Los
Angeles
(Reuters):
It's
a
Nubian
tribe,
the
word
for
''rose''
in
Persian,
the
''sun''
in
Sanskrit
and,
oh
yes,
it's
also
an
obscure
variation
on
the
Hebrew
name
Sarah
and
refers
to
form
a
of
an
Alpaca's
wool.
Tom
Cruise
and
Katie
Holmes
may
have
gotten
more
than
they
bargained
for
naming
their
daughter
Suri
when
she
was
born
on
Tuesday,
according
to
language
expert
Paul
JJ
Payack,
head
of
the
Global
Language
Monitor,
a
group
that
studies
word
use.
Payack
said
he
found
at
least
five
meanings
for
Suri,
including
the
name
of
a
Nubian
tribe
on
the
Sudanese-Ethopian
border.
The
tribe
is
known
for
the
ceremonial
clay
plate
inserted
into
the
lower
lip
of
Suri
girls
after
their
lower
teeth
have
been
extracted.
Suri
also
refers
to
the
sun
in
Sanskrit,
an
ancient
Indo-European
language
in
which
the
word's
meaning
sometimes
is
translated
as
''lord''
or
''ruler.''
Moreover,
Suri
is
the
name
for
the
wool
of
the
Andean
Alpaca.
In
Persian,
it
means
rose,
though
not
necessarily
a
red
rose,
as
Cruise
and
Holmes
said
through
their
spokesman
when
the
birth
was
announced.
Payack
said
Suri
was
also
a
relatively
rare
variation
of
the
biblical
name
Sarah,
which
means
''lady''
or
''princess.''
Combined
with
the
child's
last
name,
which
in
English
means
to
move
or
go
along,
especially
in
an
unhurried
or
unconcerned
fashion,
Payack
added
that
Suri
Cruise
could
translate
to:
''The
ruling
Nubian
sun
princess
unhurriedly
moving
along
wearing
a
rose-colored
blanket.''