Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra's beautiful baby name meaning with nod to Indian heritage

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Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra have shared the name of their baby girl! The couple welcomed their little one in January, with Joe, 29, and Priyanka, 39, sharing their joy at the news.They penned at the time: "We are overjoyed to confirm that we have welcomed a baby via surrogate,” a joint statement shared via Instagram read. “We respectfully ask for privacy during this special time as we focus on our family.Thank you so much.” Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter Now TMZ reports they've shared that the couple have named their daughter and, according to a birth certificate obtained by the outlet, they've chosen Malti Marie.The beautiful moniker has an equally as lovely meaning attached.

Let's take a look... Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra's baby name meaning Malti is of Sanskrit, Indian origin, and means “fragrant flower” or “moonlight.” Meanwhile Marie means "star of the sea" and it's a biblical name referring to mother Mary.

Given Priyanka is Indian the little girl's name is a beautiful nod to her heritage. It is thought that Malti was premature, the Daily Mail previously reported that she was born at 27 weeks – 12 weeks ahead of her April due date.

An insider also told the Daily Mail: "Priyanka doesn't have any fertility issues preventing her from having a baby, but she is 39 now so it's not getting any easier. "Their busy work schedules also mean that it's difficult for them to physically be together to conceive when she is ovulating, so some time ago they went down the surrogacy route." In February, Priyanka gave fans a sneak peek inside her baby's daughter's nursery with an Instagram post which included a photo of some cuddly toys.