Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Nick Jonas welcomed a baby girl via surrogate in January this year in a surprise news.
While the actors didn’t reveal any more details about the newborn, including her name, reports have revealed that the little one’s name is Malti Marie Chopra Jonas.
According to TMZ, who saw her birth certificate, Malti Marie was born just after 8pm on January 15 at a hospital in San Diego.
While Malti is an Indian name of Sanskrit origin, Marie is a Christian name. The newborn has both her parents’ surnames and her names honour both her parents’ heritage and culture.
Malti means small fragrant flower or moonlight in Sanskrit while Marie, the French version of ‘Mary’ is a biblical name belonging to the holy mother of Jesus Christ.
The couple have also maintained tight secrecy around Malti Marie and have not shared any photos of their daughter yet.