired from a Greek name which means ‘new beginning’ and their son Yug which in Hindi translates to ‘an era.’

Madhuri Dixit And Sriram Nene

They choose Irish names for their boys, where Raayan means ‘gates of a paradise,’ Aarin means ‘strength of a mountain.’

Hrithik Roshan And Sussanne Khan

They choose two unique names for their boys Hridhaan an Indian, which means ‘a big heart’ and Hrehan an Arabic variation of Rehan, which means ‘god’s chosen one.’

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Farhan And Adhuna Akhtar

Farhan and Adhuna named their children Akira and Shakya. Akira is a Japanese name that means ‘bright and intelligent,’ and Shakya means a ‘circle of energy.’

Imran Khan And Avantika

The young parents decided on a Swahili name for their daughter Imara, which means ‘strong and resolute.’ The couple went on to add both their surnames making it Imara Malik Khan.

Maria Goretti And Arshad Warsi

This couple got really creative while naming their children. Their son is called Zeke Zidaan, which means ‘shooting star’ in Arabic, and their daughter, Zene Zoe, which means ‘beautiful’ in an African language.

Ritesh Deshmukh And Genelia D’souza

Blessed with a baby boy the couple named their son Riaan which means ‘Little king.’

Vivek Oberoi And Priyanka Alva

Vivek Oberoi and Priyanka Alva The couple was recently blessed with a daughter and named her Ameyaa Nirvana where Ameyaa means ‘boundless peace’ and Nirvana is ‘complete bliss.’ Their three-year-old son is named Vivaan Veer.