WEB TV:How Jay z and his wife came up with twin names, Rumi, Sir Carter

You may have been wondering how Jay Z and wife, Beyonce, came up with the unique names, Rumi and Sir, for their newborn twin babies.

Well, you are in luck as Jay Z has been solving a lot of mysteries, thanks to a podcast interview on Rap Radar with hosts Elliot Wilson and Brian "B.Dot" Miller.The "Smile" rapper shared this during the second part of the interview which was released on Friday, August 25.

"Rumi is our favourite poet, so it was for our daughter."

Beyonce threw some light on the meaning of the name, Rumi.  Apparently, Rumi was an iconic 13th-century Persian poet and philosopher who dedicated his life to art, spirituality and above all love.

Rumi, which is Persian shorthand for West or Rome, was born in 1207 in present-day Afghanistan, the son of a jurist and a mystic. The Islamic scholar wrote poems that collapsed boundaries between truth and poetry, mind and body, divine and human love.

"And then Sir was, like, man, come out the gate. He carries himself like that. He just came out, like, Sir," Jay Z said.