Mindy Kaling began her life in Cambridge, Massachusetts where her parents, both from India, gave her the name Vera Mindy Chokalingam. “Vera isn’t just an old Russian lady’s name, it’s an incarnation of a Hindu goddess,” she told the Improper Bostonian in 2006, adding that “they never called me it.” The Emmy-nominated actress says that her parents have always referred to her as Mindy, something she says started while her mother was pregnant with her, and her parents were still living in Bengal.
The actress shortened her last name, Chokalingam, to “Kaling” and chose to go by her middle name, which actually comes from a classic comedy show. “When my mom was pregnant, my parents were living in Nigeria and wanted a cute American name, because they were moving here, and they knew Mindy from Mork & Mindy,” she told the mag. Considering the origins of her name, it’s no surprise that the actress made a name for herself in comedy.
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