Halle Berry named her baby Nahla Ariela Aubry

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As far as celebrity baby names go, Nahla Ariela is not bad. It does have a Disney ring to it, probably due to the Little Mermaid-sounding middle name. I’ve never heard the name Nahla before and it sounds kind of neutral to me for a little girl’s name, but maybe I just need to get used to it.

According to Babynology, it’s a Muslim name that means “a drink of water.”

Nahla was born at 10:17 am on Sunday morning. She is the first child for Oscar-winning actress Halle, 41, and her boyfriend, model Gabriel Aubry, 32.

Halle and Gabriel are in a private birthing suite at Cedars Sinai with their baby. They are all said to be doing well and are expected to leave the hospital sometime this week.

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  1. Anonymous says:

    What is up with the muslim name?

  2. Syko says:

    That man is so gorgeous, it’s like he’s not real.

    I think it’s kind of a plain, not very pretty name, but it beats some of the stuff celebs name their kids (see Soleil Moon Fry article below) and anyway she’s their baby and they can name her whatever they want. Then she will grow up hating her name, no matter what it is, and will name her own children something that they will hate – and so the world turns.

  3. headache says:

    What kind of silly question is that?? If she named the child Jennifer would you demand to know what is up with the Welsh name?

    Oh and CB, the reason it has a disney ring to it, besides the ariel, is although the spelling is different, I cannot imagine the pronunciation is too far off from Simba’s little lion buddy Nala.

    It’s a sweet name though I’m hearing reports she named the kid Clara Stella. I am hoping for mini Halle’s sake that you are right.

  4. Nobama says:

    I think Nahla Ariela is a beautiful name, it’s much better than Clara Stella

  5. sam says:

    Im probably wrong but wasnt one of the lions in lion king called Nala?

  6. Emma says:

    Gnarler!! She could have a sister called Growler!

  7. Christie says:

    Nahla was the lion that was Simba’s best friend on the lion king. This is a very disney name

  8. Mary Anne says:

    My niece named her cat Nala.

  9. mollination says:

    Yeah exactly! Nala from The Lion King and Ariela from Little Mermaid. hmmm, was there an Aubry in any of the disney movies?

  10. Mairead says:

    I much prefer Clara Stella – it doesn’t ignite so much lion talk and make me want to burst into singing Ahwhimaweh…AHWIMAWEH…

  11. Loob says:

    I was totally hoping for “Cherry”.

  12. frewt says:

    Just wait 16 years when she is grown into an absolute stunner, everyone will be naming their kids after her…..

  13. lisa says:

    They are well match each other. He is very hot, she is very beautiful and sexy. It is said that they met on celeb mingle.com Is it true?

  14. FF says:

    I can just see it now. Fourteen years from now, this kid and Zahara Jolie-Pitt hitting the clubs, while we bemoan the state of celebrity youth and start to feel really old.

  15. Herman B says:

    syko. nahla is kenyan. the tribe is very specific.

  16. ree says:

    ATLEAST ITS NOT apple or Shilol
    lol

  17. headache says:

    Oh but I like the name Shiloh. It is very feminine and sweet and I like Nahla too actually.

  18. OXA says:

    HIDEOUS NAME THAT WILL ALWAYS BE SPELLED AND PRONOUNCED WRONG.

  19. Orangejulius says:

    She’d better be beautiful if they’re going to name her Clara, I feel like I’m watching the nutcracker.

  20. amira says:

    nahla means bee in arabic

  21. Herman B says:

    amira. nahla means to dance. and the dance is a spiritual dance done between a kenyan man and woman.

  22. blackdahlia says:

    isnt Nahla the name of one of the female lions in Lion King?

  23. Nobama says:

    blackdahlia, did you read any of the posts above?

  24. Anonymous says:

    total disney name but Nahla is really beautiful. I like it. Ariela reminds me of Areola… i wouldn’t have given that name to my daughter!

  25. Anonymous says:

    The name is aweful, but with the looks the child will have it won’t matter.

  26. OXA says:

    KID WILL BE CALLED NIPPLE AREOLA AT SCHOOL.

  27. Miss Malia says:

    Beautiful name. Beautiful parents. It does have a Disney ring to it though! Now you have me singing “Circle of Life.”

  28. Nora says:

    Amira, nahla means bee in arabic when it is written in english with ‘h’, but originally it is a different letter (as a work around it is written NA7LA using non-arabic keyboards). While the original arabic word NAHLA that has the letter which is exactly equivalent to ‘H’ in english actually means a single drink of water.

  29. countrybabe says:

    I’m glad it’s a girl. I can’t imagine Halle Berry with a boy to mess up.

  30. Naty says:

    It’s a pretty name…what do you guys care anyways…everyone names their child what they want and I am sure they pick the names for a reason.
    Besides….no one will care….watch the name be a cool one once she’s a celebrity herself
    It’s a pretty name and much prettier and probably more meaningful than other names celebrities have chosen

  31. BlueSheild says:

    hmmmm, Halle is just so hot she can name her child sh*t storm and I will still like it….LOL I always wanted to be the baby daddy though. WOW she still looks the same. Lucky dude… Although I think she shoulda gave her daughter a hyphenated name Aubry-Berry like that. That name is too famous to trash.

  32. Alia says:

    Well Nahla is not strictly a Muslim name its a Arabic name. I am from Jordan and I am christian and I have a lot of family with the name Nahla and its very Pretty name
    Sounds like Nehla but spelled Nahla