On 8 September 2024, Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh became parents and welcomed a wonderful baby girl into their lives. But it wasn’t until recently that the two shared what her name was.
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However, on Diwali, Deepika and Ranveer took to social media to share a picture of their daughter and reveal her name. They have named her Dua Padukone Singh.
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“‘Dua’ : meaning a Prayer. Because She is the Answer to our Prayers,” the couple wrote on Instagram.
However, this ignited a trend consisting of innumerable comments on social media asking why the little girl’s name was ‘Dua’ and not ‘Prarthana’. A man named Tarun Gautam noticed this and highlighted it on social media.
Deepika & Ranveer have named their daughter Dua Padukone Singh
Bhakts are asking why is her name Dua and not Prarthana.
— Tarun Gautam (@TARUNspeakss) November 1, 2024
Some people thought that he was joking. But he actually wasn’t. He shared screenshots of comments from Instagram showing numerous comments asking the same question.
Ffs I didn’t make this up 😑😑 pic.twitter.com/RkFuiG770w
— Tarun Gautam (@TARUNspeakss) November 1, 2024
Here’s a closer look at the comments:
Several people found it strange how people feel the need to question someone else’s choice of baby names. A name is a deeply personal choice and doesn’t define one’s faith or beliefs. Here’s how some people reacted:
They can accept Dhua but Dua 😂
— £ak$hmì (@___SimplyMe__) November 1, 2024
In a secular country, you are not allowed choose your name without permission from certain people.
— Amanur Rahman (@the_amanur) November 2, 2024
Uff, jokers all. My daughter’s name is Shaayari and I’ve been asked more than once why I didn’t name her Kavita. And I’m not even famous 🙄 Because you morons you can throw a stone and hit a Kavita it’s so common, whereas Shaayari is a beautiful unique name.
— Riya Mukherjee (@MsRiyaMukherjee) November 2, 2024
I saw a comment which was asking why isn’t the name a combination of Ranvir and Deepika 🤕
— Travis Toe (@Umemeshhh) November 2, 2024
This is what normal sane people look like https://t.co/Tzs3v9OjiE pic.twitter.com/9D9ZgJUMrs
— dr⁷ 🪩 (@btsrchives) November 2, 2024
Such unnecessary criticism!