When Aamir Khan revealed the meaning behind his first son Junaid Khan’s name

Aamir Khan revealed that it took months to came up with his son Junaid Khan's name. He also shared that his whole family was involved in picking his name, but his sister suggested Junaid.

Entertainment desk

June 23, 2025 / 23:58 IST

Aamir Khan recalls the story behind selecting Junaid Khan's name

Bollywood actor Aamir Khan’s eldest son, Junaid Khan, frequently makes headlines for different reasons. He has already made his acting debut and is trying to follow in the footsteps of his father. However, Aamir once revealed the real meaning behind Junaid’s name and who had picked it.

An old video of Aamir talking about Junaid is resurfacing on social media. In the video, the actor recalled the story of how his family came up with his son’s name and who first suggested it.

In a throwback interview with Lehren Networks, Aamir shared, “Junaid ka matlab he ‘Warrior.’ It is an Arabic word. Jun spear ko kehte hei, bhala. Toh ladai mein jo sabse samne soldier hota hein, jo sabse jyada dangerous position mein hota hein, woh junaid hota hai (Junaid means 'Warrior'. It is an Arabic word. Jun means spear. So the soldier who is in the front line during a battle, who is in the most dangerous position, is Junaid).”

The actor further shared that his younger sister, Farhat Khan, came up with the name Junaid for his son. He said, “Mere bacche ka jo naam hein, woh sabse pehle meri choti sister jo he Farhat [Khan] unhone suggest kiya (The name for my baby was first suggested by my younger sister, Farhat [Khan]).”

He added, “Naam unhone rakha Junaid. Aur yakinan Ammi, Abbajaan bahot khush hai. This is the first grandchild. Pehla pota hai woh unke liye. Sabhi bahut khush hai family mein. Mein bhi bahot khush hu (They named him Junaid. And I am sure Ammi and Abbajaan are very happy. He is the first grandson for them. Everyone is very happy in the family. I am also very happy).”