Thursday, July 11, 2013

What does AbRam Mean? Shah Rukh Khan’s son’s name?

When Shah Rukh Khan got his first (so far) surrogate baby boy, he named him AbRam. Note that “R” is a capital here, as against the common convention. I wondered like many people, what does “AbRam” mean?
 
On one forum I could read a person claiming that it should have been “Abraham” which is Hebrew origin. But if he wanted to be it Abraham which is a proper word, he could name him so. Why choose AbRam appearing as specifically different name than Abraham?
 
Another portal tells the real reason. You can read it to understand:
 
His older children Aryan, 16 and Suhana, 13 were given Indian names and everyone wondered what SRK would name his son. While he is a Muslim, his wife Gauri is a Hindu, so he has chosen a name that has both Hindu and Muslim reverberations. AbRam is a Hebrew name that means ‘Father of Many’. The name also encompasses one of the foremost Hindu deities Ram and he has highlighted this by spelling the R with a capital. Looks like SRK has come up with quite an innovative name. We congratulate the Khans and wish AbRam all health and happiness.

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