CBB Exclusive: A second daughter for Sarah McLachlan

Update: Sarah’s publicist has released an announcement saying the baby was born June 22nd in Vancouver.

The family is overjoyed to welcome this newest addition to their family. Both mother and baby are happy and healthy.

Source: Yahoo Canada

Update July 11th: We hear baby’s name is Taja Summer and she was born on or around June 23rd. Taja, pronounced ‘Taa-jah’ is a Hindi name meaning ‘crown.’

Originally posted June 30th: We hear that Sarah McLachlan, 39, and her husband Ashwin Sood welcomed their second daughter last week. The new baby joins big sister India Ann Sushil, 5.

Thanks to CBB reader Laura.

Comments

YAY! I am so happy for Sarah and Ashwin! I absolutely love Sarah and i am so happy for her with the new addition–and now India is a big sister! Can’t wait to see what they name the new little bundle =)) CONGRATS to Sarah, Ashwin, and India!

- Megan on June 30th, 2007

Awww congrats to them!!

- Erin on June 30th, 2007

congrats to them…Ashwin is very different, not my style, but its unique!!

- tink1217 on June 30th, 2007

Congratulations to Sarah and family! I’m a huge fan of hers. Can’t wait to her the new baby girls name!

- yogadaisy on June 30th, 2007

Tink 1217! Ashwin is the name of her husband not her new daughter!

- stella on July 1st, 2007

Awww…that’s a beautiful thing to know! They’re a wonderful couple, congrats to them!

- Alx on July 4th, 2007

Hi………this name for me is beatfull…
Raymi………….
In this language indigena this significated is…………little………..sweet little.

Kisses

- Elaine on July 5th, 2007

Taja Summer is cute! But is Taja pronounced like Taj-ah, Ta-ha, or Ty-ah?

- Heather on July 10th, 2007

Tah-jar? Tah-yar? Tay-ya?
It looks sweet, but I think there’s the opportunity for so many mispronounciations.

Does it mean anything in another language or is it a made-up name?

- Lilybett on July 10th, 2007

Taja? The word for crown is “Taj”…..never heard of Taja before.

But Sushil means well mannered in Hindi.

They must really love India the country :p

Sarah’s note: That’s what the baby name sites say it means! I guess they just added an ‘a’ on the end.

Ashwin is Canadian, but given his ethnic roots I think it’s nice that they’re honoring his heritage with both daughter’s names.

- Posh_Fan on July 11th, 2007

I could do without Summer as a middle name but Taja is really cute!

- Andrea on July 11th, 2007

Taja is a pretty name. If it went with my and hubby’s last name, I would consider it for my own future daughter.

- Becky's Daughter on July 11th, 2007

never heard of the name taja and i am an indian from india. taja (pronounced ta-jaa) in hindi means ‘fresh’. but it is never used as a name. as a celebrity you can get away with creative uses of a word. so i guess her name means fresh summer ?

- indian on July 11th, 2007

Her name is Taa-Jah and she was born on June 22nd…

source : http://news.yahoo.com/s/cpress/20070712/ca_pr_on_en/music_mclachlan_birth_2

- Christelle on July 13th, 2007

I am still confused about the spelling and the pronunciation. None of the info given is clear to me. Is it pronounced Tay-jah? or Tah-Jah? or what?

Sarah’s note: Taa-Jah is what the publicist has released as the spelling of the name. It’s said with 2 long ‘a’ sounds, no ‘y’ sounds. If you know how to pronounce ‘Taj Mahal’, it’s the same, just with an ‘a’ on the end.

- Tessa on July 13th, 2007

I love the baby’s name. And congrats to Sarah and Ashwin!

- FC on July 13th, 2007

I love the name, but I’m not too fond of the spelling.

Anyway, congrats to the happy family!

=]

- Althea on July 13th, 2007

Good thing Sarah and Ashwin (as well as most other celebs) don’t care whether we like what they name their children. Congrats on the birth of a healthy baby girl, whether her name is spelled Taaja/Taa-Jah/Taja or Tootsie. No matter what her name is, you must admit it beats “Apple”(Paltrow) Martin by a mile. Not to mention Nick Cage who named his son after Superman’s ‘birth’ name,(sorry I’m not a big fan so I don’t know the planet Superman was from originally ). It seems that unusual (no, bizarre is more like it) celeb baby names has become the norm and the more bizarre the better. So Sarah’s baby has a name that is less freaky than most. Whomever it was that said they could do without Summer as a middle name? ROTFL… that name is downright boring in comparison.
Congrats to the lovely chanteuse and her family on their new addition, no matter what the name ends up to be.

- boodas_mommy on July 13th, 2007

Congrats to Sarah and Ashwin!

- Mary-Helen on July 13th, 2007

Sarah and Ashwin named their new daughter Taja Summer Sood.

- Jacey on November 21st, 2007