Baby name story: Kuwait

In early 1991, a Malaysian newspaper ran a photo of an exiled Kuwaiti woman in Bahrain holding a baby girl. According to the caption, the baby was named “Kuwait.”

The photo was taken at a rally for Kuwait National Day (Feb. 25) — days before Iraqi forces (under Saddam Hussein) were driven out of Kuwait.

Source: “Call for army of occupation.” New Straits Times [Malaysia] 27 Feb. 1991: 10.

Image: Clipping from the New Straits Times (27 Feb. 1991)