What Does Suri Mean?

Suri Alpaca - from Championalpacas.comSo, Tom and Katie picked an original name for their little nipper... nothing surprising in a celebrity doing that.

But just what does Suri mean? And we're not talking Princess.

Name-picking is always a tricky business; after all, it's something your kid is stuck with for life... and you're stuck with shouting at them for many years.

But a bit of research is always wise. In fact, not just a bit. A lot.

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes were clearly convinced that Suri would be perfect - and don't get us wrong, we think it's pretty too.

But, scratching beneath the surface of it meaning Princess in Hebrew and Red Rose in Persian, they might have changed their mind.

Tom Cruise and Katie HolmesA llama? Not something you'd care to be named after. But Suri is a breed of alpaca from South America, known for its ability to make a good jumper.

According to our favourite alpaca website, championalpacas.com: "Suri alpacas are extremely rare. The suri alpaca is an excellent investment because of its rarity and inherent beauty."

But it's not just Llama that Suri Cruise is in danger of being nicknamed.

In Hindi, Suri is a boy's name meaning Lord Krishna.

In some Indian dialects, Suri means "pointy nose".

And in Japanese, it can mean "pickpocket".

Any more? Click here to send us your thoughts

Pinocchio had a pointy nose, at times

Here's what people have already sent us:

Anonymous: "I just wanted to inform you that Suri in Amharic (Ethiopia's official language) means trouser."

Sonja from London on Suri the llama: "Did you know that Tom Cruise's daughter is actually named after a type of alpaca or llama? I wonder if she will bear any resemblance to her namesake when she grows up."

Jenny from south London: "I have a cat called Suri - I only know that it's a lovely name!"

Yolande: "I wonder whether Tom and Katie realised that Suri means pickpocket in Japanese.... A pickpocketting princess!"

Pickpocket extraordinaire, FaginMark: "I love the name Suri, because my daughter's name is Suri and it is a shortened version of Sarah."

Vicky from London: "Suri means sun in Sanskrit, or priest or sage. It is also an epithet of Krishna."

CS Chau: "Suri means royal queen in Malay."

Rushna from Bradford: "Suri in Bengali means burglary."

Linda from Wicklow, Ireland: "Suri = Surrey, which is also a region of England, where the late L Ron Hubbard's home is located and the headquarters of Scientology in the UK."

Ayu from Budapest: "In Javanese (not Japanese, mind you) suri means comb. I'm not saying that it has negative meaning whatsoever - only unusual, perhaps."

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