Why Zayn Malik, Gigi Hadid named their daughter Khai

The little one's name had been revealed after she turned four-months-old

Zayn Malik and Gigi Hadid’s daughter recently turned four-months-old, and shortly after the celebrations, the model finally revealed the little one’s name.

Gigi made the announcement subtle, changing her Instagram bio to ‘Khai's mom’. She didn't elaborate on why the couple chose the name Khai, but TMZ received intel from a source close to her and Zayn regarding the choice.

Turns out the name Khai wasn't just chosen for its Arabic meaning, which is the ‘crowned’. It was also chosen because of a deeply personal reason. Gigi’s grandmother was named Khairia from her father, Mohamed's side. The internal source said the name Khai was a tribute to her.

Khairia descended from nobility and passed away in 2008, Gigi's father revealed on Instagram. "Her great grandfather was the Prince of Nazareth – King of Galilee in the 18^th century Daher Al-Omer The Ruler," he wrote in a tribute last May.

Mohamed had revealed in April 2020 that Gigi adored her grandmother. "My Mom (Allah Yerhamha) Khairia Daher Hadid would have been so proud of @gigihadid today .. Gigi loved everything about Tata. Gigi won first place in an art competition of a portrait of her Tata. This picture was taking 1955 in Beirut. She was a stunner great mom a wife a Tata to thirty or so Grandkids. We and I miss her every time I breathe. Looking down from above, saying happy early birthday Gigi. You make me proud."

The name Khai also pays tribute to Gigi's sister Bella, whose full name is Isabella Khair Hadid (likely in tribute to her grandmother, too).

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