Earlier this week, after keeping it secret for a little over four months, Gigi Hadid and Zayn Malik finally revealed the name of their daughter.

Hadid announced their baby girl’s name on Instagram with a subtle change of her Instagram profile to say, “Khai’s mom”.

And it seems the baby Khai’s name has a link to her supermodel auntie, Bella Hadid.

The 24-year-old’s full name is ‘Isabella Khair Hadid’, meaning her middle name is very similar to her niece’s.

Gigi Hadid baby girl (1)

Both Khai and Khair appear to link back to their Palestinian heritage as Mohamed Hadid’s mother was called Khairiah.

The property tycoon has previously claimed his late mother descended from royalty. “Her great grandfather was the Prince of Nazareth – King of Galilee in the 18th century Daher Al-Omer The Ruler,” he previously said.

Regardless, it’s a lovely link for auntie and niece to share.

The name Khai also has a special meaning behind it in Arabic – in some terms it means “crowned”, “the chosen one” or “strong”.

Welcoming their new baby girl

Hadid and Malik announced the birth of their first-born via social media back in September.

The new mum took to Instagram to announce the news shortly sharing a sweet photo of her daughter’s hand.

 

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“Our girl joined us earth-side this weekend and she’s already changed our world,” she captioned the photo. “So in love.”

While the new mum has now revealed her baby girl’s name to the world, she’s still keeping her face hidden from the public view to protect her privacy, something which she has done throughout her pregnancy.

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Images: Gigi Hadid Instagram