Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes Suprise Jewish People with Baby Name Choice
Hebrew language scholars announced that Tom Cruise invented new Hebrew word.
Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes has shown some courage choosing a baby name that sent Hebrew-speaking people scratching their heads.
Thing is, there's no such word as "Suri" in Hewbrew.
Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes couple welcomed a 7lb. 7oz. (3.4 kg) girl named Suri on April 18, 2006.
It has been announced that the name has its origins in Hebrew, meaning, according to Tom Cruise, "princess" or "red rose" in Persian.
However, Hebrew language scholars announced on April 20, 2006 that Tom Cruise was "inventing" words.
Suri’s name can be traced to a Hebrew word meaning "princess" or "noblewoman" but by such a circuitous route that the connection is lost on most Israelis.
Sarah is the actual Hebrew name that means "princess".FoxNews.com points out Suri could be a derivation of Sarah, through the use of Kabbalistic word mathematics.
"We seem to have learned a new Hebrew word — and from Tom Cruise, no less," an Israeli TV anchorman said.
The London Times notes in Japanese, suri means "pickpocket." However, L. Ron Hubbard's former home and Scientology's UK headquarters is located in Surrey, England.
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